7 things to consider when building a carport
Before building a carport, you need to know what you want and what you can afford.
I’m looking to build a 2 story granny flat, with half of the ground floor being a car garage. The rest of the ground floor should have an open plan kitchen and living area with a kitchen bar counter where 2 people can eat, a powder room under the stairs to the first floor, and sliding doors all across one wall. The first floor should have a bathroom, walk in closet and large bedroom with space for a coach and tv in front of the bed. Nice to haves include wooden floors, air conditioning, large windows, security bars on all entrances to the building and the upstairs, and stylistic stairs. The proposed location of the build is street facing and next to a property boundary wall, it’s important to us that no one can see into the first floor which is above street level, while still getting optimal light. I have attached some inspiration pictures for the layout of the kitchen & bedroom.
A deck sits over my bedroom. The deck has a water feature and has planter trenches built into the low perimeter wall of the deck. There are signs of damp in the ceiling of the bedroom. I suspect the water feature and planter trenches are the source of the damp. I want to remove the water feature and trenches, and ensure that those areas are waterproof.
A deck sits over my bedroom. The deck has a water feature and has planter trenches built into the low perimeter wall of the deck. There are signs of damp in the ceiling of the bedroom. I suspect the water feature and planter trenches are the source of the damp. I want to remove the water feature and trenches, and ensure that those areas are waterproof.
We have a unique water saving product which needs to interface with the hot water pipe going to the mixer of a shower. The products consists of two boxes, one housing a flow switch and a solenoid valve. Work to be done: If the hot water pipe is accessible from the top in the roof then the two pipe attachments of the flow control need to be interfaced with the pipe. If the hot water pipe is not accessible then the tiles need to be removed from the shower wall to get access to the hot water pipe and a small box housing the flow control equipment needs to be fitted to the shower wall. The cable which is used to measure flow and control the solenoid valve needs to be placed between the tiles and fitted to the electronic control which is linked to the AC supply.
Good day. There is a few things we want to do. 1. Remove old car port and build new one. 2. Break down braai area and build indoor braai with chimney. 3. Extend car port to backyard adding windows and sliding door, and back door. 4. Add lighting. 5. Move outdoor water pipe to the front. 6. Remove paving and add tiles. 7. Remove old artificial grass and add new one. 8. Break down pillar. That's what I recall.
Recently my EL on the main DB has been tripping. There is a grid typed inverter(installed 6-8 years ago) with neutral and earth internally bonded before this EL, that has it's own DB board with it's own EL downstream of the inverter. Problem varies in frequency but becoming more frequent. Main DB and EL runs the house. Stove. Geyser. Rooms etc.
Contact me by whatsapp please. I can't answer a phone call. I want a single carport 6mx3m -corrugated steel. One side to be attached on the existing garage wall. The other side to be mounted on two poles. Three meter gutter and one run down pipe. The attached photo show a car parked where I want the carport to be erected.
I live in an old Victorian house. It’s a grade IIB listed property. I’ll be doing heritage-approved renovations. I’m looking for a builder that understands the requirements for these old homes as all building work needs to be sympathetic to the materials used in these houses (ie, lime mortar and plaster). Portland cement cannot be used as part of this project. Airplast is a good project that should be used instead, so a builder with knowledge of this product or similar is essential.
Refurbish 3 off canti lever type car ports be replacing the cross-over structure, refurbish remaining structure and cover with new water proof shade net Size ± 23mx5.5m Shade net colour to be close to Eskom's coperate colours and water proof Al meterials used to be UV stablised and suitable for outdoor use. Remove old shade net Dismantle complete structure Replace cross over structure with new similar structure Sand down/shotblast the remaining structure to remove all existing paint and signs of rust Check structure integrity and repair where necessary New steel tention cables to be of anti corion type Replace all fastners (bolts, nuts, washers and screws) with new anti corotion fastners Paint complete structure with a undercoat with rust inhibeter Paint top coat according to Eskom corperate colour sceme Install new water proof shade net All scrap materials to be discarded using the Lethabo waste steam.
**1. Face Brick Double Wall with Pillars (2.4m x 15 mete): ** **2. Face Brick Single Wall (1.8m height x 10): ** - Face bricks (matching existing): - Cement: - Sand: - Labor for construction: **3. Foundation Replacement: ** (15m) - Excavation and removal of existing foundation: - Concrete mix for new foundations: - Reinforcement bars for foundations: - Labor for excavation and foundation replacement: