Browse Forums Building A New House  05 Oct 2018 4 New Poster 1 Jul 08, 2020 5:30 am Hi there, I’m in the midst of building my first home, and after the build (ongoing construction), my partner and I realised that our house needs extra space!!! We’ve decided probably best is to enclose the alfresco to extend our indoor space (privately instead of with our builders) .. just wondering what are the options of enclosing the space and how much would it cost to do it? We have a sliding door with grills connecting the alfresco to the dining area, would it be advisable to leave just forgo the grill/ sliding door when we’re in the midst of building? Would it affect our contract with our builders ? Suggestions would be much appreciated  Re: Enclosing an alfresco 2Jul 08, 2020 7:19 am You can add it as a variation to the current build at considerable cost or add it after handover, both will require a new DA and BA from the council Need Ideas to convert Alfresco into bedroom Cheers Chris Designer,Engineer (Civil,Const & Envir),Builder,Concrete & Masonry Contract.Struct Repairs the_doesnotexist i'm converting the theater into a guest room so happy with where it is now. But agree, I should push harder to get the floorplan that I want. 14 2147 It depends on where you are and how you want to use it. I am on the south coast NSW and put our Alfresco area on the southern side. I am not a sun seeker. I would… 1 673 Is this really an issue? As far as I know any brick piers in VIC build , basically inside the brick pier is a piece of timber doing the actual support work. The bricks… 10 1884 |
