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Colchester Essex/Suffolk border... Any tips on getting those pictures bigger?

The next morning it had cured to hard for a float!! so i quickly hired a powerfloat, not great as a little too hard, but a reasonable save nonetheless. thats me on the power float.. Stressed!! Had to clean the filters and drain out the fuel as poor prep from the hire shop ment it didnt rev...

Substructure brickwork. Brickwork up to Damp proof course, anice view out the back field, and my trusty cocker spaniel whatching from our existing garden through the fence. Concrete slab went in great, was intending to float finish but it didnt cure quick enough.

foundations & substructure, the garage is timber frame, siting on a traditional deep strip foundation and concrete slab. The substructure excavtion was rock solid. combined with a warm summer and lots of shrubs/trees in this location, our small digger only just managed. We have fantastic weather...

Hi guys, Man cave No 2, I completed one a couple of years ago and posted here, since then we purchased the old house next to our own existing house. I have designed a new garage workshop and a new home for the family. We have renovated the old house on the plot and sold this off, leaving space...

Your clausing colchester lathe.... Hi there old car car guy... a great read this thread.. Noticed your piccies & text on the lathe a few pages back, I am from Colchester, England where they made that lathe :thumbup::thumbup: , & my father worked all his career with the lathe company (600...

Hi guys... this may help your situation... Several years ago i was called to a problem with one of our customers that had rising damp through a 150mm concrete slab that formed their garage under a three storey town house.. regulations here in the uk do not call for a damp proof membrane within...

We have used 18mm 3/4" birch ply, fixed to frame from underside. corners to front of bench had the corners chamfered by running planner along them. Feels very strong but is supported at 600mm centres from bemch framing. Will finish with 3 coats of polyurathene varnish.. like the idea of Steve...

new link try this http://www.pbase.com/andyj007/workbench or check out forum http://www.garagejournal.com/forum/showthread.php?t=13372&page=2 Ta

Hi, Depends really how much your floor runs out of level if its only 1-2" you should be able to purchase some adjustable kitchen unit legs from any supplier for next to nothing.. If its more then you could build a frame slightly smaller than the units,screw this to the wall and cut legs to suit...

Workbench progress. Well started yesterday and spent around 8 hours so far.. Spent around £240 on ply, studwork, & fixings. Changed the design from the handyman article as i intend to make doors for the front to hide all my tools.. Its all gone pretty straight forward with no problems and is a...

Workbench.. Progress update.. Pointed in the verges on the roof tiles & ridges, plasterboarded & skimmed the ceiling,, awaiting the plaster to dry so we can give it a coat of paint... Now thinking about the workbench area.. After much thought and mind changing ive decided to build my...

Great looking garage, great attention to detailing.. looking forward to more pics :thumbup::thumbup::thumbup:

Hi Rick Ipswich Just down the road from me 15mins.. nice to hear from you! garage or workshop.. hmmmn thats a good question... well one half will be for the Spitfire and the other will be workshop.. so i guess a touch of both.. I know i need space to work with benches and machines etc etc...

Yes the doors are blinding at present.. Im not 100% but when the boarding goes on which will be painted black, the doors will be painted in antler brown... which is the same colour as the barge boards and fascia boards at present.. this im hoping will tie the garage with my house which is here...