For many years there has been a huge demand for extra space around the home and workplace, so garden sheds, outbuildings, and garages have been used to fulfil this need.

An insider's view of the sectional building industry reveals that not all concrete garages are used for the sole purpose of housing the family car, if at all!

Over the years, we have seen and been asked some pretty strange requests for the installation of concrete sectional buildings at peoples home and workplace. Here goes for what we think are some of the best...

Pigeon Loft - On many occasions sectional buildings are installed for pigeon fanciers! The only problem here is that most are situated at the bottom of the muddiest allotments you could find anywhere on earth - not so great when carrying heavy panels across the mud!

Granny Flat - Poor old granny has, in times past been subjected to life in a sectional building. Albeit most sons & daughters will completely board & insulate the building. How this would stand up to building regulations and planning permissions I wouldn't like to think, but I'm sure it must be illegal!

Good Old Fashioned Car Garage - Only 1 in 5 garages supplied are ever intended to house the family run about. Of that, nearly half succumb to so much junk and clutter within the first two years that the car ends up out on the driveway forever.

Beauty Therapists' Salon - Many people start home based businesses today, because renting premises can be so costly. A recent installation with full planning approval was the shell of what was to become a successful home beauty business for a young lady with plenty of drive and ambition.

Dog Grooming Parlour - This was the expansion of an already successful small business that required larger premises. Luckily no dogs were on site that day as one of the garage fitting team was allergic to poodles!

Chapel Of Rest - This building was attached to the wall of the existing funeral parlour. This way an access door from the original building gained entry to the chapel. The building was boarded & insulated. Sends shivers up your spine!

Aircraft Hanger - A young man with a mission to build a light aircraft and store it when not in use chose a double garage for his project. Luckily the wings were removable so he didn't need to have the building wide enough to house a 747!

Fire-Station Storeroom - This was used mainly for Cadets to house their equipment. The building being manufactured predominantly from concrete means they shouldn't worry too much about it catching fire!

General Junk Room - THE No1 indispensable use of any sectional building. But remember, the bigger the building you have, the more junk you will hoard!

Railway Station! - One of our favourites. An enthusiast with 'ride-on' model engines wanted to build a structure that he could then modify to ride his engines into and use as a work shed, whilst using the front as a station and platform. Yes, the garage fitting team did have a ride when they had finished! These are just some of the things people are using their concrete garages and workshops for throughout the UK. There's probably no end of uses that this type of quick, easy, and affordable structure can be put to.