Browse Forums General Discussion Re: Flooring for our Alfresco Area 4Sep 13, 2007 5:19 pm I have reverted to username - mattwalker Carlisle Homes - Grande 43 My building experience is here: http://www.ourgrandeplan.blogspot.com Re: Flooring for our Alfresco Area 5Sep 13, 2007 5:23 pm I have reverted to username - mattwalker Carlisle Homes - Grande 43 My building experience is here: http://www.ourgrandeplan.blogspot.com Re: Flooring for our Alfresco Area 11Sep 14, 2007 9:46 am We have gone thru the same thought process as you , Phoenix.
we are planning to have a waterfeature opposite the door instead of the fireplace. Regarding the rain water wetting the sides of the Alfresco I was thinking of flooring to extend a bit short of the alfresco roof coverage... say 50 cm each side to keep it dry and those areas to have flower beds so that the rainwater is still effectively utilised. still unsure of what materials but here are some thoughts Wood-- high maintenance-- oiling/painting, risk of termite?? but beneficial to have bladder tanks under so that the garden can be maintained in summer also, additional water can be piped to the water tank that services the flushing system... Possibly Modwood is a solution Concrete- stamped/paved/stencilled/spray on /polished agg/ etc.. $$$$$$ plus in case to put water tanks under is the expensive in slab water tank system... adds to cost but low maintenance in long term..Less risk of termites Any feedback Homeone??????? Re: Flooring for our Alfresco Area 12Sep 14, 2007 10:02 am Hey vpande, i like the idea of having a water bladder under decking. But what sort of clearance would you require for the water bladder? You might have 100-150mm to play with usually on an alfresco as the concrete is usually lower than that of the house. Is that enough to fit a bladder? Re: Flooring for our Alfresco Area 13Sep 14, 2007 10:27 am Does your biulder do the concrete in alfresco? ours simply comes with a brick pillar and the roof over.. underneath is dirt.
Bladders require about 500 cm clearance and the inslab plastic ones need about 300cm..roughly..You'll get an idea if u google. www.smef.com.au are the ones I was quite impressed with.. they are in Gippsland. They also mentiones that they can put the tanks in paved areas around the house.. I was considering metre wide perimeter concreting if not the alfresco. Hvnt finalised anything. Re: Flooring for our Alfresco Area 14Sep 14, 2007 10:38 am Yes, H*e*n*l*e*y pour the alfresco at the same time as the slab. It is the same quality (smoothness / levels) as the slab. One less thing that we have to organise which is great. We will not have that much clearance (500mm), so back to sq one with a upright tank.... Re: Flooring for our Alfresco Area 15Sep 14, 2007 12:22 pm well thats a saving of at least 2K to have the concrete in Alfresco.. If you have anough space in the yard then it should be ok to get an upright.. other possibility would be to have a slimline masked with some cladding and turning it into waterfeature not sure if that works. My yard is small and i simply dont have the room for additional RWTs hence all the wild imaginations!! Re: Flooring for our Alfresco Area 16Sep 14, 2007 12:36 pm Now that's something i didn't think of. Incorporating the tank into a feature. We were just going to put 2/3 horizontal jarrah features in front of it with ground cover plantings. We can build a fascia in f/c sheet and possibly used stacked stone or something architectural. Have a contact for waterfall/cascade fittings so might be a good idea. Then the water can flow down the stone. Thanks. Our backyard is approx 20m wide and wither side of the alfresco will have about 6m from house to back fenceline. No easements & flat so makes it easier to work with. 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 16809 Hello! I've alfresco pitch of 3 degrees sitting just below the highlight window. Need advice on below: 1. Will the 3 degree pitch be ok to drain the rain water? The roof… 0 4250 Hi everyone, Newbie renovator here, after some advice for combining our family room in the picture and the alfresco and make a larger family room. There is a flush sill… 0 5039 |