Vintage European workshop

[lowfastbus]

Hi guys,

After a lot off reading on these amazing pages I guess it's time to show you my garage.

Looks like a mess in comparison to the shops on this forum, but I like it anyway.

First are some pics how I bought it 2 years ago.
It's hidden behind the house and wasn't accessible by car anymore due to constant addition to the building

 

[lowfastbus]

First thing I did was take down some off the creations they build between the house and the workshop. It was filled with totally unusable garbage! If you look at the 3rd picture in the first post you can see the tank they used to store diesel for heating the house and the very dangerous electric lines that were still in use!

1 pic: the house
2 pic: the garage
3 pic: taken from in between the garage and the workshop
4 pic: taken from the entrance off the workshop looking to the house

 

[lowfastbus]

I then took out the old door because I couldn't enter with a car.
We used an old I-beam that layed inside the shop and som rectangulare irons I didn't need anymore from my storage racks.
The doors we used were also some old ones laying between the dirt.
I think they keep in theme with the old look off the building.

 

[lowfastbus]

Last one for now showing how it stands now, lot's off work done in between this picture and the ones in previous posts.
Show some more when I have my camera back...

 

[yogitech]

Looks neat!

What part of Europe are you from?

 

[lowfastbus]

I'm from Belgium,
not easy finding a place with space overhere especially around Brussels.

 

[Russ1]

It's got a lot of character. I hope the old sign still works. It looks like you are into VWs.

 

[Grizz1963]

Welcome mate.

Nice space you have.

I have a good friend who lives in Brussels, and he rents a basement somewhere in the city as his garage space.

I like the Garage sign on the building.

 

[jwhcars]

Good looking old garage with lots of character ....enjoy and keep theme going.

 

[356vintage]

Looks great! Nice space, love the vintage.
Keep those photos coming.
Rich

 

[Gustav_t]

Hi - check out my garage thread - I think we have a few interests in common. Vw´s and westfalia trailers? And being Europeans of course.

 

[tigmusky]

it's got some cool character to it.

Daye

 

[autoist]

Im welche stadt gewohnen Sie?

 

[lowfastbus]

Im welche stadt gewohnen Sie?

Nice try, but that is german
We speek dutch or french around here.
BTW, I live in Ninove 20kms from the capital.

 

[Grizz1963]

Nice try, but that is german
We speek dutch or french around here.
BTW, I live in Ninove 20kms from the capital.

Dutch or Flemish ?

I find that speaking Afrikaans, my mother tongue gets me what I need when in Belgium, though in Holland a guy once told me I had a strong accent when speaking Afrikaans, wich is rooted in Dutch.

 

[lowfastbus]

When I bought the property lots off big machines were still inside.
They used to make fake marble called "granito" in the barn.
In the first picture you can see the big machine that was used to cut the stones.
It used 480V and was still in use, with very old and dangerous cables.
There was a note on the swith that said " Danger don't touch"
Second picture is the backside off the building half cleaned up.

 

[black banshee]

Welkom op het forum , ik ben van de streek rond Gent

 

[autoist]

Nice try, but that is german
We speek dutch or french around here.
BTW, I live in Ninove 20kms from the capital.

I was guessing based on the architecture....

I worked with the Belgian Air Force back in the 70's - Flemish speaking though.