Advice on new prefabricated garage

xyz123

Hi, hope you guys had a good Christmas. we r looking to replace our existing prefabricated garage which is quite bad shape and would cost quite a lot to fix properly. Prefabricated as my budget won't stretch to build a brick or block one (am not too good with diy so can't do it myself to make it cheaper). I was thinking about getting a new one.

Mostly it will be used doe general storage (we need plenty of that in our house)...

Can someone please advise what brand to go for. There are I think two major national chains which do garages but I don't know if one is better than the other. Also what should I look out for when choosing a good one.

Also if someone can kindly advice, these garages are sold on million different "add ons" which are all made out to be great and needed but I am not fully sure..

Thanks for your help.

J_B

Where in the UK are you?

Wooden or concrete?

I would guess that a 'smaller company' would offer a better deal than a 'major national chain' - will send you a PM

xyz123

J_B wrote: »

Where in the UK are you?

Wooden or concrete?

I would guess that a 'smaller company' would offer a better deal than a 'major national chain' - will send you a PM

Thanks for your reply. Am in London. I don't mind wooden but am told there are some building control issues with largish wooden outdoor building. So I was thinking of concrete. I wasn't aware that there maybe local firms doing concrete garages! Ta

xyz123

Bump in case anyone else has any advice. Ta.

onomatopoeia99

Building regs relate to combustible structures near boundaries, the size (area) you can construct before needing building regs is smaller than for a non-combustible if within a short distance of a boundary.

I bought a prefab concrete garage from Lidget just under five years ago - no leaks, no condensation, no problems (yet).