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buzzbrightyear

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Post #51
You will pretty much need the drive redoing to sort the slope out, from scratch as well if there's not enough stone down where it needs lowering.

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Posted 4th Jul 2012 at 22:45
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Well a little bit has happened, with all the bad weather the builders have had other jobs to do which we're all in doors, it was raining this morning so I was surprised to see them pulle up but they did and they seem to have cracked on, when I say them it's just one builder and I imagine he is in his sixties.

Today we have got a part garage wall starting to take form, I insisted on this as we need to have the gas and electric metres moved and with the gas and electric board due round any day I thought it was best they had somewhere to go.

Here's what we have today.

Day 10





As you can see we have decided on blue bricks at the bottom (damp course) and we are having the rest rendered, we chose this as its in keeping with the street and to be fair look a lot better than the original bricks used on the rest of the house.

Well as I type this out its p**sing it down outside so who knows if the builder will turn up in the morning??


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Posted 10th Jul 2012 at 21:22
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Post #53
Well with those blocks not being coverd up they might be q pain in the ass to lay. Im laying the same concrete blocks 2mo Smile

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Posted 10th Jul 2012 at 21:48
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Well with those blocks not being coverd up they might be q pain in the ass to lay. Im laying the same concrete blocks 2mo Smile


There is a plastic sheet on most on them now, I also on the wall as there is insulation matting in there.

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Posted 10th Jul 2012 at 21:55
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Post #55
Damn, that's some pretty serious catflaps you're putting in there. Got a tiger?

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Posted 11th Jul 2012 at 07:47
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Cossie and Rallye side by side Love What my garage will look like one day (I hope) although I may go for a mkII over a cossie...

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Posted 12th Jul 2012 at 12:26
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Cossie and Rallye side by side Love What my garage will look like one day (I hope) although I may go for a mkII over a cossie...


Thanks mate I did have a rallye mk1 but sold that a few weeks back, that looked well in the garage.

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Posted 12th Jul 2012 at 12:55
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Day 11

Well we had the building inspector out today and she (yes she) was not happy that the new drainage pipes were covered up and they couldn't check them, lucky I had photos of these, one down, the other was the fact the garage wall at the far end had non insulated bricks used and this is a no no.

Well that wall came down and was re built, what we got today was this-




Really starting to take shape now, bad news is I have to pay the second installment tomorrow.


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Posted 12th Jul 2012 at 20:59
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I thought the door was going on the other side, maybe that drive won't all need doing after all.

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Posted 12th Jul 2012 at 21:07
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I cannot see how you're going to get three cars in there?

Other than that looks awesome, good progress.

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Posted 12th Jul 2012 at 21:09
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I thought the door was going on the other side, maybe that drive won't all need doing after all.


I did wonder what you was on about, I have had it done like this so that I can still use the rest of the drive way without blocking the entrance to the garage.


Should still be able to comfortably park five cars and still get in and out the garage.


I am thinking of having the whole driveway re done in the textured stone style concrete, had it on my last drive and that's been done ten years and is still looking nice.

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I cannot see how you're going to get three cars in there?

Other than that looks awesome, good progress.


Starting to think the same now, should get two in there and a work space area, bloody garages are never big enough, it's her fault, she wanted a study and a utility. Shock

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Posted 12th Jul 2012 at 21:11
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Out of interest Carl what are you planning on doing with the floor? Leaving it as concrete, painting it or going with some kind of rubber/plastic stuff? When I was looking at redoing mine I never came to a conclusion on what was best.

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Posted 13th Jul 2012 at 07:32
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Tiles?
Or stan style carpet

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Posted 13th Jul 2012 at 09:26
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Post #64
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Tiles?
Or stan style carpet


Stan loves lying carpet Whistle
Posted 13th Jul 2012 at 09:32
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roland rat wrote:
buzzbrightyear wrote:
Tiles?
Or stan style carpet


Stan loves lying carpet Whistle


I heard it was rug munching Dunno
Posted 13th Jul 2012 at 10:04
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That Mk1 you had was lovely Carl. Can I buy the van plate please?... Happy

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Posted 13th Jul 2012 at 10:48
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Out of interest Carl what are you planning on doing with the floor? Leaving it as concrete, painting it or going with some kind of rubber/plastic stuff? When I was looking at redoing mine I never came to a conclusion on what was best.



I will have the floor and the lower sides of the wall tiled with industrial tiles, i have them in my other garage and they are heavy duty and clean up easily, plus they look smart, i may go for the dark ones this time though.

Other garage tiles-



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Posted 13th Jul 2012 at 12:40
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Ooh, very nice, couldn't do tiles in mine as the floor was nowhere near level enough.

Wouldn't lighter tiles make it easier when working under cars though, as they'd help reflect the light up? Or are you not really planning on using it for crawling around under them?

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One of my mates has just put polished marble on his garage floor, looks mint lol

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Posted 13th Jul 2012 at 13:07
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owain wrote:
Ooh, very nice, couldn't do tiles in mine as the floor was nowhere near level enough.

Wouldn't lighter tiles make it easier when working under cars though, as they'd help reflect the light up? Or are you not really planning on using it for crawling around under them?



I will use the garage for light duties and the odd bits and bobs but the main garage where my business is will be the nasty s**t jobs so to speak, a ramp, compressor etc makes it all easier.


arigti6 wrote:
That Mk1 you had was lovely Carl. Can I buy the van plate please?... Happy


At the time i bought it i had nothing to put it on but i will fit it to the car above when i find a suitable replacement for the van.


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Posted 13th Jul 2012 at 13:18
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One of my mates has just put polished marble on his garage floor, looks mint lol


Until you drop something on it LOL

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    mike rallye

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    coming on nice, that one big garage,enough room for couple more bikes carl.
    Posted 13th Jul 2012 at 17:58
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    mike rallye wrote:
    coming on nice, that one big garage,enough room for couple more bikes carl.


    Bikes that's a bit of a joke, to be fair I love my bike but Jesus, last Wednesday the weather was great I went out and had a great hour or so hooning about, woke up Thursday and got literally p**s wet though going to work, it was horrendous.

    We seem to have ok ish weather in the day at work but never when I have the free time to go out on it.LOL

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    Posted 13th Jul 2012 at 18:30
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    What did the neighbours say about the side of the garage going right across that window of theirs?

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    Posted 13th Jul 2012 at 18:39
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    ian7675 wrote:
    What did the neighbours say about the side of the garage going right across that window of theirs?


    It had a 6 foot fence panel there before and it's a misted toilet window so had no issues.

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    Posted 13th Jul 2012 at 22:40

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