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Offline Asmith61

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Re: The start of a new man cave
« Reply #75 on: November 15, 2021, 05:38:03 PM »
 Yes you are right you can see where the builders have been  lol
It will be great to have a door straight out to your garden and also a window with that lovely view   :thumb:
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Re: The start of a new man cave
« Reply #76 on: November 16, 2021, 05:01:03 PM »
I've got a door !!! Well, not just one but two and I scored 4 remote controls to go with the main one. It's well on it's way now and it's just about over to me now to finish it off in style. I have the last couple of days in November and the first few days of December off so that's the time it should be just about finished. Happy, but I now have to spend big on some nice rubber flooring...

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« Reply #77 on: November 16, 2021, 06:19:16 PM »
That looks really smart  :thumb:   Lovely job   :thumb:
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« Reply #78 on: November 16, 2021, 07:29:43 PM »
Cheers, it's picking up the pace now  :thumb:

I'm looking forward to posting the interior pictures as that comes along.
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Re: The start of a new man cave
« Reply #79 on: November 16, 2021, 08:18:45 PM »
Excellent job.  :thumb:
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Re: The start of a new man cave
« Reply #80 on: November 16, 2021, 09:02:03 PM »
Cheers  :thumb:
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Re: The start of a new man cave
« Reply #81 on: November 25, 2021, 06:21:07 PM »
So in tonight's gripping installment we have a picture of the new side step and the freshly PVA'd floor. I went to check on the floor after about and hour and it was bone dry & completely soaked in, which is nice. Floor tiles on the way and I'm on holiday next week so we should see some progress. 5 x 5' fluorescent light fittings free to good home if anyone is passing ?

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Re: The start of a new man cave
« Reply #82 on: November 25, 2021, 07:53:05 PM »
NorthumBryan nice  :thumb:
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Re: The start of a new man cave
« Reply #83 on: November 25, 2021, 09:50:29 PM »
Looking good!  :thumb:

Funnily enough I gave 6 fluorescent light fittings, I had fitted in the garage, away a couple of weeks ago.  :))) I put some LED ones up & the light in there now is excellent.
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Re: The start of a new man cave
« Reply #84 on: November 26, 2021, 07:12:08 AM »
That's the way I'm going, I bought a box of 10, 60w led battens which are only 22mm deep x 75mm wide and 1200mm long. I'll probably use 9 in total as I want it to be nice & bright. I did a calculation using an online lumens calculator and I'm going for a 'showroom' level of lighting.
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Re: The start of a new man cave
« Reply #85 on: November 27, 2021, 03:45:10 PM »
Today saw the application of the light grey masonry paint in the garage. Going over the white has meant i've managed to get away with only one coat, which is nice. It's starting to really come together now.

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« Reply #86 on: November 27, 2021, 09:41:57 PM »
That was a bonus then only having to do one coat  :thumb:

Yes it is really coming together now    :thumb:
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« Reply #87 on: November 28, 2021, 12:37:24 PM »
I may have spoke/typed too soon. I popped into the garage today to admire my handiwork and it needs two coats of paint. The paint has soaked into the walls a surprising amount and it's on top of two coats of white. So, off to Homebase it is after I repair/replace my mates cooker socket which went off with a literal bang yesterday. No rest for the wicked etc...
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« Reply #88 on: November 28, 2021, 03:56:16 PM »
Ah that’s a shame but I am not surprised though as the paint does really soak in.

No rest for the wicked but well done for helping your friend out  :thumb:
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« Reply #89 on: November 28, 2021, 04:39:37 PM »
So I managed to effect a repair on the rather ancient old cooker socket. It was the 13A 3 pin plug socket at the side of the cooker switch that went bang when they tried to plug in a blender. The live contact snapped the plastic retaining bracket and ended up touching the earth. A blob of araldite, some insulating tape and small plastic spacer and the jobs a good un  :thumb:
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