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Could fit one up there easily, not sure how to get one up there though..You could EASY fit a double bet upstairs!
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Easy.. flat pack. Get a mattress that inflated when unrolled.
That's a pretty accurate description! I didn't even know what a block and tackle was when he was explaining how to take down the divider, I just nodded and agreed with him.
The fence is now properly secured. Bricks were removed on the garage end and then the post cemented in place. At the other end, I dug a 12" hole and put in a 2" box section length of steel. The end post was then placed over the steel, and some post-crete was used to fix the steel in place and the post was welded to the top and bottom of the fence.
All in all it makes a nice little BBQ area, sheltered from the wind.
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Love that you reused that. Really nice touch.
A lot of the original features to the house were removed by previous owners, so we're trying to keep as much history as we can, and even bring some back in from salvage yards.
Update on the rest of the fence: we manged to find some old floorboards that were the same width as the stable divider panels. My partner stripped the paint off of them and sanded them down.
Once sanded, we built a fence:
And a gate. Also finished off the brick work around the steel support.
The hinges were tiny so they got replaced quickly. There was also a gap from the stable divider post not being vertical, so I stuck a triangle wedge to the gate:
Gave the metal work a couple of coats of black paint to protect it, the rest should look good once sanded and stained.
Quick update:
20 3x2' laid for easier access to the garage.
Doesn't seem like much, but that's 1.6 tonnes of concrete slabs..
20 3x2' laid for easier access to the garage.
Doesn't seem like much, but that's 1.6 tonnes of concrete slabs..