Drove into my own garage...
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So this happened
Going to be a couple of days before insurance look at it, and not having much luck with local builders (no such thing as emergency builders apparently) so looking for some advice.
It's a detached double garage, steel above doors is full width and supported by that brick column that has been disturbed. Safe? Much work to fix?
TIA
Going to be a couple of days before insurance look at it, and not having much luck with local builders (no such thing as emergency builders apparently) so looking for some advice.
It's a detached double garage, steel above doors is full width and supported by that brick column that has been disturbed. Safe? Much work to fix?
TIA
It's unlikely to fall down as the brick column is still doing its job so you're okay there.
Doesn't look that bad to fix. May even be able to shift the brick column back into place and secure it. You may well need a couple of new garage doors depending how bent they are. Worst case would be to prop the steel, demolish and rebuild the column, fit new doors.
Could be worse, a colleagues (ex) wife rearranged a bay window on the front of his house by mixing up the accelerator and brake. It was only after this that he found out he'd failed to renew his buildings insurance
Doesn't look that bad to fix. May even be able to shift the brick column back into place and secure it. You may well need a couple of new garage doors depending how bent they are. Worst case would be to prop the steel, demolish and rebuild the column, fit new doors.
Could be worse, a colleagues (ex) wife rearranged a bay window on the front of his house by mixing up the accelerator and brake. It was only after this that he found out he'd failed to renew his buildings insurance
Garage is coming down in the next year or two anyway as we're doing a side extension, otherwise I probably would look at doing a double door!
Builders from insurance coming tomorrow 8am now to prop and board whilst the claim/repair process runs its course.
Car could be worse, getting collected tomorrow
Builders from insurance coming tomorrow 8am now to prop and board whilst the claim/repair process runs its course.
Car could be worse, getting collected tomorrow
Inkyfingers said:
If it makes you feel any better, I drove into our house on the day we moved in, and knocked the gas meter off the wall!
Had scaffolding all around my house whilst I was having the exterior fully re-rendered. Came from my a night round at my mate's house, reversed down the driveway as normal and then suddenly heard a twang and a lot of stuff falling down. By some miracle I managed to drive my car forwards in the nick of time before a bunch of scaffolding planks and bars landed in a heap just where my car had been. The swage line on the boot took the brunt of the scaffolding and luckily didn't put the rear window through but filling and respraying the boot and bumper cost me a few hundred quid to sort out. 
We've all done it, Ive revised into neighbour low fence.... Twice in the last few years. That's with PDC sensors.
Both times reversing with mind elsewhere & been distracted by someone walking in front. Apparently I don't have the mental capacity to juggle more then a couple of things....
Both times reversing with mind elsewhere & been distracted by someone walking in front. Apparently I don't have the mental capacity to juggle more then a couple of things....
You're not alone. Some years back I drove in to someone else's garage in my van. They had a very steep drive down, and I had bought some ebay concrete slabs off them. The extra weight reversing up their drive was too much for the clutch, and down came the van in to the garage door. He was OK about it, and I agreed for him to send me the bill, which wasn't dear.
Edited by Fermit and Sexy Sarah on Monday 26th November 10:08
Sorry to see this and fair play for the honesty.
A few years ago my dad in his wisdom let my little sister who was 17 at the time drive his car for the first time. We lived on a very nice estate but full of Hyacinth Bucket types, one in particular in a bungalow with a small wall around it. Lots of prized plants and bushes the garden side of the wall. The man who lived there was a right old grump.
This wall was at the end of our cul de sac with a communal parking space and sister was told to park there. She parked okay but for some reason stamped on the throttle and took the car straight up the kurb and into the wall knocking the whole thing flat. I will never forget the miserable old sod coming out with the look of horror blowing the brick dust off his beloved plants and bushes. It was a right mess, my sister ran away and i lost my breath for laughing which didn't help as dad did the whole polite cup of tea and we can sort it out British thing.
They got a brand new wall out of it via dads insurance but neighbourly relations didn't ever fully recover.
A few years ago my dad in his wisdom let my little sister who was 17 at the time drive his car for the first time. We lived on a very nice estate but full of Hyacinth Bucket types, one in particular in a bungalow with a small wall around it. Lots of prized plants and bushes the garden side of the wall. The man who lived there was a right old grump.
This wall was at the end of our cul de sac with a communal parking space and sister was told to park there. She parked okay but for some reason stamped on the throttle and took the car straight up the kurb and into the wall knocking the whole thing flat. I will never forget the miserable old sod coming out with the look of horror blowing the brick dust off his beloved plants and bushes. It was a right mess, my sister ran away and i lost my breath for laughing which didn't help as dad did the whole polite cup of tea and we can sort it out British thing.
They got a brand new wall out of it via dads insurance but neighbourly relations didn't ever fully recover.
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