Browse Forums Landscape & Garden Design 1 Feb 27, 2018 10:07 am Hi all, After your opinions. I am renovating a humble weatherboard house that, unfortunately, has limited options for car accommodation - no rear yard access to allow garage etc. The house currently has a very basic zinc single carport, but the positioning is awkward and conspicuous - see attached photo. I'm weighing up whether it would be an improvement in terms of street appeal to remove or relocate it. So, Option 1: Relocate carport to the left hand side of the yard - essentially where the vehicle is parked in this photo (a little further towards the fence - carport would not encroach on the entry/steps... just!). This retains some undercover car accommodation, and I believe it would be an improvement visually, and practically (closer to entrance). Option 2: Remove the carport altogether. While it would improve street appeal, I'm concerned about the lack of any undercover car accommodation, and the impact on saleability. Option C is just leave it where it is, and give it a coat of paint. Probably charcoal/woodland grey etc to try and make it 'disappear' visually, as much as possible! Give me your opinions! Cheers, Damien Like ⋅ Add a comment ⋅ Pin to Ideaboard ⋅ Re: Help! Carport position for best street appeal? 2Feb 27, 2018 10:34 am You didn’t mention any sort of budget but if it were me I would think about attaching something to the front of the house on the right side. It would still be a carport but look more like it’s part of the house. Re: Help! Carport position for best street appeal? 3Feb 27, 2018 10:45 am TheBigHouse You didn’t mention any sort of budget but if it were me I would think about attaching something to the front of the house on the right side. It would still be a carport but look more like it’s part of the house. Unfortunately the budget is essentially zero, thus looking at option of re-using the existing carport (if anything at all). Cheers! Hi all. I'm thinking of installing an electric gate in front of this street front villa (link below). The gate would be between the bush on the left and the letter box on… 0 2754 Thanks! I'm spoke to the builder I'm not sure if this is all true but basically went along the lines of they considered all options and if I was to compact and fill it… 2 6340 Hi, I'd like some advice on the best option please on the estimate options we've been provided from our builder. This is for the… 0 4053 |