Concrete Garages...

Forgetful

I am having a new concrete garage put up next week and would like to ask if anyone would like to give me some tips and hints of what I should look out for when they put it up and after..

Things like what should I be aware of...make sure they do.../not do..etc..

What I should do after its put up... paint the floor?? do a fillet round the bottom??/

all help welcomed...

thanks..

HelenDaveKids

Electrics? With breakers. My OH a sparky so ours has its own fuse box etc. Lights.

Nice work bench?

Cupboards?

Then according to my OH quickly follows - bikes (more than members in the family), chest freezer, garden tools, stuff ready for charity shop, old cookers that need taking to skip, tins of paint with only a teeny bit left in, bits of carpet, need i go on.... obviously its compulsory to NEVER put a car in it.

Forgetful

we really wanted a shed.. but then ssaid well have a garage... maybe.. just maybe sometime in the future we may decide to put the car in...lol

Gonna put electric to it... garage is about 6 foot from main house,, wonder what sort of price I will be paying?/

Dippypud

Get some stable matting for the floor if your not going to paint it.

Even if you only get a bit to go round in front of the workbench.

It's rubber so it's easy to hose / sweep, easy on your feet when standing working and if you drop something it less likely to break...

Warmer under your back when working on the car...

External bell for when the 'phone rings

Forgetful

I am gonna paint the floor,, but read somewhere I need the concrete to dry for at least 30 days..

spirit

excuse my ignorance, but is it a sectional concrete garage where you don't have to dig a foundation?

the reason I ask is that i'm about to buy a house which has a drain in the way of any footings but it already has a concrete base.

How much and where did you buy yours from?

SailorSam

If you can get water out there it's useful to have a small wash basin to get the thick of the muck off after fixing the car or gardening.

Forgetful

spirit wrote: »

excuse my ignorance, but is it a sectional concrete garage where you don't have to dig a foundation?

the reason I ask is that i'm about to buy a house which has a drain in the way of any footings but it already has a concrete base.

How much and where did you buy yours from?

yes it is a sectional garage from Hansens.. the make..

mines 9foot X 16 foot and £2700
thats with a side door and upvc facias and guttering on both sides with an apex roof..

Ebe_Scrooge

It's well worth painting the floor - I did mine a few years back, my only regret was that I didn't do it sooner ! Yes, you do need to make sure the concrete has cured properly, this can take several weeks depending on the conditions. Take some time to prepare the floor beforehand - make sure there's no muck, especially oil, on it, and use a hoover to get rid of all traces of dust.

There are about 68,000 different sorts of garage floor paint available, some of which will end up costing you close on £68,000 ! I used Wickes own-brand standard red paint, it worked well enough for me and was not too expensive. "Other brands are available" :-)

I found the big advantages of having painted the floor were less dust - handy if you're doing touch-up work on the car, painting wooden furniture, that sort of thing. And when you do get the inevitable drips of petrol, oil, etc., from cars and lawnmowers, it's easy to wipe up, rather than soaking into the concrete floor.

Forgetful

anybody else have any more tips for my concrete garage/?