Project - Sort the Garage Out.

[-rich-]

Fitting it all together wasn't that easy as it turned out, but thats part of the fun...

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nightmare !!





working...





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[-rich-]

These are the little 3watt panels...





240v AC to 12v DC drivers that power the LEDs



The power board










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Sweet !!!

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[-rich-]

I like the auto on/off switch is it 110v , I keep forgetting to turn mine off during the daytime.
That should be a good workspace when it's done, o wait there never done.

sorry I misunderstood you...

The PIR sensor switch is 240v in 240v out then the power goes to the drivers...once the consumer unit is fitted the light will be out on a low amp circuit.

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[Silverbullet]

Hi welcome to the site, have a bit of galvanic corrosion going on around the base. Might be a good idea to use some cleaning and painting to stop its take over. Anything to insulate the metal from the ground , not sure how much the concrete will help or slow down. Differing metals kind of attack each other over time .
But your doing a great job fixing it up. I need to build an addition to my garage to house my surface grinder , not sure I can fit it under the door frame to get it in. So ill gain 6' x 12' with three walls and a roof.
Have fun gonna be a nice shop.

 

[-rich-]

Hi welcome to the site, have a bit of galvanic corrosion going on around the base. Might be a good idea to use some cleaning and painting to stop its take over. Anything to insulate the metal from the ground , not sure how much the concrete will help or slow down. Differing metals kind of attack each other over time .
But your doing a great job fixing it up. I need to build an addition to my garage to house my surface grinder , not sure I can fit it under the door frame to get it in. So ill gain 6' x 12' with three walls and a roof.
Have fun gonna be a nice shop.

Hi, yep agreed...ive cut the rot out best i can...kept the metals the same ( mild steel angle iron )... the rot you see is 50 years worth...so with what ive done hopefully it will last a few more....

good luck with your surface grinder there fairly big machines...have one at work.

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[-rich-]

I now see what you guys meant about the red x's.

I was viewing this site through tapatalk only as i was on a night shift.

just got home and viewed the main site on a PC.

sorry about that...theres no pics at the begining like you say.....

just so there is heres how it looked at the begining.....




.....and how it did when id finished....( stood in about the same place when both photo's were taken )



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[catceefer]

Rich,

Your revamped garage looks excellent. Is the roof corrugated steel or asbestos concrete? Although, I have a metal garage like yours, my "workshop" is in a 1950s concrete prefab with an asbestos concrete roof. I wish to do something like you have done, but was wondering what you did with the roof. I get chronic condensation everywhere.

Regards,

James.

 

[-rich-]

Rich,

Your revamped garage looks excellent. Is the roof corrugated steel or asbestos concrete? Although, I have a metal garage like yours, my "workshop" is in a 1950s concrete prefab with an asbestos concrete roof. I wish to do something like you have done, but was wondering what you did with the roof. I get chronic condensation everywhere.

Regards,

James.

hi James

ours has never really suffered from condensation unless the dryer was on for a while.....

I sealed up every hole were the corrugated roof meets the walls with expanding foam...and sealed every join on the walls and ceiling with sealant.

when it rained we used to get small puddles here and there but now we get nothing at all.

I checked every panel in detail as i went along sealing up everything i didnt like.

big holes expanding foam

little gaps and joins with sealant.

after fitting the panels i drilled 10mm holes here and there, then filled up the gaps behind the panels with expanding foam....basically inserting the tube on the can into the drilled holes and emptying the can...i bought a load if huge cans off ebay...the walls and roof behind the panels are now solid.

the roof is cement asbestos, walls are galv steel.

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[catceefer]

Rich,

Thank you for the reply. It would be interesting to know how snug your garage feels once the colder weather comes. Have you done anything on the outside of the roof or have you left it as it was?

Regards,

James.

 

[-rich-]

Rich,

Thank you for the reply. It would be interesting to know how snug your garage feels once the colder weather comes. Have you done anything on the outside of the roof or have you left it as it was?

Regards,

James.

ive left it as it was....it does feel warmer in there than the outside....inside thermo was 24 degrees C the other day compared to 19 degrees outside....

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