SteveoBC
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swear ive seen that Corsa B somewhere before 
is old bumblebee running yet Stu?
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Stu_22
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Registered: 25th Mar 02
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She runs just need to mot her
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Stu_22
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Brick work going up and roof trusses due Thursday
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Stu_22
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Trusses up
Today the front gable went up
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DaveyLC
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Looking good! Its a shame you couldn't have gone taller and built an annex/mancave over the top 
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Stu_22
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Yeah that would of been perfect but another thing for neighbours to complain about. The trusses with the centres kicked out was the best I could get attic style one were double the price and given me a little more space. It will just be storage for old car bits
I do have the old single garage to convert now
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Stu_22
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Registered: 25th Mar 02
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So with roof stuff on its way I thought I would start to look into getting electrics. Searched into what size armoured cable I would need and came across this part p business.
Am I right that if I put electric into the garage it needs to be approved by the council. I guess the simple answer is to start calling round a few electricians
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Gary
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Registered: 22nd Nov 06
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It needs to be notified yes. Either get a part p registered spark in to do it or if your wanting to bash it in yourself then you can pay the council to come test it.
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Gary
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Also, I dunno what you've found regarding cable size but I'd be putting in a 10mm2 3 core in. A 4 or 6mm would do for basic stuff but 10mm covers all bases
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Graham88
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Registered: 16th Apr 07
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Just out of interest, what's the rough prices of trusses? I'm going to be building a garage and whilst it's easier and cheaper to go with flat roof with a slight pitch I do wonder how much it would be to have it like yours, I'd need planning permission that's the only thing.
Garage looks great
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Stu_22
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Registered: 25th Mar 02
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Trusses were aboit £650 delivered for 10 treated trusses, metal clips and strips, wood wallplate, and quite a bit of bracing planks.
You could probably get it a bit cheaper if you went for a standard truss
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Ste
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I'd always go sloped over flat, flat roofs are way too prone to leaking and the added bonus of a loft in the garage is well worth the extra cost. I've got loads of stuff in my garage loft and it keeps the place less cluttered.
Looks great stu, keep the pics coming.
I would rather lose by a mile because i built my own car, than win by an inch because someone else built it for me.
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Stu_22
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Most of the roof tiled. Just need to do the cemented edges and ridge tiles, but it's dry inside
Also found someone to help me with the electrics. I'm going to run the wire round the front of the house from the fuse box then down the side garden into garage. Then the proper sparky will do the two connections for £150
To put it direct under the drive meant digging down 500mm and the sparky wanted to check the depth so that would of meant no parking spaces for weeks
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Graham88
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Looks proper decent
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Generation
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Yeah, hat looks like a really neat and well done job
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Stu_22
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Window frames in
Struggling to get the trims in place that hold the glass in.
Door runners in place and electrics coming along
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Gary
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Registered: 22nd Nov 06
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Put the sides in first cos they don't bend. Just bray them in with a plastic hammer. For the top and bottom bend it to get each corner in then work from one side to the other with the hammer 
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DaveyLC
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quote:
Originally posted by Stu_22
Window frames in
Struggling to get the trims in place that hold the glass in.
Door runners in place and electrics coming along
Looks good, but someone has parked a shitty old corsa in it? What is the world coming to?
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Stu_22
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Not updated for a while
Doors on, gables ready for facia panels
Still lots to do
Facia and guttering
Cement edge and ridge tiles
Lighting
Paint floor
Workbench
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Ben G
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Registered: 12th Jan 07
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What was the thinking behind 2 doors, rather than 1 large one? It's very impressive and something most blokes would dream of having!
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nathy_87
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Registered: 14th Aug 08
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Looks fab that. Bet you're glad it's nearly finished.
Think i'm with Ben, I'd have the one door also, more space to manoeuvre, you might have your own reason for wanting two doors it's just one of them isn't it?
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DaveyLC
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quote:
Originally posted by Ben G
What was the thinking behind 2 doors, rather than 1 large one? It's very impressive and something most blokes would dream of having!
Cheaper and stronger.
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Ben G
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Ballache if you want to put a wide car in there though.
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Stu_22
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It's always going to be more of a workshop rather than everyday car goi g in and out. I'd guess with the span needed for a double door I would of needed an rsj wich would of been a lot more than the £30 spent on concrete lintles also my brickie and I were able to do all the lifting I think we would of needed help with an rsj. Finally concrete lintlels are used on the houses around here and the planning dept. always wanted it to look the same as everything else
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Stu_22
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Electrics all connected up properly £150 for 15 wires in consumer units he spent longer on the 4 pages of paperwork.
Put some lighting in the sofit before the facia board goes up
Camera makes it look brighter than it really is.
Anyway next question. I want these lights on a timer from dusk till around 10-11pm then a pir for the rest of the night is this possible
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