Attempting to tidy the garage.

To solve the second issue, I sourced some morris minor hubs and some 12" mini wheels and turned the original hubs down as a spacer.

You're probably both right, there is stuff I know I don't need/want long term. A lot of that is buried under useful "stuff" which I'm using up tidying the garage.

Part of the issue is when we moved house, I ran out of time to pack, so my "logical packing" plan went out of the window and shed stuff got mixed with garage stuff and parts, then my temporary storage suddenly got unexpectedly more temporary, when the guy let it to someone else a few months earlier than agreed, so everything got dumped in the worst place, with no space to empty boxes without building a pile and having to move previous piles.

The plan with the extension is half will be a toolroom and the half that will eventually be the woodworkshop will be that "sorting space".

I also unexpectedly gained an inspection pit which although potentially very useful, is always in the way at present with no cover.

A lot of the large stuff on the drive will go to making this usable and safe, but I also can't currently get to it because I piled the larger bits to sell in it.

In terms of progress: tonight u got rid of more of the aforementioned stuff by slabbing the chicken coop with some of the leftover garage panels. This has got some much needed brownie points from the wife, and some space (which is in the wrong place)

So this happened...

There has been progress:

I built a gable end truss, then Dez came and helped lift it into place. Next I  started assembling a box gutter where the two buildings meet.

Then today I started a new job, closer to home with less hours: what did I do with all this new found time? I had a tidy up, which had made it look a lot closer to "done"

Next I lobbed the aforementioned boards and insulation on the wall. I started in the middle so I can start dividing the garage whilst I wait for more materials. I'm going to use some leftover pallet racking, which should mean I can start putting things away to make more room.


Gromit carried out an inspection, said it was rough...

Next I bought a van for mega practical duties :



I fetched a load of sand so I could render the cut outs and build a slope between the new and old halves, which brings us to tonight's progress:

Over the last few months, I've emptied the rubble outside into a rough foundation for a path/patio. Put some pallet racking up, painted the breeze block walls, and insulated and ply lined the sectional panels in the tool room

I've also fitted some of the filing cabinets in and they line up perfect.

I also moved the kit car into the workshop half of the extension.

Next up: fit some lights and power in the toolroom, build a lathe bench and empty the pallet of bulky tools from when I moved onto the racking.

Then I'll empty the other side and insulate and board that.

Said Lathe bench


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