Large drop from back of bungalow to patio
Valerie Batty
3 years ago
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Comments (1)We are also part way through a bungalow conversion with 4m doors in the living room. We chose sliding doors in the end. Bi-folds look great when they are completely open, but in the UK there are very few days of the year when you get to do that. The rest of the time, you just have to look at the ugly divisions across your windows. We chose two large sliding doors in powder-coated aluminium instead so we would have less frame to look at....See Morelarge back garden with different levels
Comments (7)Hi. If one of the level changes is 1.6m then you will definitely need professional support if you are putting in walls to retain the changes in level. If it is a wall that high, then it would be usual to get a structural engineer to do the design as it will need careful calculations to ensure it can take the weight. If you thought garden designers were expensive, then hold onto your hat for the engineers fees. A good garden designer may well be able to break the level change down into more manageable heights, that only require walls of a height that they could design for you. Obviously I don't know what the designers you had were charging, but remember it is a lot of work to design a garden, including time spent with you understanding what you want in the space, doing a detailed survey, including level changes, drawing the survey up to scale, designing the garden, drawing up the plan, doing drawings to demonstrate the design so you can visualize it, and planning the types of planting and materials for the build. It all takes time and expertise to do properly. It is equivalent to an architect for the garden....See MoreLarge raised patio on sloping garden - railings?
Comments (7)Thank you all. Things have been hectic & the old patio has been demolished so no really good pictures. This one is similar but I have decided to go with an inset flower bed along the front (south) edge & steps across the two corners. However the sides are causing difficulty as near the house the floor level is at the threshold but as the ground drops way towards the south & it is about 90cm off the grass at the front...Sides therefore need ‘something’ to stop someone falling off! Railings would look odd I think so perhaps I will have to resort to pots?...See MoreBungalow Extension Drop in Ceiling
Comments (4)It seems that the idea is to put a flat roof under the eaves of your existing roof. That explains the 2.4m ceiling height but the 2.1 ceiling height seems unnecessary. Personally I think a room that is only 2.1m high is uncomfortably low and I wouldn’t accept it. 2.4m is the same ceiling height as most houses in the UK so quite acceptable- however a higher ceiling height is desirable, helps better link the old and new plus it help get more light into the inner rooms (especially if the RSJ between the old and new is higher). It is possible to build a higher ceiling height… it requires either some sort of rainwater drainage gulley at the base of the original roof (which means the ceiling will be 2.4m at that point). Alternatively an alternative roof or a roof lantern might be solutions....See MoreSonia
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