Garage potential? (Pics & Plans page 1)

Chris I'm deffo gonna hide when they lift my 15ftRSJ as i ain't got the strongest back (going to be about 140+VAT).


vrooooom yeah pillar-box is about right...now where did i put those machine-guns ? .

 

Oh Dear..........


Had the Builder around today & after admiting he under budgeted for the job he now realised that after paying his workers & for materials he has actually spent all the money & made nothing but he said it's his own fault & he wants it built to his usually high standards.


Bills so far & to do:


Garage 5300
RSJ 160
Retaining wall to hold back garden (3 feet thick at bottom), Flanking walls & path 1500
Extra heavy duty electric cable going to main box & earthing boiler (fault they found),eight double sockets &three 6ft lights = 450



TOTAL = 7420


& i still have to finish walls from garage up to house above ground level28ft long (6ft high one side & 4 ft high the other).

 

Oh dear, well he did give you a quote sheet, the buildup looks good but, what are you gonna do though? Pay a bit extra?



I don't see a hole for a ventilation fan though.

 

Yeah gotta get the hole before it's rendered , the extra im paying isnt for the garage as such & is outside sourced & was agreed at the start that it was extra work & wouldn't be a small job.

 

Right had the Electrician in today & have run some cable from my main fuse/trip box (in front hall) up to spare room & along under the floorboards of balcony then down into my utility room under stairs in kitchen which will have a box here (not sure which one), then will go outside in some Armour cable (Jesus this stuff is thick& v expensive) & down to garage then into i think a Phase box?


Also when we were lifting the board to go down into the utility room we noticed a light spur that wasn't even using a junction & was just twisted& taped together (looked like it was the last thing on the circuit & was rushed ).


1st coat Render:








Lights:





Filling up leftover gaps around joists:



Edited by: fthaimike

 

Looking good mike.
Can't wait to see the mk1 in there.

 

& the Peugeot

 

You can park the peugeot facing the corner as if it's been bad.
My dad had a 309, there not bad cars really.

 

Coming together very nicely Mike. Cant wait to see it finished! Not cheap mind, but worth it. I need to move out my flat and find a house with some land.

 

I'm just so jealous

I've been looking for houses with big back gardens!!!
(anyone got 250,000 plus i can borrow????)

 

This follow the trail of the electric cables after it has come from the main fuse box & down into kitchen:


Kitchen:





Around wall of Veranda:





Down from Veranda to lower level:





Down Garden into Garage:





Main Spur/step-down with fuse for lights (lights cable go upward / & sockets go left).





Along wall to Sockets:





More work on outside wall:

 

Was also toldnot to putthe one socket under the window which you can now see that it is on the pillar in lower right of plan:

 

things are moving along nicely with our garage too now Finally!

yours is looking good mate


EDIT:Click for my thread
Edited by: pettsy

 

Cool mate, start another thread so i can follows yours too mate .


EDIT: Double Skin.....nice
Edited by: fthaimike

 

The side walls & rollerdoor wall should have their final smooth finish done tommorrow & the retaining wall/steps/flanking walls for garden should also start tommorrow & have an estimated 4 working days to finish.





Electric Door is in :











The Door ismega solid& can work from my 2 key fobs or internal handle (power cut) & has an internal light that stays on for a period of time after the door is operated.





Got some other security measures which i cant mention to sort out over the weekend before i put anything in.

 

i hope that cable is armored?! or at least will be?!


looking good!


tim

 

dude that is awesome, i think we should have a garage warming party/BBQ in the summer

 

Which one? the door? any reason?

 

that one there,


personally i would get some shealding for it, so your mower doesnt go through it. or if you decide to take a spade to it!


tim

 

here is some armored cable:





your 'trician may have used it?!


tim