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jason61c

5,978 posts

173 months

Saturday 2nd May 2015
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_Leg_ said:
No, they're turnips.
Might be worth trimming the turnips flush smile

_Leg_

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210 months

Saturday 2nd May 2015
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jason61c said:
Might be worth trimming the turnips flush smile
Nah,we're going to leave them as is.

Seriously.

jason61c

5,978 posts

173 months

Saturday 2nd May 2015
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_Leg_ said:
Nah,we're going to leave them as is.

Seriously.
I'd understand if they did something, they're in the wrong plane even though even as fakes/plugs. Amazing build though, bet your rightly chuffed.

_Leg_

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2,798 posts

210 months

Sunday 3rd May 2015
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Sorry Jason, funny mood last night brought on by 2 hours at the pub and a bottle of wine with dinner ;-).

Yes mate they are plugged and will be sanded down.

The lads ate the turnips.


DanoS4

863 posts

193 months

Sunday 3rd May 2015
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Fantastic. Simply fantastic.
Thank you for posting this.

Dan smile

_Leg_

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Sunday 3rd May 2015
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DanoS4 said:
Fantastic. Simply fantastic.
Thank you for posting this.

Dan smile
Cool discography Dan. As someone who tried and failed for 2 years to learn guitar (Love music, no talent whatsoever) I'm a tad jealous.

I would swap any one of the cars for the ability to play guitar well. :-(

J-P

4,350 posts

205 months

Sunday 3rd May 2015
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_Leg_ said:
DanoS4 said:
Fantastic. Simply fantastic.
Thank you for posting this.

Dan smile
Cool discography Dan. As someone who tried and failed for 2 years to learn guitar (Love music, no talent whatsoever) I'm a tad jealous.

I would swap any one of the cars for the ability to play guitar well. :-(
First of all, thank you for posting, I've enjoyed the pics and hope you'll have many happy years enjoying your new garage.

If you want to learn guitar, just practice. It'll take time (took me a few months to be able to play something I liked) but I'm still crap. As you said earlier, the more effort you put in, the more you'll get out and that's true of everything, including playing a musical instrument. wink

DanoS4

863 posts

193 months

Sunday 3rd May 2015
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^^^^^^^this.

Thanks for the kind comments, Leg. With guitar (or any instrument or skill for that matter), practice and dedication are key smile
In a side note (but related), I've signed a music-publishing contract with a large company in the Far East. Whilst great, my drive is to now seek other deals in other world territories smile
Ie keep going! biggrin

Can't wait to see how this finishes up though smile

Dan

_Leg_

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Sunday 3rd May 2015
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J-P said:
First of all, thank you for posting, I've enjoyed the pics and hope you'll have many happy years enjoying your new garage.

If you want to learn guitar, just practice. It'll take time (took me a few months to be able to play something I liked) but I'm still crap. As you said earlier, the more effort you put in, the more you'll get out and that's true of everything, including playing a musical instrument. wink
You're right. the two years I spent trying to learn were right, smack in the middle of the maddest years with the business so my time, and more importantly frame of mind, probably weren't right.

I should try again now I'm chilled out. Ideal thing to do sat under that garage overhang on summer's evenings.

Rain coming down, bottle of Scotch, guitar and the very mistaken belief I'm Ry Cooder. ;-)

J-P

4,350 posts

205 months

Sunday 3rd May 2015
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_Leg_ said:
You're right. the two years I spent trying to learn were right, smack in the middle of the maddest years with the business so my time, and more importantly frame of mind, probably weren't right.

I should try again now I'm chilled out. Ideal thing to do sat under that garage overhang on summer's evenings.

Rain coming down, bottle of Scotch, guitar and the very mistaken belief I'm Ry Cooder. ;-)
Sounds like a perfect evening to me! I'll come along and jam with you wink although, I'll probably find the cars too much of a distraction! Give it another go. Just devote 30mins everyday, you'll be surprised how quickly you get to a reasonable level. I went from 0 to being able to play REM's everybody hurts in a month using the 30mins a day regime. (first song a mate of mine taught me). Once I could switch chords properly at pace, I could play a lot more stuff, without actually technically learning anything new.

ETA - my son is learning the piano. We're asking him to practice for 30mins everyday. You wouldn't believe the progress he has made in the last 2 weeks. He already plays better than me. By the time he takes his grade one in June, he'll be able to play his pieces perfectly, which is pretty amazing.

Edited by J-P on Sunday 3rd May 10:06

Craikeybaby

10,369 posts

224 months

Sunday 3rd May 2015
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That's some great progress!

I especially adore your stance on having a separate shed for all the stuff that usually ends up in a garage, even with my "if it isn't a car, a bike or tools it isn't allowed in the garage" policy my garage is still pretty cluttered.

_Leg_

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2,798 posts

210 months

Tuesday 5th May 2015
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Tiles have starting going down in the garage. Plastering now completed too.






Plastering finished throughout now, including the gym, kitchenette (left hand corner) and shower room/loo.







Video comms system fitted to the front door and CCTV starting going in at the main house and garages. New garage monitored alarm and CCTV will be a separate system from the same supplier.






Edited by _Leg_ on Tuesday 5th May 18:27

C. Grimsley

1,364 posts

194 months

Tuesday 5th May 2015
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Can I ask a few questions?

The ramps, what height are they when at maximum height, trying to work out whether I have the roof space in my garage, I have 9ft from floor to the roof, thinking that may be pushing it as I would need to park one underneath.

Keep up the cracking work, looks amazing.

Many thanks, Carl.

northernmedia

1,988 posts

137 months

Tuesday 5th May 2015
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...could I ask where you sourced the floor tiles from?
I presume they'll take the weight of a car? smile

_Leg_

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Tuesday 5th May 2015
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The ramp, where the tyre sits, is 1810mm high at full height. There's 450mm clearance over the car below (in this case a 997.2 GT3RS) at that height so you could go lower by not raising it to full height.

9' is 2743mm. So, lets say I dropped the lift to where I dare above the Porker, say leaving 100mm clearance, that means the ramp has dropped to 1460mm. On top is my 458 spider which is 1213mm tall. Thats 2673mm altogether which is just under 9'. In theory, with those cars, you could do it. But, if one of your cars is much taller, you're gonna struggle.

In my main garage where I have a 2 post and a 4 post I had the loft removed over 2 of the bays and steels and beams put in in place of the W trusses to give me a much higher space. My office was built over the other bay so that has a normal ceiling. Is that an option?

Tiles are even thicker than the ones in my main garage (see page 1). Trick is to apply adhesive all over them, not dot and dab. They can't move then. Weight doesn't crack tiles, uneven laying does.

Ive had the 600x600 dark grey ones down in my main garage for 2 years without issues. Heaviest car thats been not hem is my E92M3. Ive jacked cars using trolly jacks on them too. These 800x800 ones are probably a third again, maybe more, thicker.

Sourced from the tile place across from Mercedes in Leeds. Err, Yorkshire Tiles? My paperwork is in my office above the garage and I'm in the house.

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Edited by _Leg_ on Tuesday 5th May 23:38

custardkid

2,514 posts

223 months

Wednesday 6th May 2015
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Re tiles

I used cheapest wickes tiles, and have had no problems jacking up 2.5 vw Touareg on a trolley jack.
I know one tile isn't seated properly as it sounds hollow, all others are solid.
The only time I've managed to crack one is when dropping a hammer off a ladder.
Dropping Tools at work bench/ working height is fine.

Custard

Edited by custardkid on Wednesday 6th May 11:59

northernmedia

1,988 posts

137 months

Wednesday 6th May 2015
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thanks!

Roo

11,503 posts

206 months

Wednesday 6th May 2015
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Great build, and thread.

Loved the description of getting the shed built.

_Leg_

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2,798 posts

210 months

Wednesday 6th May 2015
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They were cracking on (no pun intended) with the tiles this morning when I left. Should have finished the garage section by this evening.

_Leg_

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Thursday 7th May 2015
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Tiles nearly finished. A few wall tiles left to do and skirting tiles. Decided to go a full 800 tile up on the garage walls as in my main garage we only went 300 and sometimes when you start a car up that's been stood, it peppers the wall with crap. Got some more tiles to take the main garage to 900 when I get a minute. The grey garage and games room tiles are still filthy and already give good reflections so when they're clean, the lights are on and the cars are in it should make for some great reflections.

Glass wall and door ordered for between the garage and games room now too. That should look awesome.