Garage circa 1860

[Nighttrain]

Very nice home and property, your new garage is lookg very well built.

 

[felixgogo]

Mark - love the new garage - once that is clad and insulated it will be super - and good to hear your are using prior slate - that will really set it all off.

Good you have made great progress despite the weather!!

Cheers

Ian

 

[bazzateer]

Thanks Baz,any progress on your build?

Not of the practical kind but my available budget has been virtually doubled after an eBay marathon just before Xmas and in the last few days. Just need to get hold of the builder or look for another one so I can get the slab laid. Started talking to the garage manufacturer about my bespoke requirements and they sound very amenable to modifying their designs so I'm hoping to have it done by the end of the Summer.

 

[JC23]

Mark! Updates!

 

[oldldh]

+1 For more updates and pictures...

 

[fergus]

Yeah Mark...how goes it in the old country?

 

[THE APPRENTICE]

No progress here ? This is like 3 miles from where i live .Awsome looking place

 

[T.E.D. Jordan]

+1 on updates, been lurking a while myself!

Jordan

 

[Bib Overalls]

x2 on updates.

 

[felixgogo]

Hey Mark - any updates mate?

Cheers

Ian

 

[bazzateer]

Come on! Don't leave us hanging!

 

[Jay Sco]

Geez. It's been about a year and a half since he was even logged on. I don't think any more pics are coming.
Dead thread.

 

[Mark H]

Hey,Jay Sco,not so fast cowboy,I ain't dead yet!
It's been a couple of years since my last confession.........
Had a pretty tough two or three years;
Mum's dementia got real bad so she had to move to a care home.

Father in law passed away with cancer.

Work dried up.

My best pal,Spike,my American Bulldog,passed away due to a tumour.

As a result,everything has been on hold while I just tried to keep my head above water.
On the bright side;
My mum is in a safe place being well cared for and she seems happy.

I got my father in law's old tools.shocking

Work is picking up.

I now have a new pal,Cash,named after Johnny Cash,another American Bulldog,now two and a half years old,108 pounds and just as hyper as the day we got him!

Unfortunately,there's been no work done on the old cottage but I've recently been back on the new garage.The outside has been clad with tongue and groove timber,I made a set of double doors for the opening and the inside is insulated. About two months back,I finally got the roof covering on and,after leaving the frame to dry out for a while,the dry wall is now going up.
I'm hoping to have the Model A in its new home by Christmas.
In anticipation of moving in,I managed to convince the wife that I needed a new tool box.(Not as easy as it sounds!)
Got a 40 inch roll cab and top box from the local Snap On dealer.They're not new but trade ins.Of course,when you get a bigger tool box,you have to get more tools to fill it,right?
If she finds out how much I've spent on that Snap On van, she'll have my balls for earings!
I'll post pics as soon as I get the chance,
mark.

 

[Bib Overalls]

Would like to see a picture of the earrings.

 

[51rider]

Good to see you posting again.
Sorry to read about everything you have had to face, hopefully you are coming out of it now.

Get some pictures up of the garage as it is now- be good to see it again
Has the development behind you gone ahead?

 

[felixgogo]

Hey Mark - any updates?