At last some action on the new workshop, nearly 4 months through the council regulatory authorities read jump thru hoops and I finaly got permission to spend my money on my land. The new place we bought has some waste land at the bottom of the property that had a non permited retaining wall and a public sewer running close by that all had to be taken into account with the design. Basicaly the back piles are timber piles bored down to 1 meter below the sewer and the top piles above the retaing wall are bored down to below the wall with concrete and steel cages fitted,all conected to a bond beam along the top edge, these piles go down 3.5 mtrs to clear the sewer. All this is tied together into the floor and then we are away. This action will happen rain or shine on Wednesday. The area where I am building has resulted in an unusual shaped shed of 9 mtrs long with 7 mtrs one end and 5 mtrs at the other. I have spent the last few days digging the above ground foundations and making the boxing. Really looking forward to getting all my toys and tools back in one spot so that I can get back onto the Lotus 7 style of car that I was building for my wife. I will even have windows to look out of compared to my last cave. As you can see from the pictures, its a bit of a challenge but worth it. I will post the progress as it happens.
Cheers
The moral of this story is never give up trying when beurocracy waves it heavy hand. I had an ex councilor on my back boundary who did not want me to build there...her house is hidden in the trees to the left.
Cheers
The moral of this story is never give up trying when beurocracy waves it heavy hand. I had an ex councilor on my back boundary who did not want me to build there...her house is hidden in the trees to the left.