Browse Forums Renovation + Home Improvement 1 Dec 28, 2016 6:42 pm Hi all Long (relatively) time reader, first time poster I am moving back into one of my investment properties with the intention of doing some renovations to make it more liveable for my family. I plan on doing some of the renovations myself and consider myself to be an ok DIYer. One of the main upgrades we are looking at is converting our garage to a liveable space and adding a carport to the home (coming off the front of the existing garage) I would like to build this carport myself as much as possible (maybe not the roof) and would like it to look modern and not cheap. With this in mind and to also fit in with other carports in the area I plan on building a tiled gabled roof carport with rendered core filled columns and a panel roller door. I plan to line the ceiling see here for an example carport that is similar to what I wsould like to build: http://pacificpatios.com.au/galleries/4 ... ain/76.jpg While I have taken on some other DIY projects myself over the years I haven't done a carport to this extent. I am having plans drawn up as we speak but I would love some advice on the the following if possible - the plan I am having drawn up are for some of the other internal work, will these plans also include specific plans for the carport? - with the core filled posts I am a little unsure how the roof will be connected? are there some type of brackets that are concreted into the top of the columns when they are core filled - how do i also get the trim around the bottom of the roof, top of the posts that I assume is a rendered blue board? I assume this is just boxed out some how? but again how do i attach this to the columns/roof - does anybody have experience in building a carport like this that could give me some advice or point me in the direction of some plans, steps, youtube clips or anything else that will provide a little more detail? Any help would be great thanks in advance go upvc window frames ensure insulation under colorbond. not just sarking, lighter color roof also not sure if you have seen this viewtopic.php?t=5823 last couple of pages… 4 110570 Even if it's not being sub-divided and you want to keep it as Torrens title, you will still need to talk to a town planner or Council themselves, to see if they will allow… 1 11035 |