Ramps to lift back wall ready.
We have made the four ramps needed to lift the back wall over the conduits and pipes and up to the level of the mass wall. We have probably over…
Finished back wall
Spent the last few days finishing off the back wall now the cement boards are here… First we fixed a sheet of thick polythene over the OSB as a final…
Ladder brackets ready
Finished cutting and drilling the pieces for all six ladder brackets. Shaun carefully washed and dried all the parts, then we assembled them. Finished them by Applying three coats of Hammerite…
Storing things behind the garage.
There will be a small (200mm/8inch) space between the back wall of the garage and the boundary fence. We want to use this for storing those awkward things like ladders!…
Stainless steeel mesh
We have bought a roll of stainless steel expanded mesh to use for insect screening in the ventilation gaps around the building. We also plan to cover all of the…
Cement boards arrive early!
The cement boards arrive a day early. The lorry was too high to come down the loke, so we took the trolley up tothe top of the loke. When we…
Nail gun arrives
Our new nail gun was delivered today (quite quick!). This gun comes with two tips,one allows you to drive standard nails into timber for joints and panel fixing, the other…
Sometimes it’s the simple things …
The back wall of the garage is very close to the fence and will need to be made in one piece and stood up as the will be no access…
It’s getting dark!
With the nights drawing in and the clock going back on Sunday we decided to put up some floodlights! A quick shopping trip gave us 4 x 400W lights which…
Joining OSB Sheets
The structural surface of the garage roof is made from 18mm OSB sheets. The rafters run from front to back and the OSB will run side to side. All edges…