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How to improve my garage? (Not a conversion)
jemelech
Posts: 4 Newbie
Hi everyone,
I bought a fairly new property (<10 years old) last year with a detached garage. I've been storing things in there and every time I go in there seems to be another layer of dust everywhere.
I'm going to put a seal on the garage door to keep the wind out but I'm wondering where all the dust is coming from and what I can do about it?
The floor is concrete with breeze blocks on one wall and exposed brick on the other. Is the dust coming from the floor or the walls and if so what's a good/easy way to seal them and keep dust from getting everywhere?
I don't want to be going crazy and plasterboarding the walls/putting flooring down if it can be avoided.
Thanks!
I bought a fairly new property (<10 years old) last year with a detached garage. I've been storing things in there and every time I go in there seems to be another layer of dust everywhere.
I'm going to put a seal on the garage door to keep the wind out but I'm wondering where all the dust is coming from and what I can do about it?
The floor is concrete with breeze blocks on one wall and exposed brick on the other. Is the dust coming from the floor or the walls and if so what's a good/easy way to seal them and keep dust from getting everywhere?
I don't want to be going crazy and plasterboarding the walls/putting flooring down if it can be avoided.
Thanks!
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And the roof is ...0
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It appears that lots of people seal their garage floors with something like Epoxy Seal. We have a double detached garage (with a cherished car parked in it) and it is fully carpeted. Each time we replace the lounge carpet (probably 4 times in the past 36 years) we just move it out to the garage. Easy to hoover too!
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Roof is timber frame, sloped tile same as my house, can't get more specific than that as I don't really know what I'm talking about.0
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Without felt/membrane tiled roof can be very penetrable for wind and dust, much more than any gap around the door.
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Thanks, I'll check to see if there's a membrane. I'm looking to seal the floor but I was wondering if there's any point in doing anything with the walls?0
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Screwfix garage floor paint and emulsion on the walls. What is the ceiling made of? Can you board it over?
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I could definitely paint over the breezeblocks and was considering that but the bricks on the other side are hollow so that wouldn't really work. The ceiling is a wooden frame under the tiles, I could board it up if that is the source of the dust.0
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If you can see the underside of the tiles from inside the garage, that is your main problem. Solution is really to strip tiles and off and instal a membrane.
The concrete floor will also create a lot of dust, although ( in my case) it tended to stay low down. You can use various concrete floor hardeners/ dealers to improve that.
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