Decided to dig a hole in the garage

[rstoughy]

Seeing as this section has become quiet now that everyone has a power washer I thought Id get the DIY on the go again.

Getting fed up crawling round under cars so decided that a pit was required. (no height for a ramp)


Started with this,

http://img.photobucket.com/albums/v447/rstoughy/Insp%20Pit/IMG-20120415-00048_zps1b4a3da3.jpg


Aided by the use of a Stilth Saw to give a nice edge

http://img.photobucket.com/albums/v447/rstoughy/Insp%20Pit/IMG-20120415-00051_zps2932e8cc.jpg


Then the fun begins :-D

http://img.photobucket.com/albums/v447/rstoughy/Insp%20Pit/IMG-20120424-00011_zps8a0e07be.jpg


To leave me with this after 2 days and the removal of 27 tons

http://img.photobucket.com/albums/v447/rstoughy/Insp%20Pit/IMG-20120425-00022_zps4040d93c.jpg


On with the tanking, building and back filling along with the top steel work

http://img.photobucket.com/albums/v447/rstoughy/Insp%20Pit/IMG-20120505-00041_zps3196fc8d.jpg

http://img.photobucket.com/albums/v447/rstoughy/Insp%20Pit/IMG-20120506-00047_zps5096fe58.jpg

http://img.photobucket.com/albums/v447/rstoughy/Insp%20Pit/IMG-20120509-00049_zps21c687f3.jpg

http://img.photobucket.com/albums/v447/rstoughy/Insp%20Pit/IMG-20120527-00066_zps96812ab9.jpg


Tied back into original garage floor

http://img.photobucket.com/albums/v447/rstoughy/Insp%20Pit/IMG-20120602-00073_zps8e352e73.jpg


Then onto the internal floor. Painted with bitumen primer, burned on some felt, painted with rubber coating then poured in concrete

http://img.photobucket.com/albums/v447/rstoughy/Insp%20Pit/IMG-20120903-00163_zps4a86a3ad.jpg

http://img.photobucket.com/albums/v447/rstoughy/Insp%20Pit/IMG-20120904-00166_zps32bf0ebc.jpg

http://img.photobucket.com/albums/v447/rstoughy/Insp%20Pit/IMG-20120905-00169_zpse35f30b3.jpg

http://img.photobucket.com/albums/v447/rstoughy/Insp%20Pit/IMG-20120910-00178_zpsdcbc32a5.jpg


Fitted some electrics and built some steps......Job done!

http://img.photobucket.com/albums/v447/rstoughy/Insp%20Pit/IMG-20120912-00183_zps6c94cd5b.jpg

http://img.photobucket.com/albums/v447/rstoughy/Insp%20Pit/IMG-20120922-00186_zpse740aff1.jpg

[cslgirl]

Very impressive!:thumbs:

[outnumbered]

Nice job. Has anything fallen down that drain yet? :)

[Mark CSL]

Great work paul when are you doing mine ????:hahaha:

[s.mac]

bloody hell Paul, top job :smokin:

[Yanto]

Nice work mate. Need one done in a 3rd floor flat if poss ?:hahaha:

[Bounce]

Nice job Paul,I see you even have the pipework in for a shithouse down there.:hahaha::thumbs:

[Equinox]

Thats smart, is the drain just a soak away ?

[rstoughy]

Hahaha cheers folks,
Just need a Jacking beam to finish it off.

Nice job. Has anything fallen down that drain yet? :)

Haha its only a sump, put it in there to house a submersible pump just in case it ever decides to flood it's self.
Its dry enough as you can see by the original hole but you can never be sure with the water table.

Thats smart, is the drain just a soak away ?


As above mate.

Nice job Paul,I see you even have the pipework in for a shithouse down there.:hahaha::thumbs:

Brett,
I decided to stick in ventilation not so much for while i'm working down there but to give it fresh air when its covered and stop it getting stinky.

[shimmy]

Excellenté. :partyman:

[83SY]

Awesome job! :supz:

[CraigMillwardCroft]

Great job no excuse for your car not to be spotless underneath :whistle:

[M5 Powered]

Crickey. I could do with one of them for when I've had enough of the wife.:whistle:

Excellent work!:beer:

[toplad]

Top bloking!

[mattCSLnut]

Good effort Paul :thumbs:

[giraffe]

Very handy to have could definatly do with one myself , great job :-D

[rstoughy]

Cheers folks.
I do like a little project now and then.

Its just something I have always spoken about doing.
Going back to when I served my time as a mechanic we used pits in the garage so I'm quite happy to work them.
Just need to get myself a jacking beam and a steel spreader beam and it will be finished.

[need4speed]

You don't do things by halves mate, top job! :thumbs:

[rstoughy]

You don't do things by halves mate, top job! :thumbs:

Cheers Grant,
As of Saturday I'll have a car to sit over it again as well :wink:

[need4speed]

Cheers Grant,
As of Saturday I'll have a car to sit over it again as well :wink:

Great news mate. :-D

[Steve B]

I'd love to be able to do that in my garage..... I'd end up parked in it tho lol:bigcry:

[Bealo]

Very impressive

[NBTBRV8]

I'd love to be able to do that in my garage..... I'd end up parked in it tho lol:bigcry:

I think they are illegal here in Australia now because of the OHS implications for that reason. Everyone uses hoists. Nice hole though.

[shimmy]

I think they are illegal here in Australia now because of the OHS implications for that reason. Everyone uses hoists. Nice hole though.


Surely it can't be illegal in your own house!

They can't even be that PC about things in Blighty. :smokin:

[Equinox]

Surely it can't be illegal in your own house!

They can't even be that PC about things in Blighty. :smokin:

you are talking about australia though were you can only just get in with a bowell full of shite

[NBTBRV8]

Surely it can't be illegal in your own house!

They can't even be that PC about things in Blighty. :smokin:

You need council approval. I think they are illegal because LPG and CO2 gas is heavier than air and people have died from the inhalation. Plus there is the fall risk etc.

[Steve B]

Surely it can't be illegal in your own house!

They can't even be that PC about things in Blighty. :smokin:

We are talking about UK here..... HSE hate everything lol

[NBTBRV8]

It looks like I was partially wrong, maybe it is just well regulated.

http://www.safework.sa.gov.au/uploaded_files/gs44i.pdf

[shimmy]

It looks like I was partially wrong, maybe it is just well regulated.

http://www.safework.sa.gov.au/uploaded_files/gs44i.pdf

And that is workplace, not home.

[CraigMillwardCroft]

Until something goes wrong who would know you have a pit in your garage at home

[NBTBRV8]

And that is workplace, not home.

I know, but do you think a council is going to let you put one in unvetted? My point was about them being illegal for which I was wrong as stated, just regulated. A hoist is a far easier, cheaper and more usable option.

[shimmy]

I know, but do you think a council is going to let you put one in unvetted? My point was about them being illegal for which I was wrong as stated, just regulated. A hoist is a far easier, cheaper and more usable option.

In the uk I think you could do it unregulated in a private home (well the garage).

[rstoughy]

In the uk I think you could do it unregulated in a private home (well the garage).

Well I did :-D
IF the council were to drop by (which is unlikely as they would need to do two things. 1. have some motivation 2. get off their arses) and tell me it was Illegal then a quick load of sand and a 1" screed of concrete and it's sorted. Obviously once they have left I would leave it filled in :whistle:

[Steve B]

Just put a rug over it....lol

[CraigMillwardCroft]

Well I did :-D
IF the council were to drop by (which is unlikely as they would need to do two things. 1. have some motivation 2. get off their arses) and tell me it was Illegal then a quick load of sand and a 1" screed of concrete and it's sorted. Obviously once they have left I would leave it filled in :whistle:
Spot on :hahaha::hahaha::hahaha:

[Bounce]

In the uk I think you could do it unregulated in a private home (well the garage).Correct,garages need planning permission but no building regs,dig away boys,i am when I've got time.:thumbs:

[NZCSLBMW]

In New Zealand the pit would be made as though you are building cantilever retaining walls, and requires steel reinforcing in the floor and up the sides. Shuttered walls with solid poured waterproof concrete As if blocks were laid it would require tanking behind and difficult in a renovation. In the poured concrete a water proofing agent from a Hydrophilic (is a soluble crystiline system) or hydrophobic (which a fatty acid system) of blocking the pours of the concrete. For a belts and braces waterproofing the inside can be sand cement rendered, with an additive from Sika Products and plastered. An alternative is a paint on membrane from Mapei.