Browse Forums Outdoor Living 1 Nov 24, 2011 9:20 am Hi Guys, I’m planning to do Colorbond Post/Frame and Polycarbonate flat roof verandah 6M (L) x 13M (W) = 78sqm. The existing house is 2.4m high with bricks and colorbond fascia/gutter. I’m also hiring a concreter to do the 100mm concrete floor for this pergola. I want to do the footings for pergola along with concreting. My question is what you use for colorbond post footings? I know for timber post they use galvanised stirrups but no idea about colorbond. Also how many post and other framing members do I need? And what sizes? Basically I need approximate material quantity list with specs for this job. Appreciate any help. Thanks everybody. Re: Colorbond pergola footings and material list? 2Dec 05, 2011 7:36 am What you want is somebody else to do all the hard work and draw up a materials list. How about you do it yourself or pay for an engineer. Most suburbs in Sydney you are only allowed to go up to 25 sqm for a deck without council approval. Put a pergola over the top of it and you need a DA. You do have council approval for this don't you ? Stewie Re: Colorbond pergola footings and material list? 3Dec 06, 2011 8:19 pm mate this site is all about sharing ideas and expertise. I can always a professional but then we don't need sites like this. Its not at all hardwork for someone who has done this to list material a,b,c. I've reasonable skill in IT. Drop me an email if you need anything. Happy to help you without hiring a professional. Re: Colorbond pergola footings and material list? 4Dec 07, 2011 12:31 pm OK timeout here (I think) @Stewie, I think because concrete fall into the paving category in most councils its only the verandah that poses the question of permits required Stewie brings up a good point about the size of this project. Knowing where you are located will help to sort out some issues like where to go to get info and such. If you have looked into whether or not your are able to get such a structure approved or not you probably should do so before you spend anytime on materials lists and plans. Speaking of plans, you'll need them to submit to council. Once you have a plan it will be easy to put together a materials list. I can list all of the things you'll need, but not quantities as that is dependent on size, materials chosen and other things. There are so many questions to ask like: Which way will the long(and most open)side face? Do you want to build this as an attached structure or freestanding? If attached is the current building suitable for this application?(when building a carport or verandah type structure you actually have to think about holding it down rather than up) Do you want to clad/enclose one or more sides to give a mix of outdoor and protected from weather? Is there a spot where existing downpipes/drainage can be adapted to cope with the extra roof area?(and subsequent rainfall caught) or can this be addressed at the same time via a water tank? Which way will the fall for the roof be? Long side or short side? (It has to have some fall for rain water to flow to a gutter) Do you require a cyclonic rated verandah? What sort of wind speeds can you get in the area and are you in a n elevated position. The short answer is there is no short answer. The design will tell you the spacings of beams/posts/etc... and it will depend on what conditions you have to deal with. You might be able to get away with post spacings of 4500mm centres but they would be massive posts and beams. As afar a as cost goes, it may be cheaper to go with narrower spacings but that will depend on your preference and budget. Do you need to have access through any particular part of this? (I.E Is there a door that you want to get out of and through the other side of verandah? this was a recent problem for a H1'er) Can you post a photo of the area this will be "against"? It will help to adjust some features and address the above questions. Colorbond pergola footings and material list? 5Dec 27, 2011 9:34 pm I got a quote from stratco the other day for our gable. I gave them the measurements and they gave me an itemized quote, might be worth getting. Jasmin Hickinbotham Belmont - modified Signed: February 2011 Slab should go down before 2012 My build thread https://forum.homeone.com.au/viewtopic.php?f=31&t=52310&p=799483#p799483 Different to what others have said but thanks for that insight. 2 5200 Not recommended! The image presented is for a sublevel area. The footings are down deep with a load bearing wall supporting the upper floor level. If you did that drain… 8 10590 Always get multiple quotes, no matter how reasonable/cheap you think it is. I remember getting a few quotes for a pool fence, roughly around the same price, thinking the… 5 9686 |