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As it stands today, with another bike mid restoration :)

Appreciate the comments peeps! This was very much a process to help me to learn the skills I will need to self build a much larger shed/outbuilding structure when I eventually move to somewhere with a little more space!! I really do envy the room you guys have over the pond. Although, as we all...

So, as it stood in December 2020: 3d printer in the corner on a little home made table, made out of pallet scraps. The freezer, which we grabbed from facebook marketplace, was very cheap, but as its a Beko, is actually ok to function down to -15!! So even in a worst case scenario, it should...

Yeah, its not easy, but with limited access, its about the only option! Its been a great little space, I actually did this project almost 2 years ago, and have had a couple of motorbikes go through rebuilds from here now. I was amazed the A4 would fit the boards in, its an estate, but really...

The floor is basically dry now, and ready for some apoint, i trimmed back the DPM that is tucked under the wood, and the sides were bolted into the conrete after drilling down into it, and using concrete bolts with big washers to hold it in place :) I laid a primer first to help with...

5 days later: The shed panels were taken from under their tarps, and Construction started! It went up surprisingly quickly: The roof panels were looking a but worse for wear, so we stripped and re-felted them: I took too few pictures during this process, but one was up, and then it...

The (second load of) sub-base, the cement, and also ballast were all delivered by lorry: Then I started to learn how to mix cement for a shed base. Due to access restrictions, the Mrs was shovelling loads and wheel-barrowing them through the garage and utility room to me, whilst I mixed...

Long time since I last posted here! However, I decided that I needed a building in my garden that would allow me to store the motorbikes I am currently working on, and also be somewhere warm to work on them in the winter to make "out of season" projects a little more fun and practical naturally...

My other half got a job a long way away, so I sold the house to my parents (for a quick sale), who then rented it out straight away. So I had to get moved into our new temporary place very promptly. New place is rented for now, so not much scope for improvements on the garage, which is much...

I had to move out of that house pretty sharpish :( So, lost that garage. The new place where I am now is a small apartment above the garage. The garage is acutally bigger than the one in this thread. However, as I am renting, and not sure how long we will be staying there I am not sure what to...

I just purchased this today, for the princely sum of 99p. Will have to see how this performs in relation to my frying pan :D

It would, and probably better. I dont know if it is a true parabola (im guessing the spelling btw!) but its probably a better shape than a frying pan. Best bet would be an old small satellite dish, or a deep sided rounded bowl. Hmm, i wonder if i can do some testing with random household...

Thanks for the comments guys :D About the aerial, its far from perfect! I was reading about boosting signals, and how dishes are usually parabolic, so i decided that since I didnt have a perfect parabola, an old frying pan was sort of the right shape, and might work :) Not sure whats next on...

Ok, some more small steps. Got the power sorted now. Power is run into the double socket on the wall. Then I run the extensions off that. I even have the lighting run from this. So i can turn off the entire lot at the wall and make sure nothing is on when I close it up :) I also cleared down...

Nice Garage! Are you going to use the loft area for storage at all?

As promised, some images of it as its coming along. I am going to paint the walls properly soon, just need to get my **** in gear, and get some time to get it done :D So, full view from outside. My "Desk" with the adapted aquarium lighting :) Lighting installed (probably should have taken...

I love car boot steals!! Not been to one in a couple of years, but now i am decking out my newly sorted garage, i will have to make an effort to get down to some on a Sunday :)

Thanks for the kind words chaps :D Its addictive sorting out your own garage and working space. The enthusiasm on this site for such a small project like mine really does help keep me motivated too! I managed to get lighting installed now as well. Didnt get pics yet though. Its a 4foot (give or...

An update!! This kinda got side-tracked after my prelude had engine issues and meant it was in bits spread all over the garage for a few months :D Looking in... The shelving, for keeping things out of the way of cars going in and out. Debating continuing the paint theme, or just painting...

Would love to know how you chose your name too! In england we call that a Pillar Drill :) I do love how the german language stacks up words to make names for things. Stand-bohr-maschine = Standing boring Machine. :) German is full of such examples, and they never fail to make me smile. Its an...