This is super impressive. Your workshop probably has a better EPC (Energy performance rating.), than my house. The only thing more impressive that that, is how you kept those white shoes so clean when mixing concrete.
I have a prefab garage and this video has completly inspired me to do the same. I have a leaky roof so need those replacing first but once thats done then I am going to do all this. Thanks
Lovely build, if you ever decide to use it for weight lifting I’d recommend getting foam yoga mats 2ft by 2ft, my floor was 1ft of concrete (base) but I put yoga mats on top of it more heat and less noise, next on my list is to PVC cladding my walls then just to put some aluminium tin foil padded sheets on my roof to stop condensation as my roof is plastic clear pvc sheets so there’s afew raindrops in places
In 2021 got my old 1970s pre cast concrete garage converted into a craft room, 4 weeks from removing asbestos room , stud wall. Insulation, flat roof with edpm felt , double glazing, lighting, 3 double power sockets with usb, cat6 network, hard wired to the router. Ecotile hard wearing flooring, need pvc side door, garage is located at the bottom of the garden
Looks brilliant - you did a great job. I have a similar garage but really old - the concrete panels are pretty uneven. I only really use it for storing stuff I'm not too bothered about. It has an asbestos roof so I'm not sure it could be turned into the kind of workshop you've created 😀
So we have a fairly old concrete panel detached garage on our property and wanna convert it into a music rehearsal space (or at least make it water tight at the bottom for our music equipment which is currently fighting for its life there. And there is ZERO way we could afford a pro refurb. And this video has given me WAY TOO MUCH confidence that with a bit of planning and a LOT of learning we could so do this ourselves…. My partners dad is an engineer who rebuilds cars and stuff… and his stepdad is quite handy- so at least we have some back up if we cock it up
@@No5Workshop oh my goodness if we could book a consultation or a plan with you that would be epic! The cost of getting a company to refurbish our garage is insane- I love DIY and would love to do it! Your work is awesome and super inspiring!
Coming from a garage conversion company this raises some serious questions! That floor is going to rot within months, it has no way to breathe. Walls, an insulated stud wall with a min 40mm cavity from the concrete is a minimum
I'm thinking because he sealed the floor that's retarding any moisture ingress through the concrete. It looked like it was regular wood, should have been pressure treated, so over the long hall it may be a problem but perhaps it will be fine.
Good video! But next time when using t@g boards, would be best to stagger them, this makes the overall surface much stronger and much less vulnerable to gapping and buckling...
Job well done! At last someone has done a decent sectional concrete garage conversion video. I am about to drop the hammer on my own garage conversion and have been searching for solutions to the many problems this type of conversion brings. My last sticking point are the roof members to support the plasterboard/insulation. Have you set a wooden beam running along the join of roof and walls in order to fix your rafters to? I was going to use the existing metal roof supports and attach perlins and rafters to those but I am worried about the weight on them and the large gap to span.
There were already some timber running perpendicular to the corrugation of the roof sheets. So I screwed some battens onto those timbers after stapling some breathable membranes directly below the roofing sheets to prevent condensation. Hopefully 04:14 gives you a better idea.
Hi Steve. Like you I have metal roof beams and like you have a concern about the weight. Have you done your conversion yet and of so what solution did you come up with?
This is an excellent video showing in great detail all the steps of the process. What is even better is that this is a UK project. I have one question, where did you use the MDF (as I don't see it mentioned in the video)? I hope that you are enjoying using your workshop.
Lovely looking job. This may be a stupid question but should the plastic membrane be on the inside, will the heat from inside the garage not condense on the membrane, or am I understanding this incorrectly (which is highly likely). Should the membrane be between the inside of the garage and the insulation?. I ask as I am planning to do this myself.
Very nice. Although like myself I have a precast garage. But drilling in to the walls even with one screw voids your 10 year guarantee. Also meant to be bad for the structure. Was wanting to see how you got the wood on walls but you skipped straight past that part. Precast garage you can only glue the wood beams on to the walls before hand.
After seeing this I’m going to have ago at mine already got electrics in got tumble dryer and spare fridge freezer in there rest is selveing for all me tools and tins of paint as I’m painter decorator,but need to put a sink in and make bottom end a utility for the wife the garage is in good condition,can’t afford to rebuild in brick so will convert this one ,thanks for the vid ,one other thing my roof is metal wouldn’t be best to take this off and start again or just insulate underneath inside thanks
Very impressive and mesmerising to watch. I don't think I'd have the patience to do the whole conversion, but I might take inspiration from your roof lining. I see there's nothing supporting the roof batons lower down where they approach the walls. Has this caused any problems? Are they secure enough?
Hey. Great video. I am going to use your design to help convert my own building. I was just wondering what you have done for ventilation to allow for moisture to escape the garage? There doesnt appear to be any which you may want to look into. Thanks for showing me your work. In look forward to seeing what you create. Best wishes
Amazing video, Are you able to share a link to the plates you used to secure the timber to the concrete section? I’ve looked on your website and it just says Screwfix but they sell multiple 10 packs of plates
Hey nice work mate nice to see another fellow countryman loving DIY I’m in south london, just wonder the way u did the roof insulation when the time comes is it still possible to do the roof without no access from below? I have a similar concrete garage too thanks
For the roof insulation I put a layer of breathable membrane below the roof sheets first and then I fitted some Rockwool sound insulation slabs between the battens and finally screwed on some MDF boards to seal it up. I'm not sure what you mean by not having access from below?😀
@@abscomm Water is used to make it easier to apply with a brush or roller. Sealer is used for many things, like in this video used to seal up a dusty floor, or dusty walls. unsealed concrete gives off a lot of dust and using a sealer stops that.
thanks for this, I need to work out how to add some shelves to my precast garage as well. What plates did you use to fix the batterns to the precast panels? were they just some bent sheet steel?
Love the video, just wondering why you sealed the floor then covered it? Did you change plans slightly? Also I think I need to reseal the lining of my garage very helpful tips.
We're getting one of these fitted next week. The concrete fillet is down ready. I'll be using some of the methods you used in this video. I want to build a sound dampened area for my drum kit 😁
Nice! About to embark on the same project here. What are the boxes at 6.51 - and are they on your 'shopping list'? Note there was no vapour barrier or floor insulation, both of which seem to be included in these usually? Sure it's easier to start with an empty garage - I don't have that luxury! Cheers for the video.....
Those are Wago junction boxes. There is a damp proof membrane below the concrete base. I would definitely consider adding insulation below the floorboard if I'm building an office or something nicer. But so far for a workshop it's been 👌😁
HI can you just confirm where you purchased and specifically the size of the joint plates you used to fix the vertical wooden batons to the concrete panels. Many thanks Ed
Can I ask you why you never used celotex ? or equivalent on the floor I have similar project to do I was told that using celotex will help with the BTU thermal rate as the concrete slab is the coldest thank you for your time
Personally I'd of concreted the floor to bring the height up a little more (maybe have underfloor heating) then poured self levelling compound across it. The walls I think I'd of run all the electrics (sockets etc) then dot and dabbed over it (dry wall) either tape and fill or plastered it. Also for strength you should of staggered the floor. I noticed the ends weren't on the wood frame work you made on the floor you should allow for that to help support the joins. Good job though looks nice
Can anyone answer a question that's really frustrating me? I am going to install a battened & insulation plasterboard wall inside a garage made of block with rendering on the outside. For the life of me I don't know whether I need to put a membrane on the internal block wall before fitting the battens and can't find an answer anywhere. The internal plasterboard wall will be two layers of acoustic board with the second fixed using acoustic adhesive
@@No5Workshop thanks, I've gone with a breathable membrane. I found out from a builder that basically breathable membranes go on walls, vapour barriers go on the floor.
Can you please recommend someone who can build me a garage like yours in my area, Liverpool? We are planning to move to a house without a garage. Many thanks.
I used a company called Nucrete. They are pretty good and cover the whole UK I think. They will only build the bare garage for you though. You need to furnish the inside as you see fit. Thanks
The garage panels are fastened together with some bolts. I temporarily removed the bolts, attach the bolt with a joining plate and put the bolt back. I then screwed the battens to the joining plate only. So no drilling to the concrete wall is required. I shot some footage but unfortunately I lost them. 😞
@@No5Workshop thank you for explaining :) really odd I cant seem to see any fastening bolts holding my concrete panels together , I will have to work something out
@@corytierney9318 Thanks. It's just some jointing plates from Screwfix. I made some modification such as drill larger holes for the screws and cut it short with an angle grinder.
What a shame you didn’t video how you attached the breathable membrane to the walls or ceiling. Why skip that part? Especially as that’s the most important part of converting a concrete garage!
I tied to use some self leveling compound to make the floor flat, but due to my poor technique it wasn't successful. Have a wooden floor is also better for your legs when working long hours.
Is there a reason that you chose to put a breathable membrane against the walls and behind the insulation? I'm doing the same project but others suggest the insulation should be on the warm side of the insulation (in the UK). I thought about doing both, but it seems that makes things even worse... confused!
@@TomStratton On a house you would have, brickwork -> Cavity -> breathable Membrane+OSB-> then insulation between studs-> Vapour barrier ->plasterboard. So if worried, you could do the same, sandwhich it between. Stops moisture getting from inside the garage into your insulation. And stops moisture from the concrete outside wall getting into it also. Perhaps you would have to vent between the concrete panels and membrane though, not sure.
The risk with the build in the video is that warm and moist internal air reaches the vapour barrier on the cold side of the insulation and condenses. In practice if you are not occupying the space too long, it's not heated and there is reasonable ventilation then maybe it might never prove a big problem. If you have a humidity source for the air in the garage, like if you use it to dry your laundry inside, then it could be. Nice video anyway!
Great video. Did you need sign off re building regulations for this? I'm sat here with the tools and materials but stumped by whether I can actually start or not. All I want to do is insulate and floor the garage and put up an internal stud wall covering the garage door (from the inside) so it is a bit more habitable but everywhere I look it says something different!
Hi I didn't apply building reg because it's not a habitable place. To my understanding the building needs to have at least electricity and water to be habitable. But it may vary depending on different area.
i hope you did not drill into concrete panels as you risk damaging them remember they are reinforced with steal this is why I never did that in my build.
nice to watch a uk based build for once. hope you keep creating content.
check out my build ps am in uk.
This is super impressive. Your workshop probably has a better EPC (Energy performance rating.), than my house. The only thing more impressive that that, is how you kept those white shoes so clean when mixing concrete.
hahah
I have a prefab garage and this video has completly inspired me to do the same. I have a leaky roof so need those replacing first but once thats done then I am going to do all this. Thanks
Really pleased that I'm able to help. Thanks 😊
Lovely build, if you ever decide to use it for weight lifting I’d recommend getting foam yoga mats 2ft by 2ft, my floor was 1ft of concrete (base) but I put yoga mats on top of it more heat and less noise, next on my list is to PVC cladding my walls then just to put some aluminium tin foil padded sheets on my roof to stop condensation as my roof is plastic clear pvc sheets so there’s afew raindrops in places
I guess very few people can, or a willing to, do this much work. when I need something like this I will pay someone like you to do it.
Absolutely awesome job my friend, enjoy your new work shop. 👏🏼👏🏼👏🏼👏🏼
It's great making the most from what we have to work with....well done, enjoy your success !
Thank you ☺️
Thanks so much I know now what I need to do to my garage to stop water leaking in. Thank you. All the best.
Superb job with insulating your workshop and wall boarding it etc. It will be a pleasure to work in when it's freezing outside. Tony
Thank you😊
Cool video! Very interesting to see how you did this.
In 2021 got my old 1970s pre cast concrete garage converted into a craft room, 4 weeks from removing asbestos room , stud wall. Insulation, flat roof with edpm felt , double glazing, lighting, 3 double power sockets with usb, cat6 network, hard wired to the router. Ecotile hard wearing flooring, need pvc side door, garage is located at the bottom of the garden
Do you mind me asking how much your conversion cost? Thanks
Wow excellent job, have exactly the same garage. Had a new roof, window and doors completed last year. It's empty with the slabs, great idea...👍
Thanks glad I can help.
Looks brilliant - you did a great job. I have a similar garage but really old - the concrete panels are pretty uneven. I only really use it for storing stuff I'm not too bothered about. It has an asbestos roof so I'm not sure it could be turned into the kind of workshop you've created 😀
Be nice and warm in the winter 👌
I am aiming to do the same conversion -- great idea
So we have a fairly old concrete panel detached garage on our property and wanna convert it into a music rehearsal space (or at least make it water tight at the bottom for our music equipment which is currently fighting for its life there. And there is ZERO way we could afford a pro refurb. And this video has given me WAY TOO MUCH confidence that with a bit of planning and a LOT of learning we could so do this ourselves…. My partners dad is an engineer who rebuilds cars and stuff… and his stepdad is quite handy- so at least we have some back up if we cock it up
Sounds great! Let me know if I can help!
@@No5Workshop oh my goodness if we could book a consultation or a plan with you that would be epic! The cost of getting a company to refurbish our garage is insane- I love DIY and would love to do it! Your work is awesome and super inspiring!
Coming from a garage conversion company this raises some serious questions! That floor is going to rot within months, it has no way to breathe.
Walls, an insulated stud wall with a min 40mm cavity from the concrete is a minimum
Thanks for your comments. It's been almost a year and the floor is doing alright. Maybe I'm just lucky😉
I'm thinking because he sealed the floor that's retarding any moisture ingress through the concrete. It looked like it was regular wood, should have been pressure treated, so over the long hall it may be a problem but perhaps it will be fine.
Good video!
But next time when using t@g boards, would be best to stagger them, this makes the overall surface much stronger and much less vulnerable to gapping and buckling...
where are the t@g boards? I don't know what a t@g board is but hoping to find out. Thanks
Job well done! At last someone has done a decent sectional concrete garage conversion video. I am about to drop the hammer on my own garage conversion and have been searching for solutions to the many problems this type of conversion brings. My last sticking point are the roof members to support the plasterboard/insulation. Have you set a wooden beam running along the join of roof and walls in order to fix your rafters to? I was going to use the existing metal roof supports and attach perlins and rafters to those but I am worried about the weight on them and the large gap to span.
There were already some timber running perpendicular to the corrugation of the roof sheets. So I screwed some battens onto those timbers after stapling some breathable membranes directly below the roofing sheets to prevent condensation. Hopefully 04:14 gives you a better idea.
Steve - any concern towards building regs? Seems a bit of a grey area....
Hi Steve. Like you I have metal roof beams and like you have a concern about the weight. Have you done your conversion yet and of so what solution did you come up with?
Sweet workshop dude.
Wish i could have something similar.
Happy building.
Thanks!
This is an excellent video showing in great detail all the steps of the process. What is even better is that this is a UK project. I have one question, where did you use the MDF (as I don't see it mentioned in the video)? I hope that you are enjoying using your workshop.
Thanks a lot. I used some 12 mm MDF for cladding the roof. You can see it around 04:21.
Lovely looking job. This may be a stupid question but should the plastic membrane be on the inside, will the heat from inside the garage not condense on the membrane, or am I understanding this incorrectly (which is highly likely). Should the membrane be between the inside of the garage and the insulation?. I ask as I am planning to do this myself.
Did you ever figure this out?
Outstanding. Now I know what to do with mine. Many thanks..
Glad to help
Nice space mate, well done.
Thanks 👍
Nice job, insulation under the floor would have been good for you in the winter.
Nice job;) some good ideas you gave to me!
Glad I could help
Wow! Amazing project!
Thank you!
Nice job ......I've done something similar to my garage......it's made a good storage area and workshop 👍
great video thanks a lot would be great if you can make a long one with a bit more explanation :)
Hello, brill video. Now planning my prefab garage isolation project.
How did you attach the battens to the roof frame?
Cheers
Nice to see a job done so beautifully, but I think you should have staggered the joints on the floor.
Man that’s a nice shop.
Thanks.
Very nice.
Although like myself I have a precast garage.
But drilling in to the walls even with one screw voids your 10 year guarantee. Also meant to be bad for the structure.
Was wanting to see how you got the wood on walls but you skipped straight past that part.
Precast garage you can only glue the wood beams on to the walls before hand.
Hi great video very informative. May have missed it but did you plaster the walls or just paint the plaster boards?
Thanks. I just sealed the seams with some filler and painted the plasterboard.
Awesome. I'd live in there!
He’ll have 10 in there by next week
Nice. Thank you. Why didn't you put down a dpm on the ground before boarding it up?
Looks good mate
Thanks
Hey man, I like your build and style. Could do the video without the annoying music. Keep it up
Hi, great job. I am about to start a similar project - I'm just curious - what are the dimensions of your garage.
After seeing this I’m going to have ago at mine already got electrics in got tumble dryer and spare fridge freezer in there rest is selveing for all me tools and tins of paint as I’m painter decorator,but need to put a sink in and make bottom end a utility for the wife the garage is in good condition,can’t afford to rebuild in brick so will convert this one ,thanks for the vid ,one other thing my roof is metal wouldn’t be best to take this off and start again or just insulate underneath inside thanks
Very impressive and mesmerising to watch. I don't think I'd have the patience to do the whole conversion, but I might take inspiration from your roof lining. I see there's nothing supporting the roof batons lower down where they approach the walls. Has this caused any problems? Are they secure enough?
The roof batons are screwed onto the timbers that are part of the roof structure. They seem to be holding up alright
Need to use some carbon fiber mesh when you join the plaster boards.
Or just use paper tape like an adult.
Fantastic video, only thing that perplexed me was a breathable membrane on the inside on top of concrete? Concrete isn't porous or breathable surely?
Thanks. The membrane is to prevent condensation getting to the insulation. That's the idea at least.😜
Hats off to you Sir!
I have done this myself for a pool playing room. curious how you did side door. Ps I have many videos on my channel about how I did it.
Hi I actually watched some of your garage videos before commencing this job. I did get a few good ideas. Thanks.
hope it helped
Great work
I'm wondering if there's a damp membrane under that concrete floor.
That electrical cabling is a lethal accident waiting to happen, cables should always run vertical in walls.
wow nice work.
Hey. Great video. I am going to use your design to help convert my own building. I was just wondering what you have done for ventilation to allow for moisture to escape the garage? There doesnt appear to be any which you may want to look into. Thanks for showing me your work. In look forward to seeing what you create. Best wishes
There's plenty of gaps around the garage door and personal door. It's been through a winter and summer now. No condensation problem so far😊
Mix sand and cement on a board saves messing up the floor!!
Great job
How did you fix the timber batons and what size are they please?
Nicely done. Have a question about the floor board. Is it strong enough?
Thanks. Yes. So far it’s been great. 😃
Great job, what was the total cost to insulate the inside ?
Amazing video, Are you able to share a link to the plates you used to secure the timber to the concrete section? I’ve looked on your website and it just says Screwfix but they sell multiple 10 packs of plates
Nice job! 👏🇦🇺✌️
Thanks 👍
Bellissimo .
Complimenti !
Fantastic job, but which description can I find the costs please on all your work.?🤔😊
Hi the cost can be found in this blog post www.no5shop.com/projects/garage-conversion/ thanks.
Hey nice work mate nice to see another fellow countryman loving DIY I’m in south london, just wonder the way u did the roof insulation when the time comes is it still possible to do the roof without no access from below? I have a similar concrete garage too thanks
For the roof insulation I put a layer of breathable membrane below the roof sheets first and then I fitted some Rockwool sound insulation slabs between the battens and finally screwed on some MDF boards to seal it up. I'm not sure what you mean by not having access from below?😀
@@No5Workshop I mean when u need to do the roof in the future, the actual roof
Hi, can I ask why you used a breathable membrane and not a vapour barrier on the warm side?
Ok that's great, Cheers
Nice job, but PVA isn't a sealer, it's just glue basically and water soluble at that.
PVA is a sealer
@@Endurorodzndubz PVA is water soluble, how can it be an effective sealer against water?
@@abscomm Water is used to make it easier to apply with a brush or roller. Sealer is used for many things, like in this video used to seal up a dusty floor, or dusty walls. unsealed concrete gives off a lot of dust and using a sealer stops that.
You should have staggered the joints in the flooring
Great ! Did you use acoustic plaster board and acoustic insulation?
Thanks. I just used normal plaster board and acoustic insulation 😀
Need mine doing 👍
thanks for this, I need to work out how to add some shelves to my precast garage as well. What plates did you use to fix the batterns to the precast panels? were they just some bent sheet steel?
Hi they are called garage lining clips if you google them you can see how they look like. But I just fabricated them with some steel brackets myself 😀
Ps how did you fix the timber battens to the wall
how did you fix batons to the concrete panels you skipped that part.
Hi - is this you on the video? Did you do the work in the inside all by yourself?
Yeah it's me.
Love the video, just wondering why you sealed the floor then covered it? Did you change plans slightly? Also I think I need to reseal the lining of my garage very helpful tips.
Yeah I originally planned to seal and put a layer of self levelling. But the self levelling turned out to be not perfectly even so I changed my plan😂
@@No5Workshop that’s great to know. Thanks for sharing such a helpful video!!
We're getting one of these fitted next week. The concrete fillet is down ready. I'll be using some of the methods you used in this video. I want to build a sound dampened area for my drum kit 😁
Nice. Subscribed! What was approximate cost of do that?
Thanks. You can find the cost of the whole project in the video description
Nice! About to embark on the same project here. What are the boxes at 6.51 - and are they on your 'shopping list'? Note there was no vapour barrier or floor insulation, both of which seem to be included in these usually? Sure it's easier to start with an empty garage - I don't have that luxury! Cheers for the video.....
Those are Wago junction boxes. There is a damp proof membrane below the concrete base. I would definitely consider adding insulation below the floorboard if I'm building an office or something nicer. But so far for a workshop it's been 👌😁
Plasterboard or MDF - which would be best for walls? I know you went with plasterboard. Discuss.
Plasterboards are much cheaper. But you can screw things directly onto MDF.
HI can you just confirm where you purchased and specifically the size of the joint plates you used to fix the vertical wooden batons to the concrete panels. Many thanks Ed
Hi I just got them from screwfix. They have all the sizes that may suit your needs. But I have to drill some extra holes for the screws. Thanks
Did you do a sound test before you started the work, to see if was worth it???
No, but what I can certainly tell is that the thermal efficiency has significantly improved.
Wow pva is water soluble would it not be better to use sbr
Can I ask you why you never used celotex ? or equivalent on the floor I have similar project to do I was told that using celotex will help with the BTU thermal rate as the concrete slab is the coldest thank you for your time
Those insulation boards are quite expensive. However if you are building something much nicer than a workshop then I think it's probably worth it.
Personally I'd of concreted the floor to bring the height up a little more (maybe have underfloor heating) then poured self levelling compound across it. The walls I think I'd of run all the electrics (sockets etc) then dot and dabbed over it (dry wall) either tape and fill or plastered it. Also for strength you should of staggered the floor. I noticed the ends weren't on the wood frame work you made on the floor you should allow for that to help support the joins. Good job though looks nice
When you did the cement fillet did you still get water ingress? I'm still having water ingress in my garage
No. There’s no water ingress any more. 😀
@@No5Workshop thanks for the response. Did you use premixed mortar from places like B&Q?
Would have been perfect if you had used a vapour barrier (impermeable) in-between stud and plasterboard, nice job other than that.
Why did you insulate the walls and roof but not the floor?
The main reason for insulation for me is to cut down the noise. I think little sound can travel through the concrete base 😀
Can anyone answer a question that's really frustrating me?
I am going to install a battened & insulation plasterboard wall inside a garage made of block with rendering on the outside. For the life of me I don't know whether I need to put a membrane on the internal block wall before fitting the battens and can't find an answer anywhere.
The internal plasterboard wall will be two layers of acoustic board with the second fixed using acoustic adhesive
Probably it's not needed. I put membrane mainly because I used Rockwool slabs which might deteriorate under condensation.
@@No5Workshop I'm using accoustic roll. Wouldn't it be the same principle?
@@andrewmorris2996 I've never used acoustic roll. But if it's something that looks like the Rockwool then I guess yes.
@@No5Workshop thanks, I've gone with a breathable membrane. I found out from a builder that basically breathable membranes go on walls, vapour barriers go on the floor.
Can you please recommend someone who can build me a garage like yours in my area, Liverpool? We are planning to move to a house without a garage. Many thanks.
I used a company called Nucrete. They are pretty good and cover the whole UK I think. They will only build the bare garage for you though. You need to furnish the inside as you see fit. Thanks
Interessante!
Can you give me ONE....logical reason...why do you install another layer on concrete floor?...it´s iracional
I originally wanted to put a layer of self-levelling compound. But that turned out to be not so level. Hence using the chipboard flooring.
@@No5Workshop if self level compound isn´t level...you did it wrong...there´s nothing more leveled that liquid
wish you had shown how you attached the batons to the garage walls , those walls are a nightmare to drill into or attach anything to
The garage panels are fastened together with some bolts. I temporarily removed the bolts, attach the bolt with a joining plate and put the bolt back. I then screwed the battens to the joining plate only. So no drilling to the concrete wall is required. I shot some footage but unfortunately I lost them. 😞
@@No5Workshop thank you for explaining :) really odd I cant seem to see any fastening bolts holding my concrete panels together , I will have to work something out
@@No5Workshop loved the video hoping to do something fairly similar. Can you share link/name of the jointing plate please?
@@corytierney9318 Thanks. It's just some jointing plates from Screwfix. I made some modification such as drill larger holes for the screws and cut it short with an angle grinder.
@@No5Workshop do you have a link for the plates?
What a shame you didn’t video how you attached the breathable membrane to the walls or ceiling. Why skip that part? Especially as that’s the most important part of converting a concrete garage!
Stop moaning
How did you attach the clips to the concrete wall panels?
I removed the bolts that are used to secure the concrete panels and attach the clips and put the bolts back on.
Those poor white trainers! 😄
how do attach the membrane to the wall
I used some foil tape😃
Great job !! ... what foil did you use?
Just some foil tape.😁
conveniently skipped over the one part i wanted to see... attaching stuff to the concrete.
Hello mate, what’s size is your garage please
its 3 x 5 meters
@@No5Workshop thanks, I’m just about to start with mine. Mine is 6.2x 3m
Thanks!
By the way how much was your garage? I mean garage itself before you convert it?
Why not just use the original concrete floor?
I tied to use some self leveling compound to make the floor flat, but due to my poor technique it wasn't successful. Have a wooden floor is also better for your legs when working long hours.
Is there a reason that you chose to put a breathable membrane against the walls and behind the insulation? I'm doing the same project but others suggest the insulation should be on the warm side of the insulation (in the UK). I thought about doing both, but it seems that makes things even worse... confused!
Since I used the Rockwool insulation it's not water proof. I'm afraid of condensation on the concrete panel getting into the insulation.
@@No5Workshop that was my worry too... I can't decide what to do...
@@TomStratton On a house you would have, brickwork -> Cavity -> breathable Membrane+OSB-> then insulation between studs-> Vapour barrier ->plasterboard.
So if worried, you could do the same, sandwhich it between. Stops moisture getting from inside the garage into your insulation. And stops moisture from the concrete outside wall getting into it also. Perhaps you would have to vent between the concrete panels and membrane though, not sure.
The risk with the build in the video is that warm and moist internal air reaches the vapour barrier on the cold side of the insulation and condenses. In practice if you are not occupying the space too long, it's not heated and there is reasonable ventilation then maybe it might never prove a big problem. If you have a humidity source for the air in the garage, like if you use it to dry your laundry inside, then it could be. Nice video anyway!
Nice vid ,can I ask why no insulation in floor
When's the bed going in...🤣🤣
Great video. Did you need sign off re building regulations for this? I'm sat here with the tools and materials but stumped by whether I can actually start or not. All I want to do is insulate and floor the garage and put up an internal stud wall covering the garage door (from the inside) so it is a bit more habitable but everywhere I look it says something different!
Hi I didn't apply building reg because it's not a habitable place. To my understanding the building needs to have at least electricity and water to be habitable. But it may vary depending on different area.
i hope you did not drill into concrete panels as you risk damaging them remember they are reinforced with steal this is why I never did that in my build.
how did you fix the studs to garage wall?
I used some self-fabricated joining plates. Something like this: www.amazon.co.uk/Concrete-Garage-Lining-Clips-Pack/dp/B00IYURDD0
wont have to worry about insulate britain blocking your garage!
Haha, absolutely.