Recent content by Favguy

Yeah, crazy people. The small child is in particular danger here if they ever left her alone with the cat!!

Thanks. The garage, house, and grounds are pretty much my idea of idyllic, set in the Lincolnshire countryside. The move is our early retirement present to ourselves as we move into the next phase of our lives, free to concentrate on hobbies. leisure and travel. :)

With cats, small or large, anything smaller than them changes in status from a possible companion/housemate to a probable meal if it doesn't look up to putting up much of a fight. This is the only reason small domestic cats make good pets, if we were 9" tall, we'd be dinner for them. So with...

Well, that never happened! But this did: The Garage internally measures about 7.5 metres long x 6.8 metres wide with a room above for workshop/storage activities. The car port seen here on the side is coming down and being replaced by a post free cantilever that will be much more...

Sneak peek pictures, this is it for now, as not mine just yet... Yes, It's not my house yet though, so not fair to give any more info or pictures other than the garage. If I get a "yes" tomorrow, it's still going to be a while as sale completion won't be until around April I'd expect.

Holy thread revival batman!! Well I never did get around to finishing this write up did I... I'm going to try harder this next time. I find out tomorrow if I get to buy our next home, and, wait for it... It has a garage that measures 13.8m x 6m. (that's about 45 x 20 feet) That might not be...

To bolt down or not entirely depends on the type and design of the lift. A lot of professional grade, 4 post lifts absolutely have to be aligned and bolted down properly. The lower cost Chinese lifts tend to be designed to be mobile, but even then, if your floor isn't level and even under the...

Hi all, Been neglecting updates. (To say the least!) Garage building phase is almost finished, landscaping around it finished. Just some internal decor to do. Most of my progress pictures are on my other broken down laptop, so I'll recover them when I get a chance, take some updated pics as...

Just curious, but what exactly are you guys referring to when you use "belly" in this context?

Here's the tool: http://www.visual-3d.com/tools/interior/default.aspx It's brilliant, I used it and am very happy with the result. Good luck with the garage, I like your Audi's, have had a couple of quattro A8's myself.

That's the way to do it ;) Sometimes it's better to ask for forgiveness than permission if it comes to it. Here in the UK, you can usually remove a tree as long as it isn't in a conservation area and doesn't have a tree preservation order on it. Unfortunately, people don't always know this and...

Is that new Steve? I ask as my brothers '79 Golf has non working reversing lights and always passes... :confused:

Good progress :) Are you rendering or painting the blocks?

Maybe things are vastly different... I'll choose not to respond to your closing comment as maybe cultural differences mean you didn't mean to come across as rude as you actually did there. :thumbup: I come here to share my garage build and see all the other great builds, not to argue, there's...

I'm not stating having a neutral at a light switch isn't convenient, but you can't regulate against idiots using earths as neutrals, or any of the other moronic stuff some people do, where do you draw the line? There are other valid reasons for sleeving earths, but you're right, I'm not up to...