Recent content by Gareth

I'm also looking forward to some photos of the finished garage! :)

Thank you. The next part of the build is brick / block work and a lot of it. Irritatingly the building supply company I am using sent a variety of makes of concrete blocks, meaning there is a different in size and colour. The size shouldn't be noticeable on the inside, but I will...

Not really, temperatures don't drop past -5 degrees Celsius generally, and it's rare for the temperature to remain below freezing during the daytime. The area I live in is known for having good ground conditions due to the type of clay that exists. Next it took a whole day with the digger to...

The next step with the garage was digging the footings, which fortunately were not that deep due to the ground conditions being good. They are still around a foot deeper than the foundations on the existing house though, which are only around 6 inches of concrete. The garage is having 12 inches...

I would have preferred an even older house. The 1950's are not really known for having fine architecture! Glad you're enjoying it. Wood is rarely used in the UK, but is becoming more popular and is often combined with a brick structure. I don't think you can beat the 'solidity' of a brick...

Thanks mate. Although a bit part of me says that buying a new build with a detached double garage would have been much more sensible... but where is the fun in that. Plus, I think this is will be the kind of house you can enjoy spending long periods of time at without being bored, or feeling...

Thank you for replying - I am happy to oblige! We don't have many photos from when we looked around, but here are some that I have found on my phone: The last photo is what we saw when the front door was opened, which made us see that there was potential to make something nice. The...

Cheers mate. I'm enjoying your exploits on various other forums! Small world. I think a lot of ******** car guys start with aircooled VWs. I grew less fond of the VW forums when the younger lot became obsessed with 'rat look', slamming and negative camber, while the older lot became more...

I'll continue with a brief summary of the new place, to give some context to the garage. It is a 1950's bungalow that was put on the market in July/August 2019, aimed seemingly at developers as it's a 0.5 acre plot in an excellent location. It is on a 'good' road of older detached houses, and is...

Thank you for replying - I am glad you find it interesting. I will start the updates regarding the new garage shortly! It is going to be approximately twice the size on the ground floor, but possibly won't have an upper floor at all in order to make the most of the garage space. It will have a...

And here are a few pictures of the garage as it was when we decided to move: The access to the garage compromised how useful it was as to get a car into or out of the garage meant moving at least two other vehicles, and with limited parking on the road outside made this such a hassle I...

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Well, my lack of updates has been due to being even busier than usual. I finally finished the house last Summer, and after a few too many glasses of wine we decided to have a go at doing it again when we saw something for sale that we thought would be perfect for us (eventually). We quickly...

Hi Chris, I am so sorry I didn't respond to this! I hope you have now bought a new house and have your own amazing garage! Cheers Gareth

Brilliant thread, thank you for sharing. I’m looking for inspiration to get cracking again on my own two car garage. Life has forced me to put it on hold for a while. Looking forward to the next updates. :cool: