Browse Forums Building A New House 1 Mar 09, 2009 5:03 pm I know this is probably a fairly difficult question to answer (but I will ask it anyway). Does anyone know how much it will cost to add an alfresco area to a house vs the cost of putting on a patio? I think we are looking at an area 3.5m x 9m Re: Adding an Alfresco area vs patio 3Mar 09, 2009 5:47 pm ok180 patio's are so 1993. I am building a patio as opposed to alfresco as I want more natural light to get into the house 'A bottle of wine contains more philosophy than all the books in the world.' Louis Pasteur Vegie garden: viewtopic.php?f=19&t=27637&start=0 My Backyard Adventure Re: Adding an Alfresco area vs patio 4Mar 09, 2009 5:48 pm Our builder charged $600/m2 for any extension to the floor area (exclusive of floor coverings). Building a Wisdom Homes Impression 33 MkII http://lilypadintheponds.blogspot.com/ We have the keys! Tiling in progress... Re: Adding an Alfresco area vs patio 5Mar 09, 2009 5:59 pm Do a search - there are several threads on this theme already, here is the most recent one https://forum.homeone.com.au/viewtopic.p ... o++pergola - including that dopey comment by ok180, who obviously didnt learn anything about forum manners last time around Re: Adding an Alfresco area vs patio 6Mar 09, 2009 6:06 pm We chose not to include an alfresco addition on our house. PD wanted 4.5k+ to add the fancy roof extension (and the price did not include concrete flooring) but with our house and its position it would let less light in with it. A pergola will also be much more customizable. CDC Housing Code 3 When to apply Floor Area external face of wall vs Gross Floor Area internal face of wall. Reading thru CDC Housing Code 3, lets take a lot 915sqm.… 0 16535 Thanks for the insights, that makes perfect sense, and yeah, I will be leaning on the experience of the excavator operator entirely. 6 16104 Firstly the ableflex that has been installed needs (manufactures specification) a sealant cap over the top, preventing water draining down between the slab and the… 3 7744 |