My Garage - Before and Afer

[Emlyn_Dewar]

You say food for thought but it's almost impossible to get over there.

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How did you get over there?

Also interested in how you did it. Were you able to move, due to work?

Me and the girlfriend were looking into it, and it seemed the only thing to do was for me to marry her (she was in the US). Unfortunately, I do not have this option now.

Edit: Also... Garage floor looks mental!

 

[Kreeeee]

As a fellow expat all I can say is if you want to leave then the only thing really stopping you is yourself.

 

[Paul11]

the floor.. amazing

 

[Glaucus]

As a fellow expat all I can say is if you want to leave then the only thing really stopping you is yourself.

An expat where though, it's easy leaving the uk. Not so easy leaving to a country you want to go.

Bulgaria would be easy to move to except the issue of language and job.
America has everything, but virtually impossible to get into.

 

[Rroff]

As a fellow expat all I can say is if you want to leave then the only thing really stopping you is yourself.

Getting into the US certainly isn't trivial however unless you happen to meet certain criteria.

 

[dacads]

I've got garage envy now.

Thanks

UK garages too small you're lucky if you even have one!

 

[Skiddley]

Looks fantastic.

 

[SPG]

I dunno, bought this place last year, 3 bed detached, 140K in Derby. New roof going on the massive garage

 

[#Chri5#]

UK garages too small you're lucky if you even have one!

My new mancave is 7.25m x 5.7m.

Uber impressive finish - would like to have that in mine but no idea where I'd put the stuff in there whilst it was done.

 

[Bego2K]

UK garages too small you're lucky if you even have one!

I don't have one, wish I did and had a floor like OP's

 

[Blackjack Davy]

Blimey thats not a garage thats a spare room with a car in it! TBH it looked far better than most people's before you started.

 

[thedoc46]

Guys, google E2 investment visa.... If you own a home and have for a few yrs, you can probably do it. I sold my home and bought a business, once in the country, go about getting a job, (being married is easier, as you can make the missus president of your LLC and you can get an EAD employment authorization card ) Don't get me wrong, there are risks involved.. But not that much more than starting your own business in the UK. Once you're legally in the country, you can go about getting sponsorship for a greencard. Once you've got sponsorship, sell the biz, and enjoy life by the pool and blue skies, if that's where you decided to settle !

 

[thedoc46]

I remember people using that tennis ball and string trick when you reverse the car inside the garage

Its for the missus women drivers and all.. haha

 

[Mark A]

Is it not slippery? I have seen a similar product that is rollered onto the concrete then some sort of chippings are sprinkled over and then a clear sealing coat goes on top with aluminium oxide grit mixed in.

 

[thedoc46]

Is it not slippery? I have seen a similar product that is rollered onto the concrete then some sort of chippings are sprinkled over and then a clear sealing coat goes on top with aluminium oxide grit mixed in.

I could have put an antiskid agent in there at the time of mixing it all up, but it would have reduced the high gloss effect. So chose not too. I've yet to do a run test when there's water present, if i end up doing the splits, i'll probably of wished i'd used the anti-skid.. But it can't be any worse than it was before.

 

[kaktus]

Space is cheap (outside the centre of the big cities) hence average property sizes are much larger than the UK helps when your country is vast!

You'd be surprised. Less than 6% of the UK is actually built upon. In some studies it's estimated at less than 3%. We have 152,000 square miles of land area and only a tiny fraction of that is concreted. We have more space than we know what to do with and we could easily upgrade the entire housing stock in the UK to triple it's current size and not even break 10% of available area.

The issue is more a case of city efficiency, baloney like "damage to the environment" (as if we don't have ways to create sustainable buildings), and poor planning guidelines but definitely NOT because we have a lack of buildable area.

 

[Glaucus]

Problem is planning laws and an idiotic population who protest to any development what so ever.

See plenty of small patches of disused land, but chances of getting permission to live on it in either temporary accommodation or a small house, is next to zero.

 

[Jez]

See plenty of small patches of disused land, but chances of getting permission to live on it in either temporary accommodation or a small house, is next to zero.

Within brownfield you should find planning is forthcoming on disused land. Almost all of it around here in the local towns and industrial areas are slowly getting developed

Even out in greenfield conservation area such as where i live, development is massive. In my small village alone we will have had around 30 new houses built within the last 24 months - mostly redevelopment of older agricultural buildings

 

[shaank]

wow, this is very impressive! top job OP.

 

[shadow_boxer]

Very nice, well done.