hi, im dez, found this place though the HAMB.
now, firstly let me say in the uk we just dont seem to have garages like you guys stateside do!
over here, it considered pretty unusual for a house to come with a garage of this size- most houses have a small single 14x9 or thereabouts, or no garage at all, just enough drive space to park on.
so i was understandably chuffed we our cottage came with a 16.5x14.5 garage on the side, with enough drive space for 6 cars
our cottage is a C18th farmworkers cottage, brick built with a mansard roof. the garage has been built to match. unfortunately it was never finished as they guy who renovated the cottage and built the garage got killed in an accident digging the cesspit.
the garage has the brickwork completed, but the eves were not enclosed. the garge door frame had been ripped off by someone breaking into it when the house stood empty for 12 years. the door and frame are reusable though with minor work. there is a big crack up the back wall caused by minor subsidence, but its been checked out and im told im ok to leave it as-is as it wont drop any further. the roof tiles havent been set at the eves and theres no ridge tiles on. the electrics do work but need attention, and the floor is cracked by the roots of the brambles that were growing inside.
it was also stacked to the roof with old furniture, abandonded car parts, loads of old solvents, paint, etc, wet plaster board, carpet, and laods of other rubbish.
heres a pic of what it was like when we moved in, i had to spend a day clearing the drive of brambles to get into it!!
since then ive boarded in the eves with OSB to keep the weather out, and that will then have felt and shiplat over it. ive also removed the garge door and remade the frame, and its now ready to reattach.
now, firstly let me say in the uk we just dont seem to have garages like you guys stateside do!
over here, it considered pretty unusual for a house to come with a garage of this size- most houses have a small single 14x9 or thereabouts, or no garage at all, just enough drive space to park on.
so i was understandably chuffed we our cottage came with a 16.5x14.5 garage on the side, with enough drive space for 6 cars
our cottage is a C18th farmworkers cottage, brick built with a mansard roof. the garage has been built to match. unfortunately it was never finished as they guy who renovated the cottage and built the garage got killed in an accident digging the cesspit.
the garage has the brickwork completed, but the eves were not enclosed. the garge door frame had been ripped off by someone breaking into it when the house stood empty for 12 years. the door and frame are reusable though with minor work. there is a big crack up the back wall caused by minor subsidence, but its been checked out and im told im ok to leave it as-is as it wont drop any further. the roof tiles havent been set at the eves and theres no ridge tiles on. the electrics do work but need attention, and the floor is cracked by the roots of the brambles that were growing inside.
it was also stacked to the roof with old furniture, abandonded car parts, loads of old solvents, paint, etc, wet plaster board, carpet, and laods of other rubbish.
heres a pic of what it was like when we moved in, i had to spend a day clearing the drive of brambles to get into it!!
since then ive boarded in the eves with OSB to keep the weather out, and that will then have felt and shiplat over it. ive also removed the garge door and remade the frame, and its now ready to reattach.
