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SN4PD
17th October 2006, 01:41
Jut had an Epiphany (http://tinyurl.com/hx9r4), as you do at 2:30 am when trying to get to sleep :lol:

Why not move the lounge to the spare bedroom upstairs, (don't have any furniture in the new house anyway, and it'd be cheaper cause I wont have to buy as much).

http://farr.net.nz/liam/Epiphany/Upstairs.jpg

And rather than re-carpeting downstairs, tile all of it or lay industrial carpet, and use it as a bike garage / bar / bachelor pad with some cheap couches :Punk:

Simply add a small ramp to the back door and ride the bike up and through :shifty:

http://farr.net.nz/liam/Epiphany/Downstairs.jpg

Then I'd have some space for tools, good lighting, and a very biker style house :rockon:

Fuck I own the place, its not like I have a landlord to worry about (just the body corp :bleh:), and if I don’t like it / want to sell, just get the old carpet put back down, no harm done :innocent:

Now is that a fucking cool idea or what :D

(Wonder what the neighbours’ ‘ll say....... they’ll prolly never know :lol:)

SARGE
17th October 2006, 01:45
Jut had an Epiphany (http://tinyurl.com/hx9r4), as you do at 2:30 am when trying to get to sleep :lol:

Why not move the lounge to the spare bedroom upstairs, (don't have any furniture in the new house anyway, and it'd be cheaper cause I wont have to buy as much).

http://farr.net.nz/liam/Epiphany/Upstairs.jpg

And rather than re-carpeting downstairs, tile all of it or lay industrial carpet, and use it as a bike garage / bar / bachelor pad with some cheap couches :Punk:

Simply add a small ramp to the back door and ride the bike up and through :shifty:

http://farr.net.nz/liam/Epiphany/Downstairs.jpg

Then I'd have some space for tools, good lighting, and a very biker style house :rockon:

Fuck I own the place, its not like I have a landlord to worry about (just the body corp :bleh:), and if I don’t like it / want to sell, just get the old carpet put back down, no harm done :sorted:

Now is that a fucking cool idea or what :D

(Wonder what the neighbours’ ‘ll say....... they’ll prolly never know :lol:)



dude .. go to bed..

SN4PD
17th October 2006, 01:52
dude .. go to bed..

Can't bloody well sleep :zzzz:

SARGE
17th October 2006, 01:53
Can't bloody well sleep :zzzz:

single malt scotch

SN4PD
17th October 2006, 01:57
single malt scotch

You offering? Perhaps I just need to go for a quick blat round the block....... fuck its 3am, I have to work tomorrow....... outta here!

Brian d marge
17th October 2006, 02:03
u fellas get stung for scotch , I just bought a single malt 12 year old Islay for 1900 yen or about 25 dollars.

Or the REALLLLYY cheap shit ,,3 litres for 2400 yen ( I swear its possible to have wiskey with out alcohol ..)

I remember that a single malt was around 80 dollars or something

Stephen

Ps tile the downstairs floor, carpet will show dirt real quick ( I had it in a workshop once )

SN4PD
17th October 2006, 02:10
Ps tile the downstairs floor, carpet will show dirt real quick ( I had it in a workshop once )

My only reservation with tiles is that they’re a cunt to lift later..... unless you could keep them in mint condition (unlikely) and simply put a few rugs in when I go to sell the place. Tiles would create a nice indoor / outdoor flow through the French doors and onto the deck too.

SARGE
17th October 2006, 02:15
My only reservation with tiles is that they’re a cunt to lift later..... unless you could keep them in mint condition (unlikely) and simply put a few rugs in when I go to sell the place. Tiles would create a nice indoor / outdoor flow through the French doors and onto the deck too.

you could always use THESE (http://www.swisstrax.com/)

SN4PD
17th October 2006, 02:22
you could always use THESE (http://www.swisstrax.com/)

Hmm, I could, but I do have to keep the house looking reasonably respectable. Don't want to give mum & dad a heart attack when they visit, so there has to be some rational (non 3am) thinking put into the project. Needs to be neat & tidy, look nice, and functional.

SARGE
17th October 2006, 02:26
Hmm, I could, but I do have to keep the house looking reasonably respectable. Don't want to give mum & dad a heart attack when they visit, so there has to be some rational (non 3am) thinking put into the project. Needs to be neat & tidy, look nice, and functional.

this is respectable ..

SN4PD
17th October 2006, 02:38
this is respectable ..

For a garage, more than respectable, for what is supposed to be a kitchen / dining area / lounge in a reasonably upmarket and new’ish townhouse, sorry it just dosen't cut the mustard.

I think investigating some form of underlay (perhaps thin plywood) that can be tacked to the floor and then tiled over would be the go. That way the wood panels can be lifted with a crow bar / spade etc in sections, and can be thrown out with the tiles still attached and the carpet simply re-layed.

SARGE
17th October 2006, 02:47
For a garage, more than respectable, for what is supposed to be a kitchen / dining area / lounge in a reasonably upmarket and new’ish townhouse, sorry it just dosen't cut the mustard.

I think investigating some form of underlay (perhaps thin plywood) that can be tacked to the floor and then tiled over would be the go. That way the wood panels can be lifted with a crow bar / spade etc in sections, and can be thrown out with the tiles still attached and the carpet simply re-layed.



hell man ... just think,... no more vacuuming .. just hose it off..

if the mrs wouldnt shit id be all over that shit .. and a big cable spool table and some cinder block shelving ...


i could throw a huge piss-up.. get all my furniture smashed and i'd be out $20

imdying
17th October 2006, 07:10
I've got carpet down in my garage, great for working on bikes. Although, a good bike lift would be better :)