blownhemi
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Around two years ago I got a job offer to move to Melbourne and join the magazine where I was freelancing full time. It was an attractive offer on several levels because my daughter just about to start high school, my son would be closer to the Royal Children's Hospital (he has Cerebral Palsy) and we would finally get a consistent wage. I was earning okay money freelancing but some months were great, other months were poor. A consistent wage would be a definite advantage so we decided to sell up and move.
My father-in-law has always liked my shed, and he's just gone through a messy divorce, so he decided to buy our old place and move out of Sydney. That made for an easy sale, but it also meant we had to wait until he had money.
To see the old shed go to the original post. http://www.garagejournal.com/forum/showthread.php?t=157726
So I moved first and found a house to rent, then three months later my family moved down. Then my mum decided to move down too; she's been on her own since dad passed three years ago and wanted to be closer to her grandkids. Lots going on all at once!
So after moving mum into her new house, and my father-in-law into our old house, it was our turn. The rental property was a basic four bedroom with a two car garage, but I couldn't do anything there so my garage life has been on hold for two years. I don't have to tell you guys how frustrating that can be. We looked at probably two dozen houses before finding something even close to suitable. We needed a house my wife would accept and a garage for me, or room to build something, and we finally found something. The house is only three bedroom but big enough that my wife is happy with it. As for the garage, it's interesting.
The house has a large and high carport out the front with a gate behind that and a concrete area leading to the garage. The real estate advert listed it as a 12x6m shed, but that doesn't tell half the story. The previous owner removed the front roller door from the brick facades and fitted a glass sliding door. He was a photographer and used the front section as a studio/display room.
Here's the front. The shed itself is colourbond (steel) and in decent shape.
Here's the side.
The block is about 1000sqm and it also has a neat little 6x2.5m storage shed next to the main shed which my wife and I will share to store our respective bits. She's into arts and crafts, and I'm a car guy. We'll fill this in no time at all.
My father-in-law has always liked my shed, and he's just gone through a messy divorce, so he decided to buy our old place and move out of Sydney. That made for an easy sale, but it also meant we had to wait until he had money.
To see the old shed go to the original post. http://www.garagejournal.com/forum/showthread.php?t=157726
So I moved first and found a house to rent, then three months later my family moved down. Then my mum decided to move down too; she's been on her own since dad passed three years ago and wanted to be closer to her grandkids. Lots going on all at once!
So after moving mum into her new house, and my father-in-law into our old house, it was our turn. The rental property was a basic four bedroom with a two car garage, but I couldn't do anything there so my garage life has been on hold for two years. I don't have to tell you guys how frustrating that can be. We looked at probably two dozen houses before finding something even close to suitable. We needed a house my wife would accept and a garage for me, or room to build something, and we finally found something. The house is only three bedroom but big enough that my wife is happy with it. As for the garage, it's interesting.
The house has a large and high carport out the front with a gate behind that and a concrete area leading to the garage. The real estate advert listed it as a 12x6m shed, but that doesn't tell half the story. The previous owner removed the front roller door from the brick facades and fitted a glass sliding door. He was a photographer and used the front section as a studio/display room.
Here's the front. The shed itself is colourbond (steel) and in decent shape.
Here's the side.
The block is about 1000sqm and it also has a neat little 6x2.5m storage shed next to the main shed which my wife and I will share to store our respective bits. She's into arts and crafts, and I'm a car guy. We'll fill this in no time at all.
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Time you paid a visit to me in Castlemaine.
Wow, nice digs and potential plus.
