Who has the best Garage on Pistonheads?
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I thought you all might like to see this. But it isn't mine!
It's an old village garage here in Suffolk. I went and looked at it a few months ago when it was first on the market. It's a nice old cottage with a massive workshop out the back. The problems are the cottage is in a terrible state (they've repaired some it, and freshly plaster-boarded some other rooms, I know there is terrible damp behind those walls). To the side and back of the cottage are the old workshops. Two main rooms, a ramp, and a small tool room with storage above.
I don't know why the sale fell trough, but the reason we didn't put in an offer is that the old petrol tanks are still there under the driveway. They won't be very big, but the open-ended liability costs of removing them and decontaminating the site are not something we were prepared to even consider.
Here's a link to the listing on Rightmove (I'd post pics but can't figure that out!):
https://www.rightmove.co.uk/property-for-sale/prop...
It's an old village garage here in Suffolk. I went and looked at it a few months ago when it was first on the market. It's a nice old cottage with a massive workshop out the back. The problems are the cottage is in a terrible state (they've repaired some it, and freshly plaster-boarded some other rooms, I know there is terrible damp behind those walls). To the side and back of the cottage are the old workshops. Two main rooms, a ramp, and a small tool room with storage above.
I don't know why the sale fell trough, but the reason we didn't put in an offer is that the old petrol tanks are still there under the driveway. They won't be very big, but the open-ended liability costs of removing them and decontaminating the site are not something we were prepared to even consider.
Here's a link to the listing on Rightmove (I'd post pics but can't figure that out!):
https://www.rightmove.co.uk/property-for-sale/prop...
Mac. said:
Krikkit said:
Mac how do you deal with spills? Surely everything disappears down through the tiles and is a pain to wipe up? I'd also expect dust and other crumbs of crap to disappear off down them.
They look great though, and certainly strong enough to hold up to abuse. Fab looking garage - as you say, a good balance between pretty and functional.
Depends on the spill:They look great though, and certainly strong enough to hold up to abuse. Fab looking garage - as you say, a good balance between pretty and functional.
- Small evaporative spills (fuel, coolant, water), just mop the surface and let its soak away into the substrate beneath.
- Small non-evaporative spills, clean the surface and get the tissue paper between the ribs of the tiles and mop up any residue
- Larger spills - the tiles can be popped out of position to allow a larger cleanup operation and then clicked back into place again. They can be prised out of position with a screwdriver or similar, then once the first tile is removed the others follow easily.
- You can also jetwash through the tiles starting at the rear of the garage, pushing everything forward towards the front of the garage with the water jet and out of the door. Water will flow beneath the tiles as they are raised slightly off the floor.
- You can also hoover though the tiles with a decent shop vac. Every month or so I get the Henry vacuum and suck up the small bits of dust/dirt/stones/leaves that inevitably find their way inside the garage.
suffolk009 said:
I thought you all might like to see this. But it isn't mine!
It's an old village garage here in Suffolk. I went and looked at it a few months ago when it was first on the market. It's a nice old cottage with a massive workshop out the back. The problems are the cottage is in a terrible state (they've repaired some it, and freshly plaster-boarded some other rooms, I know there is terrible damp behind those walls). To the side and back of the cottage are the old workshops. Two main rooms, a ramp, and a small tool room with storage above.
I don't know why the sale fell trough, but the reason we didn't put in an offer is that the old petrol tanks are still there under the driveway. They won't be very big, but the open-ended liability costs of removing them and decontaminating the site are not something we were prepared to even consider.
Here's a link to the listing on Rightmove (I'd post pics but can't figure that out!):
https://www.rightmove.co.uk/property-for-sale/prop...
That's an interesting one, and I can see why you didn't progress it, you'd need to take a very large brave pill IMO.It's an old village garage here in Suffolk. I went and looked at it a few months ago when it was first on the market. It's a nice old cottage with a massive workshop out the back. The problems are the cottage is in a terrible state (they've repaired some it, and freshly plaster-boarded some other rooms, I know there is terrible damp behind those walls). To the side and back of the cottage are the old workshops. Two main rooms, a ramp, and a small tool room with storage above.
I don't know why the sale fell trough, but the reason we didn't put in an offer is that the old petrol tanks are still there under the driveway. They won't be very big, but the open-ended liability costs of removing them and decontaminating the site are not something we were prepared to even consider.
Here's a link to the listing on Rightmove (I'd post pics but can't figure that out!):
https://www.rightmove.co.uk/property-for-sale/prop...
I know Cavendish a little, and a lovely view out the front, but that's still a 600k house with no garden to speak of and I bet you could easily put another 200k into it, with it being grade II it wouldn't be an easy process, and then there's getting a builder involved, bl**dy hard work from my experience in the area at the moment!
acme said:
That's an interesting one, and I can see why you didn't progress it, you'd need to take a very large brave pill IMO.
I know Cavendish a little, and a lovely view out the front, but that's still a 600k house with no garden to speak of and I bet you could easily put another 200k into it, with it being grade II it wouldn't be an easy process, and then there's getting a builder involved, bl**dy hard work from my experience in the area at the moment!
It's a great village, been here 16 years.I know Cavendish a little, and a lovely view out the front, but that's still a 600k house with no garden to speak of and I bet you could easily put another 200k into it, with it being grade II it wouldn't be an easy process, and then there's getting a builder involved, bl**dy hard work from my experience in the area at the moment!
The problem is not just the tanks, but the asbestos removal (I guesstimated a guide price of £25k, just from measuring the square footage). Then if the fuel has contaminated the ground under the cottage you might have to underpin the cottage and start digging out the soil from underneath. And the same for The George on the other side. I hadn't even considered that the concrete in the workshop might need removing and making environmentally safe. It seems the seller is in complete denial about these problems.
It was sale agreed recently after being offers over £500k. Obviously I don't know what they agreed on, but it's a reasonable guess why it fell through. From talking to the first agent on the sale I believe the sellers are in denial about the problems.
It would make a great house, but as you say no garden, and at a potentially ruinous price.
Big brave pill indeed.
suffolk009 said:
It's a great village, been here 16 years.
The problem is not just the tanks, but the asbestos removal (I guesstimated a guide price of £25k, just from measuring the square footage). Then if the fuel has contaminated the ground under the cottage you might have to underpin the cottage and start digging out the soil from underneath. And the same for The George on the other side. I hadn't even considered that the concrete in the workshop might need removing and making environmentally safe. It seems the seller is in complete denial about these problems.
It was sale agreed recently after being offers over £500k. Obviously I don't know what they agreed on, but it's a reasonable guess why it fell through. From talking to the first agent on the sale I believe the sellers are in denial about the problems.
It would make a great house, but as you say no garden, and at a potentially ruinous price.
Big brave pill indeed.
The asbestos element hadn't even crossed my mind, a licence to print money.....The problem is not just the tanks, but the asbestos removal (I guesstimated a guide price of £25k, just from measuring the square footage). Then if the fuel has contaminated the ground under the cottage you might have to underpin the cottage and start digging out the soil from underneath. And the same for The George on the other side. I hadn't even considered that the concrete in the workshop might need removing and making environmentally safe. It seems the seller is in complete denial about these problems.
It was sale agreed recently after being offers over £500k. Obviously I don't know what they agreed on, but it's a reasonable guess why it fell through. From talking to the first agent on the sale I believe the sellers are in denial about the problems.
It would make a great house, but as you say no garden, and at a potentially ruinous price.
Big brave pill indeed.
As you say the tank removal might end up causing issues with the house itself and the inevitable under pinning, looks like I might've been very far off the mark on that 200k!
I think for us on PH the garage would be a great asset, however come sale time who would really want a house with its garden completely taken up by old 'sheds'?
Have you any pictures of what it looked like when it was a garage? In fact that would make a great thread on here, I'd assume that's been done before. I went past one near Saffron Walden at the weekend, would make a cracking spot for a classic car garage!
acme said:
suffolk009 said:
It's a great village, been here 16 years.
The problem is not just the tanks, but the asbestos removal (I guesstimated a guide price of £25k, just from measuring the square footage). Then if the fuel has contaminated the ground under the cottage you might have to underpin the cottage and start digging out the soil from underneath. And the same for The George on the other side. I hadn't even considered that the concrete in the workshop might need removing and making environmentally safe. It seems the seller is in complete denial about these problems.
It was sale agreed recently after being offers over £500k. Obviously I don't know what they agreed on, but it's a reasonable guess why it fell through. From talking to the first agent on the sale I believe the sellers are in denial about the problems.
It would make a great house, but as you say no garden, and at a potentially ruinous price.
Big brave pill indeed.
The asbestos element hadn't even crossed my mind, a licence to print money.....The problem is not just the tanks, but the asbestos removal (I guesstimated a guide price of £25k, just from measuring the square footage). Then if the fuel has contaminated the ground under the cottage you might have to underpin the cottage and start digging out the soil from underneath. And the same for The George on the other side. I hadn't even considered that the concrete in the workshop might need removing and making environmentally safe. It seems the seller is in complete denial about these problems.
It was sale agreed recently after being offers over £500k. Obviously I don't know what they agreed on, but it's a reasonable guess why it fell through. From talking to the first agent on the sale I believe the sellers are in denial about the problems.
It would make a great house, but as you say no garden, and at a potentially ruinous price.
Big brave pill indeed.
As you say the tank removal might end up causing issues with the house itself and the inevitable under pinning, looks like I might've been very far off the mark on that 200k!
I think for us on PH the garage would be a great asset, however come sale time who would really want a house with its garden completely taken up by old 'sheds'?
Have you any pictures of what it looked like when it was a garage? In fact that would make a great thread on here, I'd assume that's been done before. I went past one near Saffron Walden at the weekend, would make a cracking spot for a classic car garage!
My first thought is why would you bother removing the tanks? They've doubtless been there for years and so I'd just leave them I reckon.
Accelebrate said:
.Bloody hell!
Shame there aren't pics of the collection that it was presumably built for.....
Accelebrate said:
Yes, but not on this thread, and apart from the garage, everything about it is f
king horrible.Which explains why it's been for sale for several years.
acme said:
Accelebrate said:
.Bloody hell!
Shame there aren't pics of the collection that it was presumably built for.....
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