An essential part of the prep for the arrival of the car is sorting out the garage. It's about the only positive thing about the long Caterham waiting list.
My requirements:
My requirements:
- dry
- insulated
- floor that won't create dust and ruin my knees
- enough room to manoeuvre
Dry
From this
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| Corrugated cement, tired, old, leaky, cold |
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| Patched up but still leaking |
To this
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| EPDM, dry and flat |
Via this
Insulated
50mm Kingspan insulation in the rafters has made about 5 Celsius difference already, compared to the cement roof.
Floor
After a lot of research into paint, epoxy paint and floor tiles (many varieties), I settled on a budget option. These are Easimat "industrial garage tiles" and will do at least for the build phase, due to their slight softness (though they aren't as springy as normal foam) and cheapness. Bought from Amazon.
And the offcuts make good protective pads for the tops of axle stands and the trolley jack:
And the offcuts make good protective pads for the tops of axle stands and the trolley jack:
Room to manoeuvre
Clearing out the garage is a cathartic experience. No room for sentimentality!
One tip for a Marley/Compton sectional concrete garage is to use the existing structural fixings to help attach new features onto the walls. Drilling the walls is not advisable (they crack, crumble, and destroy drill bits). However, using eye bolts as hangers like this:
you get a solid fixing for bike racks:
and shelving etc.
