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| Stacey007 Member Since: 25 Sep 2015 Location: Cheshire Posts: 3705  
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So then we have power..... Its not compete yet but I have outdoor lights and some plugs inside, All running off its own ring / rcd / fuse board.
 Click image to enlarge Click image to enlarge Car shot 
Click image to enlarge Then to show the size... all the toys are in here and the daily's are at the front
Click image to enlarge So we had a fun evening in the workshop watching a film... Like you do Made a screen out of some old roof membrane.
Click image to enlarge I'm now studding out a bit in the inside to keep all the tools, junk / stuff out of sight of the rest of the workshop and also so if I'm working in there I can have a small heater. Its come a long way..... its taken a LOT of effort and time but so worth it One job became 10, raised the level of the garden, built a retaining wall, drainage, sink hole. I've moved many many tonnes of Crush (MOT), pebbles, beams, Sleepers, rebar, Wood etc etc. Worked in all weathers but look outside now and think 'wow' that's ace 
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25th Mar 2022 4:03pm |
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| RoadForce Member Since: 17 Jul 2014 Location: Holland Posts: 324  
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That's turning out really great! Also love the mutipurposity (is that even a word lol?)... Defender 130 HCPU Td5 MY2000
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25th Mar 2022 4:47pm |
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| JOW240725 Member Since: 04 May 2015 Location: Suffolk Posts: 7877 
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What a fantastic space!!
James
MY2012 110 2.2TDCi XS SW Orkney Grey - http://www.defender2.net/forum/topic43410.html MY1990 110 200TDi SW beautifully faded Portofino Red - https://www.defender2.net/forum/post743641.html#743641 MY1984 90 V8 Slate Grey - https://www.defender2.net/forum/post744557.html#744557 Instagram @suffolk_rovers |
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25th Mar 2022 4:55pm |
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| lohr500 Member Since: 14 Sep 2014 Location: Skipton Posts: 1303 
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Looks fantastic. Must be really satisfying to see the finished article after all the effort you put in.
Dare I ask. Has the S III marked her patch yet?  |
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25th Mar 2022 5:55pm |
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| Race.it Member Since: 27 Aug 2019 Location: Algeciras Posts: 756  
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Looks amazing Searching for my first Defender...and started just as Covid hit, so talk about timing.
5 months after starting the search I found it, and here is the details |
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25th Mar 2022 7:29pm |
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| L110CDL Member Since: 31 Oct 2015 Location: Devon Posts: 10584 
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Great work and very satisfying for you with the end result
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25th Mar 2022 9:36pm |
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| Co1 Member Since: 19 Aug 2018 Location: North Yorkshire Posts: 3633 
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Agreed. I’ve got full on garage envy!
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25th Mar 2022 9:43pm |
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| GREENI Member Since: 22 Aug 2010 Location: staffs Posts: 10367
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Epic. Who doesn't love a garage thread!
Kudos. |
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26th Mar 2022 8:05am |
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| nicholas2012 Member Since: 28 Jun 2012 Location: lanarkshire Posts: 190  
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Made a awesome job on that is very well done
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26th Mar 2022 9:08am |
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| diesel_jim Member Since: 13 Oct 2008 Location: hiding Posts: 6051 
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Very niec. Just needs a beer fridge and a microwave, and you could move in!
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26th Mar 2022 6:54pm |
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| kmac Member Since: 07 Oct 2009 Location: Middlesex Posts: 1295 
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Awesome. Can you get a four post lift in there? That would be the ultimate for me.
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27th Mar 2022 9:01pm |
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| Stacey007 Member Since: 25 Sep 2015 Location: Cheshire Posts: 3705
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Occurred to me I haven't updated this for a while,
We have fitted 14 solar panels to the roof, which are brilliant, then soon upgraded this and have 10KW of batteries also now. Now the weather has changed I'm pretty much off grid, all day running the house and then the batteries keep us going until the next day
All black carbon solar panels Click image to enlarge Mission control with the invertors and batteries Click image to enlarge 'free' power Click image to enlarge |
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14th May 2024 9:52am |
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| Stacey007 Member Since: 25 Sep 2015 Location: Cheshire Posts: 3705
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Then someone mentioned a fridge....
Well. My mother-in-law down sizing meant we inherited a fridge, my wife said that can go in workshop... I didn't want a white 'normal fridge' in the man cave... So I bought an old petrol pump handle, a vinyl ramp and made a globe for the top
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14th May 2024 9:58am |
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| JOW240725 Member Since: 04 May 2015 Location: Suffolk Posts: 7877
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 Love that fridge!! Ideal beer fridge for the garage!
So... you say "free power", but I wonder if you'd be happy sharing ball park figures for the solar and batteries? I have 3.5kw of solar on FiT, about 10yrs old making me a small fortune. But interested to install some more without FiT and wonder what the pay back would be. I did read PV panels are so cheap now people are using them as fencing panels!
I'm not convinced batteries are financially viable, from what I understand they'll need replacing before they pay for themselves? James MY2012 110 2.2TDCi XS SW Orkney Grey - http://www.defender2.net/forum/topic43410.html MY1990 110 200TDi SW beautifully faded Portofino Red - https://www.defender2.net/forum/post743641.html#743641 MY1984 90 V8 Slate Grey - https://www.defender2.net/forum/post744557.html#744557 Instagram @suffolk_rovers |
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