Advise on garage issue?

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helpimcrap

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Advice on garage issue?

Hi,
Recently had a new concrete base fitted, and a new concrete garage fitted on top.

Looks fantastic and i was blown away by it.

Noticed a couple of issues - technically they garage is square and works great so thinking its not a garage issue as all the panels fit well, it doesn't leak and there are 4 or 5 bolts holing each panel to the next.

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This is the bottom of the garage in one corner (about 1cm) next to door - it works fine etc but over time it will start to fail when the bolts stretch.. Guessing the base isn't 100% level to the garage but it is to the surrounding tarmac as it all looks fine it's just a cm here and there!

Got the builder coming back round to look but thinking if i did it myself - cement in a piping back for example and squeeze it under or push it under with a trowel?

Or is there something the equivilent to expanding foam which would be better?
 
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They used a piece of wood from one edge to the other over the wet concrete - the tarmac edges they were using must have been out!!

I saw them do it and it looked level to the edges...
 
Cheers guys. Builder is coming over tonight so i can explain to him although he'll see anyway.

Think the concrete panels are about 2" thick? Maybe a touch less. Weigh about 100-120kg a panel. Over time they would snap bolts through use so getting it done before i use it. Also want a quote on getting back wall fixed and a gate fitted. (back wall goes all around my garden and along the back of 2 neighbours houses forming an alleyway. Trying to find out who owns it is proving hard work as neither, Jelson, the council or my solicitors can answer...
 
£10-15s worth of a mastick pointing stuff he reckons will work fine. He understands what people mean by dry packing but he reckons it will last a couple of years tops before the weight of it will make it crumble if you packed it in well enough and bits will wash away in heavy rain he reckons.

Useful conversation as he will quote on a gate to be ftted and he quoted on a wall to be done although he reckons i should check with council because i shouldn't pay for it - it should be the council as they cut the grass next to it and my boundarys finish on the gsarden.
 
In all fairness to the guy he didn't really screw up as said - 10mm over a 16ft length isn't that bad i don't think. He reckons that the people who put it up should have put something down first to seal itsd the weight ot it would have levelled it out.

point noted about the mastic pointing though.

I'll raise the issue.

I'm going to paint the floor and have asked for external silicone sealant around the garage allthough he reckones the mastic stuff is waterproof so there will be no need.
 
cheers for the help guys. I've asked the question and explained why.

It's the end panel next to the garage door so weight on one side and bolted to the next panel to support one side. If it was a middle panel i'd have no qualms about it but it's because its the end panel.
 
Can mortar be put underneath it? Wet and then dry out? That's the same as dry packing cement though isn't it? or do you put wedges of already solid mortar in?

Sorry but i don't understand that - thought mortar was used just for between bricks in walls?
 
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