Garage door/floor and driveway

[Gregm53]

Hi, first time posting…

I have a concrete driveway which runs into concrete slab floor in garage. No leaking issues.

I would like to convert the garage and need to raise floor height with insulation, the garage door (up and over style) needs replacing (with a side hinged door) and i then need to get the driveway replaced (probably resin) to match height of the garage floor with a slight downward slope from garage doors onto the driveway.

Could I ask for some advice on how best to approach all of this from an order point of view? Im guessing i would get the internal level right first, the door, then take the level onto the driveway thereafter?

Many thanks
Greg

 

[thomp1983]

If you raise the driveway height to match the raised internal floor I'd imagine you'll be very close to breaching the dpc which is a definite no no.

You really want to leave the driveway height as is and have a step or ramp upto your new floor height

 

[Gregm53]

thanks, was thinking keep 99% of the driveway the same height as now, but replace, but just add a gentle slope to meet garage door. So would it need to be a temporary (but in reality permanent) metal ramp of sorts rather than driveway slope?

 

[PeteThePen1]

Will you still be using the garage as a garage or is it to become a ManCave? If it is a garage for a car do you have the height to lift the floor level by 200mm (100mm insulation + 100mm new slab. I ask because modern cars have got so large. We found that our replacement VeeDub would no longer go into the garage because it was both fatter and higher.