Mistamist
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Registered: 16th Jul 03
Location: Gillingham, Kent
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Has anyone ever dug one, what depth/width/length did you go? how did you reinforce the walls?
thinking of digging one when i build my 7.2mx4m timber framed garage.
also what sort of ramp are you using?
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Mertin
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Registered: 12th Oct 05
Location: Scotland
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We have one at the farm. Its been there a few years and cant remember exactly how it was done. Ours is just under the width of a car. Obviously had to be wide for lorries, but a car can fit over it safely too. Its a fair length also
What do you mean by ramp?
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Simon
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Registered: 24th Apr 03
Location: Oxfordshire
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Also need to make allowance for waterproofing it. Don't want it to just fill with water from the ground around it
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Mistamist
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TBH the building part of it im fairly competant with as im a builder by trade. just wondered what other people had done.
by ramp i meant pit jacks etc.
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M2RTY
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Registered: 25th May 01
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I have one about 4.5 foot deap, width of a cars track and 5m long
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Mertin
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We have a ledge around the bit, and a piece of box section steel the width of the pit that we can slide along to have a jack on, or use it to stand on if you need to stand at the bonnet of a car
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