Browse Forums Renovation + Home Improvement 1 Jul 06, 2012 10:15 pm Hi all, I've been reading the forum for a little bit now and figured I should post up at some stage. Very helpful site for me so far. I've got a question regarding a highset place I own in Brisbane. Basically, the place is a typical highset, on a slightly sloping block. The house has a joist & bearer floor on stumps and the front of the house sitting on a brick wall with piers. The sides and rear are enclosed with timber slats. There is a double garage built under the left-hand side of the house with a concrete slab, but the right hand side is bare earth. I would like to replace the timber slats that enclose the sides and rear of the garage with something more secure - as it is now, you can easily see into the garage and it would not be hard to break in. I want to keep it as a garage, just close it in properly. My question - what is the best way to do this? My thoughts and recommendations so far is to frame it up with metal stud walls and sheeting with blue board (then rendering the outside or something later). I have a couple of concerns - I doubt this concrete slab has any moisture barrier - it looks original, so should I take the sheeting to the floor or are there other options?. Also, what would be the best way to finish the top of these walls - should I leave ventilation spaces up around the joists and bearers? Should I leave a pest barrier of some sort? Is mounting the metal track to the joists/bearers best practice? Do I sheet over the stumps or leave them exposed? As the garage is at the moment: Like ⋅ Add a comment ⋅ Pin to Ideaboard ⋅ You can really use anything you want the main consideration would be how it looks once painted/finished - or the look you want. Cabinetmakers use MDF because its cheap… 2 9943 Surrey Hills, Vic 3127 Garage is being built with metal, 3m distance away from my cover deck. It is parallel to my cover deck, living room, family room and kitchen,… 0 9611 |