Complex and multi-level structures of garages are gradually becoming a thing of the past, and they are being replaced by simple and lightweight structures made of metal profiles. Profiled flooring has many advantages over other materials: it is light, practical, inexpensive, durable, quite attractive in appearance, and most importantly, it will allow you to build a garage with your own hands, without resorting to special equipment and additional financial investments.
So, if you have planned to build a garage from a metal profile with your own hands, we will help you carry out all stages of this process quickly and efficiently.
If you have already chosen a decent place for the construction of a future structure, then at the very beginning you will need to mark out this territory. This is done very simply - small wooden stakes or pieces of reinforcement are driven in around the perimeter of the selected area. A rope is stretched between these elements, which will indicate the sides of the future structure. In the middle of the marking, along the perimeter, as well as in the corners, recesses are dug to a depth and width of about 0.5 meters.
When creating a drawing, you should not try to save money and limit the size of the room to a minimum, because in the garage, at least, there should be space to open the car door. The smallest parameters of the garage are equal to 3x4 meters, and in the optimal case - 4x6.
To create the foundation, we need some materials and tools:
The process of creating the foundation for a garage from a metal profile differs from building the foundation of ordinary houses:
A good solution would be to arrange a viewing hole in the center of the garage. To do this, you must first dig a recess, the edges of which are concreted or laid out with bricks. Ideally, it is desirable to supplement it with small steps and lighting. Remember that the creation of a viewing hole is only possible if the groundwater level in your area is low.
The frame is built by welding. If you are new to this type of work, it is best to seek the help of a professional welder.
After installing the frame, you should start installing the walls from the metal profile.
Beforehand, it is advisable to check the drawing again, measure everything, and check for even angles and parallelism. Sometimes it becomes necessary to cut the profile, and for such cases it is better to stock up on a jigsaw. Having adjusted the material to the dimensions you need, you can begin to fasten the sheets.
The walls are built using self-tapping screws, and the joints between the individual sheets must be sealed with special steel rivets. In order for the walls to be stronger, more rigid and stable, the masters advise using sealing gaskets.
The next step in building a garage from a metal profile is to install a roof.
Buildings of this type, as a rule, are equipped with a single or gable roof, with the possibility of insulation. It is recommended to give preference to single-sided, as its installation is easier. As in previous cases, self-tapping screws are used to fasten metal profile sheets, which connect them to the roof frame profile.
It is advisable to choose a sheet wide enough that could cover the entire length of the garage in one sitting. From a practical point of view, it will be much easier to cut off the excess part of the sheet than to fix the missing part later.
For a better result, it is advisable to find drawings of a shed roof on the Internet, and strictly follow the markings.
After the bulk of the work has been done, care must be taken to protect the new structure from moisture penetration, as well as freezing. To do this, you will need to select and install high-quality hydro and thermal insulation.
Those who refuse to insulate the garage should be aware that thermal insulation is needed not for the owner of the car, but for the car itself, so that sudden changes in temperature do not damage its “insides”.
Garage heaters are very different:
Warming with the help of the latter material is the easiest to do - you just need to attach the plates to the walls of the building, and level the surface with a building mixture. True, expanded polystyrene is quite sensitive to mechanical stress and, moreover, begins to decompose at high temperatures. But if you are not going to melt it or hit it with heavy objects, this option is just for you.
