Bike man cave workshop at end of garden: inspiration needed
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Still work in progress but getting there. Exterior dims are 6,000mm x 5,000mm. Interior about 400mm less in both length and width.
Toolchest will go to the left of the bench, where the red bins are (by the ped door). And then a couple of shelves above that too.
Got temporary power for now, will wire up the SWA over winter I imagine and then get everything in conduits. Got speedfit pipe for water (hot and cold - probably just run the cold tbh).
Now that the interior is a useable space, getting on with rendering the exterior while it's still dry.
Toolchest will go to the left of the bench, where the red bins are (by the ped door). And then a couple of shelves above that too.
Got temporary power for now, will wire up the SWA over winter I imagine and then get everything in conduits. Got speedfit pipe for water (hot and cold - probably just run the cold tbh).
Now that the interior is a useable space, getting on with rendering the exterior while it's still dry.
I've done similar, one major difference for me (as I had water and drains in there also), along one wall I fitted kitchen units from B&Q, with units below and a worktop (with sink - means I can clean myself up in the garage), wall units, and also a double height unit which I adapted by installing a pole to hang my leathers/jackets etc.
Freakuk said:
I've done similar, one major difference for me (as I had water and drains in there also), along one wall I fitted kitchen units from B&Q, with units below and a worktop (with sink - means I can clean myself up in the garage), wall units, and also a double height unit which I adapted by installing a pole to hang my leathers/jackets etc.
This brings up a point for me: how high do you go? Thought about units but need to maximise floor space, so i guess just eye level ones mostly. Quick fag packet slab size looks like 7m wide by 3.5m deep.
Definitely not as fancy as some here 
I'm very tight, on both space and budget, my wallet has cobwebs on. Built during summer last year, just under the size of a 20' container. 3" thick Kingspan insulated rear wall and roof (leftovers from a warehouse build), 3x2" studwork frame, pallet wood from a place in Loughborough that strips them down after use, leftover concrete council slab floor laid on a dry mix, windows were off eBay from a chap building an extension. The walls are clad inside and out with the pallet wood, just over 4" thick in total. The inside boards were run through the planer thicknesser to get them flat and smooth (ish). The bench is pallet wood too, doubled up and laid both ways so they brace each other, every board in the shed is glued and screwed. It was brilliant fun building it, fantastic to work in with the wood burner going in winter, all in it owes around £900, over half of that was 3x2"!
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I'm very tight, on both space and budget, my wallet has cobwebs on. Built during summer last year, just under the size of a 20' container. 3" thick Kingspan insulated rear wall and roof (leftovers from a warehouse build), 3x2" studwork frame, pallet wood from a place in Loughborough that strips them down after use, leftover concrete council slab floor laid on a dry mix, windows were off eBay from a chap building an extension. The walls are clad inside and out with the pallet wood, just over 4" thick in total. The inside boards were run through the planer thicknesser to get them flat and smooth (ish). The bench is pallet wood too, doubled up and laid both ways so they brace each other, every board in the shed is glued and screwed. It was brilliant fun building it, fantastic to work in with the wood burner going in winter, all in it owes around £900, over half of that was 3x2"![url]
|https://thumbsnap.com/KGHmjPUN[/url]Moved last year & got chance to tart up the garage before we moved in.
Plastered walls, painted floor, lights & AC etc
Here it is with just the Roadrunner in there
With the 32 in as well & the bike behind the Hot Rod on one of those dolly thingys
After I unpacked & built the new cupboards
The bike fits like this. I can squeeze it out between the cars though
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If you click on the "pic" & open in a new tab, you can see them
Plastered walls, painted floor, lights & AC etc
Here it is with just the Roadrunner in there
With the 32 in as well & the bike behind the Hot Rod on one of those dolly thingys
After I unpacked & built the new cupboards
The bike fits like this. I can squeeze it out between the cars though
Imgur seems to be playing up.
If you click on the "pic" & open in a new tab, you can see them
Edited by HD Adam on Monday 15th August 16:55
V1nce Fox said:
That’s bloody awesome.
Cheers. 
Really happy with it. Lots of work getting to this point but really satisfying seeing it come together too.
V1nce Fox said:
How many bikes comfortably in there?
Depends on your definition of comfortably, what other junk is in there, and how much space you want to retain for moving about / doing jobs. I reckon 6 bikes comfortably, which would leave space to have a lift with a project or job on the go on it. That would also probably leave enough space for lawnmowers and stuff too.
If you really wanted to just pack it full of bikes (but keep the racking) and just a bench, god knows, maybe double that? I mean, how wide is a bike on its stand? Say 600mm? And 2000mm long? You could have a row of 8 bikes on each wall easily I think. But you'd then be struggling for space to have a bench, lift, general storage, etc.
It depends what you do but when I build the next one I'm dividing it up
I want a much smaller dedicated workshop space so that I can't fill it with crap and that's quick and easy to heat in the winter
I also want a covered area so I can jetwash / dry bikes in the rain - if I was spoiling myself a separate indoor area with polycarb wall lining and drains in the floor
I want a much smaller dedicated workshop space so that I can't fill it with crap and that's quick and easy to heat in the winter
I also want a covered area so I can jetwash / dry bikes in the rain - if I was spoiling myself a separate indoor area with polycarb wall lining and drains in the floor
Best suggestion from me that not everyone will agree on but, velux windows or lots of LED lights. no windows or glass doors. Security for me is most important.
And A/C. good quality shelves, kitchen worktop or even better metal worktop. running water if possible for sink, kettle. and lots of sockets for power
Best quality garage door.
And A/C. good quality shelves, kitchen worktop or even better metal worktop. running water if possible for sink, kettle. and lots of sockets for power
Best quality garage door.
I was going to build a shed across from the kitchen, but this would have had a detrimental effect on the view.
When we moved in, there was a 10 foot by twenty foot pond beside the garage. It couldn't be seen/enjoyed from the house and tended to be just overlooked.
I moved the pond to where I'd originally thought the shed could go, enhances the view rather than spoils it, and makes the most of the odd shape of that part of the garden.
The shed, I built up on the original pond sides and base. There is a suspended floor with insulation under it. Walls and loft are insulated with leftovers from our cottage renovation. I used the existing power supply that had been put in for the pond - plus about a dozen double sockets and four five tube light fittings that were stripped from an office block. You can't have too many sockets or too much light. The windows were brand new and cost £7 from an Ebay auction. The rest I built from 3"x2" and tongue and groove over about a month. Total cost was about two and a half grand, but that also included some work moving the wall and the drive... and building a new home for the fish - don't underestimate how many fixings you will need.
Still not finished, as I keep changing my mind on what I want, but perfectly adequate for now.
Will fit five bikes quite comfortably, three if you wish to work on them all - but is the wrong shape to accomodate the hydraulic bench and bikes, so the bench stays in the garage. No settees, televisions or similar, I have all that in the house - but wouldn't be without a decent stereo and a fold out bar stool.
When we moved in, there was a 10 foot by twenty foot pond beside the garage. It couldn't be seen/enjoyed from the house and tended to be just overlooked.
I moved the pond to where I'd originally thought the shed could go, enhances the view rather than spoils it, and makes the most of the odd shape of that part of the garden.
The shed, I built up on the original pond sides and base. There is a suspended floor with insulation under it. Walls and loft are insulated with leftovers from our cottage renovation. I used the existing power supply that had been put in for the pond - plus about a dozen double sockets and four five tube light fittings that were stripped from an office block. You can't have too many sockets or too much light. The windows were brand new and cost £7 from an Ebay auction. The rest I built from 3"x2" and tongue and groove over about a month. Total cost was about two and a half grand, but that also included some work moving the wall and the drive... and building a new home for the fish - don't underestimate how many fixings you will need.
Still not finished, as I keep changing my mind on what I want, but perfectly adequate for now.
Will fit five bikes quite comfortably, three if you wish to work on them all - but is the wrong shape to accomodate the hydraulic bench and bikes, so the bench stays in the garage. No settees, televisions or similar, I have all that in the house - but wouldn't be without a decent stereo and a fold out bar stool.
Pretty much the only damp in mine comes from the wet bikes. That, and there is some (very little) damp in the front corners where bad weather and strong winds meant that I was unable to fit the membrane before fixing the tongue and groove. A second pair of hands would have got around that problem. The slight step stops rain from getting under the door, and the overhanging roof means that in most conditions I can leave the door open, if wanted. Lockable windows allow for ventilation which helps keep it dry.
KTMsm said:
RemaL said:
no windows or glass doors. Security for me is most important.
Agreed that's how I've built all 3 of mine - plus an alarm with a master blaster siren and a dual IR alarm that texts my phone I’ve grown a huge rhododendron bush and that plus our hedge means that passers by can’t see into the garage doors and I’ve got a nice wooden screen wall on the road side of our carport so that whatever is in there cannot be seen from the road.
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