stormins Garage conversion the start

[stormin]

okay folks this is my first attempt to add a photo to my thread hope it all works if so loads to follow.Basically i've been working on my garage coversion for about 7 weeks now it is part of the house with a door leading directly off it into our kitchen and above it we have a bedroom.My garden is to small so this was the only choice.This has advantages and disadvantages as all birdrooms do. the main advantage is i'm immune to outside weather changes so thats got to be a big help.
Main disadvantage no windows so will relly totally on artificial daylight bulbs so only time will tell with breeding results. More words and pics to follow if this works.

[stormin]

it worked? great now i can give a little more info. The garage is 16 x 8 so i'm putting in one long flight which is 16 x 3 and several stock cages for youngsters i have lined the roof partitioned off the garage doors or sealed them:p and as the other end opens into my kitchen i've put ventilation out through the doors as you can see by the ducting in the ceiling.This consists of two extractor fans and one fan sucking clean air in. I just hope the wife can stand the noise from the birds all day long:D otherwise i'm gonna be in trouble? there will be a glass door fitted between kitcen and birdroom wich will be kept closed most of the time due to bird dust noise etc i am quite advanced now ,the main flight is finished and i'm just building my main blocks of breeding cages 20 cages in all.I'm not rushing to get birds in until at least aug/sep as i want it all perfect and ready.Any questions please ask and i'll add photo's as time goes on. all the best and thanks for such an informative website and my inspiration to start this wonderful hobby all over again.

[RobHughes]

Its looking good . Look forward to seeing it develope;)

[stormin]

thankyou Rob,more pictures tomorrow.

[RobHughes]

thankyou Rob,more pictures tomorrow.

Looking forward already

[stormin]

okay it is tomorrow,gone midnight so here are a few more,just started flight here and you can see the doors filled in and insulated i have tiled the main flight all 16 foot of it!!! took ages 1 week to be precise but i'm well pleased with the result.

[RobHughes]

okay it is tomorrow,gone midnight so here are a few more,just started flight here and you can see the doors filled in and insulated i have tiled the main flight all 16 foot of it!!! took ages 1 week to be precise but i'm well pleased with the result.

Youve been busy mate, this is gonna be a cracking bird room. Nice one

[pip]

That sounds good - your own little retreat in the garage to relax and tend to your birds - and as you say - you are not at the mercy of the weather and it may be more secure and easier to keep the vermin out than in a wooden shed! Keep us updated with your progress - it looks good so far.

[Birdys.stirling]

Its looking good mate, well done:D

Look forward to seeing more updates:D

[Mark Ramshaw]

Looking very good. I have a garage too that I dont use at the minute. Its about 20x9. Im thinking of turning it into a bird house too. I will watch yours develop with interest. Good luck

[kazza]

Really terrific setup and well thought out. Look forward to the end results :)

[S25ale]

Wow your garage has really come on Stormin, it looks like its going to be a fantastic birdroom/aviary thanks for posting your pictures i'm looking forward to the end result.

I noticed you mentioned you'd been in the hobby before what did you keep etc and what are you planning on keeping this time round?

[stormin]

thanks for the comments will keep you posted been busy making more breeding cages today to answer the earlier question it was budgies i kept before and of course will do again.

[stormin]

A few more pics of the flight looking good now i'm very pleased with the outcome so far the jobs in the house have all come to a stop whilst i do this conversion good job the wife is so understanding??:p

[stormin]

some more pictures showing 4 stock cages at the other end,these have dividers so can be made bigger going to use them for youngsters till they go through there first moult to help settle them down.I plan on putting another large single stock cage below these which will be 4ft by3ft by 18inch going to start that tomorrow! oh i do love bank holidays the extra time it gives to do these things.Also you can see the start of the breeding cages theres 2 banks of 8 here planning on 20 cages in total each one is 15in high by 12in deep by 24in long i would have liked them 15 in wide but by the time i hang on the outside nest boxes its going to be tight for walking around in there anyway. They all have dividers and are made of contiboard so no painting to do!! i hate painting:rolleyes:thanks

[RobHughes]

some more pictures showing 4 stock cages at the other end,these have dividers so can be made bigger going to use them for youngsters till they go through there first moult to help settle them down.I plan on putting another large single stock cage below these which will be 4ft by3ft by 18inch going to start that tomorrow! oh i do love bank holidays the extra time it gives to do these things.Also you can see the start of the breeding cages theres 2 banks of 8 here planning on 20 cages in total each one is 15in high by 12in deep by 24in long i would have liked them 15 in wide but by the time i hang on the outside nest boxes its going to be tight for walking around in there anyway. They all have dividers and are made of contiboard so no painting to do!! i hate painting:rolleyes:thanks

Its comming on great, do you have birds already or will you be purchasing them after finishing the birdroom

[stormin]

Hi Rob no mate no birds at the moment i have kept Exhibition Budgies twice before though once as a teenager and then again in my late twenties but you know how it is getting married money etc, well thats all settled now i,m now 41 and my youngest child is 9 so i have a bit more time on my hands now. Not sure where i'm going to buy birds from first but i want to stick to just 2 maybe 3 breeders and not mix them and just see how things go, cheers.

[RobHughes]

Hi Rob no mate no birds at the moment i have kept Exhibition Budgies twice before though once as a teenager and then again in my late twenties but you know how it is getting married money etc, well thats all settled now i,m now 41 and my youngest child is 9 so i have a bit more time on my hands now. Not sure where i'm going to buy birds from first but i want to stick to just 2 maybe 3 breeders and not mix them and just see how things go, cheers.

What area are you from , are there many budgie breeders there

[stormin]

i'm down in Tamworth staffordshire about 20 minutes from Birmingham there are quite a few breeders around just not sure who i shall go to yet.I don't want any birds till end of july / August so i have plenty of time yet.

[RobHughes]

i'm down in Tamworth staffordshire about 20 minutes from Birmingham there are quite a few breeders around just not sure who i shall go to yet.I don't want any birds till end of july / August so i have plenty of time yet.

Plenty of breeders in that area then, no rush to get the birds then you finishing the birdroom first. look forward to see it finished and see the birds in it later in the year

[Simon Devaney]

Lookin good Stormin, well done mate

[Brian Smart]

looks a treat mate well done

[James Theobald]

Stonking 'shed' Stormin:D
Looking forward to seeing the finished product mate & good luck;)

[B7278]

quality set up pal all the best for when your fully set up and you get the birds in all the best kb

[Mark Gulley]

looks a quality job well done

[stormin]

thankyou Simon,Brian,James,Kb and Mark for the kind comments been busy building the youngsters stock cage today measuring 4 foot long by 3ft high by 30 inches deep sort of a mini flight pictures to follow also put down the self levelling compound on the main Flight floor ready for tiling not as easy to use as i thought but its good enough.:D

[Darren Mckeown]

Looks great keep the pics comming have been showing the missus just to plant the seeds so when i broach the subjct about our garage

Daz

[stormin]

Hello Daz,thanks for the comments believe me i took ages trying to convince my misses? so i brought her a dog as a sweetner? I think any garage is a perfect solution most people only use them for storage nowadays anyway i'll keep pictures coming and hopefully she will say yes?:D

[Simon Devaney]

Hello Daz,thanks for the comments believe me i took ages trying to convince my misses? so i brought her a dog as a sweetner? I think any garage is a perfect solution most people only use them for storage nowadays anyway i'll keep pictures coming and hopefully she will say yes?:D

Hmm dog aye,

might work for me that one, i want to put a 30' x 12' birdroom up and can see a bribe needed to get it past my other half:D

[Darren Mckeown]

If only it was the cost of a dog, she keeps pestering me to extend the house over the garage for a extra bedroom with on suite bathroom, then i can have the garage as my birdroom, no idea about prices for extentions, but £200-300 for a dog seems a good deal. A £30,000 birdroom is a little over the top.

Daz

[John Zerafa]

Great work. I like the quality of the workmanship. You have me thinking or redoing my flights.

[stormin]

Daz thats exactly what i did to the house about 4 years ago! so my garage is very cosy underneath the bedroom,Simon i wish i had more space!! a 30 x 12 birdroom would be a dream:rolleyes: for me and everyone i think ,hope it comes off for you mate.

[Simon Devaney]

Daz thats exactly what i did to the house about 4 years ago! so my garage is very cosy underneath the bedroom,Simon i wish i had more space!! a 30 x 12 birdroom would be a dream:rolleyes: for me and everyone i think ,hope it comes off for you mate.

At the planning stage at the minute just need to raise some funds:D

Oh and get permision from the wife!!!

[Birdys.stirling]

Look forward to seeing your build simon:D

[Simon Devaney]

Look forward to seeing your build simon:D


So am i:D

Will happen one day

[Birdys.stirling]

What when you win the lottery?:D

[Simon Devaney]

What when you win the lottery?:D

Will need to be a bloody big win,

[andy one]

hi
looks like it is going to be a great setup :) very good :)

[stormin]

A few more pics just tiling the flight floor as we speak been a pain as the concrete floor wasn't quite level even putting leveling compound down first:( still nearly done. All thats left then is a new door to be fitted on the kitchen side,this i want some glass in so we can watch the birds from the kitchen but keeping the door closed. This will keep the dust down in the house and the noise:eek: Then i need cage fronts and make some nest boxes thats about it then?? enjoy!

[John Zerafa]

Very nice. It should look really good with birds in it.

[Birdys.stirling]

http://www.budgerigars.co.uk/forum/attachment.php?attachmentid=10299&d=1242576582

http://www.budgerigars.co.uk/forum/attachment.php?attachmentid=10300&d=1242576626

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[Birdys.stirling]

http://www.budgerigars.co.uk/forum/attachment.php?attachmentid=10303&d=1242576708

Its looking real good, you have done an awful lot since the last update:D

[B7278]

an amazing set up mate well done mate;)

[Zebadee]

That looks great, would love something like that (smile)

[RobHughes]

Its comming on great Storming, not long to go now, is that laminate flooring you have put on the floor

Rob

[mad 4 budgies]

great job storming great use of space

[stormin]

thanks for enlarging the pics shaun your a true gent! Rob yes that is laminate floor i was going to tile but to much work with leveling the floor,i'm having enough problems tiling the main aviary still once done i'll be able to sweep all shavings up in one go and chuck a bucket of water on the floor to disinfect;)in fact come to think of it as its tiled all round the walls sides etc i could have my own swimming pool in there and watch the birds flying over my head? just have to dive under the water everytime they drop there bombs from above :eek: thanks again for the kind comments

[Birdys.stirling]

That's fine mate:D

[Gary-S6794]

looking really good, nice big flight ! great use of space! well done :)

[Titchpritch]

Really is looking great Stormin. What is at the end of the flight near the kitchen? Have you had to box something in there? Just asking as we may have a water drainage problem in a similar position and thinking storage underneath??

[stormin]

Hello titchpritch well spotted,well your right its a storage area for seed etc as i haven't any space any where else in there still its a 3 foot square hole so should be good,already i've made a seed bin on wheels to keep under there as i continued the laminate floor into that cupboard space to make things easy to clean.

[Dan Maddocks]

Did you build the block of 16 breeding cages mate?

[stormin]

yes Dan i did, theres 2 blocks of 8 i need to build another block of 4 to go on top. Did you get my pm i sent you?

[Dan Maddocks]

yes Dan i did, theres 2 blocks of 8 i need to build another block of 4 to go on top. Did you get my pm i sent you?

Im going to attempt to make some soon, but wont look as good as them :eek: lol

I didnt mate,? if you sent it yesterday my inbox was 100%

[legend55555]

very wonderful aviary
i'll take your design to make one to my birds but it will be 9*8
and i'll keep zebra finch only on it
you give me good idea i have 3 windows i'll close one to be like yours

[Dan Maddocks]

Any updates mate :D

[stormin]

Hi Dan, not alot done since i have put all the cage fronts on and brought 24 box within a box nest boxes of the internet so well chuffed with those! Going on my hols tomorrow looking forward to coming home already so i can start buying some birds:D see you all soon the sunshine and Beer awaits me!!!!!!!:eek:

[Birdys.stirling]

Where did you get your nest boxes from mate?

[B7278]

looking forward to seeing pics of the bird's in mate brillent birdroom well done mate;)

[JGJ]

Are you in a local club Stormin?You should come along to ours,Birmingham BS.
We meet every 2nd monday at Tysley Railway Club on the Stratford rd,there are birds there at most meetings and our open show is 9th August at Lapworth Village Hall.

[stormin]

thanks for the heads up on Birmingham BS i work shifts so meetings in an evening are difficult! will try to attend your open show though, many thanks.

[Andy Hughes]

You lucky So n So. What I wouldn't do for a Garage sized Aviary! I would give my left arm for that sort of a set up! Your Mrs. must be very understanding! Do you think she could give my wife a few pointers? I only have to think about an extension and she says NO! Im sure she's a Witch! Seriously, you are very lucky!

[Simon Roberts]

Great set up, you've done yourself proud, any new pics??

[stormin]

put a couple of picks of the setup with birds in the exhibition budgies forum under stormins birds take a look at the last couple of pics posted.

[gar1]

ahhahahahaha

can admin please remove this numpty hes spamming all over the threads:confused::confused::mad::mad: