graham59 Posted September 12, 2020 Posted September 12, 2020 Actually yes, it really is beautifully tranquil, 95% of the time. No dogs or roosters near to us either... miracle of miracles. 3 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Shady Posted September 13, 2020 Posted September 13, 2020 A lot of good info here, anyone know about turning part of a roof into a roof-deck, feasibility, requirements, costs? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Forum Support Tommy T. Posted September 13, 2020 Forum Support Posted September 13, 2020 44 minutes ago, Shady said: A lot of good info here, anyone know about turning part of a roof into a roof-deck, feasibility, requirements, costs? You will need a lot of money. Maybe look at the thread about our new home build to see what was entailed and how it is constructed as new: https://www.philippines-expats.com/topic/30905-building-a-home-in-davao/page/64/?tab=comments#comment-289973 You will need to have a concrete roof/floor constructed and tied into your existing walls. It would be very messy with chipping out old cement to find embedded steel in the walls. I am not actually sure if it would be possible or recommended. Sorry I cannot provide more details or hope for a successful modification... 2 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Yeochief Posted September 13, 2020 Posted September 13, 2020 I think this site http://www.isteel.ph/iroof was posted on here a few years back. I have no clue if there information is any good or not. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Forum Support Tommy T. Posted September 13, 2020 Forum Support Posted September 13, 2020 17 minutes ago, Yeochief said: I think this site http://www.isteel.ph/iroof was posted on here a few years back. I have no clue if there information is any good or not. That's a very good point. I did not consider installing a steel girder supported roof deck. That might be a great alternative to the "standard" heavy concrete version like our built-in type. Great idea! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
hk blues Posted September 13, 2020 Posted September 13, 2020 1 hour ago, Shady said: A lot of good info here, anyone know about turning part of a roof into a roof-deck, feasibility, requirements, costs? Two of my neighbours have extended an existing terrace above their master bedrooms. Basically, they did as Tom described - digging into existing structure to find the rebar and then welding new structure into that. Messy, but not particularly difficult. Costs are very hard to say because there are so, so many variables but according to one of them, the total cost was 500,000 php all-in - including steel roof. tiling etc etc. Again, there are so many variables, including the tendency to over-exaggerate! 2 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Shady Posted September 13, 2020 Posted September 13, 2020 2 hours ago, hk blues said: Two of my neighbours have extended an existing terrace above their master bedrooms. Basically, they did as Tom described - digging into existing structure to find the rebar and then welding new structure into that. Messy, but not particularly difficult. Costs are very hard to say because there are so, so many variables but according to one of them, the total cost was 500,000 php all-in - including steel roof. tiling etc etc. Again, there are so many variables, including the tendency to over-exaggerate! So there was already a roof deck that ended at the exterior wall, and they extended it out horizontally? Yeah that sounds easier than replacing the roof. We have a 2m space between the house and perimeter wall, maybe a roof-high elevated deck in there is a better option... 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
hk blues Posted September 13, 2020 Posted September 13, 2020 (edited) 18 minutes ago, Shady said: So there was already a roof deck that ended at the exterior wall, and they extended it out horizontally? Yeah that sounds easier than replacing the roof. We have a 2m space between the house and perimeter wall, maybe a roof-high elevated deck in there is a better option... Yes, there was an existing terrace and they simply added to it to make an L-shape addition - going around the house corner. Basically, they didn't really remove much of the existing roof, probably just a couple of feet off the top to help with reducing the height. The existing terrace didn't extend to the rear wall though - rather it jutted out into the garden to form a carport - there was a good 4 metres between the end of the terrace and the existing rear wall - that now forms part of the new L-shaped terrace. Not worth 500,000 php IMO but it's not my money so... How long is the area you're talking about? Here is a picture of the model of house in question to help you understand my poor description - https://www.google.com/url?sa=i&url=http%3A%2F%2Fcamellawedgewoodpangasinan.blogspot.com%2Fp%2Fcamella-series_01.html&psig=AOvVaw3Y4K1hSBNZHAUw9mGrW_8x&ust=1600064337511000&source=images&cd=vfe&ved=0CAIQjRxqFwoTCNDSjs6-5esCFQAAAAAdAAAAABAD Edited September 13, 2020 by hk blues 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Shady Posted September 13, 2020 Posted September 13, 2020 18 minutes ago, hk blues said: How long is the area you're talking about? 2m x 15m Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
hk blues Posted September 13, 2020 Posted September 13, 2020 20 minutes ago, Shady said: 2m x 15m That'll give you a pretty useful and usable space then - if the costs are OK would be a good addition. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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