nod Posted September 4, 2022 Share Posted September 4, 2022 We started our first build in November so made building the two garages for storage was a priority Starting in dry weather this time has made this less of a priority But really should have been done first But great to get the garage workshop covered in Myself and my wife started at 6am yesterday with storms forecast later that day Luckily they failed to materialize Which allowed us to get it watertight 3 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
ToughButterCup Posted September 4, 2022 Share Posted September 4, 2022 Ughhhh, too right. For us a shipping container became two, and then an additional strong-box and then..... And now I can't wait to get rid of them (I have to tell SWMBO) while secretly thinking over-my-dead-body-pal. Funny how I've had to build her a potting shed, a play house for the children and the greenhouse from heaven. "Without the containers sweetheart, where'm I going to store the tools to make your next summer-house?" Silence. 1 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
joe90 Posted September 4, 2022 Share Posted September 4, 2022 Yes I built my workshop first, under permitted development, so had somewhere to store stuff and keeps tools during the build, a container came next but hopefully that will go soon(ish, if I clear the crap out of it). 2 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Triassic Posted September 4, 2022 Share Posted September 4, 2022 Yep a double garage and two 20 foot shipping containers. You can ave too much storage! We're trying to empty them all, but its one box out of storage and two boxes back in. The garage is just a junk yard at the moment. I need to do some tip runs and about 6 trips to the scrap yard! 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
nod Posted September 4, 2022 Author Share Posted September 4, 2022 23 minutes ago, joe90 said: Yes I built my workshop first, under permitted development, so had somewhere to store stuff and keeps tools during the build, a container came next but hopefully that will go soon(ish, if I clear the crap out of it). Yes an absolute must As already the hot weather and rural location made me take my eye off the ball I’ve hardly any room in my van for my day job It will make life easier Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
nod Posted September 4, 2022 Author Share Posted September 4, 2022 30 minutes ago, ToughButterCup said: Ughhhh, too right. For us a shipping container became two, and then an additional strong-box and then..... And now I can't wait to get rid of them (I have to tell SWMBO) while secretly thinking over-my-dead-body-pal. Funny how I've had to build her a potting shed, a play house for the children and the greenhouse from heaven. "Without the containers sweetheart, where'm I going to store the tools to make your next summer-house?" Silence. Yes the workshop is 10 x 7.5 meters with an upstairs I’ve still to put two Velux windows in But Deborah has already said that once the build is finished there will be one key and it will be around her neck No building related items 😁 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
joe90 Posted September 4, 2022 Share Posted September 4, 2022 2 minutes ago, nod said: But Deborah has already said that once the build is finished there will be one key and it will be around her neck Is that just the upstairs or the whole garage 🤷♂️ Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
ProDave Posted September 4, 2022 Share Posted September 4, 2022 Arranging to be able to keep our static caravan as a garden building has proved to be a good move, another 28 square metres of dry floor area at effectively no or little cost and not included when valuing for council tax. (imagine how much extra it would have cost to build another 28 square metres of floor space to the house) Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Kelvin Posted September 4, 2022 Share Posted September 4, 2022 Yes but you still have an ugly static caravan in the garden. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
ProDave Posted September 4, 2022 Share Posted September 4, 2022 21 minutes ago, Kelvin said: Yes but you still have an ugly static caravan in the garden. But we chose one that does not look particularly ugly and chose the location carefully so it in not particularly "in the way" Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
nod Posted September 4, 2022 Author Share Posted September 4, 2022 49 minutes ago, joe90 said: Is that just the upstairs or the whole garage 🤷♂️ The whole lot I built two at our last house and they ended up full of building C**p So she has a point 2 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Simplysimon Posted September 4, 2022 Share Posted September 4, 2022 3 hours ago, nod said: one key and it will be around her neck don't need to go looking for the para cord then........ 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
SteamyTea Posted September 5, 2022 Share Posted September 5, 2022 On 04/09/2022 at 09:32, nod said: Myself and my wife started at 6am yesterday with storms forecast later that day Luckily they failed to materialize Which allowed us to get it watertight 23 hours ago, ToughButterCup said: Funny how I've had to build her a potting shed, a play house for the children and the greenhouse from heaven. That is the difference, Nod's wife built the shed/garage/workshop. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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