'the Shack'

[Count Vaux Alot]

Evening all!

After I moved house in June i have been searching for some were to use to mess around with cars in - my single garage just doesn't cut it!
So after a prolonged search and some disappointment (mainly looking at places that were over priced sh!t holes) i came across this in september.

Please bear in mind i was on a tight budget and have little to no knowledge on how to do most of the jobs properly so just did them the way i thought best.

My other half instantly nicknamed it 'THE SHACK' as thats basically what it is but this time it wasnt over priced and had electricity but needed some work to get it to were i wanted it.

Here it is at the start







Full of crap but it had potential





Reasonable height





nice level floor



Well most of it



So i started to clean it all out







And gave it a good wash and degrease to clear the dust and oil residue

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Filled the whole in the floor



And started to give the place a lick of white to brighten it up



















Then started to cut the floor in

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Getting there





Then there was the small matter of the door that was a little rotten!









I set about removing the rotten wood and previous poor repairs





The haulage company opposite me kindly let me had some of their wood that they use for shoring up their loads



And began to replace the cut away wood

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And filled in the rotten slats at the front with some MDF off cuts i had







Here's the floor finished





Gave the door a coat of undercoat



And a top coat



I then replaced the wood that edged the side of the door (i had to buy thiis £11!)



And painted that up



Once the door was weather tight I needed to get on with lighting the place as the nights were drawing in and the clocks went back. So as luck would have it one of my mates could get the tube light fittings FOC so i just had to buy the tubes and the wiring WIN!









Let there be light

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I then began to sort the window out - i wanted to be able to open it so kept that in mind





I made up some bars out of a packing cage



checked it for fit



And painted it





Then moved on to the glass - i removed 4 at first as i had 4 made in perspex to see how it would work







Cleaned off the original frame



and painted it up





And fudged them in with some sealer



Bolted the bars in properly



Notice how much clearer the new perspex is compared to the old glass

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I have edged the whole door with 2inch by 2inch by 5mm angle and slapped some locks on too but haven't taken all the pics yet as it was dark out here an inside pic



Back inside and i deliver a collection of crap from my parents garage



And dumped it in 'THE SHACK'





Began to get some storage up on the wall and the tissue



Much better



And got some shelving up



Next job is to re organise all the sh!te and clear some space to get a car in (possibly a nova if i can find one!) and build a proper work bench as the one that i inherited with the place is as stable as a tramp after a litre of paint stripper!

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Comments welcome

[Mike]

Top stuff that! Exactly the kinda place Im looking for (size wise) but finding one here is a mare!

How much you pay rent if you dont mind me asking?

[John]

Top place you got there James!

[novacabrio]

Awesome little place to work from!!