The 40 Year Old House

[Nick Grant]

JulianHJ said:

Nick, I've always been impressed by your good taste.

Why, thank you

[2 sMoKiN bArReLs]

Nice, thanks for sharing

[marctwo]

That looks excellent. We are thinking of putting in a new kitchen and photos of your last house really inpired us.

[Nick Grant]

Thanks guys

A bit more progress on the bar.

This is the shed that is getting "upcycled" to become the bar. It was built on the ground so the bottom bit is rotten. I'm building a frame on the deck and the walls will be fixed to that, then the bottom of the walls rebuilt.


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This is the progress on the deck, with the frame for the shed built...


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[CharlesdeGaulle]

Looking good! Might that Silver Birch in the middle need a bit more space to expand as it grows?

[Nick Grant]

CharlesdeGaulle said:

Looking good! Might that Silver Birch in the middle need a bit more space to expand as it grows?

It won't be growing, it's a tree I cut down as it was dead, using the trunk as a mast

[Nick Grant]

Bit behind updating this. The guys from my car club - The Phantoms - came round to help me lift the shed up on to the frame. That was on 24rd March. It took 10 of us to carry the roof up the garden, there must be a lot of layers of felt on there! This is the shed in place.

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You can see how much was rotten at the back!

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And here we are up to date, the deck is all on and I've started on the steps...

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[BigTom85]

Starting to take shape - I love it!

[Nick Grant]

BigTom85 said:

Starting to take shape - I love it!

Thanks dude

After a couple of long days work, things are coming together. Seating area at the front, rails round the edge, stairs all done. Even managed our first BBQ up there today

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[Nick Grant]

Progress on the bar has been slow as I had to build this for the boy's birthday...



And these raised beds in what was an unused space down the side of the house, now loaded up with veg...



But I'm back on it now so there should be more updates soon...

[TA14]

I bet he was glad to see you swing in to action

[Nick Grant]

TA14 said:

I bet he was glad to see you swing in to action

Da dum tsk!

[Nick Grant]

Here's the latest on the Kon Tiki, built the frame for the door today which works well

[conanius]

I absolutely love the finish of what you are doing here. Really classy. Nicely done, keep the updates flowing

[Nick Grant]

conanius said:

I absolutely love the finish of what you are doing here. Really classy. Nicely done, keep the updates flowing

Thanks dude, appreciate it. Here are some pictures of the stairs and landing, they are filled with my photos framed in charity shop and ebay found frames. Lit by a genuine 1960's Atomic light

[nick200]

You have a fantastic sense of style with what you've done. The lounge really captures the era. What made you think of the changing text / sign picture thing, love that - have you seen it done before or its your idea ?

[Nick Grant]

nick200 said:

You have a fantastic sense of style with what you've done. The lounge really captures the era. What made you think of the changing text / sign picture thing, love that - have you seen it done before or its your idea ?

Thanks very much Not seen it before no, I just wanted something we wouldn't get bored of and had seen these boards out the front of churches in the US.

[ChrisG89]

House looks amazing, love the car influences in the hall and shower etc.

Also, I'm shamelessly stealing the sign idea for my front room (hope you don't mind!). What size letters did you use?

Thanks

[Justin Cyder]

Great stuff. Nick. I love your eye for detail.

[Nick Grant]

ChrisG89 said:

House looks amazing, love the car influences in the hall and shower etc.

Also, I'm shamelessly stealing the sign idea for my front room (hope you don't mind!). What size letters did you use?

Thanks

Thanks, sorry for the late reply, the letters are 8 1/2 inch tall I think.