Hi,
Thankyou, gentlemen, that is/are the sort of answer(s) I was looking for.
So it looks like "clearance" for an 8ft (2.4m) wide trailer, or camper van, should suffice. Not that I am likely to be involved in future involvement with such creatures. I'm looking to "future proof" our bungalow, for the benefit of our daughter and her sprogs, when we pop our clogs (Literally meaning your wife pawning your footwear before the pawn-broker learns that you have died, so will not be redeeming them.)
Some of you will remember photos of the "wilderness" between our bungalow and the road, while I was at the "skip stage". That job is now done and dusted ... 40ft of 2m high, feather edge fencing, on Arris rails, along the road, and similar across the 5m-ish front (in line with the front of the bungalow), covered in chippings, accessed over the dropped kerb (for wheel chair users) on the corner. I'll try to post some recent pictures.
Our builder is a lovely bloke, (Irish, with a degree), but difficult to force money into his hands. He is also difficult to argue with, over his ideas about what you want. He custom build the present gates out of feather-edge, too ... 2m wide.
Jackson Fencing no longer produce a paper catalogue, so it looks like I'm going to have to drag
When we had a boat we had the choice of paying for moorings on the Taunton canal, or paying for storing it in somebody's secure yard. Our insurers would only cover it, if stored behind a
secure wall or fence. Memory says secure storage would cost about £10 per week, and probably more, now.
Going deeper OT now ....
Our bungalow has a pathetic bathroom ... 6ft x 5ft. The previous/original lady owner had the bath removed, and fitted an electric shower. Just about adequate. My plan are to turn the window into a door, and build a plastic conservatory thingy, across the side alley, between the house and garage, then cut access into the brick-built garage. The front end of the garage, about 8ft x 8ft, will become the new bathroom, with the garage doors being replaced with uPVC windows.
My mind is ticking away, wondering if Building Regs would allow me to build a uPVC conservatory INSIDE the garage ... quick, and minimum disruption, and would give a second "skin" to the single brick thick garage walls. The back end of the garage would remain as a man-cave, but also potentially a South facing sun-room, giving direct access to the rear garden, with access to the "facilities".
If anybody here watches DIY SOS on mid morning TV ... a very interesting program, they will have noticed frequent references to "kidney dialysis" (sp?) machines being installed in private houses, with brief mention of home treatment extending life expectancy (?). A quick Google suggests that these machines are not dramatically expensive, but need a dedicated space ... like the rear end of our garage.
Our Carers tell me that they have many "clients" who need dialysis.
My garage is about the same width, (2.4m) inside, as a "bay" in a car park, so not an ideal playroom, and anyway, my knees interfere with my with continuing enjoyment in getting my hand dirty. I am limited to cutting only two or three square yards of lawn per day ... I have asked my builder for a quote for covering it with bricks. Somebody of a similar age to myself may remember "Wickers World" on TV (mid 1960s). One program featured a village in USA, dedicated to "Wrinklies". It mentioned that many heart attacks occur during lawn mowing.
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