Announcing - Project Garage Mk II - The uber extension !!!

[ianjpage]

phew ... lol

[F Body]

Quoting: Roadkill

I'll be inspecting the finish tonight and deciding whether to add coat number eight tonight or leave it at seven.

[Roadkill]

Can't put any pictures up at the moment as I can't get to my P.C !



I did look at the floor last night and decided that seven was enough . . . plenty, in fact.

I'll be giving the garage short bursts of heat in the evenings to try and accelerate the drying time.

The paint's good to walk on but you can make minor indents with your nail in it (mind you that was after only 24 hours).

The plan is to leave it until Friday evening and then start fitting the skirting boards in the car-storage area.

It would be nice to bring the bike and Camaro in this weekend but we'll see.

[Roadkill]

PICTURES !!!

First is a shot taken about a month or more ago of the "office" end . . . I think it was to show the new framing around the windows . . .



Next is the floor planed, sanded and ready for the painting marathon !

Actually this particular picture shows the floor just before sealing the expansion joints - hence the strips of masking tape.



Next is the floor after four coats of paint and sanded to get that smooooth finish.



The floor just after coat number seven - it's shiny as the paint's obviously still wet.



This next one was taken just a few days ago.

The skirting boards on the right are completed and now painted . . the skirting on the left will meet-up with the office skirting and will be painted later . . .

[Roadkill]

I've also spent 2 hours tidying the garage since that last picture . . . . and the walls have been de-dusted and cleaned !!!

[ianjpage]

looking UBER

[Roadkill]

Will be "cutting in" the skirting boards on the right hand-side tonight and adding silicone to the gap between it and the floor (hopefully).

Once that's done I can move my roll-cab into its new home and then start putting up my brand-new pile of tin-signs that's just arrived from the U.S.A ! (cheers, Carl).



If all goes to plan (and if the snow F*cks off) the Radian and Camaro should be coming in on Sunday morning . . . .

[ianjpage]

cool - the box arrived safely then - got lots of nice new shiny bits ??

Quoting: Roadkill

If all goes to plan (and if the snow F*cks off) the Radian and Camaro should be coming in on Sunday morning . . . .

[Roadkill]

Quoting: Roadkill

If all goes to plan (and if the snow F*cks off) the Radian and Camaro should be coming in on Sunday morning . . . .

Well.  That obviously did NOT happen.

Quoting: Roadkill

Once that's done I can move my roll-cab into its new home

However - this WAS done !

On a sidenote I've also ordered a dehumidifier to keep the garage condensation free.

It should be here before Chrimbo.

[ianjpage]

[Incursus]

 

[Roadkill]

Dehumidifier's arrived !

[Incursus]

keg and tap?

[ianjpage]

wow that was quick!!!

[Roadkill]

The dehumidifier's certainly doing it's job . . . . and it's only on its lowest setting !

More work's been done.

I've put a thin coat of floor paint on the "office" end to seal it and help protect the floor against minor spillages.

Then I laid the carpet tiles in said area (I used double-sided carpet tape to ensure no movement).

Also, the rest of the skirting board has been cut / undercoated / smoothed and fitted . . . I'm just in the process of filling it before painting can begin (hopefully Wednesday evening - dependant on temperature).

I've also fitted a "push" plate to the side door (very much required while the door insulation is "settling in").

Last night I also cut the two aluminium corner protectors (for the area where my office chair goes) . . . I wasn't happy with the stock look so wet-n-dried them with 400-grit to a nice even, slightly dull finish.  
They're ready to fit but can only go on once the skirting is finished.

[Roadkill]

The extreme cold hasn't helped progress recently . . . but the last two days has been back to painting temperature - just.

The skirting is now all fitted, filled and sanded smooth.

Saturday I fitted the freshly imported pile of tin signs I brought from the U.S (cheers, Carl) plus the dozen-or-so I already had . . . . Problem is that I quickly ran out, leaving half a wall uncovered, so another 19 are on order to complete the job.

Sunday I applied the first coat of paint to the L/H side skirting and the skirting in the "office" area.

Hopefully tonight I'll get the second, final, coat on.

Last night was spent doing a few odd-jobs here and there . . . I've prepared a "To do" list - which normally signals the final stages of a project . . .

[ianjpage]

cool sounds like the end is close then!!

[Incursus]

Whoa hold on!  If you actually finish a project I'll lose all respect for you!

[Roadkill]

Quoting: Incursus

If

We're not there, yet !

I've still got some jobs to finish on the OUTside of the garage, yet - but that's separate.

[Titsy]

Quoting: Incursus

Whoa hold on! If you actually finish a project I'll lose all respect for you!

Nah, minutes from finishing he'll decide it needs to be bigger and start over...

[Roadkill]

Quoting: Titsy

he'll decide it needs to be bigger and start over...

I wish.  This is it . . the biggest it can be with the materials I had.

I could've stretched it maybe another 5'-6' or so by adding timber within the roof steels but that would've been very iffy to construct . . . Also I didn't have enough floor deck, either.

It would've been nice to get a little more but the line was drawn and I can't say I'm displeased with the results.

It's been a major effort but I'll be happy to just get it done and finished.

[Incursus]

Quoting: Roadkill

I can't say I'm displeased with the results.

Indeed.  Great LAN Venue

[Roadkill]

Quoting: Roadkill

I've prepared a "To do" list - which normally signals the final stages of a project . . .

There's 22 items on the "To do" list in total . . . .

I've now done 10 of them.

I hope to get another three done tonight.

Followed by another 2-3 on saturday.

My latest batch of tin signs are now with Carl and I've sent him the $$ to forward them on . . . hopefully see them in a week or so . . . as that's another one of the jobs on the list . . . .

[Roadkill]

I don't exactly remember when the jobs got ticked off but on a list of 22 jobs I'm now down to just 4 !!!



From the remaining items two out of four are easily do-able, one is a weekend-only job and the other is dependent on the final batch of tin signs arriving.

After that the garage would benefit from a good hoovering but after that - it's done !!!

On the inside at least . . . . .

On the outside I still have a few jobs to do . . . . like give it a fresh coat of creosote (although this is really just maintainance) and seal around the door (5 minute job) - things like that.

It'll be nice to get the inside finished though . . . kinda scary really.



Putting up the blinds took about three hours yesterday - what an epically crappy job !!! - Looks pimpin, though.

[Titsy]

Quoting: Roadkill

Putting up the blinds took about three hours yesterday - what an epically crappy job !!! - Looks pimpin, though