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All black Danny. The steels in the roof will be black, and exposed, too. Ive had one of these lifts (in red and yellow) in my main garage for a couple of years now and it hasn't missed a beat. My 458 Spider is sat on it now with my GT3RS underneath so I must trust it! Sam who owns the company is a top man. Single phase too.

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Greg_D said:

Just to sound a note of caution, but are the lifts certified to have cars stored under them?
I know everyone does so without problem, but from an insurance perspective would you be covered if anything failed and the rs got squished. To not get paid out would REALLY hurt!!!

Yup. I have one policy for all the cars and they know where, under what and on what they are stored. I leave nowt to chance.

Plus 2 years of storing cars on and under the one I have gives me more confidence than any certification.

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RSVP911 said:

Hi there , these lifts are a great idea - please can you tell me roughly how much one should pay for one - cheers

You have PM mate

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Bricks x 11500. £10340.

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More pics from today. The foundations and brick bases for the Oak posts that will hold the 2m and 3m overhang up have gone in now.

Steel frame for the roof arrives a week today.

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Ken Figenus said:

Not that I know much about these things/costs, but did you not consider a cavity or/and new fangled thermal insulation between the red bricks an breeze blocks? Just curious

It is cavity insulated. What's the difference?

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olly22n said:

I think he has seen your pillars and assumed no insulation at all.

Ahh, yeah, thought I had missed a trick then. Phew!

Yeah the pillars aren't because the oak doors will be there anyway so pointless.

Collecting the last two cars (that I already own - still 4 spaces!) tomorrow from the dealers. They're off to a mate's place for storage up the road till the garage is finished.

Currently searching the net for suppliers of high resolution vintage motorsport pictures to use for the wall murals. Struggling!

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Nearly got a roof now.

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Notice the brick stacks at the front? They're for the oak posts. The roof will be even once it stretches out to there.

I wanted the doors protected from the elements, downlighting underneath and the overhang all round so I could sit under it on rainy days with a malt! ;-)

It also let's me site the lifts at the front of the bay's instead of central giving me 2m space at the back for cabinets.

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RSVP911 said:

Hi - looking good - moving on at a pace - got to admire your attention to detail - really thought it through

Thanks. Wife calls it anal/sad, Pistonheaders call it attention to detail. ;-)

Now searching through www.latphoto.co.uk for the two 6.5m x 2m murals for the left hand garage wall and long games room wall and the four 2.4m x 2m walls at the back of each bay.

Suggestions welcome, B&W only though.Should keep a few of us out of our WAGS hair for a few hours eh. :-)

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First possible, search for C26715_MON_50.jpg on their site. For one of the 2x2.4 images.

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illmonkey said:

Thanks, a stupid moment from me!

Nah, hard to see the final picture with only some of the lines drawn in. I was out this morning with a tape measure making sure there was enough clearance for cars on lifts cos to look at, I swear there isn't. Turns out there is exactly the same clearance as in the main garage and there's plenty of room on the lifts in there.

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First draft of a long list offices for the murals. I need 6. Sigh. All on http://www.latphoto.co.uk

C26715_MON_50.jpg

53ARG01.jpg

53ITA02.jpg

64GER 2.JPG


49524.jpg

247224AA3.jpg

Image08.jpg (cropped to include the car and man with flag to fit 6.5x2m)

1953_GER_Start.jpg

H225_1954BELGIAN.jpg (cropped keeping the car for 6.5x2)

H294_1956MONACO.jpg

H305_1956BRITISH.jpg

21398_08.jpg

21398_09.jpg

Image28.jpg

Archive_ 02.jpg

57MONg.jpg

20791.JPG (cropped for 6.5 keeping cars in central)

68_MEX_89.jpg

1648.jpg (cropped for 6.5)

1304A.jpg

69_GermanGP_Hill.jpg

65r7_5.jpg

1962French1.jpg

Archive00 25.jpg

_F6E0108.jpg

_F6E0102.jpg

_F6E0018.jpg

L68_467_16.JPG

75_1000Lakes_Kynsilehto01.jpg

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Pictures Ive chosen for the walls. They will be two 6.5 metre x 2 metre and four 2.4 metre x 2 metre murals. The long ones will go on the far left side wall of the left hand bay and down the parallel wall on the far right in the games room. The other 4 will go at the back of each bay separated by the wall where it protrudes by a block width.

These aren't exact crops as the image provider will do that for me based on the required dimensions.

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Spoke to them and asked nicely. :-)

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Roof structure went on today but I got back after dark so photos tomorrow. Looks awesome.

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Few more pics from today. Roof frame on the main garage and games room section, roof lining started on that section, more brickwork completed on the gable ends, above the bays and to extend the wall by the overhang where the Jacuzzi will go (I bought a bigger jacuzzi so had to add 1m to the covered gable end area and roof etc) and a few other bits.

Next jobs are to finish the roof frame above the gym, finish the lining and then add the pantiles. Then the concrete floor, electrics, plaster boarding and plastering before we move on to niceties like the car lifts, tiling, decorating, landscaping, fencing, security etc.

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Really can't wait. 14 bloody cars parked here, there and everywhere waiting, waiting.

New photos tomorrow. They've done quite a bit today. Pub with a Guinness now though.

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