Browse Forums Renovation + Home Improvement 1 Jun 14, 2013 3:49 pm Hey there great site, first post here. I built a deck a couple of years ago and it's not used due to the usually cold Melbourne weather. I built a steel frame supporting the deck out of 90x90mm gal SHS posts with gal RHS joists and bearers. It was all built to standards/regulations and got a permit for it. The deck also has a colourbond roof over it attached to the house that i got someone else to build. So as an owner-builder I'm looking to convert this space to an extension of the brick veneer house like a rumpus room/kids area that would be sealed from the weather. It's a rectangle area of about 8x4m. The house makes up for 3 walls so there is only one side to clad (where garden bed is which will be removed) plus install a door leading to backyard. At the moment I'm thinking blueboard or weatherboard as external cladding then insulation and gyprock for interior. Remove decking and replace with maybe marine ply sheets, underlay and possibly bamboo laminate flooring. For the roof maybe add some sub-frames and gyprock ceiling with insulation. I'd get a plumber in to give it a once over and re-gutter and a sparky for some power and light. Not sure if i should leave the exposed brick on the 3 walls of the house either, they have been covered with a textured cream paint now. Would love some ideas from others about products and other methods to go about this. I'll be doing this pretty much all by myself so I'm also looking at easiest installation methods. Some photos below... cheers photo1, photo2, photo3, photo4 Re: convert deck to rumpus room 2Jun 28, 2013 9:04 am It appears that you will have an internal room if you enclose this deck. All habitable rooms need to have external light and ventilation. Also the underfloor clearance seems to be inadequate. I would approach the council to discuss your project before you go much further as you will need approval for this work. consider putting in wall WC instead of robe in the same bedroom, then it might be doable to hook up to the existing piping. 4 6627 From the information posted it looks to me your rumpus room is nothing more than extended garage. That will present a number of challenges. Single brick wall between… 2 7756 Surrey Hills, Vic 3127 Garage is being built with metal, 3m distance away from my cover deck. It is parallel to my cover deck, living room, family room and kitchen,… 0 9616 |