Metal garage for a car with your own hands

1. In accordance with the drawing, the site is marked out. If the garage is on metal skids, it is enough to cut off a fertile layer on the site to avoid decay of the organic material under the garage floor. To build a capital base, you need to remove the top layer of soil by 40-60 cm and fill the area with coarse-grained sand, this will help to avoid frost punching the soil under the garage. In addition, the sand well drains the water from the foundation.
2. Perform a foundation: mark the area under the strip foundation with pegs, twine, roulette and gon. Do formwork of boards, while the above-ground part of the foundation must be above the ground level by 30-40 cm. A waterproofing film is laid in the formwork, it is possible to use conventional polyethylene for this purpose. Two rows of reinforcing bars are laid from the bar with a diameter of 8-10 mm, connecting them with each other by means of transverse and vertical bars of the rod and annealed wire. At the corners, an anchor is made of 16 mm rod - the carcass of the garage will be attached to them. The height of the anchors is at least 30 cm from the top edge of the basement.
   

   The process of creating a foundation for the garage

3. Prepare concrete from cement, sand and gravel with a ratio of 1: 2: 2.Fill the concrete with the formwork, level it and leave it until it is completely set. After grasping, it is possible to start welding the frame, however, the industrial strength of the concrete will not be acquired until after 28 days.
   

   Foundation priming process with

4. If metal skids are used as a base, cut off two lengths of pipe 10-15 cm in diameter along the length of the garage, with one cut at right angles and the second at an angle of about 45 degrees. To the second corner, a small piece of pipe is welded so that a bend is formed upward, like the runners of sledges. The ends of the pipes are welded, the skids themselves are covered with bitumen waterproofing for anti-corrosion protection.
5. The floor in the garage, standing on the main foundation, can be concrete or wooden, for the garage on skids floor is only performed from the boards. Concrete formwork is poured as follows: level and sand the sand, which is covered with a platform, lay on it a layer of waterproofing, for example, polyethylene film. Above put reinforcing mesh. The floor is poured with concrete of mark M300, leveled by lighthouses and waiting for it to freeze and ripen about one week. The floor of the wood is laid on wooden logs laid on the lower frame. The boards must be treated with an antiseptic for wood, which is operated in contact with the ground. The exit from the garage gate is also carried out from the planks.
   

   Wooden floor in the garage

6. The carcass of the garage is boiled from the metal corner. First of all, weld the lower frame around the perimeter of the foundation and weld it with spot welding to the anchors. After that, the corners are installed at the corners from the angle, outwardly, welded to the lower frame and anchors, and carry out the upper frame, which will serve as a support for the ceiling slabs and the roof. If the length and width of the garage are significant, then additional racks are welded at a distance of about a meter from each other. Fasten the stiffeners from the reinforcing bar, welding it diagonally across the walls crosswise. Carry out a skeleton of a gable roof from a corner: cut rafters, weld them in places of installation of racks. The horse is reinforced with a ridge beam from the corner.
   

   Construction of the carcass of the garage

7. It is better to build the garage garage with metal after the maturation of concrete, as the weight of the structure will then increase significantly. The metal is cut by a bulgarian according to the size of the walls and the roof and welded to the corner and screeds by spot welding. After fixing all the sheets, seams are welded.
8. The frame of garage doors is welded from the corner, additionally fastening the structure with a diagonally welded armature or with corners of sheet metal. Hinges to the gate are fixed by welding. To the doors do not curl, you can strengthen the frame with wooden bars. The gate is sewn on the outside with sheet metal, welding it to the frame.
   

   Garage doors with wood inside

9. Metal garage can be insulated. The simplest way to do this is with the help of foam or polystyrene plates, fixing them with wooden cross bars between the columns of the walls. On the inside, the insulation can be plastered and painted.
10. On the outside, the garage must be painted. Before painting, it is necessary to clean the metal from rust, apply a layer of anticorrosive primer, dry it, and then cover it with any enamel or paint for metal structures.

A metal garage for a car is a relatively cheap and quick solution to the parking problem, and its design is quite simple, so you can build a metal garage with your own hands. The design and dimensions of the metal garage can be completely different, from the garage of the garage with the inspection pit to the mobile metal garage on the runners, which can be moved if necessary, without analyzing.

Advantages of metal garages:

• Construction takes no more than a month;
• The price is much lower than the capital structure of blocks or bricks;
• The ease of construction in comparison with a brick or block garage significantly saves money for the erection of the basement;
• Metal is a durable material that requires minimal maintenance.

The construction of a metal garage is usually simple: a frame made of a metal corner to which iron sheets are welded. As a base, a plate or strip foundation can be made, as well as metal skids, if the garage is supposed to be moved. The metal garage can be insulated with the help of polystyrene, it is possible to cover the inside with wood or sheet metal and even install heating, stove or electric.

Required materials and tool

To build a metal garage with your own hands, you must first draw a drawing indicating all the dimensions. The dimensions of the garage must take into account the conditions of its operation: in order to simply set and store the car, the width of the car with open doors is sufficient, if it is planned to store spare parts and maintain the machine in the garage,tools and other necessary items.

Materials and tools will require:

• Concrete and reinforcing bars or prefabricated concrete blocks for a capital base or a metal pipe with a diameter of 10-15 cm for running rails;
• Metal corner 50 mm;
• Sheet metal with a thickness of 2-2.5 mm;
• Welding machine and electrodes;
• Bulgarian, cutting and grinding wheels;
• Hinges, bolts and lock for the gate;
• Floor and floor boards for the implementation of a strip foundation or a garage for skids;
• Primer and paint for metal structures.

Metal Garage Construction Technology

Metal garage is a rather heavy construction, and its manufacture requires the use of welding and some skills. If you want to build a lighter construction without using a welding machine, you can build a garage from a metal profile.