The House Projects Thread

[mik]

the wheels on the trolley jack sink in with the weight of the car but they return to shape afterwards without any damage. There is no movement at all from the tiles when going from lock to lock, just lots of squeeking

I think this would freak me out. Trolley jacks need to roll as freely as possible as they lift as the saddle moves backwards a little as you raise it. Cos geometry.

Industrial distribution centres - with fork lifts running around and heavy crap being dropped etc tend to go for resin floors - often with more than one pour and with some sand-like thrown on for grip.

[V8Granite]

Tile floor, the best thing I ever did in my garage.

If you back butter, ooh sexual, the tile they don't crack when you drop heavy stuff on them.

Dave!

[John]

the wheels on the trolley jack sink in with the weight of the car but they return to shape afterwards without any damage. There is no movement at all from the tiles when going from lock to lock, just lots of squeeking

I think this would freak me out. Trolley jacks need to roll as freely as possible as they lift as the saddle moves backwards a little as you raise it. Cos geometry.

Industrial distribution centres - with fork lifts running around and heavy crap being dropped etc tend to go for resin floors - often with more than one pour and with some sand-like thrown on for grip.

I've probably made it sound worse than it is and I'm very risk averse in my old age when working on cars. They don't totally bury themselves and it still rolls freely when jacking up a car

[Gavster]

In a wild flurry of last minute activity, my lovely neighbours have submitted no fewer than FOUR applications to the court in recent weeks. We've got a court hearing on Tuesday hearing the first of those applications, and will also be asking for the subsequent three applications to be dismissed too - hopefully totally without merit. We're also requesting a civil restraining order, in an attempt to kerb their abuse of the courts and prevent this outright harassment. If that happens it means his usual access to the courts/justice system is removed and he is assigned a judge who becomes the bouncer that decides whether he can use the courts for any given claim.

Absolutely fcuking bonkers. Also the stakes are incredibly high now. After seven years of this nonsense which has been the most enduringly stressful thing I've had to do, and getting close to six figures in costs, it is all very, very nearly over.

[240PP]

Seven years, that’s insanity. Probably been answered before but will they be on the hook for your costs?

[jamcg]

Seven years, that’s insanity. Probably been answered before but will they be on the hook for your costs?

And if so do you actually stand a chance of getting a single penny out of them

[Gavster]

I've been awarded around 50% of the costs, which they have not, and likely will not pay a single penny of. However because its Gavin the freeholder they took took court vs themselves as leaseholders, the penalty they've faced is forfeiture, which means their lease has been deleted by the courts for failure to comply with many, many court orders, and as such they're going to be evicted from their home. The property then reverts to me, the freeholder. It's an ugly, messy situation, and I'm under no illusions that it's absolutely horrendous for them. Yet, it's utterly unbelievable that they're still fighting it, and completely refusing to listen to a single judge they've been in front of, or take the advice of the two separate legal firms that have represented them - one of whom is massive and well respected.