Manufacturers of Timber Garages in the UK

Timber garages are probably Saltire Stables' most popular non equestrian buildings. We offer a very wide range of sizes, from around 3.0 x 3.6m (10' x 12') right up to 5.4 x 9.0m (18' x 30') We can make buildings higher, lower, wider or longer that these sizes and of course you can add these to other equestrian or bespoke buildings as required to create a combination unit.

Double garage with GRP Up & Over doors and separate integral workshop

With a garage, you must first determine the use you are going to put it to! This isn't as silly as it sounds. A large number are not used for cars but for anything else - bicycles, freezers, DIY junk, boats, woodstores etc! If you do want to garage cars, then go for something 4.8m (16') long which will cover nearly every car. However if you are likely to have other things inside like a freezer or bicycles on the end go for 5.4 or 6.0m (18 - 20').

As for span, a single car can fit a garage as little as 2.4m (8') but is a squeeze to get out so our range begins at 3.0m (10') wide which is much more comfortable. A double garage can be as little as 4.8m (16') wide but again a touch extra makes a big difference - 5.4m (18') is ideal.

In terms of front doors, we allow for timber access doors with leafs of variable widths to suit the openings which depend on the final size. You can also specify standard up & over doors in 2.1m (7') widths and heights of up to 2.1m (7') in a standard metal primer coat for overpainting or an attractive white GRP Georgian style. These doors are also available wider & taller together with automatic motorised opening mechanisms. We hold separate brochures on these options but once you stray away from these standard sizes there is a substantial premium for this.

One way to avoid this is to stick to paired timber doors for which we need charge no premium. This might be of interest to those with 4 x 4 vehicles - these vehicles will just fit through an up & over door but only without a roofrack - so you should consider added height.

Basic specification for garages

• Framework 4 x 2 Kiln dried CLS studwork
• Cladding 16 x 125nom pressure treated Swedish weatherboard
• Roof Heavy Duty Purlins and Black Onduline Roofing system
• Colour Celcure light green, stainable to customer preference
• Doors 7' x 7' up & over style doors in metal primer coat
• FLB paired timber doors inc all ironmongery
• Single side frame ledge & braced access door with ironmongery
• Daylight 750 x 750 fixed glazed perspex windows or translucent roof sheets (free choice)
• Side Guttering 112mm half round guttering to both sides
• Eaves Height 2.1m (7')

PRINCIPAL OPTIONS

• Walls alter structure to open sided carport style add partition wall for storage or workshop room
• Height 8' eaves for 4 x 4 vehicles
• Sarking 12mm OSB Sarking for strength, insulation and security
• Roof Coloured Onduline (Red/Green/Slate)
• Bardoline shingles, alloy profile clad or Ondusteel tile effect on sarking deck
• Cladding 19mm exterior weatherboarding
• Lining to 4' high or eaves in OSB or plywood
• Insulation 100mm gyproc insulation/vapour check to wall
• Doors 7066 or 7070 up & over garage doors in steel primer coat or white GRP
• Special height and width to order in metal (matching side doors also available)
• Windows either additional perspex glazed or double glazed windows 1073H x 1221W x 20mm

Concrete Details
This building would be bolted to a concrete plinth, normally at least 150mm (6") thick where taking a motor car. The concrete should have some reinforcing by the entrance doorway as this is the area of greatest "shear" and therefore wear. It can either be bolted through a single course of brickwork laid as per the plan on a larger concrete base or else directly to a concrete plinth without the brickline but laid to the brickline dimensions and a minimum of 50mm (2") above the general ground level to enable the weatherboard to project over the concrete for weather protection. In either case, care should be taken at the garage doors to prevent rainwater blowing or running into the garage under the door.