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Can you get away with a container? Not sure you're allowed the shipyard look?
I like the look, and if you don't mind not having automatic doors this looks quite good. -
Would a ‘garden room’ type timber or SIPP construction work?
Less weight so might be fine for the existing slab.Also there might be planning/permitted development advantages?
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Imo doing steamy exercises in a space with poor breathability whist storing something that rusts sounds like a bad idea.
If the exercise bit is something aspirational that you won't actually do then I think those DIY concrete things will be OK. Otherwise I'd think about where you can cut costs by DIY or stagger parts of the build to help with cash flow.
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We want a garage, for storing a kit car, squat rack/bench, and turbo trainer. We have a big area at the end of the garden which has a concrete slab, although it’s probably not good enough to build on.
Haven’t spoken to builders for quotes yet, but looking around at a few forums posts it looks like a double garage could be £20-30k (£1100/sqm seems like a common number).
Alternative options are prefab concrete, or something like this: https://www.shippingcontainersuk.com/m31b0s80p2196/SHIPPING-CONTAINERS-CarTainer%5BREG%5D-2010
I know old concrete garages get a bad rep. Have they improved? I’m assuming for shipping container or concrete I would be insulating and boarding out the interior to make it usable.
If I went down the builder route - would any old builder do it? Do I need an architect to draw up plans?