Building a garage the credit crunch way!!! - Gonna build my own

[haggistini]

Hi all the credit crunch has got my ball's and squeezing tight. I used to have a bit of equity in my house now it seems Gordon brown has spent it some where the stuttering TW*T.. I cant sell up and im forced in to adding value to this house and ride out the talked up recession.. so im going to build my own garage!.... the hard standing is there (has been for some time) pics will follow shortly ....so you can all query the rigidness (is that a word) of it later I need the get it all squared up first and planned out, its going to be double skinned cos I want it nice and dry because I will be living in it once its up and revving the tits off motorbikes ya get the picture. Im being a bit tight i know as there is plenty of brickys gagging for a bit of work lately but with a 9 month old boy needing regular shopping trips with mam and the august monsoons keeping work quiet im doing it my self. I have laid a few blocks in my time but im no expert perhaps LLL will be on the case now and tell me to get a bricky in but it has become a quest to do it myself and get the neighbours gawping ... sand cement dpc ties feb and a pack of blocks are here wot next!

[James.Q]

im in the same boat we had booked a new kitchen to be fitted but had to cancell. due to no dosh due to weather so ive spent the last week plastering fitting units and work tops plus tilling the whole thing will come in under £200.
the kitchen come out of a 475 thou show house.right place right time lol

[lutonlagerlout]

haggi if you are half clued up you may be all right
is the garage attached? if it is i guess it will be like an L shape,
most important thing is probably to build up to dpc then use profiles
i dont use them but they make life easier for people in your boat
take your time and dont forget to joint up regularly
marshalltown 82 jointer leaves a nice finish
any questions ask away
LLL

[seanandruby]

was the hard standing engineered for walls to be built on it? you might need a deeper foundation.

[GB_Groundworks]

i was going to ask this, is it just a flat slab or has it got a deeper ring footing around the edge to carry the walls.

so in profile it would look like this