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Busy busy but have managed a couple of hours here and there. Needs a clean up but sliding door benches are done. Starting to look clean. Next on the list is to get the pillar drill cleaned and repainted and given a bit of a service and get it on the bench. I also have a small vice i will...

Great thread. I wish i had the time, money and ability to work on old BMW's. I have to keep dreaming instead :D

Also got some time on the garage in the heat. Added some baton to the benches to enable sliding doors to be fitted. I taped where i wanted to cut the hardboard to prevent it being rough. Then sanded the edges. I painted the batons and cut and painted some side panels. I now just need to...

Ok some time in the garage at last. We have had a heat wave in the UK the last couple of days. Over 30deg in the south here which is very rare so a tough days work! :bounce: I first finished off a rustic bench i have been planning for the garden. The legs and beam are from fallen fence posts...

Thanks, the kids like it which was the plan. Just need to keep it covered to prevent the local cats using it! Not cut by me, i used a couple of decking boards. They normally have a decorative side (or a different finish either side if you spend more money) which is what you can see. I just cut...

Thanks for the comments. Glad i did a thread now! I have no idea what you are talking about....:rolleyes:

Woody i have only just started my own garage thread after many months debating it. Your garage has given me tons of ideas and going from where you did to where you are now was a good inspiration. Keep the updates coming :D

Great job on the roll cage by yourself. Nice to see another garage in the south of the UK :)

Not an update on the garage as such but time spent in the garage. I promised the kids a sand pit so with a couple of decking boards and some scrap/leftover wood made this. I have some time off over the next couple of weeks so hope to find some time to finish the benches in the garage.

Nice to see i am not the only one! I had not considered raising them. But considering their weight it would need to be substantial. I have thought about fitting a 'vanity' panel above them or building some small matching cabinets to sit on top. Once i have completed the big items i will start...

I am glad i can help motivate! I have been trying to add a bit of detail on how i am doing things so that others like me with no experience may get some ideas. If you look in the middle of the picture below you can see it at the end of the ladder. It is simply a cut piece of old kitchen work top...

Nice job on the tiles Aaron. I would like to tile mine but they are very pricey of this side of the planet...!

Thanks guys. Still loads to do but making progress which is the main thing. The cupboard doors i routed the face edges all around with a 45 deg bit. I did also get some minimal handles but i really like the clean look of none and they are easy to open from the bottom because i hinged them at...

I inherited mine from my grandad many many years ago. Still going strong and very useful. I have been on the look out for another the same.

I had a few hinges lying around so used as many as i could (cost again!). I primed them all with MDF sealer and painted with rustins matt black, great paint as it only needed one coat. I also gave the doors a light coat with the same spray i used for the cupboards just so they look the same...

So onto the wall cupboards.... I tried to take lots of pics as i know everyone likes pics! I wanted nice metal cabinets but they are very expensive and nearly impossible to find matching cabinets second hand so decided to make some myself :scared: Again cost sent me down the MDF board route. I...

More progress....I added two sockets either side of the garage and four where the benches (and planned wall cupboards) are going to be. I also purchased a used pillar drill in poor condition that i plan to clean up. I lightly sanded down the cupboards and sprayed them matt black, i chose them...

I decided again to save money by not skimming the plaster board (or dry wall if you prefer :D). So once lightly sanding the taped and skimmed joints i simply coated with a watered down first coat and then a normal second coat with dulux paint using a roller. Once again i have never done this so...

Thanks. I have been getting great satisfaction from doing it all myself but it takes me a long time to get anything done! I am no expert on horticultural matters but i believe they are conifer hedges. We have them down two sides of the garden they are great for privacy. I live in a corner plot...

Next was the ceiling. I looked into using various different materials but the cheapest was going to be plasterboard so i decided to use this and insulate the loft space to keep heat in in the winter. I have never done this before so spent time talking to friends and watching youtube videos...