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After making the decision that I wanted to build a caterham my first task was to sell my first caterham, and this I managed to do fairly easily via the internet (see my online advert).

Once the car was sold it was straight down to caterham to put my order in (see the spec).  The next thing on the list was to sort out my garage.  This ended up being  bigger job than expected,  but I now have a decent environment to work in.  I estimate I have spent around £250 at B&Q to get my garage in this state.

Preprared garage

The jobs I had to do to get my garage included.
 
bullet Several trips to the local tip to get rid of rubbish that had accumulated over a couple of years including items such as doors, old shelving and bits of old wall units.
bullet Once this was done I had to clean the walls and then put 2 coats of white masonry paint on.
bullet The floor was next as it was untreated I first had to put a layer of floor sealer on and prior to that a good clean.  Then a layer of grey floor paint finished of the painting.
bullet The garage only had 1 dodgy bulb and fixing so this was a priority and now there are 5 five foot strip lights and additional switching.
bullet With all the electrics going on I also took the opportunity to install a double socket at the front so I would not have to run cables from the back to the front. Much thanks to Andrew Winfer and Roy Booth for sorting my electrics out.

I wish I had taken a before shot because the difference is vast, and I highly recommend this as a first step.  It also gives you something to do whilst waiting for the kit to be delivered.

 


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