Who has the best Garage on Pistonheads?
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lee_fr200 said:
Can I just say to those who have clearly done well in life
A) well done
B) what's your bloody secret
This thread makes me quite envious considering I work every hour God sends in our family company yet only just manage to make it to the end of the month with bills and mortgage, I mean seriously I have no money left to enjoy
Would be quite nice to know how most ended up been in the privileged position they're now in
Cracking thread lovely garages and perfect cars, keep it up
Was thinking the exact same thing.A) well done
B) what's your bloody secret
This thread makes me quite envious considering I work every hour God sends in our family company yet only just manage to make it to the end of the month with bills and mortgage, I mean seriously I have no money left to enjoy
Would be quite nice to know how most ended up been in the privileged position they're now in
Cracking thread lovely garages and perfect cars, keep it up
Carl
TheLordJohn said:
In answer to your question, if you're on PAYE (as I am) you've failed.
Yep! I'm treated just like any other employee that works for my dad, probably treated worse as he expects more I just wonder how ppl came to be as they were is it all self made inheritance lottery win etc etc
and round we go, lol
Anyway, what makes you say that most high paid people are paye? Bearing in mind that the top 1% paye are £150k+ That's just over half a million people
I'll wager that there are many multiples of that paid significantly more than that as a dividend. how many companies are there that have net profits in excess of that? Loads
Anyway, what makes you say that most high paid people are paye? Bearing in mind that the top 1% paye are £150k+ That's just over half a million people
I'll wager that there are many multiples of that paid significantly more than that as a dividend. how many companies are there that have net profits in excess of that? Loads
... and on the subject of garages:
Mine started like this when we moved in at the start of Dec:
Dirty, dark, full of crap, light from a single bulb, one power socket... So here we are half finished today:
White walls, grey floor (first coat only so far), six double sockets, 4x 5ft LED battens lighting it, 'to do' whiteboard on the door, and workbench (made from the old wooden racking that was in there when we moved in). Also have part boarded the roof section for storage, and fitted draught excluders under the doors to stop crap getting in.
Still to do: refurb the old water pump, fit 4x tyre racks on the back wall above the stonework, fit garage seals to the floor by the door openings, finish the painting (and decoration!) then move the cars, spares and my other tools in.
Mine started like this when we moved in at the start of Dec:
Dirty, dark, full of crap, light from a single bulb, one power socket... So here we are half finished today:
White walls, grey floor (first coat only so far), six double sockets, 4x 5ft LED battens lighting it, 'to do' whiteboard on the door, and workbench (made from the old wooden racking that was in there when we moved in). Also have part boarded the roof section for storage, and fitted draught excluders under the doors to stop crap getting in.
Still to do: refurb the old water pump, fit 4x tyre racks on the back wall above the stonework, fit garage seals to the floor by the door openings, finish the painting (and decoration!) then move the cars, spares and my other tools in.
Edited by frodo_monkey on Wednesday 18th February 21:07
frodo_monkey said:
... and on the subject of garages:
Mine started like this when we moved in at the start of Dec:
Dirty, dark, full of crap, light from a single bulb, one power socket... So here we are half finished today:
White walls, grey floor (first coat only so far), six double sockets, 4x 5ft LED battens lighting it, 'to do' whiteboard on the door, and workbench (made from the old wooden racking that was in there when we moved in). Also have part boarded the roof section for storage, and fitted draught excluders under the doors to stop crap getting in.
Still to do: refurb the old water pump, fit 4x tyre racks on the back wall above the stonework, fit garage seals to the floor by the door openings, finish the painting (and decoration!) then move the cars, spares and my other tools in.
What is the stone section of the rear wall? Mine started like this when we moved in at the start of Dec:
Dirty, dark, full of crap, light from a single bulb, one power socket... So here we are half finished today:
White walls, grey floor (first coat only so far), six double sockets, 4x 5ft LED battens lighting it, 'to do' whiteboard on the door, and workbench (made from the old wooden racking that was in there when we moved in). Also have part boarded the roof section for storage, and fitted draught excluders under the doors to stop crap getting in.
Still to do: refurb the old water pump, fit 4x tyre racks on the back wall above the stonework, fit garage seals to the floor by the door openings, finish the painting (and decoration!) then move the cars, spares and my other tools in.
Edited by frodo_monkey on Wednesday 18th February 21:07
As far as I know, it was there from when the garage block (3x double garages) used to be a barn; there are three houses in our walled compound, all are converted barns with the old cow shed having been turned into the garages. It is attached to the old well (hence the rusty pump in the corner) which used to provide water to the farm...
frodo_monkey said:
As far as I know, it was there from when the garage block (3x double garages) used to be a barn; there are three houses in our walled compound, all are converted barns with the old cow shed having been turned into the garages. It is attached to the old well (hence the rusty pump in the corner) which used to provide water to the farm...
Nice feature.frodo_monkey said:
... and on the subject of garages:
Mine started like this when we moved in at the start of Dec:
Dirty, dark, full of crap, light from a single bulb, one power socket... So here we are half finished today:
White walls, grey floor (first coat only so far), six double sockets, 4x 5ft LED battens lighting it, 'to do' whiteboard on the door, and workbench (made from the old wooden racking that was in there when we moved in). Also have part boarded the roof section for storage, and fitted draught excluders under the doors to stop crap getting in.
Still to do: refurb the old water pump, fit 4x tyre racks on the back wall above the stonework, fit garage seals to the floor by the door openings, finish the painting (and decoration!) then move the cars, spares and my other tools in.
could I ask where you bought the red benches from?Mine started like this when we moved in at the start of Dec:
Dirty, dark, full of crap, light from a single bulb, one power socket... So here we are half finished today:
White walls, grey floor (first coat only so far), six double sockets, 4x 5ft LED battens lighting it, 'to do' whiteboard on the door, and workbench (made from the old wooden racking that was in there when we moved in). Also have part boarded the roof section for storage, and fitted draught excluders under the doors to stop crap getting in.
Still to do: refurb the old water pump, fit 4x tyre racks on the back wall above the stonework, fit garage seals to the floor by the door openings, finish the painting (and decoration!) then move the cars, spares and my other tools in.
Edited by frodo_monkey on Wednesday 18th February 21:07
zeb said:
Thanks, ive got one of the machine mart ones but its a bit flimsey and though yours looked a bit more substantial. Can anyone reccomend a decent workbench other than the machine mart offereing?
I flicked through the bigdug catalogue yesterday; they had some decent looking benches rated to 800kg. I might do better with a separate topic on this, but maybe a garage-owner on this thread can help. My new house has a built-in double garage, with master bedroom suite above it. The garage has two single doors, and a breezeblock dividing wall that runs from the doors halfway into the garage itself which makes actually working on a car in there rather tricky.
1) Would it be possible to get the dividing wall knocked down and replaced with a steel to support the weight of the house above it?
2) Is the bedrom above it likely to get mucked up during the process (walls are mainly plasterboard and due some redecoration, but floors are tiled and I am worried about them cracking)
3) How much?
1) Would it be possible to get the dividing wall knocked down and replaced with a steel to support the weight of the house above it?
2) Is the bedrom above it likely to get mucked up during the process (walls are mainly plasterboard and due some redecoration, but floors are tiled and I am worried about them cracking)
3) How much?
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