To build a garage from a metal profile with your own hands is within the power of every homeowner. You don't need specific skills. It is enough to study the technology and follow its basic requirements.
A metal profile garage is a durable and convenient parking space. It does not require a strong foundation, large financial costs and building skills.
Metal profile - profiled steel sheet coated with a polymer layer. The material is used for facing walls, partitions, fences. To protect against rust, metal profile sheets are treated with a zinc or aluminum-zinc coating. Sometimes aluminosilicon is used, but it is less resistant to external influences. Zinc-aluminum provides the best protection.
Experts consider the metal profile the best building material for the construction of small buildings. Among the main advantages are:
However, there are certain disadvantages:
Metal tiles can also be laid on the roof Roll-up gates are installed in the absence of space for swing gates Swing gates are made from the same metal profile as the entire garage All types of gates can be built into a home-made garage from a metal profile
From the point of view of the end consumer, a metal profile is a corrugated metal sheet impregnated with several coatings. When choosing a material for building a garage, you need to pay attention to the marking:
The metal profile marked "H" is considered the strongest, therefore, when building a garage from scratch, it is worth using it.
The numbers placed in the marking immediately after the letter indicate the height of the wave. This indicator can be from 8 to 100 mm. Indirectly, this also speaks of the thickness of the material.
For example, the parameters of sheet H-75 are as follows:
It is very easy to calculate the amount of metal profile that will be needed during construction, it is enough to determine the size of the building. The length of the building is equal to the width of several sheets. The height of the garage from the foundation to the roof is equal to the height of one sheet. When purchasing material, you should add 10 percent to the given length of the building - this is necessary for joining the sheets with an overlap.
In addition to the metal profile, the following materials, tools and components will be needed during the construction process:
Before purchasing materials and starting work, it is necessary to find and clear a site for the future building and draw up a detailed drawing.
When choosing a site for building a garage, you need to be guided by expediency and convenience. If some place is more suitable for building a bathhouse or gazebo, you can choose another site for the garage. The main requirement is the absence of obstacles to the exit of the car.
Ideally, the garage gate line should be flush with the fence line. This guarantees the unimpeded exit of the car to the street and allows you not to put a fence on this site.
In order to save money, a metal profile garage can be attached to an existing building. In this case, you can not build one of the walls, but due to the increased noise transmission of the material, the extension does not need to be installed next to the residential building.
For the construction of a garage, you can not choose a place with fertile land. Decay of organic matter will begin under the building, as a result of which the structure may be skewed.
The selected area is cleared of debris and thickets and marked with pegs, reinforcement and rope, which will indicate the placement of all sides of the future garage.
Creating a drawing showing all sizes and materials is not a prerequisite for building a garage, but it is very useful for people who do not have experience in construction.
In the drawing, you can indicate all the dimensions and characteristics of the future structure, including the slope of the roof and the height of the floor. The standard garage parameters for one car are as follows:
The drawing shows all the details, their placement and dimensions.
When creating a drawing and building, you need to remember that insulating materials will take away part of the internal space.
For small mobile garages, it will be enough to draw up a drawing of the “box” itself. It consists of two schemes:
In the event that a stationary structure is being erected, installed in a permanent place, drawings of the foundation and inspection pit can also be added.
The width of the pit depends on the dimensions of the car.
The laid floor must dry. This may take up to three weeks.
There are two main ways to mount the frame:
You should get a similar design:
Roof elements are attached separately
In the first version, the frame is assembled separately from the foundation. All elements are carefully measured according to a previously developed plan, cut and welded together. The assembled structure is installed on the foundation and fastened with self-tapping screws. Sometimes the structure is assembled in separate blocks directly on the foundation, in which case the individual blocks are welded or fastened with long screws.
The second method requires intervention at the stage of creating the foundation. For the installation of support posts to the depth of freezing of the soil, pits are dug. To do this, you can use a regular garden drill. Corner posts are installed in the pits. They are aligned horizontally and vertically and are considered reference. The remaining vertical racks are set along them, the top of which should form a single horizontal plane. Then the pits and the strip foundation are poured with concrete.
The number of vertical posts depends on the size of the garage and the type of metal profile used. On average, it is enough to install 2–3 supports on each sheet with a distance between them of 0.6–0.8 m.
In this way, the supports are installed on three sides, the fourth remains for mounting the gate. For swing gates, it is enough to make two simple quadrangular frames for the leaves, install steel hinges on them and on the outer posts and hang the resulting structures. If necessary, additional stiffeners are added.
After the solution has set, you can proceed with the installation of the upper and lower trim and horizontal strips. They are attached to vertical supports by welding or self-tapping screws at a distance of 0.5 m from each other.
If in the future it is planned to equip a shed roof, one of the sides is made higher than the rest. A gable roof requires the creation of a rather complex truss system.
Installing a profiled sheet is the easiest step in assembling a garage. The corrugated board is mounted vertically, which ensures the timely removal of water.
As fasteners, self-tapping screws with a rubberized gasket are used. It securely closes the hole, does not scratch the sheet and prevents moisture from getting inside.
The work takes place in several stages:
The roof of the garage from a metal profile can be single-pitched or gable. This must be determined at the design stage of the building. If the garage is adjacent to other buildings, it is worth limiting yourself to one slope. Its slope must be at least 8 degrees.
All elements of the system are installed separately
Installation takes place in several successive stages:
To insulate a garage from a metal profile, glass or mineral wool is used. It is preferable to use mineral wool, it has a high fire resistance. The process of warming and finishing is as follows:
Mineral wool sheets are placed between the vertical supports of the frame
Roll material can also be used to insulate the garage. Its installation requires the preliminary installation of a rack frame. The transverse planks, metal or wooden, are attached to the main frame at a distance of 50–60 cm. A roll insulation is placed under these planks.
The finished metal profile garage is painted with anti-corrosion paint. This increases the life of the building.
By following a number of simple rules, you will become the owner of your own corrugated garage. If necessary, it can be easily converted into a workshop, warehouse or other utility room.
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