GirchyGirchy
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Do you have links for your MB & Cayman threads? Couldn't find them.
Nice place, and cute cats!
Nice place, and cute cats!
Between 265 & 485 SQ/FT German flatpack home and garage build UK
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Workspaces sized between 265 and 485 squarefeet.
Cris B
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Great build and some nice cars!
Really well actually for cheapo's. They bounce back to shape, even after heavy objects 'dent' them for a considerable amount of time.
South Coast mate, where the days are long and sunny...!
Short post to mark 3 years that since completion of the house!
Time has flown and I forget how much work was involved. Part of the reason why I made this 'diary' of sorts.
I am still working away on areas that can be improved, I hopefully will be getting a dog soon so need to finish off the final bit of fencing. In preperation for this, I've just cut down 3 large trees that were still on the left side of the plot until now. (no photos of this area yet)
Tonight is a trip down memory lane! I honestly forgot how much was involved, looking back at this.
The photo of the sun chairs creates the illusion of calm, in reality this photo was taken on the day the German builders coming to inspect the concrete base with lasers and say yes or no to them agreeing to building the house, based on a tolerance of less than 7mm over the entirety of the slab. Luckily it was 4mm, well below that of the national requirement of 11mm for new homes (not German timber homes) I believe.
BEFORE: 3 years earlier... had to cut a 4m cut through the left side of the old site to get to plot.
AFTER: Just after the drop kerb was completed. It was probably 3 months after the house was done, the garage was still not built at this time and I'd just managed to move 30 tonnes of gravel around the driveway!
Time has flown and I forget how much work was involved. Part of the reason why I made this 'diary' of sorts.
I am still working away on areas that can be improved, I hopefully will be getting a dog soon so need to finish off the final bit of fencing. In preperation for this, I've just cut down 3 large trees that were still on the left side of the plot until now. (no photos of this area yet)
Tonight is a trip down memory lane! I honestly forgot how much was involved, looking back at this.
The photo of the sun chairs creates the illusion of calm, in reality this photo was taken on the day the German builders coming to inspect the concrete base with lasers and say yes or no to them agreeing to building the house, based on a tolerance of less than 7mm over the entirety of the slab. Luckily it was 4mm, well below that of the national requirement of 11mm for new homes (not German timber homes) I believe.
BEFORE: 3 years earlier... had to cut a 4m cut through the left side of the old site to get to plot.
AFTER: Just after the drop kerb was completed. It was probably 3 months after the house was done, the garage was still not built at this time and I'd just managed to move 30 tonnes of gravel around the driveway!
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While I'm here, just incase you want to see the plot from the air. You can see how much larger the gardens are around me, not many on my road still have all of this land nowadays but most are two houses stacked alongside one another with long but narrow houses/gardens.
It's a smallish plot but still has room for 4 cars parked easily enough, lawn to cut and privacy all round with decent height fences, a quiet residential area and set back from the road.
It's happening all over in the area now but at the time, a 'back yard development' was unheard and I had to jump through hoops for such a build to take place. The ruling in the area at the time was that two houses could be put on one plot, but they had to be along side one another, one behind the other was unthinkable!
I remember going to the Council planners for advise and they told me "NO WAY, DON'T BOTHER". Well I am stubborn and stupid so I thought I'd thrown away £400 on a self made application pack/OS drawings and it went straight through without amendments!
The issues then came when the Parish Council got involved and I had to attend lots of meetings about why it was one behind the other and why it didn't have a garage! At the time I thought a garage would make it less likely to get through the planners, but I did put a slab down for one just incase
In other news, I sold the toys in the hope that I could find one car that was fast, economical and fun! It does a lot to be fair, but I do miss an engine note. I'm currently on the lookout for another classic to go alongside it.
It's a smallish plot but still has room for 4 cars parked easily enough, lawn to cut and privacy all round with decent height fences, a quiet residential area and set back from the road.
It's happening all over in the area now but at the time, a 'back yard development' was unheard and I had to jump through hoops for such a build to take place. The ruling in the area at the time was that two houses could be put on one plot, but they had to be along side one another, one behind the other was unthinkable!
I remember going to the Council planners for advise and they told me "NO WAY, DON'T BOTHER". Well I am stubborn and stupid so I thought I'd thrown away £400 on a self made application pack/OS drawings and it went straight through without amendments!
The issues then came when the Parish Council got involved and I had to attend lots of meetings about why it was one behind the other and why it didn't have a garage! At the time I thought a garage would make it less likely to get through the planners, but I did put a slab down for one just incase
In other news, I sold the toys in the hope that I could find one car that was fast, economical and fun! It does a lot to be fair, but I do miss an engine note. I'm currently on the lookout for another classic to go alongside it.
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I get lost in everyone elses' thread that I forget to update my own. I need to download the house related improvement pics but for now will share a few bits that have changed for me to keep the diary of life running.
Firstly, I went to Krakow, Poland. It is somewhere I have wanted to travel to for a long time, given that I love history relating to WW2. However, our paid for trip coincided with the initial Ukraine/Russia kickoff and we were at the time not sure if we should go as flights were being cancelled left right and chelsea. We decided to risk it and I'm glad we did, I had no idea what Poland would be like, but what I saw was beautiful.
In my head I thought it would be kind of Eastern Bloc- grey buildings, overcast rainy skies. Stupid really as I had no basis for this and when we got there it was cold but clear and the old city centre was abolutely stunning, with beautiful paved roads bisecting ancient stone walled buildings. Most of them restored and reeking of character, which given I live in England where you throw a stone and hit a 300 year old building, is saying something.
On the outskirts of Krakow the infamous Auschwitz concentration camp. This was on the bucket list of things I wanted to see, given the terrible deeds that the Nazi SS carried out there. Historians estimate that around 1.1 million people perished in Auschwitz during the less than 5 years of its existence. The majority, around 1 million people, were Jews. The second most numerous group, from 70 to 75 thousand, was the Poles whom had for whatever reason been chosen to die.
The sign that remains at the entrance...
Arbeit macht frei - Work sets you free.
I read a book prior to the trip that refered to a belief that birds do not fly over Auschwitz. I thought this ridiculous and made a point of trying to see any! Weirdly I did not see one, not one the whole day over the Camp. Who knows.
What you are seeing here is not the main part of the camp, this was the initial section created with brick buildings, Nazi accomodation, prison cells, small gas chambers, experimentation/'hospital' buildings etc.
It expanded to a huge scale during the years it was open, Seeing the restored bunk houses, the destroyed gas chambers at Aushwitz- Birkenau- it's simply huge and hard to comprehend.
People arrived at the camp in massive numbers, thousands a day arrived in converted cattle carts- they were seperated and those unsuitable for hard labour were sent straight to 'the shower block' where they thought they'd be getting a shower and some food - instead they perished in the gas chambers.
I don't think I took pictures here out of respect, but I will say that even now as you walk around the camp, ( a small section compared to what it was back then, most wood got taken by returning Poles after the war to rebuild their homes). - it has a feel about it, truly miserable.
Another interesting fact I was told by the guide, was that Poles whom lived within the radius of the Concentration camp as it was built were turfed out of their homes, told to leave or die as their homes would then become residence for the SS workers and to create a kind of safe zone around the site. Following the war, those that were allowed remain or had lived reasonably close were rounded up as collaborators by the Russians and fell into a system similar to the one they had lived by.
Anyway... on a lighter note. I also saw this place... very Amsterdam...!
Firstly, I went to Krakow, Poland. It is somewhere I have wanted to travel to for a long time, given that I love history relating to WW2. However, our paid for trip coincided with the initial Ukraine/Russia kickoff and we were at the time not sure if we should go as flights were being cancelled left right and chelsea. We decided to risk it and I'm glad we did, I had no idea what Poland would be like, but what I saw was beautiful.
In my head I thought it would be kind of Eastern Bloc- grey buildings, overcast rainy skies. Stupid really as I had no basis for this and when we got there it was cold but clear and the old city centre was abolutely stunning, with beautiful paved roads bisecting ancient stone walled buildings. Most of them restored and reeking of character, which given I live in England where you throw a stone and hit a 300 year old building, is saying something.
On the outskirts of Krakow the infamous Auschwitz concentration camp. This was on the bucket list of things I wanted to see, given the terrible deeds that the Nazi SS carried out there. Historians estimate that around 1.1 million people perished in Auschwitz during the less than 5 years of its existence. The majority, around 1 million people, were Jews. The second most numerous group, from 70 to 75 thousand, was the Poles whom had for whatever reason been chosen to die.
The sign that remains at the entrance...
Arbeit macht frei - Work sets you free.
I read a book prior to the trip that refered to a belief that birds do not fly over Auschwitz. I thought this ridiculous and made a point of trying to see any! Weirdly I did not see one, not one the whole day over the Camp. Who knows.
What you are seeing here is not the main part of the camp, this was the initial section created with brick buildings, Nazi accomodation, prison cells, small gas chambers, experimentation/'hospital' buildings etc.
It expanded to a huge scale during the years it was open, Seeing the restored bunk houses, the destroyed gas chambers at Aushwitz- Birkenau- it's simply huge and hard to comprehend.
People arrived at the camp in massive numbers, thousands a day arrived in converted cattle carts- they were seperated and those unsuitable for hard labour were sent straight to 'the shower block' where they thought they'd be getting a shower and some food - instead they perished in the gas chambers.
I don't think I took pictures here out of respect, but I will say that even now as you walk around the camp, ( a small section compared to what it was back then, most wood got taken by returning Poles after the war to rebuild their homes). - it has a feel about it, truly miserable.
Another interesting fact I was told by the guide, was that Poles whom lived within the radius of the Concentration camp as it was built were turfed out of their homes, told to leave or die as their homes would then become residence for the SS workers and to create a kind of safe zone around the site. Following the war, those that were allowed remain or had lived reasonably close were rounded up as collaborators by the Russians and fell into a system similar to the one they had lived by.
Anyway... on a lighter note. I also saw this place... very Amsterdam...!
mike93lx
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That was a roller coasterI get lost in everyone elses' thread that I forget to update my own. I need to download the house related improvement pics but for now will share a few bits that have changed for me to keep the diary of life running.
Firstly, I went to Krakow, Poland. It is somewhere I have wanted to travel to for a long time, given that I love history relating to WW2. However, our paid for trip coincided with the initial Ukraine/Russia kickoff and we were at the time not sure if we should go as flights were being cancelled left right and chelsea. We decided to risk it and I'm glad we did, I had no idea what Poland would be like, but what I saw was beautiful.
In my head I thought it would be kind of Eastern Bloc- grey buildings, overcast rainy skies. Stupid really as I had no basis for this and when we got there it was cold but clear and the old city centre was abolutely stunning, with beautiful paved roads bisecting ancient stone walled buildings. Most of them restored and reeking of character, which given I live in England where you throw a stone and hit a 300 year old building, is saying something.
On the outskirts of Krakow the infamous Auschwitz concentration camp. This was on the bucket list of things I wanted to see, given the terrible deeds that the Nazi SS carried out there. Historians estimate that around 1.1 million people perished in Auschwitz during the less than 5 years of its existence. The majority, around 1 million people, were Jews. The second most numerous group, from 70 to 75 thousand, was the Poles whom had for whatever reason been chosen to die.
The sign that remains at the entrance...
Arbeit macht frei - Work sets you free.
I read a book prior to the trip that refered to a belief that birds do not fly over Auschwitz. I thought this ridiculous and made a point of trying to see any! Weirdly I did not see one, not one the whole day over the Camp. Who knows.
What you are seeing here is not the main part of the camp, this was the initial section created with brick buildings, Nazi accomodation, prison cells, small gas chambers, experimentation/'hospital' buildings etc.
It expanded to a huge scale during the years it was open, Seeing the restored bunk houses, the destroyed gas chambers at Aushwitz- Birkenau- it's simply huge and hard to comprehend.
People arrived at the camp in massive numbers, thousands a day arrived in converted cattle carts- they were seperated and those unsuitable for hard labour were sent straight to 'the shower block' where they thought they'd be getting a shower and some food - instead they perished in the gas chambers.
I don't think I took pictures here out of respect, but I will say that even now as you walk around the camp, ( a small section compared to what it was back then, most wood got taken by returning Poles after the war to rebuild their homes). - it has a feel about it, truly miserable.
Another interesting fact I was told by the guide, was that Poles whom lived within the radius of the Concentration camp as it was built were turfed out of their homes, told to leave or die as their homes would then become residence for the SS workers and to create a kind of safe zone around the site. Following the war, those that were allowed remain or had lived reasonably close were rounded up as collaborators by the Russians and fell into a system similar to the one they had lived by.
Anyway... on a lighter note. I also saw this place... very Amsterdam...!
You're right, I probably shouldn't write a book haha - very disjointed!
mike93lx
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Lol, all good
I came back from Poland, life resumed as it does- full of ups and downs.
Notably, I sold the 88' Mercedes 190E. I loved it but didn't use it enough. I would have liked to have kept it, put a 2.3 engine in with a dogleg gearbox, but alas I didn't and I shouldn't cry over spilt milk. The value rocketed following it's transformation in my ownership and given that it took up ALL of the garage, it went to make room for more toys in future no doubt.
Yet another reason for me having made a mistake on buying the 1.5 size timber garage instead of the double. I digress. It will be missed.
Whilst I am on the topic of classics, I owned this car in the mid 2000's. Again it was a 1988 car, a Peugeot 205 XS. Not as cool as the GTI but I was young, it was cheap to insure and run and I only paid £500 for it. The XS was pretty mint, zero rust. The beauty of this car is that it is nigh on a Rallye, it had a 1360cc engine with twin choke carbs, the sports interior, less sound deadening etc and weighed 800kg. Man I loved that thing, SO EASY to work on, with a huge engine bay and a tiny engine.
I badly want another, it's small enough to not take up the whole garage and I'd like to keep it long term to adapt to being a fast road Pug. They now go for silly money though, but I am on the hunt just incase a bargain is out there!
Finally, I have taken on a dog, he's a retired Police GSD that needed rehoming. This is one of his offical pics...
RPD Reggie is only 4 years old, way below retirement age- usually they are retired at around 8 or 9.
He was operational for 2 years, 2 years before that training with differing handlers. So why did he get binned?
He's too friendly...
He is great at tracking, having caught numerous burglars in his short tenure even on protracted pursuits (his handler has Court for 2 of these this very month, luckily the dog doesn't have to give evidence) ... but his failings boiled down to te fact that he didn't like to bite.
His brother was the same, both failed the yearly requals to enter an address and bite the suspect. Two strikes and you're out as from a Force perspective, how can the handler trust the dog to do it's job?
Kind of sad as that's what he was trained to do, many ££££ were spent to make him a very capable dog from incepton, but he's happier now thats for sure.
He had a skin condition similar to Eczema that was brought on by stress, now he's not asked to do things he doesn't like, it's cleared up!
To keep him sharp, I run drills still. He's an out the box disciplined doggo that needs some direction. Perfect for my lifestyle and worklife but also is great around kids and other animals. We have two cats, that was a concern at first for sure. Given his excellent recall, I often run him without a lead wherever I walk him, unless I think people around me wouldn't like it.
Notably, I sold the 88' Mercedes 190E. I loved it but didn't use it enough. I would have liked to have kept it, put a 2.3 engine in with a dogleg gearbox, but alas I didn't and I shouldn't cry over spilt milk. The value rocketed following it's transformation in my ownership and given that it took up ALL of the garage, it went to make room for more toys in future no doubt.
Yet another reason for me having made a mistake on buying the 1.5 size timber garage instead of the double. I digress. It will be missed.
Whilst I am on the topic of classics, I owned this car in the mid 2000's. Again it was a 1988 car, a Peugeot 205 XS. Not as cool as the GTI but I was young, it was cheap to insure and run and I only paid £500 for it. The XS was pretty mint, zero rust. The beauty of this car is that it is nigh on a Rallye, it had a 1360cc engine with twin choke carbs, the sports interior, less sound deadening etc and weighed 800kg. Man I loved that thing, SO EASY to work on, with a huge engine bay and a tiny engine.
I badly want another, it's small enough to not take up the whole garage and I'd like to keep it long term to adapt to being a fast road Pug. They now go for silly money though, but I am on the hunt just incase a bargain is out there!
Finally, I have taken on a dog, he's a retired Police GSD that needed rehoming. This is one of his offical pics...
RPD Reggie is only 4 years old, way below retirement age- usually they are retired at around 8 or 9.
He was operational for 2 years, 2 years before that training with differing handlers. So why did he get binned?
He's too friendly...
He is great at tracking, having caught numerous burglars in his short tenure even on protracted pursuits (his handler has Court for 2 of these this very month, luckily the dog doesn't have to give evidence
) ... but his failings boiled down to te fact that he didn't like to bite.His brother was the same, both failed the yearly requals to enter an address and bite the suspect. Two strikes and you're out as from a Force perspective, how can the handler trust the dog to do it's job?
Kind of sad as that's what he was trained to do, many ££££ were spent to make him a very capable dog from incepton, but he's happier now thats for sure.
He had a skin condition similar to Eczema that was brought on by stress, now he's not asked to do things he doesn't like, it's cleared up!
To keep him sharp, I run drills still. He's an out the box disciplined doggo that needs some direction. Perfect for my lifestyle and worklife but also is great around kids and other animals. We have two cats, that was a concern at first for sure. Given his excellent recall, I often run him without a lead wherever I walk him, unless I think people around me wouldn't like it.
nadogail
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You have built a very impressive project.
Zebedeewesty
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One of my mates at uni had a black 205XS. I had a 1.2 Nova which also weighed about as much as a wet paper towel. The two were pretty evenly matched, though when we swapped cars for a journey up the A6 i left him for dead in the XS, showing he wasn't driving it to its full potential. The thing used to corner on 3 wheels when pushed hard, lifting the inside rear wheel.
Theres an XS shell sat in a farmers field down here in Pembrokeshire, though its a little on the rotten side now.
Theres an XS shell sat in a farmers field down here in Pembrokeshire, though its a little on the rotten side now.
That's awesome! It's one of those cars that I have no business buying in 2023, but I actually really want!One of my mates at uni had a black 205XS. I had a 1.2 Nova which also weighed about as much as a wet paper towel. The two were pretty evenly matched, though when we swapped cars for a journey up the A6 i left him for dead in the XS, showing he wasn't driving it to its full potential. The thing used to corner on 3 wheels when pushed hard, lifting the inside rear wheel.
Theres an XS shell sat in a farmers field down here in Pembrokeshire, though its a little on the rotten side now
There's a cheap white 3 door diesel 205 for sale presently for 1.5k with Rallye kit and steelies, not sure if mounts are the same though if it would be an easy transplant job for a Gti or 1360cc engine.
My skillset leads me to avoid Rust like the plague. I need to learn to weld.
Zebedeewesty
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I think the diesel and 1.3 petrol might share the same mounts. 1300 with twin 40 webers would be nice. The 1300 engine from the 206 fits too.That's awesome! It's one of those cars that I have no business buying in 2023, but I actually really want!
There's a cheap white 3 door diesel 205 for sale presently for 1.5k with Rallye kit and steelies, not sure if mounts are the same though if it would be an easy transplant job for a Gti or 1360cc engine.
My skillset leads me to avoid Rust like the plague. I need to learn to weld.
I quite fancy another Nova (especially a yellow SR) but they're going for silly silly money now too. Theres a GSi just sat in a farmyard nearby too but they won't sell it.
I did a 12 week welding night course at a local college years ago after being quoted some obscene amount to weld up my vw camper.
Bought a cheap £50 secondhand welder and had a go.
Now that is something that interests me, how was the course? Was it a few nights a week? Might ask the missus to get me it for my birthday!
Zebedeewesty
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It was a 2 hours, one night a week for 12 weeks (so 24 hours total). It was really only a basic introduction course but it covered MIG, TIG, arc and gas welding along with plasma cutting and oxy acetylene. I think it cost under £100, though it was a good few years ago. It was done at Newton Rigg agricultural college near Penrith when i lived in the lakes but it looks like most colleges do some sort of course now.
It must have saved me well over £5k being able to weld instead of paying for it to be done.
That's brilliant, thanks for the info. I'll look at doing one like that myself.
Markoos
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Samb, if you ever go back to Kraków, make sure to visit salt mine "Wieliczka" I promise you will not be disapointed.
As for nazi concentration camp.. went there some 30 years ago, and you could still smell death in the air..
As for nazi concentration camp.. went there some 30 years ago, and you could still smell death in the air..
jollygreengiant
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Just finished reading through your thread, very cool to see how it's done over there! I was quite surprised to see your new house was built in someone's backyard lol, that would never fly here.
Keep us updated.
Keep us updated.
It's been a while since I updated.
I still can't weld, I know @Zebedeewesty might be disappointed in me! It's still on the list, got a 6 month old, so it's taken up any free time around work/other commitments.
In other news, I have built a new shed... my old one was leaking badly and had been taken down and put up/reduced in size numerous times in the last 6 or so years as the plot changed.
Out with the old...
Simple job, small amount of levelling to be done. The old shed literally just sat on some bricks and was pretty dire.
Form, 6 inch with mesh, nothing fancy as it'll be relatively light.
Concrete going in! 4m x 2.3m, I was tempted to go to 4x3m but am very limited on space and need to get all the way around it for maintenance.
All done, now to set. Got lucky with the weather, had a few day's in Feb when it was mostly dry and above 5 degrees. Perfect for getting the slab done.
And what is this arriving? Those of you that have read the thread will know that I have a timber garage, I love it tbh. It stays warm in the winter, cool in the summer and my tools no longer rust, something that I had with my concrete garage previously.
It means that when choosing a new shed, initially I was drawn to a plastic one, but heard they can be just as bad with condensation and are usually pretty small. I also wanted as big as I could get, it's limited in width as there isn't a lot of depth to the garden behind the house, it is a small plot.
I could however go as big as I wanted in length. I don't need a custom jobby, after all its just a shed. I also have a garage which is reasonably large for said plot. Most sheds are pretty basic though, I also didn't want featheredge anymore. More along the lines of the garage build.
I started looking, couldn't find what I wanted, so eventually settled on a log cabin/summer house variant, that I will 'turn into' a shed.
I still can't weld, I know @Zebedeewesty might be disappointed in me! It's still on the list, got a 6 month old, so it's taken up any free time around work/other commitments.
In other news, I have built a new shed... my old one was leaking badly and had been taken down and put up/reduced in size numerous times in the last 6 or so years as the plot changed.
Out with the old...
Simple job, small amount of levelling to be done. The old shed literally just sat on some bricks and was pretty dire.
Form, 6 inch with mesh, nothing fancy as it'll be relatively light.
Concrete going in! 4m x 2.3m, I was tempted to go to 4x3m but am very limited on space and need to get all the way around it for maintenance.
All done, now to set. Got lucky with the weather, had a few day's in Feb when it was mostly dry and above 5 degrees. Perfect for getting the slab done.
And what is this arriving?
Those of you that have read the thread will know that I have a timber garage, I love it tbh. It stays warm in the winter, cool in the summer and my tools no longer rust, something that I had with my concrete garage previously.It means that when choosing a new shed, initially I was drawn to a plastic one, but heard they can be just as bad with condensation and are usually pretty small. I also wanted as big as I could get, it's limited in width as there isn't a lot of depth to the garden behind the house, it is a small plot.
I could however go as big as I wanted in length. I don't need a custom jobby, after all its just a shed. I also have a garage which is reasonably large for said plot. Most sheds are pretty basic though, I also didn't want featheredge anymore. More along the lines of the garage build.
I started looking, couldn't find what I wanted, so eventually settled on a log cabin/summer house variant, that I will 'turn into' a shed.
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This is the one I went for, although got it locked in before the New Year's price increase. It's gone up considerably in price in 2024. The brand is Lasita Maja, from Estonia I believe. Even came with a free fire put as part of the 
deal!
Cabin Linky
No matter what it turns out as, it will be far better than what I've had there and means that I can get some of the **** accumulating in the garage out, so I can actually work on cars in there.
deal! Cabin Linky
No matter what it turns out as, it will be far better than what I've had there and means that I can get some of the **** accumulating in the garage out, so I can actually work on cars in there.
Delivery day had me worried as the company state that it's roadside delivery at the discretion of the driver. I am about 60m from the road and although doable, would have been a right pain in the *** to transport everything down to the house.
Luckily come drlivery day, the driver was a gent and brought it right down. He made use of a forklift that I have not seen before, it moves in crab fashion.
Brilliant bit of kit. You can even see the free fire pit included on top of the package!
Sat waiting for the slab to harden, I kept it sealed tight against some pretty horrible weather. I just hoped it was all there and nothing was broken...
Luckily come drlivery day, the driver was a gent and brought it right down. He made use of a forklift that I have not seen before, it moves in crab fashion.
Brilliant bit of kit. You can even see the free fire pit included on top of the package!
Sat waiting for the slab to harden, I kept it sealed tight against some pretty horrible weather. I just hoped it was all there and nothing was broken...
Typically, something was broken. one of the windows didn't make the trip from Estonia. The company sorted it easily enough, I am having to source the glass myself but they are reimbursing. For now, I will tint the crack for safety.
This thing goes together so easily, literally a few hours and you're done. I went with an EPDM roof for longevity. Something I will eventually do on the garage too, it wasn't an option I was aware of when I built the garage.
All done minus the doors and windows, one of which is obviously cracked. Paint next, flexible 'Sadolin Superdec' paint, its superb. Superbly long lasting and allows for movement and shrinking. Expensive, but I recommend.
First coat down. Got lucky with the weather, this time of year is a gamble in the UK.
Reallocation of gravel from the driveway high spots with a terram weed barrier underneath. I used some left over timber, treated and cut in to create a divide from the soon to be turf.
All done, windows tinted to tidy up the exterior. Obviously its intended to be a cabin, not a shed - so I didn't want everything on show.
inside needs a bit more work, but overall I'm loving the storage.
I also scored 4 large cabinets from FB marketplace for the sum of £0, which I am chuffed with. I have small trailer, took 4 trips!
They are 2 brown split door cabinets for the shed and 2 roller door for the garage. They are very heavy duty, being steel framed and weigh about 100kg each. not what I expected when I collected from an office that was doing a refit.
I also had a rejig in the garage, enabling me to fit the two roller door cabinets in.
This made a world of difference and means I can get the Peugeot 205 into the garage comfortably and work on it.
Next I want to get a Quick jack style lift for ease. Something that is 240v and allows me to move it out the way and hang it on the wall. Thinking of something like this as have heard good things.
www.garageequipment.co.uk
For those interested, here is the 190E replacement as garage queen/project/weekend 80's car. it's a Peugeot 205, non GTI as they are now highly sought after and silly money for ropey examples. It is transplanted with a Peugeot 306 GTI6 engine, producing 169bhp. it's quite manic as it weighs the same as a crisp packet, has no ABS and no power steering.
Pretty much everything is upgraded, retro fitted with different parts. It's immaculate thanks to a bare shell respray a few years ago, I love it!
Next to my daily to show just how small the Pug 205 is!
This thing goes together so easily, literally a few hours and you're done. I went with an EPDM roof for longevity. Something I will eventually do on the garage too, it wasn't an option I was aware of when I built the garage.
All done minus the doors and windows, one of which is obviously cracked. Paint next, flexible 'Sadolin Superdec' paint, its superb. Superbly long lasting and allows for movement and shrinking. Expensive, but I recommend.
First coat down. Got lucky with the weather, this time of year is a gamble in the UK.
Reallocation of gravel from the driveway high spots with a terram weed barrier underneath. I used some left over timber, treated and cut in to create a divide from the soon to be turf.
All done, windows tinted to tidy up the exterior. Obviously its intended to be a cabin, not a shed - so I didn't want everything on show.
inside needs a bit more work, but overall I'm loving the storage.
I also scored 4 large cabinets from FB marketplace for the sum of £0, which I am chuffed with. I have small trailer, took 4 trips!
They are 2 brown split door cabinets for the shed and 2 roller door for the garage. They are very heavy duty, being steel framed and weigh about 100kg each. not what I expected when I collected from an office that was doing a refit.
I also had a rejig in the garage, enabling me to fit the two roller door cabinets in.
This made a world of difference and means I can get the Peugeot 205 into the garage comfortably and work on it.
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For those interested, here is the 190E replacement as garage queen/project/weekend 80's car. it's a Peugeot 205, non GTI as they are now highly sought after and silly money for ropey examples. It is transplanted with a Peugeot 306 GTI6 engine, producing 169bhp. it's quite manic as it weighs the same as a crisp packet, has no ABS and no power steering.
Pretty much everything is upgraded, retro fitted with different parts. It's immaculate thanks to a bare shell respray a few years ago, I love it!
Next to my daily to show just how small the Pug 205 is!
Zebedeewesty
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Shed is looking good so does the garage.
Can't beat a pug 205. Bit of a rallye look to it.
Theres a blue GTD van on GTi alloys sat in the village.
Can't beat a pug 205. Bit of a rallye look to it.
Theres a blue GTD van on GTi alloys sat in the village.
Thank you mate, I wouldn't have needed it if I'd chosen the bigger garage in the first place, nevermind eh.Shed is looking good so does the garage.
Can't beat a pug 205. Bit of a rallye look to it.
Theres a blue GTD van on GTi alloys sat in the village.
Yeah sort of an homage to it, I believe it started life as a 1.1 poverty spec 205.
Nice, can't be many 205 van's left I doubt.
Thank you mate, it's crazy how small it is. On my list of car's I'd like is also a Kei Suzuki Carry 4x4!
I am sure someone on here has a nice example, but they def have those in the US. Not many here in the UK worth buying though.
Buy one of these! --- this one is a little extreme, but very cool..
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billconner
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Nice shed, and very nicely decked out and organized. And thanks for posting.
BSAschields
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I may have missed it but what are the dimensions of your garage?
gren_t
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Great thread, nice home you have built for yourself
If you ever go back to Krakow take time to visit to the Oskar Schindler factory, I saw the film Schindlers list the week before I visited Krakow and it kind of put the city into prospective.
Interesting rides and cool doggo.
all the best.
If you ever go back to Krakow take time to visit to the Oskar Schindler factory, I saw the film Schindlers list the week before I visited Krakow and it kind of put the city into prospective.
Interesting rides and cool doggo.
all the best.
Zebedeewesty
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I don't think i've seen another van in about 25 years. Used to see a few being used by tradesmen when i was at uni in Preston.
Theres a basic 1.1 for sale near me that needs a lot of work but they still want a grand for it. A mate had a 1.4xs as his first car and like all first cars it was written off within the year.
Thank you mate, appreciate it. I'd love more land, but no plans on moving presently as house prices are all over the shop.
Yep, UK housing market has gone mad!
Cris B
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That 205 looks like a minter. I had a Lacoste special edition version as my first car and it was a lot of fun even with the 1360cc engine in it.
That is properly cool. You still got it? I bet it comes in handy too with the drop back!That 205 is sweet! I love tiny cars and have an Acty myself for the last couple months. Slow with horrible handling but I love it.
sawduststeve
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Ha, the Honda Acty Van, in pale blue, was every where during the 80’s. We used to have two a day visit us at the workshop, one full of sandwiches and the other full of videos to rent.That 205 is sweet! I love tiny cars and have an Acty myself for the last couple months. Slow with horrible handling but I love it.
Fun times
Not seen one for ages now
Steve
