[john59]

Up to now seven months have gone by , but in fairness the last two months have been a no no with weather and other commitments.
I am building this from scratch after having been given it to me by my neighbor, It measures 16 feet by 8'6'' . the dismantle below

Further updates soon I hope

[john59]

I said the update would be soon
Partial rebuild below. The roof boards are also on, I just need to get the felt on but again the weather has been against me
More to follow soon

[Jon Boy]

Yes! We haven't had a good ole' d.i.y build in here for ages! Looking forward to watching this one grow! With a name like yours it should easy

Looking good so far , keep the up-dates coming

Jon

[inzaman]

Originally Posted by Jon Boy

We haven't had a good ole' d.i.y build in here for ages!

We havent so all eyes will be on this one
Looking forward to seeing the progress, especially as its being built from scratch.

Originally Posted by Jon Boy

With a name like yours it should easy

[john59]

Originally Posted by Jon Boy

Yes! We haven't had a good ole' d.i.y build in here for ages! Looking forward to watching this one grow! With a name like yours it should easy

Looking good so far , keep the up-dates coming

Jon

Hey Jon Boy with a "name like yours" has gone right over my head, please enlighten me

[shahedz]

looking forward to more pictures, what do you mean by your neighbour gave you the garage? he literally gave it to you? so you dismantled and reassmebled back at your place?

[Jon Boy]

lolol i was making reference to the fact we both have the same name (although spelt slightly different) making the point that anyone with the name Jon / John could make ligght work of a job like this

Jon

[john59]

Oh guys I forgot to add this earlier, This happend Saturday Morning 4/2/06

Well would you know it, after talking about home cinema and saying that the roof needs finishing (remember me saying that the boards were on) I decided that is what I would do this morning. I got the steps out (those that you can open out to make into a ladder) placed them up against the side of the garage, climbed up on to the roof asked my lad to join me telling him to be careful and got ready to snap a chalk line on the edge of the smart board so I could cut the boards level with the joists. But the ladder was in the way so I moved them away from the side of the garage by twisting them so that they lent against a small shed next to the garage. I then realized that the chalk was on the floor so I grabbed the ladders and moved them back into position. Remember these ladders turn back into steps when folded and guess what, yip, I stepped onto the things and they folded up, I fell back wards from approx 10 feet and landed onto the right side of my back just under my shoulder blade, smashed my ankle into some metal rails my elbow hit the flags as well, and eventually the back of my head smacked into the floor

. It knocked the wind completely out of me and because of the pain in my back I could only just about to breath small amounts air back into my lungs. God I thought I was dying, Diane (my wife) phoned for an ambulance and they took me to Wigan hospital, That was at 11 O'Clock this morning and I got home about 6 O'Clock this evening.
Sorry for the long winded report guys but it just proves how easy it is to badly hurt yourself, if I had fallen about a foot to my right I would have landed on a dwarf wall with a stone garden ornament which I think could have punctured my back.
PS does anyone want to finish my roof for me

ohhhhh it hurts when I laugh
yours in a lot of pain.
John

By the way this post was copied from another forum that I use and was writen on Sat evening, thats why it seems a bit out of date

[john59]

Originally Posted by shahedz

looking forward to more pictures, what do you mean by your neighbour gave you the garage? he literally gave it to you? so you dismantled and reassmebled back at your place?

Yip thats right, well myself and my youngest lad. (he's stronger than me)

[john59]

Sorted Jon Boy, I thought you was refering to some yanky home diy'er or something

[shahedz]

ouch your fall sounded painful! hope its nothing too serious and your back ( no pun intended ) up and running in no time

[john59]

Cheers shahedz I'm in pain at the mo but this bottle of red is doing the biz

[Jon Boy]

Listen John, not being funny mate , but we dont like slackers in here A small graze on your ankle and girly back-ache just wont cut it with us hardcore d.i.yers

I suggest you get that extension lead out, hook up a floodlight and get back out there and finish the job like a man!

p.s - Get well soon mate

jon

[john59]

cheers mate, you , you ,you swine

[john59]

Update, well the roofs finally finished, now to get to work inside starting with the floor

[shahedz]

i forgot about this thread! i wanna see the inside! i know the roof is important! but i wanna see the inside!

[lovemunkey187]

Originally Posted by john59

Update, well the roofs finally finished, now to get to work inside starting with the floor

Well judging by the last pic you're not much of a gardener looks like you're doing a good job though.

[john59]

Originally Posted by shahedz

i forgot about this thread! i wanna see the inside! i know the roof is important! but i wanna see the inside!

Not much yet but here you go

[GBDG1]

This is the first time i have read this thread but judging by your post reporting that you have a wall built out of dwarfs; I dread to think what the final build will be like.

[Figment]

Originally Posted by Lawrenzini

This is the first time i have read this thread but judging by your post reporting that you have a wall built out of dwarfs; I dread to think what the final build will be like.

[john59]

Originally Posted by Lawrenzini

This is the first time i have read this thread but judging by your post reporting that you have a wall built out of dwarfs; I dread to think what the final build will be like.

[tykent]

John

Looking forward to following your progress. Takes me back to doing mine last year. I can say it really is worth it. Just hooked a new XBOX 360 to mine and am loving it still

Ty

[john59]

tykent.
I followed your thread and found it interesting
Now that the inside is dry I should be able to start on the inside I will post updates with info for anyone else to follow who is hoping to do the same, as I found very little regarding a fully seperate detached concrete garage conversion

[gaz]

Originally Posted by john59

tykent.
I followed your thread and found it interesting
Now that the inside is dry I should be able to start on the inside I will post updates with info for anyone else to follow who is hoping to do the same, as I found very little regarding a fully seperate detached concrete garage conversion

you are not on your own with concrete sectional garage m8 i to have done the same with mine and are pleased with it, although there will be one or two changes with the kit as soon as funds become available keep up the good work and you two will be enjoying some home cinema fun.............
regards Garry.....

[john59]

Thanks Gaz

[john59]

Well it's been a while and It's getting there slowly,very slowly

[john59]

I will post more pics tommorw on how I did the floor and studding

Looking good so far keep up the gd work

[john59]

heres the floor

[ELV]

Don't skimp on the insualtion mate,buy the best you can afford and use a membrane to stop moisture ingress, hopefully you'll have no bother with condensation in the colder months, Good Luck, was'nt it nice of the garage men to make them home cinema size as standard.