Garages & Workshops

311 topics in this forum

1. Do I really need to use treated timeber for framing

   By ricardo100671, July 4
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   • Nickfromwales
   • July 4

2. The Car Port 1 2

   By ProDave, September 19, 2025
   • 32 replies
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   • ProDave
   • June 19

3. Detached garage. Warm roof, insulated walls

   By Russdl, October 29, 2024
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   • Roger440
   • June 16

4. 600 c\c studs for garden room

   By ricardo100671, May 28
   • 9 replies
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   • saveasteading
   • June 14

5. Buried man cave

   By Daz140, April 12
   • 5 replies
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   • Onoff
   • April 12

6. Wendy House Base - Help

   By richo106, March 25
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   • Oz07
   • March 26

7. Workshop and garden office

   By Lesgrandepotato, January 4
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   • Lesgrandepotato
   • January 4

8. Garden Office - External stud wall on subfloor or joist ring?

   By Dunksyo, November 26, 2025
   • 7 replies
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   • Onoff
   • November 28, 2025

9. Roller Shutter or Sectional Garage Door

   By iMCaan, November 17, 2025
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   • Russdl
   • November 17, 2025

10. 20' ISO container as a shed?

    By Post and beam, October 1, 2025
    • 19 replies
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    • Nickfromwales
    • October 5, 2025

11. What building regs apply to a wooden garage,? 1 2 3 4 6

    By joe90, February 17, 2023
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    • SteamyTea
    • September 21, 2025

12. Nail gun for shed build?

    By Rob99, August 24, 2025
    • 6 replies
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    • Nickfromwales
    • August 24, 2025

13. What hinge for a folding workbench?

    By Russdl, August 23, 2025
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    • Russdl
    • August 24, 2025

14. Options regarding an insulated garden room/workshop?

    By kentar, August 11, 2025
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    • SteamyTea
    • August 14, 2025

15. Type of timber on these summer house doors ?

    By MattD1, July 27, 2025
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    • SteamyTea
    • July 27, 2025

16. Smooth cement render

    By Bigbert, June 14, 2025
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    • Temp
    • June 14, 2025

17. Garden Room - 'substantially non-combustable'

    By having a go, February 25, 2024   

    • building regulations
    • garden room
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      • building regulations
      • garden room
      • outbuilding
      • fireproof
    • 8 replies
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    • Markuz
    • June 4, 2025

18. Garage roller door

    By LLL, May 31, 2025
    • 1 reply
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    • nod
    • June 1, 2025

19. Garage expansion with concrete panels

    By crispy, January 29, 2025
    • 2 replies
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    • ProDave
    • May 30, 2025

20. Tiger sheds - any good?

    By TheMitchells, April 21, 2025
    • 6 replies
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    • Andeh
    • April 22, 2025

21. Log cabin - Possible renovation to insulated office 

    By Space Race, January 11, 2025
    • 5 replies
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    • Space Race
    • April 11, 2025

22. Waterproofing 2 garage walls.

    By Fredgolf, February 18, 2025
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    • Fredgolf
    • February 19, 2025

23. Is it possible to have both a Garage and Garden room?

    By prt, February 6, 2025
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    • prt
    • February 16, 2025

24. Tips for cladding round pipework

    By jpadie, January 19, 2025
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    • saveasteading
    • January 19, 2025

25. Shed / Sauna base on slope

    By pstunt, July 9, 2024
    • 14 replies
    • 4.7k views
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    • pstunt
    • January 9, 2025