Help me turn my new garage into a bike lounge (just don't call it a fucking mancave)

It's been done on here before:
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Nice. That's pretty much exactly my plan. Except my roller door will stay operational with a door behind it.

At least I'm not calling it a 'service course'

3 days of asbestos removal has turned into 5... gearing up for a conversation along the lines of, 'you came to visit the site in order to properly cost the works, you gave me quote based on that assessment...that is what I am paying.'

It is a very interesting process though. It was supposed to be signed off as asbestos free today, but the independent inspector wasn't happy. So they are back tomorrow to clean all the ceiling beams and under floorboards

The scale of this job is getting me tied up in knots a bit. Hoping to get electrics sorted ASAP

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hey ! looks like a awesome space, where you moved to?

Yeah. Its great. Fucking freezing in there at the mo though. Nailsea.

Electrician friend has been round this week. I was a little concerned as to how much I could add to existing system, but he says it all good. So that will be happening in the new year. Then I can get insulated again.

I've managed to score myself some doors and a window, that my parents had stashed. So that has saved me a fortune. It's white PVC, so I will probably spray it a hipster colour. Once I've picked it all up I can build stud wall around it.

Slow progress. I've had no time for anything, but in theory electrics are being done this month.

Does anyone know what the regulations are around wall cladding/covering materials?

Can I line it all in ply or does that make it too flammable?

Keep the wife happy and give her a new kitchen. And then do up your man cave. And then buy a do it all bike .
Only joking love following shed builds

I would also love a new kitchen to be fair...

I was like you moving into a old house
My wife had to wait 6 months before we got a new kitchen. The old one was something from the 60s

Progress has been very very slow....ie nothing happened for 10 months. But first fix electrics are now in and things are happening

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Good stuff - hope the insulation helps :)

Gonna be a sweet mancave

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5 bikes in all that space seems kinda…wasteful?

Might be what you have now but owning the garage probably means that number will increase.

I have 6 bikes and frames/parts plus a workstand, a motorcycle, a framebuilding jig, a tube bender and a workbench (and Ron to work) in a single garage and have never felt like I wanted or needed to store bikes any way other than on their wheels.

Mine are packed in a lot tighter obviously but that makes security easier. I have 3 each side of the garage with a ground anchor under each group of three. One chain through the anchor and around the bikes, another chain or d lock just locking the three bikes together.

There are a lot more bikes than that. And they should largely fit on the walls.

The plan is for it to be less of a garage and more of a lounge really. I've got a big shed I can use for woodwork etc

The plan is for it to be less of a garage and more of a lounge really.

Sounds like what you're describing is a mancave.

It does a bit doesn't it.

DIY question. The floor slopes down about 6 inches from back to front. Levelling it will cost me a fortune, am I an idiot to just lay down damp proofing/ insulation boards and then chipboard over it, even though it's sloping?

I could just paint the floor, but I really want to insulate it if I can. Best case result is a steady enough temp and humidity to keep acoustic guitars out there.

If you're going to lay boards and / or chipboard, could you make a simple suspended floor (i.e. lay some really basic joists and noggins) underneath that could correct for the slope? You'd correct just by raising one side of the structure with footers screwed into the joists and then supporting it at suitable places.

It's obviously more work, but not that hard I don't reckon. If you were going to lay the floorboards yourself I imagine you'd be able to pull it off.

Might even be able to squeeze some polystyrene insulation material in between the joists where there's space to help a bit with the insulation.

I think it should be a person cave or individual cave - using gender neutral language. Person cave does sound like @Ifonlyiwerebelgian has been fritzl’d.

this sounds doable! raise the floor in a similar style to a terrasse and insulate the void under it

Unless of course @Ifonlyiwerebelgian identifies as a man, in which case it's still correct, cheers.