Talk Morgan Forums Community The Malvern Arms refurbing the garage

Agree with Eddie - we had a fibreglass up and over door which was worn out (got through two sets of springs - when they break under tension you don't want to be nearby). Decided to go for the insulation benefit (partly as our garage is integral to the house) and settled on a Hormann sectional insulated door (no links just happy customer).



The insulation (about 20mm from memory) and the much improved sealing of this type of door - edges and top and bottom -



has made a big difference - the garage (and the room over) keep much warmer in cold weather and are now virtually draught-free. The Morgan is now in this garage

Totally agree there is a loss of height - but, for me, working in the (relative) warmth in winter is a big advantage !

I have a large garage integral and under the house.
The garage is 21ft x 21ft with two roller doors electrically operated.
I have lived here 17 years and I keep my Mercedes GLC and my Roadster in the garage with ample room to spare.
About 15 years ago I decided to tile the garage floor mainly to keep down the dust from the concrete floor, i had tried painting the floor with sealant with little success.
The cost of the tiles then was about £1200 which I thought a little excessive.
I then decided to carpet the floor with industrial grade carpet.
The carpet with under felt cost £600 fitted by the carpet fitter.
The best thing I ever did, no dust, warm to lie on and after 17 years it's still in good condition.
So my advice, carpet the floor.

I do a lot of maintenance in mine and there is always oil and other dirty stuff on the floor no matter how hard I try to prevent that.

It would be great if you are not a mucky pup like me. In saying that if you are not changing oil etc then yes that seems a good idea.

Me too. There's also the problem of putting a wet car into the garage. Easy enough to blow dry a tiled floor, not so keen on soggy carpet.

Tim,
I never put my cars in the garage when wet.
That's asking for trouble in my opinion.
I leave mine in the drive until dry, this includes the Morgan.
I don't do any work on the Mercedes, it's a computer on wheels!
The Morgan being new is serviced by the dealer.
Oil and fluid levels can be checked outside the garage.
I'm nearly 80 so gone are the days of crawling under the car!
Eddie.

I used commercial grade carpet tiles sourced on ebay and reasonably cheap.
Where we live a Morgan on the drive is not a great idea so it goes away wet or not. But given that the dehumidifier will dry a wet towel overnight I've no concerns about doing that.

Even on the economy setting it shifts loads of water in winter.

Which dehumidifier do u use Dave?

Our garage/workshop is part of the main house, so it has insulated cavity walls, the internal faces are painted blockwork.

The window is double glazed and there is 100mm Cellotex between the plasterboard and joists on the part not under a room.

We had a steel up and over door that fitted where it touched. This was replaced by an insulated roller shutter door, running in brush edged channels and with a draft seal top and bottom.
Yes, the insulation is only 15mm deep in the sections, so effectively only about 50% of the total area, but the absence of drafts and the insulation together make the garage warm and snug.

The benches are all re-cycled kitchen units.

The floor is painted.. I've considered boarding and carpeting, BUT access to the house is 200m down an un surfaced track. The amount of sand and grit I sweep up every month suggests that anything other than a hard surface would be unwise!
I'd like some insulation, but so far can't find any material that is thin and would take the weight of a car.....

Ive had one of these for around 8 years without any problem
DD3/DD322/Xdry Classic Desiccant Dehumidifier
Its in a detached garage with no other heating
Its switched on most of the time with outlet pipe to outside which only freezes up during very low temps at which point it diverts to the inbuilt container

Regards

John

Ebac, but others are available.