Browse Forums General Discussion Re: My House Extension ..... the story so far..... 11Sep 14, 2007 2:06 pm Internal and External Building and Colour Consultant Online - Worldwide http://www.denovoconcepts.com Re: My House Extension ..... the story so far..... 14Sep 17, 2007 9:31 am Had to strip a few weatherboards to tie Pergola end beam into the house.
Screw a nice big hardwood block inside the wall to attach to. Like ⋅ Add a comment ⋅ Pin to Ideaboard ⋅ Screws through fascia into ends of rafters to help support extra load from the pergola rafters. Like ⋅ Add a comment ⋅ Pin to Ideaboard ⋅ End beam finished and weatherboards fitted around it. Like ⋅ Add a comment ⋅ Pin to Ideaboard ⋅ Rafters done. Like ⋅ Add a comment ⋅ Pin to Ideaboard ⋅ Looking the other way I reused the timber from the existing pergola that was on the back of the house. But the old poles were too short to be reused so the pergola was supported by temporary props until posts were bought and installed. Like ⋅ Add a comment ⋅ Pin to Ideaboard ⋅ Posts bolted on and hanging in the breeze.... Like ⋅ Add a comment ⋅ Pin to Ideaboard ⋅ Holes for post were dug (before the posts were bolted on) Galvanised stands bolted to the underside of the post. Post squared and supported before concrete fills the post hole. Like ⋅ Add a comment ⋅ Pin to Ideaboard ⋅ Laserlite roof screwed on. Remember to put sunscreen on the bottom of your back, cos you'll be bending over a lot and you don't want a burnt ***! Like ⋅ Add a comment ⋅ Pin to Ideaboard ⋅ View from beside the shed Like ⋅ Add a comment ⋅ Pin to Ideaboard ⋅ Nearly all done. Gutters need to be hung and stormwater plumbed in. Also capping over the end to protect the ends of the battens from the weather. Even though they are painted they will eventually rot out and be a poain in the butt to replace. Like ⋅ Add a comment ⋅ Pin to Ideaboard ⋅ Re: My House Extension ..... the story so far..... 16Sep 18, 2007 9:55 am Awesome work Al. Simply awesome.
I am in awe. Im awestruck. Nice. Good job. Hi, We have a single story MacDonald Jones house, on a waffle pod slab with steel frame. Are we able to build a second story extension? Other info is we are 900mm from… 0 8986 We bought land in Tallawong Schofields NSW size 30m X 12.5m and planning to get double story house build around 350 sqm. We are thinking about having premium inclusions… 0 4353 The OP has gone The latch and striker are definitely not aligned but there was no point trying to help the OP understand that. Hence the reason they are no longer with us. 12 5936 |