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General Category => General Discussion => Topic started by: Marcus on June 30, 2013, 09:07:42 PM
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Finally after so long of having to move cars out of the double garage to get the bike out. And then having to do the same to get it back in and move it around (200 point turn).
My wife suggested we build a new garage for the STeed. "Really?" I sad, "That's a GREAT idea, Why didn't I think of that." :whistle
Finally work has begun. I'm super excited My Beloved STeed gets her own STable.
Before excavation starts
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So the final result will be a Single car Garage with auto roller door...
More photos to come...
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Marcus, you have a good woman there. Don't let her go. :clap
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Lovely work, more Stead's can fit in that STable. :thumb
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What a considerate wife u have! :thumbsup
... And less lawn to mow ... :runyay
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Now that's according an ST the recognition she deserves!
Good to see the Dumpy level at work. Even cars deserve a level floor.
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Well done Marcus - You got one past the Minister for finance / war and peace without selling your soul :thumb Well Done that Man :thumbs :thumbsup :grin :grin
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Nice :thumbsup :thumbs
I look forward to the final pics :runyay
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Nice :thumbsup :thumbs
I look forward to the final pics :runyay
NO, I look forward to the final pics :popcorn
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A man's gotta have a decent shed/doghouse/hiding place.
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Concrete Is finally down...
Stupid council needing to inspect everything, It's my land I should be able to do what I want, grumble grumble Grrrrrr.
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Lookin' good Marcus, won't b long b4 this slab is celebrated with 1 or 2 of the other kind. :beer
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Slab Party!!!!!!!!!
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Nice write up
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Wise proverb"A SHED CAN NEVER BE TOO LARGE"Council did not make you put down a rat wall,they did on mine ,maybe because of my soil type.Shed is going to be great.
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Wise proverb"A SHED CAN NEVER BE TOO LARGE"Council did not make you put down a rat wall,they did on mine ,maybe because of my soil type.Shed is going to be great.
I'll bite. What's a "rat wall"?
I will definitely agree about the size requirement for a shed. :thumb
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Your joking Biggles, you don't know what a rat wall is? Ok... City slickers huh.... :crackup
It might be because of the grain in the area and as a precaution in case of any future rat plagues.
A Rat wall is a trench under the wall which is either filled with concrete or mesh to stop rats burrowing under and into the building.
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Your joking Biggles, you don't know what a rat wall is? Ok... City slickers huh.... :crackup
It might be because of the grain in the area and as a precaution in case of any future rat plagues.
A Rat wall is a trench under the wall which is either filled with concrete or mesh to stop rats burrowing under and into the building.
Oh. We city slickers call it a slab. Sorry...
The possums got into mine by turning the louvres.
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Nah the slab is the overall area, the rat wall is part of the footings as shown below; this trench is filled with concrete to stop rats from burrowing under the slab and entering and nesting in the structure.
Just a friendly jibe Biggles....
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Oh god no... no rats here
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Oh god no... no rats here
REALLY !!!! look around :p :eek
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Oh god no... no rats here
REALLY !!!! look around :p :eek
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Oh, the foundations! Yep, we got them in the city too!
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Yes it's true it keeps critter's out from under your slab,but the main purpose is to provide extra strength to the structure,also helps greatly with heaving.
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also helps greatly with heaving.
Nope. I'm not biting. :p
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Heaving, the upward movement of the slab due to soil movement ,expansion.big problem on heavy clay soils like we have here in Emerald.
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Here it is finally
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Now to start filling it
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Nice one :thumbs
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Yes it's true it keeps critter's out from under your slab,but the main purpose is to provide extra strength to the structure,also helps greatly with heaving.
This would also help greatly with the price, eh! Like as in make it twice as dear :cuss........another old saying of mine "it is much easier to seek forgiveness than to get permission'".....if anyone asks, just say its a big garden shed :grin
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Noice,, SHED WARMING PARTY! :hatwave :beer
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Looks like a nice neat job.
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It's a pretty Green...... You know you're washing in it......
Nice man cave mate.
When I built mine I installed 2 lots of shelving 2400 long and a matching workbench. The last shed I built at a previous house, the shelving and workbench was built by my then neighbour a retired railway carpenter, only problem was I couldn't take it with me when we sold the house. So this time I bought racks that could pack up and come with us.
I bought mine from Rack and Stack, they're as solid as and I'm very happy with them.
Shelving
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Workbench
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Noice,, SHED WARMING PARTY! :hatwave :beer
good idea :beer
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Looks good Marcus :thumb
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It looks brilliant mate :clap
And if you add in Sabie's shelving and workbench you'll have an amazing setup :thumbsup :thumbs :rockon
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How can a man be so lucky as to have so much shed space!?
You're the envy of all of us, dude!
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Looks really slick. And the colour looks like British Racing Green. So it's a Sports Touring shed. Bit of landscaping and it will look like its always been there.
:think1 Put a gardening cupboard in and u can say it's dual purpose. :thumbsup
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Doesnt matter how big you build the shed it's never big enough after few years of man hoarding..... :butt
Looks great Marcus :thumb
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Well I think I'm done for now.
Grabed some old school lockers for storage, but unfortunately they weren't deep enough for the helmets.
So off to Masters and grabbed a flat pack locker... everything fits perfectly.
The only thing left to do is a wall to separate the tools from the Bike area with a wall and a work bench (so I can pretend to look handy)
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Looks Great Mate - May I suggest its Beer O'Clock :wink1 :beer :beer
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Good suggestion
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Noice.
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Looks Great Mate - May I suggest its Beer O'Clock :wink1 :beer :beer
A shed warming perhaps :beer
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Suggested that already Pete. No answer.
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Ballarat is still along way off :p
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Awesome result mate :thumbsup :thumbs :clap :-++
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Awesome result mate :thumbsup :thumbs :clap :-++
YEAH :hatwave
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Looks the goods.. but where's the fridge???
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on back order :D
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Good onya Stringo - and especially to Mrs Greengully who let you! :-((( :whistle :blk13 :hatwave
Cheers, Diesel
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So after 5 hours... the mother of all work benches is now complete... I think I'm done... for now
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Now to crack a cold can and watch the AFL Grand final
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Nowhere near enough junk filling up the shed and bench! Starting to look like a real retreat.
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Cool.....now for pegboard and a beer fridge :thumb
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What a beauty Marcus, looks a cracker of a bench. :thumb
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So after 5 hours... the mother of all work benches is now complete... I think I'm done... for now
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Now to crack a cold can and watch the AFL Grand final
Shinney want to know is that iron bars or strapping for support.
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Good on ya mate......it looks like a real one! :grin
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Shinney want to know is that iron bars or strapping for support.
Strapping...I wasn't going to use anything thinking that the shear weight would give it enough support, but it wobbled way too much.
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Magnificent. Was it scratch-built or a kit? Interesting application of the gal joining brackets. A fair bit of very solid timber in that. I wouldn't want to try and move it in one piece!
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It was scratch-built. Yeah the joining brackets were not what I wanted (couldn't find the ones I wanted in Australia, and I couldn't get them shipped)
This is what I wanted:
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