Audax Frames

Creation of Dave Yates Cycles workshop

We moved to our workshop in August 2005. The building was unused and in need of major repair and refurbishment. As soon as planning permission was granted we set about the transformation.....

This is how the workshop looked on the estate agent's details in January 2005. The building was originally built in the 1960's as a potato store.

Access was one of the first things that needed to be improved

The interior needed quite a bit of work too!

DANGER Man at work!
Dave starts to make a doorway through
to what will become the new paintshop

Work on the foundations for the extension
started early September.

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Digging

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Pouring

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Levelling

	Up to DPC height and awaiting Building Control inspection.

Dave digging the trench for the electricity supply	Duggie making sure he's done it right!
Keeping it in the family, Wally Goose & Molly Gander checking out the new access road!
Still very much a building site......	.....but making good progress!
	The extension up to wall plate height

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Roof trusses in place (eventually!)

The roof was a real team effort...........

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The geese making sure the battens are cut to the right length

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Dave fastening down the battens

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Debbie out on the tiles
(on her birthday!)

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The roof finished - not bad for a pair of amateurs!

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Weatherproof and ready to be fitted out internally

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It's even starting to look like a workshop inside!

After 4 months hard labour, can you spot the differences below..................?

September 2005

January 2006

September 2005

January 2006

Shotblaster cabinet complete

and storekeepers on duty!!

At the end of February we started the last major construction work - creating a hardstanding area in front of the workshop:

Boys and their toys!

Dave hard at work!

Girls and their toys!

Debbie hard at work!

Our usual helper/supervisor was on hand too to lend a paw:

Did someone mention work?

But I can't use a spade!

I just use my paws!

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Debbie levelling

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Dave tamping

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Debbie stuck, so Dave grabs the camera!

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The hardstanding completed, again, not bad for a pair of amateurs!

The last major renovation work required was the creation of a paintshop. The allocated space had become something of a 'junk' store.

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As you have probably come to expect now, it was another team effort.......

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Are you going to help?

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No, I'm going to sleep

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If he chews your nose I'll help!

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Duggie trying the paintbooth for size

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and ready for that first frame!