Garage Golf 2.0

[Podcast]

Hello,

I've had a Skytrak + Archery net set-up for about 1 year but just moved 2 weeks ago so decided to go for a proper set-up rather than hitting golf balls in my garage with bikes, wheel barrows & work bench all in close proximity! I have a 6m/20ft square garage, only 2.5m high but will come on to the ceiling mods later. The screen is a 3m square net so wrapped it under and tightened with rope/tie-wraps. I built some frames and added 12mm underlay with a nylon cover and the screen is pretty much done!

I need to remove 3 cross members from the Fink roof trusses, but will be adding purlins, double skinning the outer 2 and adding some additional struts as per the advice from a structural engineer. Next job cladding the walls between the Cotswold pillars with reclaimed pallets before building a 4-seater l-shaped sofa and adding beer fridge etc... before I sort out the roof and line the ceiling, I should have 10ft + for my driver follow through. Will keep the updated coming.

[scruffjinks]

Hi Podcast,

'I need to remove 3 cross members from the Fink roof trusses, but will be adding purlins, double skinning the outer 2 and adding some additional struts as per the advice from a structural engineer.'

This sounds exactly what I need to do (and posted earlier). Any chance you could given me a more detailed view of your design? Do you have any drawings?

Thanks,

Andy

[Podcast]

Hi Andy,

I only have a scan of the sketch from the guy, but will knock up some drawings & share. Progressing with the build as below. Astro turf turn up next week so might get the trusses sorted this weekend.

[Podcast]

Andy, here's the plan for the trusses. My garage has 11 trusses in total & I'll be altering the 5/6/7th and strengthening the 4/8th either side with purlins running horizontally across the middle 5 trusses. Trusses 4/8 I'll be doubling the thickness of the bottom span whilst adding extra vertical trusses plus 2 diagonal linking all the purlins. Trusses 5,6/7 will have a simple truss 2ft higher up and all joints on trusses 4 * 8 will have plywood gussets glued/screwed into the trusses & purlins along with 5/6/7 for the new higher span. Hope it makes sense and will likely be the strongest part of the roof! New trusses will be C16/24 load-bearing grade 35mm x 70mm to match the current trusses and the purlins will 6' x 2' and screwed into each of the trusses via angle brackets as the pass each truss as as I said butting into gusset plates, 10mm ply.

[scruffjinks]

Thanks that is really helpful

[Brettster]

Podcast - oh that's cool what you're doing with Trusses... reminds me of my studies I did of the gambrel roof before I cut down my ceiling Joists in the shed! You can see it documented here:

https://golfsimulatorforum.com/forum/golf-simulator-forum/simulator-builds/348365-golf-sim-shed-build-finally

Good luck
-Brett