Who has a Sylva Star?

[MaRkStar]

With the garage getting there, you'll notice that it is at the bottom of the garden. What mains cable run/runs would those in the know recommend, two cables, one for the heavier pieces like welder etc?? Gauge? Dig a trench or run armored above ground?? What have others got/done? I will be having a mate who's a pro electrician do it but I'm interested in what people have done.

[RobMsport]

I ran armoured through 3/4 water poly pipe 1 foot underground and did a map of it's position . It came direct from our old electric cooker supply / 32amps . Once in the shed I took power points off it for 13 amps. My welder's fine off a 13 amp but there's one heavier if needed.

[MaRkStar]

Cheers Rob that's really helpful!

Apologies for all those finding this thread boring as there is yet another set of pics, but at least it gave you something to do today

[RobMsport]

It looks a nice construction , wish mine was in block or brick BUT I think my immediate neighbours may have complained to the planning department if it hadn't been a wood build . 20ft x 20ft by the way and didn't ask permission but been there since 1997 Apparently the bylaws state that you can construct a wooden building without a permanent floor --- up to 1/4 of your rear garden area When my doors are shut the concrete isn't visable

[MaRkStar]

Yup, they've done a nice job, not quite as big as yours Rob, and not quite as big as I would have hoped. But I can't complain as I don't own this house, the landlord has very kindly been willing to do it. Regards planning the construction comes under permitted development (thankfully)

[RobMsport]

Looks as though it's 13/14 feet internal width , looking at the block numbers

[MaRkStar]

That's pretty much spot on

Weather has slowed progress but here are the latest pics. The roll-up door is coming Monday. A mate is coming over to sort the power out, he's going to put down a 10mm cable which should be more than enough for what I need. Will have a consumer unit in the garage for lighting, ring and 32A socket. I may also do what I did in my last workshop which was to install a simple solar system for some secondary lighting.

[MaRkStar]

Latest pic, door installed this week, mains should all be connected up over the next two weeks


(The pic is slightly skewed as the lane is too narrow to get it in one shot so stitched a few together)

[MaRkStar]

With all the posts on posting or the lack of it, it's about time I did an update on the state of the garage project.
You know how winter projects go, you make your plans . . . you make a start . . . winter passes, spring then . . . well before you know it a year has passed, doch!
So yes it took a year rather than the original 8 weeks scheduled.
But hay, below are a couple of pics of what it looked like after I had finished the interior and before it got abused.
So painted the floor, this was with a Remmers BS3000, I had considered going for a more spritely colour but opted for the grey.
The surface was rough enough having not been power floated etc. to need any abrasive or additive beads etc.
A note to self though, if you plan on painting a concrete floor, don't use your vacuum cleaner to remove all the dust, the fine dust got into the motor and made light work of grinding the bearings until it literally went bang. The wife still thinks it was her fault but cost me for the replacement . . . must work on that
Painted the walls, installed the steel racking, which fitted exactly front to back, and rather surprisingly the pitch of the shelves match the fall in the garage floor.
We live on a steepish slope front to back, so the floor had to be sloped, there is still a chance that the lowness of the car will mean it will struggle to get in, I'll cross that bridge later . . . .
The bench I made out of a structural beam from the old wooden garage, a fitting reminder of what was before.
One question, what have others used to insulate the roof? Thoughts
If it makes a difference the rafters are not equidistant.
What's left to do is to improve the track up the back so that the car can easily get to the garage, just waiting for it to dry out a bit before that starts.
So hopefully the car will make it into it's new home three years after moving here!

[RobMsport]

Looks great with the grey flooring paint and sooooooooo tidy Puts mine to shame but unfortunately my wife thinks it's just a place to put things she wants out of the way
Insulation wise , I used 50mm styrofoam but ought to have used the silver and cardboard backed type --- the glue doesn't work well onto my steel roof sheeting but if you put yours onto the timber framing that I can see in the photo (nailed) it'd be a much better job. Probably just 25mm would be plenty thick enough.