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Carl
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16th Jul 12 at 17:29   View User's Profile U2U Member Reply With Quote

Loving the wall murial, good idea.
Lee_fr200
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Love the wall mural also what design program do you use to design the house and garage etc, as I'm going to be looking for computer software to do mine
Daniel_Corsa
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16th Jul 12 at 18:54   View Garage View User's Profile U2U Member Reply With Quote

Google Sketchup


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Daniel_Corsa
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25th Jul 12 at 10:31   View Garage View User's Profile U2U Member Reply With Quote

Had to change the plans a little bit for it to fall under permitted development, put has been approved this morning for a double garage, which I will then build a new workshop and garden shed on the back of so the garage is just for cars.

Now time to get digging!


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25th Jul 12 at 13:43   View Garage View User's Profile U2U Member Reply With Quote

quote:
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Loving the wall murial, good idea.


I agree. Looks like they have stolen your picture as well!
Daniel_Corsa
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25th Jul 12 at 14:02   View Garage View User's Profile U2U Member Reply With Quote

Who RedBlu?


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25th Jul 12 at 19:46   View Garage View User's Profile U2U Member Reply With Quote

Yeah
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http://www.redblugraphics.co.uk/department/products/

Digital Decor pictute
Daniel_Corsa
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quote:
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http://www.redblugraphics.co.uk/department/products/

Digital Decor pictute


So they have Rob @ RedBlu did ask for photos when complete.


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Daniel_Corsa
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31st Jul 12 at 12:51   View Garage View User's Profile U2U Member Reply With Quote

The changed plans...

Existing single:


Planned double:


I did want a peaked roof, but will settle for this for hassle of not needing planning permission.


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Daniel_Corsa
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11th Aug 12 at 22:19   View Garage View User's Profile U2U Member Reply With Quote

Well got up Sat morning to mark it out, start digging foundations but shortly after the heavens opened so called it a day and put car in garage gave it a clean instead.

This where I got to before being soaked:




Had more wonderful Cumbrian weather today, helped GF's mam paper her bedroom, got home and thought fook it...

Here's my garden, I mean pond:


Anyways got started so no going back now...




Absolutely soaked but half dug out, hoping to have it dug out this week and then will have to keep fingers crossed for some decent weather, to get some concrete poured.

Supplies arrived, took some moving down the drive. Finishing foundations tomorrow need to cut the tarmac and dig out underneath whatever is there. Then hopefully get the concrete mixed and poured one evening after work.





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kennySRi
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12th Aug 12 at 11:08   View User's Profile U2U Member Reply With Quote

Good work, love a good garage build so will be watching this
Daniel_Corsa
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12th Aug 12 at 19:18   View Garage View User's Profile U2U Member Reply With Quote

Almost finished, 400mm / 16" wide trench all way round now apart from front, need to cut bit more tarmac away tomorrow night after work, then empty the trench, level it off as best I can then mix concrete.

More highly unexciting pictures of a hole I've dug in my garden






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Graham88
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13th Aug 12 at 00:53   View User's Profile U2U Member Reply With Quote

Cool stuff, looking forwards to updates
nathy_87
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13th Aug 12 at 08:21   View User's Profile U2U Member Reply With Quote

Edit: Because I just jumped to the previous page without looking.

Looking good Dan. Cant wait for this build.

[Edited on 13-08-2012 by nathy_87]
Daniel_Corsa
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13th Aug 12 at 08:45   View Garage View User's Profile U2U Member Reply With Quote

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How's planning coming on for the garage Dan?


Passed as "Permitted Development" Nath, once I scrapped the peaked roof.


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Daniel_Corsa
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18th Aug 12 at 07:29   View Garage View User's Profile U2U Member Reply With Quote

This morning was supposed to be the day for mixing concrete to pour foundations....

Woke up went outside and seen this:



Still raining pretty heavy now so even if I empty it with a few buckets, will be full again in no time!

It's bloody August, where is the sun?!


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Cole
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18th Aug 12 at 08:26   View User's Profile U2U Member Reply With Quote

That's living up north for ya 30deg down in Eastbourne today lovely
Cole
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18th Aug 12 at 08:27   View User's Profile U2U Member Reply With Quote

Is that footing deep enough suppose its only single storey
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quote:
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Is that footing deep enough suppose its only single storey


Deeper and wider than it looks, there is a fair amount of water in that corner!


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18th Aug 12 at 11:53   View Garage View User's Profile U2U Member Reply With Quote

Well decided bollocks to it, emptied it out with a bucket, mixer fired up and concrete is now in and sun is sneaking out to help it dry.

3 stepped levels of concrete so it keeps a decent depth the whole way through the trench.

Will stick a photo up later when water starts clearing from top.




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Daniel_Corsa
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Just need to set now, it's warm and windy so should help things along.

If you look closely, can see the three different levels, these were put in to maximise depth, without having to dig stupidly deep.

First few courses of blocks will be laid flat to further spread the weight.

Hopefully get a few laid after work this week all being well.


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Ben G
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18th Aug 12 at 14:26   View User's Profile U2U Member Reply With Quote

northern weather lol.
IvIarkgraham
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18th Aug 12 at 17:16   View Garage View User's Profile U2U Member Reply With Quote

it it was me i would have made the moat wider

people will just be able to step over that one which defeats the point of having it
fazza
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quote:
Originally posted by IvIarkgraham
it it was me i would have made the moat wider

people will just be able to step over that one which defeats the point of having it



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