Ultimate Garage Gym Build - Home Gym for under £4k
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- Опубліковано 25 чер 2024
- I attempt to turn my garage into a cool "Soho style" gym having never done any DIY before. I need to do it all for under £4k budget, Will I make it?
Blue LED Clock - amzn.to/3jOKX9j
Mirrors - amzn.to/368pvYf
Rack - They don't sell this model in the UK anymore, but here is a better new option. amzn.to/3kObncG
Landmine attachment - amzn.to/322UQdl or amzn.to/35TqzPl
Bench by Captial Sports - amzn.to/3mJFToK
Bar by Primal Strength - primalstrength.com/primal-str...
York Bumper Plates - yorkfitness.com/collections/c...
40kg Adjustable Dumbells by Mens Health - Similar to amzn.to/3mGJpzX (40kg) or amzn.to/3kOvCqu (24kg)
Power Tower by Mens Health - Similar to amzn.to/3oNx9Q0
This man was already prepared for the pandemic
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@@Matthew34801 did he tell you that?
@@kryptoniteee yeah in the bible
Great job! The mirrors and LED's look awesome. But, if this were mine...I'd definitely paint the brick a flat black and probably the ceiling, then, maybe add a little blue trim or something. My gym is black and red themed.
i would have left the ceiling exposed and sprayed it all flat black. the architecture of the rafters are too cool to cover up.
Also leave it exposed for heat to escape to the top. It's gonna feel real nasty in there when you work up a sweat.
Did consider it but I wanted to keep it all under 4k and to do that I'd have had to insulate the pitch of the roof then board the whole pitch which would have been much more expensive. Plus I want to keep as much of the heat in as it's cold most of the time over here so we need insulation.
I was shaking my head when I saw that he was covering it all up!
James Burford Hi mate, thinking of going garage gym to run my PT business. Have you installed insulation between the fake ceiling with spotlights and the real ceiling? TIA
@@joshfairweather08 Just watched his most recent video where I he says he did. I am going to do the same myself, but just wondering what he did about ventilation to keep condensation/damp from building up in the 'loft' cavity.
Nice place, very relaxing, it makes you wanna to have a beer and chill
That Audi and home gym build are clean af my guy
Pt. 2 in progress right now in preparation for a new car. 😉
@@JamesBurford hi brother. I want to do the same. I've bought the equipment. Jus waiting 4 uni 2 finish in 3weeks I hand in my final assignment to my 1st year so I can make a early start on my summer project. I want to turn my garage into a gym. I need that whole frame wood & metal & mirrors & blue glow set up along with that amazingly perfect matching clock. Can u please send me then 6 links.
Please don't ignore...I don't mean that in a rude way I jus want info ASAP. I am a new sub so not sure if you even interact wid ya fans. I hope so..... I start in 3weeks. I must order b4 hand obviously
@@sandeepathwal4188
Hey,
Congrats on starting your project. There are links to things like the led clock in the description of the main gym build video.
As for the mirrors, I can't find the ones I bought again but I bought them off eBay and there are loads of other similar ones available. They were just large perspex (not glass) gym safe mirrors. Cost about £60 per mirror.
As for the wood, I just picked up some stud wood from homebase and cut and screwed it together.
As for the blue LEDs they are literally just an led strip. I a 7m led strip. Amazon is your best bet for this.
Hope this helps, good luck
After gifting this I still get messages and how grateful they are for this love it
Like to blue theme!👌
Fantastic job you did on the garage.
Great job. Awesome lil home gym
Awesome job love the colour scheme!
We have just completed a garage gym conversion too - love your effort !
Wow garage gym goals!
Great video gym came out awesome in the process of doing a garage gym also so this video really gets me pumped up to get started on my gym.
Awesome. Glad you like it. Good luck with your gym build.
Really amazing !!! Personality gym ; blue light perfect look , cool
Glad you like it!
Guess I need to get my self one of these with the current situation....
Good work man. Looks lit.
Love it , brilliant
Incredible job James! This looks amazing! Glad to see you're still living for the pump ;)
You know it.
Epic build mate!
Not me and Terry, the boards lmaoooo
Epic gym too man, in the process of doing something extremely similar
Gym looks absolutely awesome mate ... brilliant job!!
That's clean!
Man, this is incredible! 10/10 😳💪
Thanks mate.
Nice set up, good job
Good job 👍
Dude!! What a cool ass gym but I think we can all agree that you and the guy helping you with the ceiling are the cutest couple EVER. #RelationshipGOALS
😂😂😂
Who can guess this guy's favourite colour? Aha jk, very nice video! Really liked what u did with the space!
Red I guess 😂
Bruh this is my dream
Wish I had £4k to spend on mine!! I made a DIY home gym out of £100 👀😂
So beautiful! ..The gym, the gym Hahaha great job brotha
Ahh I need to do this
Looks good you just need a mini ice box and a decent stereo system so you don’t have to wear earbuds
The vaccum is called HARRY. :-)
EPIC!
Man great job mate ,looks wonderful!
Like the home gym
That's so lit thooo!!
I think the ceiling was way cooler before, but the rest is awesome.
FreeformRock same
Wet the floor when you brush won’t breath it in and makes it easier
Nice!
Thank you! Cheers!
Nice video keep it up
I've been terrible at making videos, new stuff will come though!
😍😍😍👍🏼👍🏼👍🏼👍🏼👍🏼god job bro
I just realized that most guys who show how they build home gym's don't look like they even lift at all. They waste money on heavy equipment they most likely are never going to use and rather focus on the aesthetics of the house gym than it's efficiency.
Tbf I probably look 'smaller' than him if I was in tshirt and bottoms but I can still deadlift 6+ plates a side and squat over 5 plates a side (let's not mention my bench...) so I guess what I'm saying is best not to presume. He clearly loves training or you wouldn't build this, that should be enough
commandoslayer your jealously is a bit obvious here isn’t it “Commando Slayer”?
the guy moved in and built this set up after 2 weeks, that’s a sign of great intentions and he’s created a great set up to train in. If you’re not a fan of the aesthetic set up then it’s a good job you don’t live there.
@@danieledwards4378 I have my own personal equipment which I am using while gym's are closed due to the pandemic. Aesthetics should only be a concern when it comes to hygiene and it helps with the efficiency of the gym: mirrors that help you see if you are doing the exercises correctly, a clock to help you see the time you take during breaks.
@@danieledwards4378 Those blue lights at the edge of the mirrors, and the light of the room in general, seem too dim and a waste of money. But it's his garage and his money. I wish him good health.
Badass
What power rack is that? Nice work looks amazing
Any recommendations for mirrors in the gym dude? I'm seeing a lot of silver acrylic used which is a lot more affordable. I have a wall and a half to cover up
Great video James! I have just uploaded a tour of the home gym at my family home for anyone interested! (Inadvertently been preparing for this pandemic for the past 5 years or so luckily 👀)
Awesome, I'll watch and subscribe to your stuff.
James Burford cheers dude! Hope you’re safe and well 🤙🏼
Excellent set up and very tidy finish! Quick question, what size is your garage?
Thanks man, it's 6m x 6m
Togetherness
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Nice on the garage, myself personally I would have chosen different equipment
Any suggestions? I'm on the lookout for more equipment
@@JamesBurford when using a smith machine long term damages your joints, so would not have brought one,
you a tower with pull-ups, dips & press up,
if have right rack you can get pull-up's bar and dips on it
you could have rack some like is with add on's
www.fitness-superstore.co.uk/powertec-workbench-power-rack-yellow-2017.html
www.fitness-superstore.co.uk/powertec-powerrack-package-power-rack-lat-attachment-utility-bench.html
www.powerhouse-fitness.co.uk/bodycraft-200lb-stack-for-f430-power-rack
leg extension and leg curl machine
www.amazon.co.uk/Extension-Machine-Hamstrings-XS-Sports/dp/B00LGMMB4E
www.fitness-superstore.co.uk/body-solid-commercial-cam-leg-ext-leg-curl-machine.html
hyperextension bench
www.powerhouse-fitness.co.uk/bodymax-cf610-adjustable-hyper-extension-bench.php
Looks a great little gym. Where's the flooring from?
Thanks. The flooring is from Duramat. duramat.co.uk/category/all/?gclid=CjwKCAiA6vXwBRBKEiwAYE7iSxojRuNS8wx0KaqYwwF15nrwdO_Q6SXpXcihH0wfFw0GFoTtmzv5ThoCP6YQAvD_BwE
I’ve been looking for a house with a really nice garage with a high ceiling. Can’t find on for my life mate. RIP
@8 min mark, I love those heavy chains you have for the barbell! Hi makes it?
They are the 20kg ones from this site.
www.strengthshop.co.uk/strength-shop-chains-5kg-20kg.html
Where did you get the flooring from?
Hi James. The garage/gym looks 👌 Did you need a plasterer to skim over the new ceiling or just paint over? Looks great
Thanks
Thanks. If I had a bit more money I would have had someone skim it but decided just to fill it and paint over for now.
Definitely liked what you done with the gym! I've ordered most of my equipment already but only missing on flooring, I'm not too sure on yours..how is it holding up in terms of noise reduction and is it easy to slip on? I was considering rubber flooring instead of plastic but quite expensive at the moment, maybe I go with plastic and just DIY a 6 x 4 olympic platform
The floor is really solid and super hard wearing but it's quite noisy as you can hear in the Q and A video where I bounce a plate off it. It can get slippery when wet so if you're lifting heavy overhead then I'd put something on top like a platform or at least softer rubber.
James Burford cool thanks bud appreciate it. Hope you’re still loving the home gym vibe, I imagine it will be a bit of a shock to system if you didn’t have one before
dude check my insta @mannydhanoa - I finished off my home gym now - just missing dumbells and cable machine but will add them in over the next 12 months
Need a good treadmill too
I wished I saw this 3 weeks ago.
Great setup, love the theme! I was just wondering how much it cost you to buy all that rubber flooring for the gym?
Hiya. The flooring cost me around £500 and the floor space is 6m X 6m.
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Okay thanks a lot mate 👍
Great job man. Really like the transformation. One thing I want to know is how did you hang the mirror to the frame that you built. You showed the frame going up but not how you attached the mirrors. Can you let us know? Thanks
Behind the mirror is a big sheet of MDF board. So I screwed the mdf into the frame once the frame was up, then attached the mirror to the board with no-nails mirror fixant.
2020 i like it
Wow incredible gym!!! What dimensions are you garage?
Thanks. It's just over 6m x 6m
Blue LEDs attract mosquitos. Just to let you know. Nice build.
They also attract gains.
What size of mirror u got mate, just have ordered the same machine
You did an outrageous job converting the space. The ceiling and trim are excellent. I never saw another garage gym with flooring under the vehicle, cool points for that. With all the available room I wondered why you put the rack/smith so deep in the corner? Being a little further away from the wall would make plate changes a lot easier. The only thing about your video that I find distracting, is that instead of focusing on the space, the equipment, or even the renovation...the focus was on your face. EVERY TIME you narrated your face was the focus, you talked about the flooring, your face. You showed the equipment, your face. You showed your car yet the focus was on your face. Dude! I'm not saying that your unattractive but the title of your video is Ultimate garage gym build, not uncomfortably close up of my mug build. Besides all that, your gym is a very cool set up. It would have been a cooler video if the focused on the equipment. Leave the selfies to teenage girls.
Thanks. Yeah I'll probably pull the rack out a bit further, there's enough room, but when I was doing it I was worried about keeping enough space for the car too. You're absolutely right though, I just recorded random bits on my camera while doing it then pieced it together after with whatever I had, definitely too many close ups 🤣. Improved camera work next time for sure.
Awesome! Did you plaster over the plasterboard on the ceiling? Or just fill the joins and paint over the plasterboard? I'm looking at doing something similar in my own double garage and wondering how to tackle the ceiling.
Yeah I just taped and filled the cracks then painted it. It's definitely far from perfect but it does the job.
Looks great! How many square meters takes the equipment aria? ..... I mean the training place , without car place?
Thanks
6m X 3m
Nice. What kind of squat rack is that? And if I get the squat rack iam assuming I don't need a cable functional trainer anymore right?
It's a Capital Sports Amazor M rack but I don't think they sell them anymore. There are similar ones with cables too but yeah you wouldn't need separate cables for most things
Hi mate do you have a link for your smith machine
Hey buddy, really nice looking gym. I've got a garage the same size as yours so I got some equipment now after watching your video a few week back and I am going to add the flooring now. Would you recommend the flooring you got? Or if you was to do the flooring again would you go with something else? Thanks!
Awesome, glad it helped inspire your project.
As for the flooring, that's an tough one. The flooring is super strong, there's no way I'll ever wear it out but it does show the dirt so you have to keep it clean. So I actually jet wash it most of the time..
However, if I were doing it again, I'd probably go for something that doesn't show the dirt as much, like a tough laminate floor or something, then just some mats or a lifting platform down if I'm dropping weights or something. Good luck with it, link me to some pics once you finish.
James Burford I sure will! Thanks for your quick reply.
Two questions: What kind of clock is that? And how did you get that cool blue glow around the mirror? What kind of lighting is that?
Looks fantastic, you've done a great job. Where did you buy the gym mirror from?
Thanks.
I got the mirror from Amazon, here's the link.
amzn.to/368pvYf
It's a gym/dance mirror so it's shatter proof.
Hey - nice video - where did you buy the floor tiles from?
Thanks. It was from a company called Duramat
Nice gym. Where did you get those blue weight plates and do they have all pounds for the set?
Thanks.
They are YORK bumper plates. yorkfitness.com/collections/olympic-2-bars-plates/products/york-barbell-coloured-olympic-solid-rubber-bumper-plates
Love the mirror lights, but dont they get a lot of dust on them and is it hard to reach to clean?
I'll be honest, I've not actually cleaned behind them since I put them up. :). Should be easy enough though as they are about 10cm off the wall.
Hey great job! Just wondering, where did you buy the mirrors?
Bought them from eBay. They are gym safe mirrors do are made of plastic not glass. Then I just backed them on some MDF board.
Can you link where you got the mirrors? Thanks
www.ebay.co.uk/itm/332448244014
Great job! Did you just use tape to neaten up around the metal frame that holds the door runners? Also... are you colour blind by any chance? There's a strong link between being red/green colour blind and being obsessed with blue... same for me if that's the case!
Haha, no not colourblind just extremely OCD. As for the runners, yes I cut in some more board, screwed it in then taped and sealed the joints then painted over the top.
Nice project, well done it looks great👍 do you have a link for the mats please.?
Thanks. They are from duramat.co.uk
@@JamesBurford awesome thank you.!! And they have a sale on right now.!!!
Amazing garage gym, can you post the link for the flooring please? Thanks
Thanks. duramat.co.uk
What lights did you put behind the mirrors ? Can you link in description?
Nice garage gym build BTW. Loved everything! Used this as an inspiration for my project.
They are dimmable LED strips
Ate the strip glue to the mirror or the wall?
Do you have a link for the flooring? Also did you use square edge or tapered plasterboard for the ceiling with you tape and filling rather than skimming it? Cheers
The flooring is from a company called duramat.co.uk they have loads of different styles depending on your preference.
I used square edge boards because I got a cheap deal on it. But if you have the choice use tapered, it'll make your life easier. Yeah I just taped and filled, then painted didn't skim it, maybe in the future though.
@@JamesBurford cheers mate
should do a bag demo..see if that 4k gym make you pop with good technique..lol
It may just happen...
horse mats are very good too ,cheap AF in comparison to jigsaw flooring
Here's a handy home gym checklist: www.checklistwise.com/home-gym-equipment-the-essential-checklist/
Where was the flooring from pal?
How dis you install the mirrors with lighting behind?
Create a frame smaller than your mirror out of wood, stick the mirror on the wood so it is off the wall. Then put an led strip behind. 👍
Nice 👍🏻 are your external walls insulated? If not how has it been in there? Too hot too cold? Thinking about converting my garage.
Not insulated. Never gets below 8 degrees Celsius in the middle of winter even when it's about -5 outside
In the summer it hasn't gone above 26 even when it was 33 outside
James Burford no damp or anything? Do you put a heater out there? I like your mirror idea. 👌🏻
No damp no.
James Burford thanks for your help. 👍🏻
That's a pretty decent set up. I was looking at the Primal Strength Power Rack and Smith Machine which is around £3,000. Yours is a bargain for £1,000! What's the size of your garage? I'm looking to build a garden room so don't want it too small. This size looks good.
Primal Strength stuff is very nice though. I have their Olympic bar. The garage is 6m X 6m
Hey dude - sorry, another question - how thick are your floor tiles? Would you recommend the same thickness or would go thicker?
They are about 10mm thick. Thicker the better
What kind of clock did you mount on the wall?
I just typed in blue digital clock on eBay and there's a load of different ones on there. They are pretty cheap.
Hi James, what is that flooring material that you used (black one ) (video time 2.24) can you send me link of such material that can resist car load as well.
It's from Duramat.co.uk
whats that rack called? the brand name and model?
Hi
Really nice conversion
I am planning something same
Few questions how did u fixed your mirror do they come with pre drill holes and also what Matts u used and how r they lasting? Thanx will wait to hear
Hey.
The mirror didn't come with fixing holes (although it would be easy enough to drill them.
I just made a simple frame out of some joist wood and attached that to the wall, then screwed a sheet of MDF board onto the frame, then used No Nails glue to stick the mirror to the MDF board..
The matts are from a company called Duramat. I've had them down for over a year now and still feel very strong and not had any issues with them.
@@JamesBurford thank you James ur gym is really an inspiration I have watched all your videos and the lights around the mirror which one u used and I assume u attached them to the MDF board. Do u mind me asking the size of MDF board and did u ordered it from B&Q
@@mohiuddinqutubkhan3077 Thanks mate.
I got the MDF from Travis Perkins. The size was MDF Lite 2440mm x 1220mm x 12mm, then I just chopped them to the size of the mirror.
As for the LEDs, Any sticky LED strip lights would work, Amazon is your best bet for this.
@@JamesBurford let me give a shot to what I achieve I will share my pictures with you if I can reach to what u have achieved, the duramat at the edges did u just used a saw at the edges to cut them? Thank you again, apologies bugging u a lot
@@mohiuddinqutubkhan3077 Cool yeah. I just cut the edges with a saw. They cut really easily.
I have that same clock, how do I stop the : between the numbers from flashing, they're not flashing in yours!
No idea, I just kept pressing buttons until I got what I wanted.
How did you attach the mirror to the wooden frame was it just mirror adhesive
I used a whole bottle of No Nails glue. Just squirt it all over the mdf, then stick it on and then clamped it overnight.
How much was the multi system rack n dose it come with the blue lights or did u ad them ya self
It was just under £1000. The lights I bought and installed separately.
There's a link in the description
What size mirrors did you buy?
Never mind I found the answer
Nice vid! Are you in Germany as the links are all from there... Looking for some UK ones?..
No I'm, in the UK but I think Capital Sports are a German company. I don't believe you can buy their stuff in the UK anymore.
@@JamesBurford shame. Looks good... Do you have any recommended UK ones?
What are the blue lights around the mirrors? Thanks
It's a blue led strip. They are only cheap, you can get them off eBay or Amazon.
Thank you I was trying to see if you had the exact link :)
Nice - looking to do something similar, now you've been living with it for circa 6 months, is there anything you would have done differently?
I'd probably have gone with a flatter flooring. The one I chose has raised discs. I'm always in and out of there so it gets quite dirty and the discs make it harder to clean as the dirt gets trapped on the edges of it.
@@JamesBurford thank you, James. I had been looking at the Duramatt tiles, but think I will look at an alternative now.
Duramat do a flat version without any bumps, that'd work better.
Where'd you get the mirrors
I actually got them from eBay. They are gym safety mirrors 6ft X 4ft. They won't shatter if they break. Then I mounted them onto some MDF with no nails.