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[skyblue]

Hmmmmmmm...... sounds like a good project  but I could have sworn you already had one.

 To be Honest tho ... you could do this without even attending a college course as its all comman sense

[Marks DTM Calib]

The problem is that you cnat trust the trades anymore.

Everytime I pay somebody to do work I have trouble, the standard of work is just not good enough (and I mean everytime!).

Hence, I do it all myself now, it takes longer but the job is right!

[jonnycool]

A friend of the family did a bricklaying course a while back, he built himself a massive shed using a huge pile of stone he had lying round from a knocked-down wall and it looks fantastic, it's really worth doing yourself. It's got to be easier with those big breeze-blocks 

[mantahatch]

In my life I have had 3 different careers. The first was Apprentice Bricklayer, and then became a Bricklayer for the next 6 years.

It is something you can do yourself, however bear in mind you will need to be physically fit to mix the muck (mortar) move the bricks etc. Do use blocks where they cannot be seen, but you must use bricks on any visual side as it looks tacky otherwise.

Personally I would always go for the pitched roof, less likely to leak and gives you a little extra storage space.

HTH

P.S. I went for the large sectional garage, then fitted wood trim around the eaves and gables, painted the walls a nice cream colour the wood and doors a nice brown colour. The overall effect fits in quite well, although it is due a repaint after 12 years.

[aaronjb]

Hmmmmmmm...... sounds like a good project  but I could have sworn you already had one.

I do have one already to be fair - a part brick/block affair sitting on a thin slab (it was put up when they built the house next door and demolished the original garage for mine to make way).. but the roof leaks, everything is going nicely mouldy, and I really wanted a double so I've got somewhere to work on the cars in the dry (with power etc) Not to mention embark on the next project once the MR2 is gone (which is a kit car)..

It's a luxury, really, so I can't complain too much I count myself lucky to even be in a position to be considering it!

Mantahatch - physically fit eh.. Damn, that's me out! (though I remember a friend of mine started part time on a building site when he got made redundant - said he lost a couple of stone a month from the exercise!)