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Carport & Activity Room – West Pennant Hills

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A new purpose for an existing garage, with a new carport

West Pennant Hills · Garage conversion · Activity room and carport

This Elite Additions project converted an existing garage into an activity room and added a new carport. The work combined changes to the existing building with new footings, structural steel, timber roof framing and the internal fit-out.

It is a different type of project from extending a whole house: making the existing garage useful as an internal space while providing a separate covered place to park.

The construction work · Project photographs · Project video

Project image for the West Pennant Hills carport and activity room
The West Pennant Hills carport and activity room project by Elite Additions.

From garage conversion to finished activity room

Preparing the existing space

The garage work included a topping slab with a membrane beneath it and wall framing for the new activity room. Footings were also excavated for the carport. These stages established the base for the new structure and the internal work.

Coordinating steel and roof framing

The carport required measured steel fabrication, galvanising and installation before the timber roof framing and metal roofing could follow. Skylights were incorporated into the work as the project developed.

Services and internal finishes

Electrical rough-in was followed by plastering, flooring, fittings, painting and final electrical work. The finished spaces and carport are shown in the project photographs and video below.

Allowing for changes

The original project account describes both owner-requested additions and work uncovered during the build. For your own project, distinguish those two sources of change when setting the budget: a reserve for unforeseen work should not all be committed to optional upgrades. Our pricing and project-planning guide explains that approach.

Planning a garage conversion or carport?

The suitability of an existing garage for a new use needs a property-specific assessment. Do not assume that changing the lining or flooring is the whole scope, or that the same approval pathway applies to every conversion.

Start with our design service, read the DA and complying-development overview, or explore home renovations. We can discuss the existing structure, the space you need and what information is required for a realistic quotation.

Watch the carport and activity room video

Planning your own project in West Pennant Hills?

Explore our West Pennant Hills building and renovation guide for local housing information, property checks and options for your home. Then tell Scott what you have in mind.

Tell Scott what you have in mind.

Start with your suburb, the work you are considering and whether you already have plans. Scott brings 20 years of building experience and will discuss a suitable next step with you.

You can share plans and photographs after we make contact. The current enquiry form does not upload files.

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