New Garage Build

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_Leg_

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Monday 2nd February 2015
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Them and the others mate. Particularly like getting a vino and looking at the Alfa. Back in the sixties they made such pretty cars.

_Leg_

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Tuesday 3rd February 2015
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More build pics...

Looking into the inner corner (Games Room) from the spot where the main gate /drive will be.



Gym immediately in front, games room left, hottub area to the right of the gym.



Closer view of the inner corner so gym on the right, games room in the middle and right hand bay on the left.



Where the garage bays will be



From the gym looking at the bays



From outside the plot looking at the gable end of the garage, driveway for the trailer and 4x4 to the left (behind the garage).



From where the extended garden will be with my back to the existing garden and house.





Edited by _Leg_ on Tuesday 3rd February 10:14

_Leg_

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Tuesday 3rd February 2015
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It's a building site mate. We haven't even put the water, sewers nor power in yet nevermind internet. However, we're in the sticks and our internet comes over aerials and I have two receivers either end of the house. This will be getting its own.

Garage doors are more than wide enough on the current ones. The 458 Spider is widest and goes in easy. Tbh the 4 post lift legs are narrower anyway. The new ones will be the same, 8'.

Nah I don't spanner. I have a good friend who does. He's a 30 year experienced auto engineer, ex Ginetta and makes parts so much more experienced than me. Think of him as the surgeon and me the nurse. I learn what I can.

This garage will be white walls, paintings and white or grey tiles. We use his garage and pit or the two post in the main garage if we're working on owt.

Can't advise on drains I'm afraid. I tell the builder what I want. He does it. I pay.

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Edited by _Leg_ on Monday 9th February 21:38

_Leg_

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Wednesday 4th February 2015
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More pictures as of this morning..








_Leg_

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Wednesday 4th February 2015
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Mark981cs said:
Have you not thought to make one of the spaces into a bedroom for me when I come to visit my loving brother. Surely I'm more important than than at least one of your cars. Lol
I'll stick a a mattress in the trailer.

Gotta have your priorities. ;-)

_Leg_

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Friday 6th February 2015
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More pictures from this morning:

Looking from the drive



Looking from the far corner of the gamesroom down the bays



Looking from the other corner of the gamesroom down the bays



Gym from outside. It's 5x7m but looks strangely small here.



Gym. You can see where the bi folding oak/glass doors will go on the right out onto the covered hot tub area.



Looking back out of the garages to the house (left hand "red" one)





Edited by _Leg_ on Friday 6th February 14:18

_Leg_

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Tuesday 10th February 2015
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180 year old reclaimed bricks arrived today, 11000+ of them. More block up and drainage holes and channels dug ready for pipes etc

Bays looked narrow to me but I measured them and they're 8', same as my current ones so plenty of room for even the biggest car I have.






_Leg_

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Wednesday 11th February 2015
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I'll ask the builder mate. I just pointed at some bricks on a nearby barn conversion and said, like them!

_Leg_

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Thursday 12th February 2015
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Some bricks up now..



_Leg_

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Thursday 12th February 2015
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More pics






_Leg_

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Friday 13th February 2015
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I'll ask the builder mate. I just pointed at some bricks on a nearby barn conversion and said, like them!

_Leg_

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Friday 13th February 2015
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illmonkey said:
Repost from Wednesday, a record?
Lol that's weird.

_Leg_

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Friday 13th February 2015
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All the threads about bloody residuals, values & investments cars has clogged the system up!

_Leg_

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_Leg_

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Friday 13th February 2015
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19m x17m L shape x 7m depth and a 2m overhang all round. Four x 7m x 3m bays each with a 4 post lift, a 7m x 7m games room and a 6m x 7m gym plus an overhang on the gable end of 7m x 4m for a hot tub.





Edited by _Leg_ on Friday 13th February 20:39

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_Leg_

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Wednesday 25th February 2015
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No cinema room. Got a family room in the house already.

A games room and a gym are plenty of space given up I could have put more cars in thanks.

_Leg_

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Thursday 26th February 2015
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All the brick is to full height now. Steels for the roof next.

_Leg_

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Friday 27th February 2015
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Nearly roof time. Four 4 post lifts ordered today plus oak garage doors, oak/glass bi folding doors, oak posts for the overhang and oak stable door for the pedestrian door.