Cheap Garage

[JonFB]

Bit of a boring one this, so feel free to turn away now

So, now I have for the first time in my life a car I care about, and more specifically a dark coloured one that shows the dirt... my mind has turned to ways of keeping my estate in reasonably dust free condition.

Twice now I have religeously taken it to the jet wash (no car wash for me), and then pulled up afterwards and spent fifteen minutes with a chamois mopping up all the water drops.

Proudly drive home thru town happy in my shiny beautiful motor, and park up.

Next morning I sit in the car and have to put the wash/wipe on as there is so much dust on the windscreen (and my lovely paintwork).

So I don't have a handy wall for a car port, so started looking at these cheapish "tents" on ebay:
http://cgi.ebay.co.uk/3mx6m-Heavy-D...0QQihZ007QQcategoryZ20499QQrdZ1QQcmdZViewItem

Then I thought, maybe I can do better and found this site with a "proper" garage which is made of metal:
http://www.shedstore.co.uk/itemdetl.php/itemprcd/yar1017gar

Which is only £600 quid.

Question is - what kind of environment would this be for a car with water based paint, i.e. wouldn't I just get loads of condensation in it...

Should I continue to park on the grass until I can save up the money for a timber garage e.g:
http://www.shedstore.co.uk/itemdetl.php/itemprcd/tra1610gdx

Which is another £1k.

Or should I not even bother with that and wait for a lottery win for a brick built one???

Maybe I should just revert to a car cover for £50 quid, it's just I thought I wouldn't bother putting it on every night, whereas just pulling into a tent or "garage" would actually happen...

Sorry this is a long one, just wondeing whether those metal garages are huge no, no's...

Cheers,



Jon
PS For the benefit of c250 turbo diesel, I will be reading any replies (even if I don't make another posting immediately!!! :lol: )

 

[daveenty]

I wouldn't think a metal one would do the car any good at all due to the condensation which you mention.

Like the tents, never seen those before

Another alternative (and cheaper than brick) would be block & render, which I'm doing here at the moment.

 

[television]

As daveenty, you cant use metal as it sweats, with ice on one side you will have codensation on the inside, if you have ever been camping the canvas one is as bad. wooden garages are very good, quite warm, the insulation value on timber is 0 regarding the U value, that means its quite good
This is expensive but very modern.

http://www.onzza.com/

Click on car ports,price 16900kr = £1200
there are cheaper ones in the UK.


Malcolm

 

[turnipsock]

block & render

Is that breeze blocks and stuff?

if so, that's what I'm going to try and do. I'm fed up working outside, it would also mean I don't have to put my tools away when I get fed up.

 

[turnipsock]

...err...Malcom, about that link you posted...

http://www.onzza.com/media/popvideo2.asp

can you translate what is going on?

 

[JonFB]

Many thanks Malcolm, luuv that modern one if I lived somewhere else, trouble is I have a tiny but ancient cottage and I don't reckon that would blend in:

Listening to your wise advice, it looks like I best do this properly and get the timber one...unless anyone knows roughly what a breeze block garage would cost?

Thank you again.



Jon

 

[television]

Is that breeze blocks and stuff?

if so, that's what I'm going to try and do. I'm fed up working outside, it would also mean I don't have to put my tools away when I get fed up.

Yes block and render means that, though these days there are many types of insulating light weight blocks.

Malcolm

 

[television]

...err...Malcom, about that link you posted...

http://www.onzza.com/media/popvideo2.asp

can you translate what is going on?

Yes if you are serious

Malcolm

 

[mioba]

...err...Malcom, about that link you posted...

http://www.onzza.com/media/popvideo2.asp

can you translate what is going on?

looks good, perhaps an addition to mercedes already somewhat technilogically advanved car seats, not only heated, ventilated, and provide a vary of massaging options but now complete with toilet and ass washing and drying facilities all whilst driving.
perhaps they should intergrate the controls into the multi function steering wheel and lingtronic

 

[daveenty]

Is that breeze blocks and stuff?

Not actual breeze blocks as such, but insulated (Thermalite) blocks, rendered outside in a cement base coat then top coated and painted, or possibly pebble dashed. Depends on the budget after the roller door, tiled floor and electrics.

Inside will be insulated with fire retardent plaster boarding, then probably skimmed over and painted.

Should be relatively inhabitable when finished...probably have to be when I've added all the costs up

 

[M6AJJ]

JonFB. Love the cottage.

The only way to go is the timber. Metal and the tent job both sweat particularly if no base.