I have two windows in a single brick garage. I want to block at least one of them up. Ideally I suppose I should have the windows taken out and bricked up. Matching the bricks doesn’t really matter because the windows face a fence about a foot away. I’ve made a rough guess at how much that might cost me. Windows are approximately 5ft wide by 3ft tall. I could just board over them on both sides with ply or cladding which would probably be a lot cheaper. The windows would face over the neighbours if it wasn’t for the fence. Any thoughts on best solution?
Blocking up a garage window
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Easy diy is to use sheet cement board on exterior face and osb to interior .
I’ll probably just block up and insulate the inside after I’ve repaired the leaking roof that a “tradesman” replaced a couple of years ago. I can hardly go back to him now to get it fixed can I?
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A mate has lived in a house for probably 30 years where there is a bricked up window in the main room.
There’s a narrow passageway on that side of the house that still has the window in it.
We didn’t notice when he bought it, inside looks normal.
It was a probate sale so no idea when it was done.
I am not aware of any issues
There’s a narrow passageway on that side of the house that still has the window in it.
We didn’t notice when he bought it, inside looks normal.
It was a probate sale so no idea when it was done.
I am not aware of any issues
My bathroom also has a similar window. One window in the bathroom on the inside. Outside there are two windows that belong to the bathroom.
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Why?
Because I want a window on the other side of the garage overlooking my own garden instead of the neighbours. Probably going to make a craft/ hobby room in the back end of the garage. Not practical as a garage it’s too tight getting down the driveway nevermind getting out of the car if I could get in the garage. I could get the Audi TT in but not the Jag.
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So add a window?
I never use the window (frosted in any case) in my garage that “looks over “ my side passage and my neighbour’s.
I simply have used the recess as a shelving opportunity. Plus it allows light in, not enough to work by with the doors closed.
You could block it internally with a sheet of ply.
It’s up to you, obviously.
If you are having a window cut into the opposite wall, use the bricks from that if it is necessary?
Maybe calculate the window size a bit bigger than the existing one to get enough bricks for free.
I never use the window (frosted in any case) in my garage that “looks over “ my side passage and my neighbour’s.
I simply have used the recess as a shelving opportunity. Plus it allows light in, not enough to work by with the doors closed.
You could block it internally with a sheet of ply.
It’s up to you, obviously.
If you are having a window cut into the opposite wall, use the bricks from that if it is necessary?
Maybe calculate the window size a bit bigger than the existing one to get enough bricks for free.
I was also trying to make it a bit warmer as possibly going to insulate it to make it more usable as the craft room. But this project is currently on the back burner. There’s always something else to do.
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