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andyxxx · 26 March 2019, 12:36 AM

Is anybody interested in seeing my garage progress?

I followed a thread on here about someones new build house, which I enjoyed and though this is only a garage, I thought I would share

The present garage was built just after WW2 with cheap materials and is about to fall down, so it’s time to demolish and rebuild. Originally there was a coach house, but unfortunately there are no pictures.

The plans for the new garage have taken nearly three years to gain planning consent, partly because of the architect, but mainly because the local council is useless and also because we are in a conservation area and the officers are ‘difficult’, to say the least.

Anyway, I have used the present garage until very recently. Not for my cars, but for building goods, bikes and debris! However, over the last 12 months the roof capsized in two places and everything had to migrate further and further from the holes!

The demolishen should start soon.

https://www.rolexforums.com/attachme...1&d=1553524035

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Blansky · 26 March 2019, 12:43 AM

Cool. Love this stuff.

r8t3d_M · 26 March 2019, 12:58 AM

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RobearH · 26 March 2019, 02:43 AM

I love garage threads...yours has good bones.

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austinp · 26 March 2019, 02:45 AM

Looking forward to it!

andyxxx · 26 March 2019, 03:15 AM

Well, over the last few weeks I have removed all the items that were salvageable from the old garage, bought some new shelving - and erected it in our best room!!

The Mrs is surprisingly cool about it - she just insisted I covered the oak parquet flooring first (which I obliged using 6mm ply)

https://www.rolexforums.com/attachme...1&d=1553533999

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Ballzzz · 26 March 2019, 03:17 AM

Interested, good luck with the new build!

Pix · 26 March 2019, 03:48 AM

Needs a gas pump!

colpol · 26 March 2019, 07:52 AM

Looking forward to this one

Abdullah71601 · 26 March 2019, 07:58 AM

Quote:

Originally Posted by andyxxx

Well, over the last few weeks I have removed all the items that were salvageable from the old garage, bought some new shelving - and erected it in our best room!!

The Mrs is surprisingly cool about it - she just insisted I covered the oak parquet flooring first (which I obliged using 6mm ply)

No way my missus would put up with that. You need to run out and get a pearlmaster for that kind heart.

Do you have Pods there? Basically a small shipping container you can rent for temporary storage. https://www.ukpods.co.uk/

superdog · 26 March 2019, 07:59 AM

wowsers.

i love the existing one. i hope you keep some of that charm. it is beautiful. would love to see the whole house.

look forward to the build process.

cop414 · 26 March 2019, 08:08 AM

Can’t wait to see it Andy!

andyxxx · 26 March 2019, 08:17 AM

[QUOTE=Abdullah71601;9479844

Do you have Pods there? Basically a small shipping container [/QUOTE]

I did consider a shipping container, but decided against it (there is nearly as much again outside under tarpaulin, so would have needed two or three and just not enough room.) The Mrs is OK about it and we will re-do the room once the shelving is out.

joeychitwood · 26 March 2019, 09:16 AM

I'm looking forward to watching your project and progress.

Rags · 26 March 2019, 10:16 AM

Looking forward to seeing the progress.

bdex75 · 26 March 2019, 10:52 AM

Really cool old structure. Hope you can save the walls.

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Old Geezer · 26 March 2019, 12:49 PM

Thanks for taking us along on the journey.

andyxxx · 26 March 2019, 06:59 PM

Quote:

Originally Posted by superdog

wowsers.

i love the existing one. i hope you keep some of that charm. it is beautiful. would love to see the whole house.

look forward to the build process.

The existing garage is really not good. It’s constructed with concrete blocks (not stone) that are crumbling and cracked and nothing is salvageable.

https://www.rolexforums.com/attachme...1&d=1553590050
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It is a Victorian (1880) property with an interesting history (that I could write loads about) having being built by a wealthy and world famous Silver manufacturer - James Dixon and Sons, (of which we have collected a few small pieces.) The house went into decline in the 30s and was converted to flats just after WW2. It was later used as a Doctors surgery (with the doctor living in one of the flats above the surgery.)

We purchased the property 18 years ago and converted it back to one residence – myself doing much of the work.

This is a picture of the house from the garden (my new shelved tool room is the room on the bottom right)

https://www.rolexforums.com/attachme...1&d=1553590682

1William · 26 March 2019, 09:13 PM

I look forward to following your progress.

1st amg · 26 March 2019, 09:24 PM

Awesome stuff Andy, these are the best threads, love this!

andyxxx · 26 March 2019, 09:31 PM

This photo is a garage that has been built near to where we live.

Our new garage will have similar details to match our existing windows

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Sorry - I can't seem to stop some of the pictures flipping sideways!

andyxxx · 26 March 2019, 09:33 PM

An extract from the plans of the front elevation when built:

https://www.rolexforums.com/attachme...1&d=1553599972

brandrea · 26 March 2019, 09:37 PM

I love a building project Andy

How old is the home?

I can’t wait to see the end result

joeychitwood · 26 March 2019, 09:59 PM

Beautiful house. It's great that you're going to build the garage to match the surrounding architecture and history.

andyxxx · 26 March 2019, 10:27 PM

Quote:

Originally Posted by brandrea

I love a building project Andy

How old is the home?

I can’t wait to see the end result

Victorian - 1880

GB-man · 26 March 2019, 11:16 PM

Blue prints look nice. I’ll be following along

andyxxx · 26 March 2019, 11:36 PM

Quote:

Originally Posted by joeychitwood

Beautiful house. It's great that you're going to build the garage to match the surrounding architecture and history.

Thank you. I would love to have seen it and the occupants in its heyday with their period costumes etc.

encarter13 · 26 March 2019, 11:38 PM

Cool thread. I am following

andyxxx · 7 June 2019, 03:04 AM

Update 6th June 19

Due to the hopeless local planning department, the building work has not yet commenced.

The building has full planning permission, but a stipulation was that we supplied confirmation of the external stonework before construction commenced which is supposedly a formality that should take 2 weeks maximum, yet we are still waiting after nearly four months!!

Anyway, the builder has been in to demolish the old garage and clear the site. The garage virtually fell down with a couple of hefty knocks from the digger!

https://www.rolexforums.com/attachme...1&d=1559840591

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andyxxx · 7 June 2019, 03:07 AM

One of the RSJs had seen better days!

https://www.rolexforums.com/attachme...1&d=1559840773

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andyxxx "TRF" Member Join Date: Dec 2016 Real Name: Andy Location: England Watch: with confusion Posts: 626	[QUOTE=Abdullah71601;9479844 Do you have Pods there? Basically a small shipping container [/QUOTE] I did consider a shipping container, but decided against it (there is nearly as much again outside under tarpaulin, so would have needed two or three and just not enough room.) The Mrs is OK about it and we will re-do the room once the shelving is out.

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