Carports vs. Garages: Pros and Cons
Which is better, a carport or a garage?
I want to break down my bathroom wall and extend the bathroom onto the porch. The porch will then be extended towards the the boundary of the yard. I want to build a boundary wall that sort of links with the porch through steps from the outside. There should not be any space between the porch and the boundary wall.
The site is a triangle. A small front equals to a car gate area. I have a plan draft which depicts a small double storey house with a basement. My plan has one large en suite bedroom, small kitchen a lounge, 2 bathrooms and a dressing room on the upper floor. An entrance hall and staircase on the ground floor. A basement underground. The roof is concrete and has skylights which are protected by burglar guards. The whole house will built of concrete like a bridge. Three small windows only; 2 x for bathrooms and 2 at a passage. Skylights and a number if top and bottom ventilators. Security against looting and buglar is emphasised on plan. Dust also is considered. Only one door. Top door leading to the roof.
Plot size: sqm. Log house, pine ceilings, 3 bedrooms, 2 bathrooms, lounge, modern kitchen with modern furnishes, tv room, entertainment area with indoor fireplace, tiled floors, build in cupboards in bedrooms (walkin cupboard in main bedroom) , kitchen, laundry room, 2 x garages with rollup doors and carport, tiled paving, storage outbuilding, modern tinted windows, strong wooden doors.
Plot size: sqm. Log house, pine ceilings, 3 bedrooms, 2 bathrooms, lounge, modern kitchen with modern furnishes, tv room, entertainment area with indoor fireplace, tiled floors, build in cupboards in bedrooms (walkin cupboard in main bedroom) , kitchen, laundry room, 2 x garages with rollup doors and carport, tiled paving, storage outbuilding, modern tinted windows, strong wooden doors.
I would like to build a 5 bedroom modern steel framed house in a village on a tribal land. I have already bought the land (60m x 30m). I estimate the house to take up approximately sqm as it has to be a double storey. I have attached a pictures to provide an idea of the kind of a home I am looking to build.
We currently have a 2 bedroom house which we would like to demolish , since it has a lot of cracks and the structure is not strong anymore . The plan is to build a house with 4 bedrooms* [bedroom 1 ] main bedroom [bedroom 2 ]Twin Room 3/4 twin beds fit [ bedroom 3 ] double bed size cm [ bedroom 4 ] double bed size cm 1 bathroom + toilet Open plan kitchen and sitting room and inclu a double garage .
Goodday I have drawn a sketch of what I would like I would be happy to send so you can have an idea of what I would like. It's one block of flat containing 2 units on ground floor and two units on first floor each unit is 36sqm in size containing all identical in design. Another is a ground floor single unit not yet sure of size. And two other ground floor units of 25sqm each in size. Regards
We intend acquiring a farm and rezone it into a commercial-cum- residential facilities, where we are looking at establishing Media Skills Academy in "Video, Film and Television, as well as Radio Production. around Dayton/Cullinan east of Pretoria. Within the visastructure of the envisaged facility to encompass Audio-Visual Studio, lecture rooms. Within the envisaged structure we intend having a fully-fledged studio which will be used a " Production House" and "Post Production" encompassing "Linear and Non-Linear, as well as Final Mixing, as well as Radio Studio and Music Recording Studio.
There are 4 parts: [1] remove bath and shower and build new shower and move toilet; retile area; [2] break through from kitchen to bedroom and build small wall for passage and fit door, possible move of electrical work in kitchen; make good and paint; [3] add new heritage column to veranda and put in new wooden beams and sheet metal roof and make good; [4] remodeling of the existing bathroom - tiling, new bath etc. These 4 items might be done in phases and not all at once, depending on costs.
Need only amount per square metre to make budget. I am thinking of selling my house ( build 8 years ago) and try to determine a selling price. All I need is more or less a tariff per square meter of current building cost to help me to calculate a selling price. This is a normal house in Wildlife Estate. Regards