Alfresco roof dilemma
Felicity
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Comments (13)We too have covered alfresco on north & we raised the gable alfresco roof above the lowest point of the house skillion roof. The gable roof has a peak of approximately 4 metres & this allows controlled light into the alfresco plus heat is naturally expelled at the highest point either end of the gable. It works very well though winter sun is lower and we welcome this in. Google 'flyover roof' to see examples but it will need to be engineered for council approval. Our gable is supported at the house side through engineered support posts that are bolted to the roof bearers of the house. A skillion flyover is also an option. You would definitely need to consider the impact of an alfresco roof on the amount of light coming in to your home & you may still need skylights. Without a roof it will be hot unless protected by trees or other shade device/structure. We added shade sails as well due to summer sun is harsh in Queensland....See Morealfresco with roof
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Comments (7)I think I remember that question, the plan looks the same. Something about a half wall, whether the bbq was going to be built in and needed to back onto a wall, is there a nice view or privacy required from neighbours, I think there was a lengthy discussion. I'm not sure my thoughts have changed, and additional information is confusing, is the house now built, you have tiled the alfresco but the gas point is still to be installed?...See MoreRoof colour dilemma for early 70s blonde / orange brick house
Comments (11)When I read the heading and the first few sentences , I thought OMG -- orange bricks and an orange terracota roof ! But yeah , I'd call that a blonde , with regrowth on top haha ! So its reasonably pleasant , but what to do ? Dark windows would look good , BUT even then , the overall design and even the window size all screams 80's , so you'd spend $20k or whatever to do the whole place with new windows , and it'll just be modernised 80's . And to expand on that , what Julie Herbert alluded to -- the gardens and fence look 80's too . The front fence also looks oranger than the house too -- are they exactly the same as the house , or newer and/or oranger ? One possible 'tie-in' would be some long and low panels of Coloursteel where the rails are ( basically , keep the bricks on the fence , just do in-fill panels in Coloursteel , only going the same height as the pillars ) . The roof looks a charcoal , so I'd stick with that in coloursteel for the roof , IF GOING IN THAT DIRECTION . Why I say that is because I actually think the roof would look okay if you added some mid grey terracotta tiles -- go for a speckled look . Those light grey ones would look too harsh a contrast IMO , but go go mid grey and the existing charcoal would look 'interesting' IMO , it may be cheaper than a full coloursteel roof ( you'd want to check the labour cost though ) , and if say 80% of the existing tiles can be re-used , its probably better both cost but also waste wise ? And that leaves the brown -- obviously , go charcoal there too , along with more modern plants and garden design . And while some people criticise me , because I often say do a 'sunny' ( bright red , yellow or orange ) front door , not only will it look better , it changes peoples focus , so the less attractive features aren't noticed as much -- whether passer-bys love or loath the bright front door -- they'll look at it and comment , rather than noting the brown base or orangey fence bricks ....See MoreFelicity
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