Garage Position and Orientation
Our back fence is located over six metres inside our boundary to allow for access to the driveway. This is a lot of space considering the block is only 625m2.
We are also thinking of putting in a pool. So then we get the dilemma of changing the existing footprint of the garage entirely or just moving the garage doors to the laneway side.
Any ideas are appreciated. We are located near the coast in Victoria so the pool would be better where there is more sun. I have attached floor plans including measurements and some photos.
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Kate
2 years agoNoting you can’t have doors opening onto pool are. a. I’d put pool on north side beside house & put electric gates at street
Shelley
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Shelley Gross
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last yearlast modified: last yearinstead of attempting to keep a garage that you don't want for your own car my suggestion would be to cover the existing concrete pad with a roof to create a multi purpose covered outdoor area with single gate plus roller door to the rear lane and (nicely connnected to the old garage) can be used as a carport/alfresco and keep half the original garage for storage and the other half for a pool room/gym with bathroom but, in order to retain full view of the pool from all parts of the rear garden it would probably be better to use a 6m pool with the pool fence connected to the house and not need to change any of the paving although the old concrete pad will need to be extended where the old back fence and shrubs need to be removed and maybe a stamped finish would blend the old concrete to the new and complement the sandstone paving..
.Shelley Gross
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