we need to have a better understanding of the current spaces...do you have a floor plan of the original house (usually shows lines for the roof ridges and valleys as well as measurements)...also need to know the height from ground level to the bottom of the gutter on the original house and the height of the wall from ground level to the underside of any existing gutter on the "outhouse" (quite confusing 'cause where i come from an outhouse is usually a "dunny" or outdoor toilet!) is the ground between the house and the outhouse level, how many steps up from ground into the house, is the floor of the courtyard already paved? is the floor of the outhouse level with the courtyard or a step up?...please advise the length and width of the outhouse and the distance from the house and any side fences...the attached plan is an approximation that needs accurate dimensions but most most important is the heights above the ground

Getting the Best Design for your Patio Cover Outdoor Living Area When you are running through your thoughts, options, colours, designs, etc for your new outdoor living area, deck or patio cover; we will guide you through three areas of consideration. These are: Design, Materials & Accessories. By considering these three areas whilst you are investigating the options to enhance your home, it should mean that you will ultimately achieve an outdoor living area, deck or patio cover that is function (by functional I mean an area that I can use all year round), meets your budget & lastly looks great. Today, we are going to focus on the first area - ‘Getting the Best Design for your Patio Cover Outdoor Living Area’. So, what are your design options? Flat Sillion Traditional Gable Hipped Roof Dutch Gable Curved How do you choose the best design for your home? Consider the size of the area you want to cover How will it be connected back into your home? Do you have a high eave line or do you have to fix the patio cover above your existing roof line? As an example, you might not want to then install a gabled roof line if the connection point will already be high as then the patio cover will be too high, could look funny & won’t offer much protection. What’s your budget? A gable might not fit. As a very general rule of thumb, a gable can be double the cost of a flat roofed structure, as you have more material required & it takes longer to install. As an alternative you could still get height within your outdoor living area by using a skillion design. Gables ‘Gables’ can come in a variety of forms - Hipped Roof, Dutch Gable, but the most common is the Traditional gable. One feature that you can include within your gable is to add down lights within the ridge line. This not only cleans up a often dirty or forgotten area but can also make the area more functional so you can use the area in the evening. Think about your accessories within any area. TIP: If you are considering any form of gable, get the balance right. Sometimes a gable can look squashed if the area is too small or too flat if you don’t get the roof pitch right. Refer back to the existing roof pitch of your home & try to match it; this way your outdoor living area or patio cover will look more integrated rather than a ‘slap on’. Flat Its flat - pretty simple. Sometimes, people try to make it all to fancy or complicated. Remember the KISS method (Keep it Simple Stupid), as sometimes simple can sometimes be better in your design. Ensure you have enough height to play with if you are leaning towards a flat roofed pergola. If its too low the area could feel claustrophobic & might not get enough air flow. Skillion I think that a skillion design is sometimes forgotten but can often be the most effective. A skillion is where it is higher at one end & lower at the opposite & it can work really well on a double storey brick wall or even fixed above an existing roof line. A skillion can also give similar benefits of a gable - such as good height & thus air flow, without the cost or complexity of design that sometimes follows with a gable. Curved Roofs Curved patio covers can be used with either a Colorbond or polycarbonate roofing material. We don’t offer a curved design option within our range simply as the amount of homes we just don’t see homes which already have a curved area. To install a curved roof we feel would make it look out of place. I hope this helps you get a better outdoor living area for your home. Remember that all of our material options (detailed below) can be used in any of these design styles. Premium Series Colorbond Insulated Lined Ceilings Louvers Want to find out more? Book a private consultation in our display: https://www.patioland.sydney/book-a-meeting-in-our-display/

given the time and assuming no asbestos and after any electrical and water connections have been removed i'd be quite happy to undertake this demolition myself or hire a handyperson for a few days labour and would expect the biggest costs would be labour say $500 per day, hire suitable tools to cut steel posts and nails, screws, roofing and timber into manageable lengths and break up slab if necessary plus fees to be rid of the rubbish (hire a skip from about $250pw)..say at least least $2000+ to take care of all the work myself but you should be able to locate a specialist demoltion company that would be able to demolish and arrange for recyclying of any useful materials...ask your builder for a recommendation

Look at bigreaders photo -- I personally think the 'clean' tiles look great -- the colorbond not so great . BUT what you also note is that the part facing the street appears to all be tiled . A good roofer will keep the newer tiles out of sight -- you may even be able to get 'speckled' tiles that make it less obvious , or even get an airbrush artist or even enthusiastic art students to add a bit of charcoal and dark green on them . The white window frames and white gutters , in fact your whole house , looks 'clean' -- the tiles have some character , but even 100% new tiles wont look too out of place IMO , and changing to a shale or similar colouring would emphasis that your place is looked after IMO .