Drunk driver broke my workshop!

[stew 1Participant @stew]

Good stuff chaps. Some things I’d not even considered there.

I’ll keep you updated with progress. It may help someone in similar circumstances, although I seriously hope it doesn’t happen to anyone else. It’s supposed to rain tonight so we’ll see how watertight it is….

All valuable bits and bobs are now well protected. Could be worse and have happened in the depths of winter.

I member reading in a very old Model Engineer magazine about LBSC leaving his house and escaping to the country from South London during the V1 raids, and although this pales in comparison, you realise what your hard won tools and lovingly created models mean to you.

[Robert Atkinson 2Participant @robertatkinson2]

Hi Stew, A tempary shed may not be so outragous if they have to re-build the garage. Talk nicely to your insurance company. They would have to store your equipment during the work anyway . The cost of transport and storage could well be more than the cost of a decent shed so they may be open to that as an altenative. Do your homework. get at least a rough price for a shed, decide where it could go and if you can errect it and move the machines yourself. Consider if you would / could pay for some of it yourself maybe the “foundation” which might just be paving slabs.
Be up front with the insurance company and you might be surprised. I have had a “no fault” car claim on a classic car where amonst other things the exhaust was damaged. When the the assessor looked at the car he said “the exhaust is rusted, the insurance won’t pay for that”. I was able to tell him that I’d already discussed it with them as I’d been hit from behind when on the way to get a new exhaust fitted (had evidence of appointment) we agreed to split the cost of the exhaust 50/50.

Most important, look after yourself and  get help if it’s all gets too much.

Robert.

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