When building a garage, it is important to determine its size correctly. In order for a car to fit in the garage, its minimum dimensions should be 3x5.5 meters. However, the most rational garage width is 3.5 meters. So if you need to build a garage with your own hands, you need to rely on these sizes.
It is also necessary to take into account the need to raise the floor, it should be at the level of 35-40 cm from the ground. Otherwise, there is a risk of rainwater entering the garage. The floor can be made of boards, bricks or concrete.
How to make a garage with a good gate
The design of the gate is most often made of an iron profile with a corner shape, dimensions 50x50 mm. The so-called frame is assembled, which is sheathed with metal sheets. Typically, the width of the gate is 2.5 meters and the height is 2 meters.
Good garage doors should have a reliable lock. Today in our market there are quite a variety of reliable locks for garages, so it is advisable not to save on their cost.
How to build a do-it-yourself garage with a good internal layout
On the left side at the entrance it is best to place a washbasin, next to which should always be: a towel, a mirror, a cleaning agent. A little further, not a wide cabinet with drawers for storing various trifles can be located. The most necessary tools can be hung over a cabinet on a special board: keys, electrical appliances, etc.
In the very depths of the garage, it is most convenient to make a place to store the main items: car spare parts, oils, various large items and much more. To do this, you can build a workbench and a wider cabinet with shelves.
On the right side you can install a narrow wardrobe for work clothes. Necessarily in the garage must be present means for fire safety: a fire extinguisher and a container of sand. They can also be placed near the right wall.
Naturally equipping a garage with your own hands of just such a layout is not the only solution. This is the initial version of the layout and each motorist can make some of his own changes.
DIY garage with useful fixtures
In order to make it not only pleasant to be in the garage, but also to do some work, it should have some useful devices. Very convenient is the inspection ditch. It makes it easy to inspect the car from below and even make repairs when there is no access from above. The most optimal depth of the inspection ditch is 0.8 m, length is 2.5 m. The bottom and walls of the ditch should be bricked and the edges reinforced with metal corners. In the inactive state, the inspection ditch should be covered with plank flooring.
Also a very good fixture in the garage is a grinder. With it, you can repair, make parts for the car and more. Equally convenient is the compressor. With it, you can easily pump up the wheels at any time, and by connecting a paint gun to it , you can paint some parts of the car. It is good when there is a drill in the garage or at least a simple drilling machine. Then there will never be problems with strengthening some parts.
Very often, especially in winter, when there is a need to warm up the engine, exhaust fumes harmful to humans accumulate in the garage . Therefore, it is imperative to have a device for exhaust gas exhaust. The most common fixture is a piece of sewer pipe 1-2 meters long. When the engine warms up, it is put on the muffler, and exhaust gases are taken to the street.
Any car enthusiast can build a garage with their own hands. There is no need for serious calculations, so everyone can try their own building capabilities.