garage

I have an attached garage, which is part of an extension that was built in 2003. It is unheated but usually stays at least 5c above the outdoor temperature. The ceiling is plaster-boarded and artexed, but there is a gap around the edges, between the plasterboard and wall. It varies in width...

Hello all, I have a flat felt roof Garage, which is in the middle of a large block. There’s a substantial amount of water ponding on top in a bottom corner. (I cleared this today along with cleaning out the guttering) There’s no guttering at the rear where the ponding is, only at the front so...

I want to get more light into my garage, if I get a new window installed overlooking my own property, do I need pp or Building Regs approval? Reading online there doesn't seem to be a clear answer. Any help very much appreciated

Hello All I have had a look on the planning portal website but not making much sense. I was just wondering if anyone had any advice before I pay the fee my local council charge for asking them if I need planning permission. I have a semi-detached house with vehicular side access. I currently...

Hi all, I'm fitting a small utility area at the back of my garage with some worktop and cupboards on the wall. Following building work the back wall has ended up a combination of brick, breeze blocks and some smaller areas of cement infill, so I'm looking at plastering it. Part of the wall backs...

Looking at renovating my garage in the near future, however I've no idea how serious the cracking in some of the concrete roof beams are. It's an old concrete sectional garage (no idea how old), and some of the beams have crumbled to the point which the rods are exposed and rusting. I've not...

I have a garage which is built with the walls sitting on the concrete slab, with a DPC at floor level, single skin brick. Parts of the walls are below ground, when it rains water seeps through the DPC. I've dug out and exposed one side and will cut back the DPC as close to the brick joint as...

Hello, Hopefully a straightforward question (and hopefully I'm posting this in the right place), I have little to no DIY skills, but I'm working on it! We have an old Garage/Outbuilding that has been in a state of disrepair since long before we bought the house. We finally have a bit of time...

I only have one plug point in my external modern double garage and need extra sockets added. The main power cable enters the garage into a stand-alone fuse box. The 2 gang socket is mounted beside it. I would like to run an additional 2.5mm cable from the back of the socket and run a 7 metre...

So I have started my workshop build today... Finally! I am knocking down my current garage to make way for a double story side extension on my house so need the workshop to house all my tools and junk. (See...

Hi all, I'm after some advice please. The lintel above my garage door is cracked (see pictures) and needs replacing (along with the garage door). The garage roof is pretty thick concrete... I've had 2 builders come round so far to look at the job, the first one says that as the lintel and the...

It is proposed to create a storage room utilizing the roof void above an integral garage. The span is 9' (2740) Plan to use 6x2 (47x150) rough sawn treated timber joists hung from wall plates at 450mm centres with 1 (offset) row of noggins. (I've checked these against tables and this size timber...

Hi! I'm building a large shed/workshop (6x3.5m) at the top end of our garden. It might potentially have a car in it on occasion. I have read that 100mm should be deep enough. I have dug down to subsoil with a digger as it was on a slope. My question is 2 fold. Firstly, should I be using...

Hi, I have a 1970s house which has an attached garage with the original roll down garage door. I added some polystyrene insulation on the inside of the door, and brush draught excluders on the sides. Its still quite draughty though. The front half of the garage is single skin brickwork, Im...

I am currently in the process of zhuzhing up my garage, we had vinyl rolls covering the concrete floor before. I removed it the other day to be met with little lumps of black charcoal/tarmac looking specks in the concrete. It wasn’t stuck down with adhesive so it's not residue from adhesive...

Hi guys 'n gals. In a nutshell what would you recommend from the consumer unit, 30m to a garage, CU in there and out to an old oil filled arc (stick) welder capable of going from 30 amps up to 180 amps. At the moment I have CU in the house with 45amp Type C RCBO, 10mm T&E to garage 30m away...

hi everyone. my garage door is stuck. i can force it open but it's difficult and probably not doing it any good. I think one of my springs has gone, but i don't know what they should look like. here are some pics of the left and right springs. can someone help confirm if one, or both, are...

Hi all, I need to replace the old fuse box in the garage with a CU and at the same time install a load balancing a fast charge outlet for electric vehicle. Current installation has a sub panel in the house (40A) with type B MCBs: 20A for kitchen sockets and 32A for the garage supply. Main board...

What is the best option for heating a garage being turned into an office? The garage is separate from the house so connecting to the boiler would be tricky.

Hi, I am planning the conversion of my garage into a workspace and want to make sure it's warm in the winter. It is a detached garage and the current concrete floor won't be insulated. My first question is do I need to insulate it? I will be insulating the walls and roof. I can't raise the...