Garage Buildlog

randomshenans · 1 Apr 2020 at 15:46

Love it!
I'd probably double height the front section of the garage part, or some of it, then have exposed beams to the top and then have the back section the office/ man cave space with window overlooking the car garage. At the back of the downstairs I'd have a workshop with pillar drill, grinders, lathe etc. for making ****!

Martynt74 · 1 Apr 2020 at 15:54

randomshenans said:
for making ****!

Most people typically use a toilet for that

Puzzled · 1 Apr 2020 at 17:34

Love the stables, can just imagine a horse and carriage being kept in there.

Are you going to buy a horse to keep the historical significance?

Participant · 1 Apr 2020 at 20:07

This is cool, keeping an eye.

The_Abyss · 1 Apr 2020 at 21:39

That's a beautiful old building, very nice.

Shawy · 1 Apr 2020 at 21:39

Puzzled said:
Are you going to buy a horse to keep the historical significance?

The girlfriend would prefer a cow in there, but I don’t fancy cleaning up after one..!

@randomshenans is pretty spot on with what I’m planning!

Shawy · 2 Apr 2020 at 11:32

Today's update...

As much as I love the old stable divider, it makes the whole room unusable for anything other than storage so, unfortunately, it has to go..

BigBoy · 2 Apr 2020 at 12:04

Given the look and possible age of the property have you checked it's listed status? You may not be able to remove things depending on this.

BigBoy · 2 Apr 2020 at 12:05

Also how easy was it to pull up the block flooring? Might be worth pulling it all up and relaying it without the dips?

Martynt74 · 2 Apr 2020 at 12:08

BigBoy said:
Given the look and possible age of the property have you checked it's listed status? You may not be able to remove things depending on this.

I'd imagine if he's only just bought it then it would've been mentioned if it was listed.

Things only get listed for historical significance generally, not just for being old. My house is an old Gatehouse from 1874 but isn't listed.

BongoHunter · 2 Apr 2020 at 12:12

Tidy up the stable door once removed - then use it as part of a replacement for that wall that's now gone

andy_mk3 · 2 Apr 2020 at 15:32

BigBoy said:
Also how easy was it to pull up the block flooring? Might be worth pulling it all up and relaying it without the dips?

Also lay some kind of damp proofing too.

Shawy · 2 Apr 2020 at 16:32

BigBoy said:
Given the look and possible age of the property have you checked it's listed status? You may not be able to remove things depending on this.

It's not listed, but it is in a conservation area. We can't build anything or touch a tree that has a tree protection order, other than that we're allowed to make cosmetic changes and any internal changes we see fit.

BigBoy said:
Also how easy was it to pull up the block flooring? Might be worth pulling it all up and relaying it without the dips?

Quite easy, it's just sat on top of dirt. Might be worth trying to lift them all and level things off. Though I imagine it not being too easy to get them all seated again without movement. Worth looking into though for sure.

BongoHunter said:
Tidy up the stable door once removed - then use it as part of a replacement for that wall that's now gone

That's the plan.

Shawy · 2 Apr 2020 at 20:46

Once the bottom was cut out, I had to drill out some rusted old bolts that were holding the end pole on place. Once cut away, the end pole slid out and weighs around 100kg!

then came the tricky bit. Most of the day was spent figuring out how to lift the top off. In the end, we used some gate posts as support upstairs, reenforced part of the floor the posts were sat on and attached an old block and tackle. We then cut a hole in the floor, that was pretty rotten anyway and we’re ready to lift.

My dad took the weight on the block and tackle, while I lifted the other end until we could tilt it and get the boards from underneath. Once the wood was out of the way we then lowered the top, which probably weighs another 100kg or so. It’s some serious kit.

Shawy · 5 Apr 2020 at 21:09

Removing the rust took some time, but the results are well worth it, coming up like new:

BigBoy · 6 Apr 2020 at 08:03

Are you using a wire brush on a drill?

Shawy · 6 Apr 2020 at 10:14

BigBoy said:
Are you using a wire brush on a drill?

Knotted wore brush on an angle grinder for the bulk, and a crimped wire brush on a drill to get to the harder to reach parts.

randomshenans · 6 Apr 2020 at 10:17

Shawy said:
Knotted wore brush on an angle grinder for the bulk, and a crimped wire brush on a drill to get to the harder to reach parts.

Every man needs at least 1 angle grinder. Such a great tool. I was using this very same setup yesterday.

Shawy · 6 Apr 2020 at 22:39

randomshenans said:
Every man needs at least 1 angle grinder. Such a great tool. I was using this very same setup yesterday.

Yeah, although I find 2-3 a needed so you’re not changing attachments all the time, same with drills. That might just be me being lazy though..

Shawy · 14 Apr 2020 at 20:20

Trying to keep some history attached to the house, using the old stable divider as a fence where the old concrete wall was:

We used a similar method of getting it up as we got it down, block and tackle, this time attached to a pair of ladders tied together. No health and safety precautions whatsoever.

Just as before, one person lifting, the other operating the block and tackle:

And it’s in place:

And from the other side: