After living in our house for over a year we decide to start making some small improvements, starting with Ted's favorite room... the garage. Now most of you probably think that a garage is for storing your car, but that is not the case at our house. Due to the large number of bikes we own, the total is currently sitting at 7, and the need for a repair centre... our garage contains bike and sports gear storage, a workshop, oh yeah and the laundry.
First up for the garage renos was to paint the floor and finish the walls properly with insulation and dry-wall. One thing we have learned through our reno process is that Kiwis don't have the same standards of building as we Canadians. For instance, there does not appear to be a standard spacing distance for 2x4 framing, as you can see in the photo below. Also, they are not so concerned with making things straight and seem to underestimate the value of insulation.
In the process of re-finishing the walls we ended up having to replace a few of the ceiling panels due to a minor mis-hap...
Once the floor and walls were all set Ted decided to build a work bench. He found plans on the internet and we set about building two extremely sturdy work benches. Now there is certainly no room for the car.
The piece de resistance is definitely the bike stand. Ted took apart a folding bike stand that we had from Mountain Equipment Co-op and proceeded to secure it to the ceiling joists. So, now we have a bike stand that extends down from the ceiling, and can be pushed back up when we are finished with it, very cool!
Well, that is it for this installation of Bertrand's Home Improvements, on the next session see Meg and Ted's excellent garden modifications.
First up for the garage renos was to paint the floor and finish the walls properly with insulation and dry-wall. One thing we have learned through our reno process is that Kiwis don't have the same standards of building as we Canadians. For instance, there does not appear to be a standard spacing distance for 2x4 framing, as you can see in the photo below. Also, they are not so concerned with making things straight and seem to underestimate the value of insulation.
In the process of re-finishing the walls we ended up having to replace a few of the ceiling panels due to a minor mis-hap...
Once the floor and walls were all set Ted decided to build a work bench. He found plans on the internet and we set about building two extremely sturdy work benches. Now there is certainly no room for the car.
The piece de resistance is definitely the bike stand. Ted took apart a folding bike stand that we had from Mountain Equipment Co-op and proceeded to secure it to the ceiling joists. So, now we have a bike stand that extends down from the ceiling, and can be pushed back up when we are finished with it, very cool!
Well, that is it for this installation of Bertrand's Home Improvements, on the next session see Meg and Ted's excellent garden modifications.
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