Roselea

Category: Garage

The Garage

  • first 2 fully installed

    The first 2 windows were completed today! We simply got on with the installation of the windows in the back wall in the garden room regardless of the fact that there was a very slight hint of rain in the air! The forecast said that it would be dry all day just like yesterday so we got on with it!

    The Oak frame was sealed in using PU sealant, clamped down while six screws were driven in side ways to provide a solid fixing. The glass was then stuck into place using double sided glazing tape. The glass fits just fine! The Oak frame also fitted just fine too! Phew!

    GR First two windows installed

    GR First two windows installed


    GR First two windows installed

    GR First two windows installed

    It is interesting that the old temporary plastic windows were much brighter than the glass but that is because the plastic film wasn’t completely transparent and they glowed in the daylight but of course the glass is so much clearer! The room will now be overall brighter when we have the remaining windows done!

    Two more to go on the back wall. 7 more of a different design to do later (1 left in the Garden Room and 6 more in the front garage room).

  • Lights for the Garden Room

    Stephen has built the lighting strips for the Garden Room. The concealed indirect lighting channels in the Garden room are much more narrow than what we have in the garage itself. The lighting units are mounted on long strips of timber (38mm by 25mm and 3.9m long! They are wrapped completely up in aluminium foil to provide both an earthing point for the florescent maps themselves, a reflective surface to maximise light output into the room and finally a conductive heat transfer mechanism to cool the controller.

    There are lamps on each end of the strip with the controller unit in the middle. The Mains Lighting circuit will be connected at one end so the whole strip can be disconnected for maintenance.

    Two of these have been made and that will be the total lighting in the Garden room. They are installed in the Garden room such that the tubes on opposite sides don’t line up, this gives the best distribution of light.

    GR Lights installed

    GR Lights installed

  • Sliding doors varnished

    The sliding doors for the WC are now varnished! They have had their 3 coats of clear floor grade varnish.

    WC sliding doors varnished

    WC sliding doors varnished

    Next is to make an Oak “buffer” strips for the two doors to bash together and conceal the layers of the construction. We will put on magnetic strips as well to help keep the two doors closed while the WC is engaged!

  • All Taped Up!

    This morning we applied the glazing tape to the Oak Frame and the Beading ready for the glass. The tape is a double sided sticky foam strip. The foam is 3mm thick to allow the glass to have movement during thermal expansion and pressure differences between inside and outside (for example strong winds).

    All we need now is some good weather to allow us to remove the old plastic sheets and battens which are acting (just barely) as windows, clean the surfaces and screw in the new Oak Frames etc.

  • Back Windows All Ready for Fitting

    We are now ready to fit the four back windows when the glass comes and the weather improves! The beadings are made, ready to hold the double glazing units in place. The glass is expected to come tomorrow.

    We have our part list ready for the final seven windows, the four down one side and three on the other side of the garage. It will take another good week to complete these seven frames.

    All window frames finished

    All window frames finished

  • Frames 3 and 4 Glued

    Yesterday we finished the last two frames we had on the go. This completes the four back window frames ready for insertion when the glass comes and when the weather allow us!

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    Now the other seven window frames to make!

  • Frame #2 Glued!

    The Oak Window frame we glued yesterday seems to have come out ok. For our first one, it is not too bad, just a little joint creep! We will try and watch out for that with our 2nd frame we have done today.

    First Frame completed

    First Frame completed

  • The Oak frames are Framed

    Over the last three days, we have been trimming and fitting together the frame work for the four back windows in the Garden Room. It is taking time to get all the pieces sorted and ready for putting together. Each window has 8 pieces of Oak, 4 on the inside and 4 on the outside forming a “T” to press on the outside surface and positioned around the edge ready for the glass.

    Yesterday we butted the inside pieces together and screwed them to form a rectangle.

    Today we mitred the 4 outside pieces and got all of them (inside and outside) fitted together and adjusted to be square.

    Finally we glued one set with PU glue for weather proof longevity! We hope it turns out ok in the morning!

    Window frames - 1st one glued up

    Window frames – 1st one glued up


    Window frames - 1st one glued up

    Window frames – 1st one glued up

    The other three frames will be completed tomorrow!

  • Final Clamp Down!

    Today the final finishing touches were done to the roof. An aluminium grip bars were screwed down all around the edge, clamping down the rubber membrane with mechanical grip in addition to the glue we have already used. We needed nearly 200 stainless steel washers and screws to do the job!

    That is the garage roof done! Now we wait for the thunderstorm to come and test it for us!

  • Dirty Big Hole in Roof!

    A 110mm (4inch) dirty great big hole was cut into the rubber membrane! In the back left corner of the roof is where we have the rain water drain pipe coming up through the roof and today the major operation of cutting into the waterproof skin was made and fitted the special flappy rubber flange connected to a piece of 110mm plastic pipe which slid into the waiting pipe behind the hot water tank. The special rubber had a coating on it which very strongly binds to the rubber roof membrane (after the roof membrane was treated with a rubber primer and scrubbed!). the final seal was extremely sticky and very strong. There was only one chance to get it right! And it was ok! Phew!

    Roof drain hole

    Roof drain hole

    A stainless steel mesh was coiled up and stapled together using stainless steel staples (naturally) and carefully jammed into the hole to provide a filter to stop leaves, moss and other larger bits and pieces from floating into the drain system.