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Garage update, I'm expecting the* builders on Monday morning, who will take down the brick pillar with the cracked bond due to sideways movement (sideways heave?) caused by the disparity in relative heights of the ground the garage is on and the property next to it.
They will assess and rectify what they find with regards to the slab/footings, and then reinstate the wall. They'll also create a door aperture between the two garages with a suitable lintel.
Finally, they'll render the brickwork and leave everything looking neat.
I've just agreed/placed the order for the doors, going with Ryterna due to 30 week (!) lead times for Hormann, but using a Hormann motor for the sectional door on garage 2. Garage 1 is having side hung doors which I'm thinking of splitting 2/3rds and 1/3rds of the aperture per door.
Each aperture is 2,560cm wide by 2,100cm high, so that would give one door of 1.7m width and one of .845m width, which is just a little over standard and I think would suit the workshop more than two doors of 1.25M width. I welcome opinions on this.
The doors are going to cost £5,700 all in - materials, labour and so forth. Looks like a 12 week lead time for them, and I'm told to expect that they'll be all of that.
In the meantime I can crack on with the floor, walls and ceiling.
Does anyone have any whitewash (product, application) recommendations?
*Alter to your suit your prejudices