I got one of these in February of this year as I decided that I needed more space to rebuild parts (including a new bonnet) for my Triumph Herald. I ended up getting the smallest size with a machine mart vat free discount.
https://www.machinemart.co.uk/p/clarke-cig1015-heavy-duty-instant-garage-gre/
and my garden was a bit neglected so I decided to start clearing that up in March, and decided it would be best to go behind my garage as it was a out of the way.
and the garden was finally looking presentable a couple of weeks ago
the darker square is the original paving slabs from behind the garage that were reused as a hard base and was an area of 9ft x 12ft, so the garage would go on top of that as its 10ft x 15ft. I got the temporary garage as Im planning on getting the car rebuilt in the next 3.5 years and the garages last for arround 5 years (from what Ive read). when I've done with it I can either remove it and leave the garden as it is, get a replacement temporary garage, or build a proper shed.
before the 7 tonnes of gravel was moved into the garden with a wheelbarrow and spade I dug some holes and filled them with concrete to fasten the garage to. I did this as I've had gazebo's blow away before, so my thinking is that half a tonne of concrete may keep it there.they're not too clear in this picture but they're the lighter patches in the soil
I decided to use wooden blocks to mount the garage on the bring level of the feet up to the level of the paving slabs. and to cut the wooden blocks I used used the 5" bandsaw I bought off ebay when I got up on the morning I heard we were leaving Europe (they were bought from Germany and priced in pounds, so got one before the price went up).
http://www.ebay.co.uk/itm/371564826151
the first time I used it, I broke it. I fitted a 5 amp fuse and this didn't blow, but a 4 amp circuit breaker on the bandsaw didn't trip, it fused the contacts and short circuited a couple of 6amp fuses on the speed controller, but it wasnt too bad to fix. (might be interesting to compare one of these to the similar looking machines that are nearly twice what I paid for mine, or do a full review of this one)
for fastening the garage feet to the concrete, I used M8 shield anchors, but replaced the bolts with pieces of studding.
the legs in the corners had two blocks under them,
and the middle legs were also screwed to the wooden blocks
the metal framework was fully assembled before fastening it down (as opposed to the instruction sheet)
the horizontal rails at the bottom were then removed and and the covers put on following the instructions supplied. using the ratchet straps to fasten the covers,it was easier to clamp the webbing using vice grips while adjusting the covers.
and the completed garage
if you get the rollup up door kit, the instructions say you need to cut some holes in the end panels, I decided against this and cable tied the clips to the frame instead
so thats about it for now I'll have to see how I get on with it.
the front and back panels only just touch the ground, but the side panels are long enough to bury under the gravel if I decide to do that at a later time
https://www.machinemart.co.uk/p/clarke-cig1015-heavy-duty-instant-garage-gre/
and my garden was a bit neglected so I decided to start clearing that up in March, and decided it would be best to go behind my garage as it was a out of the way.
and the garden was finally looking presentable a couple of weeks ago
the darker square is the original paving slabs from behind the garage that were reused as a hard base and was an area of 9ft x 12ft, so the garage would go on top of that as its 10ft x 15ft. I got the temporary garage as Im planning on getting the car rebuilt in the next 3.5 years and the garages last for arround 5 years (from what Ive read). when I've done with it I can either remove it and leave the garden as it is, get a replacement temporary garage, or build a proper shed.
before the 7 tonnes of gravel was moved into the garden with a wheelbarrow and spade I dug some holes and filled them with concrete to fasten the garage to. I did this as I've had gazebo's blow away before, so my thinking is that half a tonne of concrete may keep it there.they're not too clear in this picture but they're the lighter patches in the soil
I decided to use wooden blocks to mount the garage on the bring level of the feet up to the level of the paving slabs. and to cut the wooden blocks I used used the 5" bandsaw I bought off ebay when I got up on the morning I heard we were leaving Europe (they were bought from Germany and priced in pounds, so got one before the price went up).
http://www.ebay.co.uk/itm/371564826151
the first time I used it, I broke it. I fitted a 5 amp fuse and this didn't blow, but a 4 amp circuit breaker on the bandsaw didn't trip, it fused the contacts and short circuited a couple of 6amp fuses on the speed controller, but it wasnt too bad to fix. (might be interesting to compare one of these to the similar looking machines that are nearly twice what I paid for mine, or do a full review of this one)
for fastening the garage feet to the concrete, I used M8 shield anchors, but replaced the bolts with pieces of studding.
the legs in the corners had two blocks under them,
and the middle legs were also screwed to the wooden blocks
the metal framework was fully assembled before fastening it down (as opposed to the instruction sheet)
the horizontal rails at the bottom were then removed and and the covers put on following the instructions supplied. using the ratchet straps to fasten the covers,it was easier to clamp the webbing using vice grips while adjusting the covers.
and the completed garage
if you get the rollup up door kit, the instructions say you need to cut some holes in the end panels, I decided against this and cable tied the clips to the frame instead
so thats about it for now I'll have to see how I get on with it.
the front and back panels only just touch the ground, but the side panels are long enough to bury under the gravel if I decide to do that at a later time