Construction on Personal Terrace - Indian Real Estate Forum

Nitin_P · 31-01-12

My colleague own a 1 bhk on top floor of apartment which has 500 sq.ft. personal terrace attached to his living room. He want to explore possibility of extending a room in terrace.

Seems its not legal, but want to know forum members views and work around to tackle legalities.

msp1976 · 31-01-12

Quote:

Originally Posted by Nitin_P

My colleague own a 1 bhk on top floor of apartment which has 500 sq.ft. personal terrace attached to his living room. He want to explore possibility of extending a room in terrace.
Seems its not legal, but want to know forum members views and work around to tackle legalities.

If you have a plot on the outskirts and you build a standalone home..no one is going to bother you much legal or illegal..

But here this is on top of a building I presume.
So there are other people living in the building..
They are going to notice and there would be issues from other residents.
Society/apartment association can object and stop man-material movement.
Moreover the building might not have carrying capacity and building might collapse under additional load.
Some sort of temporary shade is all you shall be able to erect.
Make sure you do not build anything very heavy.
Not good for your own safety.
The other residents of the building can make complaints in PMC and PMC can order halt construction/demolish the construction and fine you..

realbee · 31-01-12

Not a good idea as its illegal.

Fool_Migrant · 01-02-12

Its illegal!

Thats the way life is, we need to worry about legality issue even to modify/upgrade our terraces and there are builder guys quite happily constructing 12 floor buildings (and selling too

) with only 7floor permissions

.

lazybone007 · 01-02-12

Quote:

Originally Posted by msp1976

If you have a plot on the outskirts and you build a standalone home..no one is going to bother you much legal or illegal..

But here this is on top of a building I presume.
So there are other people living in the building..
They are going to notice and there would be issues from other residents.
Society/apartment association can object and stop man-material movement.
Moreover the building might not have carrying capacity and building might collapse under additional load.
Some sort of temporary shade is all you shall be able to erect.
Make sure you do not build anything very heavy.
Not good for your own safety.
The other residents of the building can make complaints in PMC and PMC can order halt construction/demolish the construction and fine you..

First and foremost, this is illegal and you can land in soup if your society complains to the authorities

Secondly, the terrace is constructed keeping in mind the amount of load it will carry. Building walls and ceiling above it will put additional pressure and may weaken the construction in the long run. As it is the construction quality is questionable these days, why do you want to take the risk of collapsing the terrace. If that happens you could be behind bars too as it endangers other people living in the building.

StillSearching · 01-02-12

you can't go for concrete walls but you can make using plastic sheets with aluminium border... kind of temporary arrangement to get an extra space to utilize as study room or store room.

birendra · 01-02-12

1. As many members have highlighted this is illegal
2. It might increase load on the overall building structure or the terrace itself
3. It might be an inconvenience for other members of the same building. You might be blocking air/light/view or disturbing the aesthetics part for others

Having said that, I stay in 10Yr old building and 30-40% of the balcony/terraces are converted in room, and it actually looks like a room now. However my general observation is that these are balcony/terraces that cannot be seen so easily from outside.
Then there is this 15-25% terrace/balcony that faces the front garden and seen easily, these are covered in one way or the other with structure that can be removed if required (by using MS bar, aluminum sheets etc).
In my experience there was a case once in my society when someone was asked to remove the cover in balcony. This was a temporary coverage so the owner could remove it(I saw him adding it again after 6-8 months and the structure is still present)
So look at your terrace/balcony see the structure, how much change is required, there are terrace/balcony that is covered by the balcony/terrace of the higher floor and covered from other sides as well. Based on your description that it is top floor, looks like it will result in too much load so I will not suggest you to go with concrete.
You can consider light MS/aluminum kind of cover. Look at the trend in that society……….But be sure that you are not adding too much of extra load.

Cheers,
Birendra.

Nitin_P · 02-02-12

Thanks all for your input..
He is thinking on building temporary light weight fixture as terrace is quite big (500 sq.ft.). He is planning to use just 80 to 100 sq.ft. of it.
He is not going to disturb look of building as his flat is on back side of building and his fixture will be too small compared to terrace size.

Kamles · 03-02-12

Please check the house agreement if this is allowed or not. For e.g in my agreement it is written clearly that you cannot build anything on your own even if this is your own terrace. Another idea is to take the approval of the society for the same.

Prodigi · 06-02-12

You can get permissions from PMC and proceed. Better way would be to find an alternative like seek NOC from society and do it. PMC officials are always on lookout for bribes.

If nothing works out you can install the retractable shade that hotels use and install garden furniture. Nobody can object to that!

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Nitin_P Member Join Date: Sep 2011 Posts: 80 My Mood: Thanks: 5 Thanked 3 Times in 3 Posts	Construction on Personal Terrace My colleague own a 1 bhk on top floor of apartment which has 500 sq.ft. personal terrace attached to his living room. He want to explore possibility of extending a room in terrace. Seems its not legal, but want to know forum members views and work around to tackle legalities. Last edited by IGRM; 03-02-12 at 12:12 AM.

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realbee Member Join Date: Oct 2009 Posts: 188 Thanks: 1 Thanked 0 Times in 0 Posts	Not a good idea as its illegal.

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Fool_Migrant New Member Join Date: Nov 2011 Posts: 46 My Mood: Thanks: 7 Thanked 2 Times in 2 Posts	Its illegal! Thats the way life is, we need to worry about legality issue even to modify/upgrade our terraces and there are builder guys quite happily constructing 12 floor buildings (and selling too ) with only 7floor permissions .

01-02-12	#6
StillSearching New Member Join Date: Feb 2010 Posts: 29 My Mood: Thanks: 4 Thanked 3 Times in 2 Posts	you can't go for concrete walls but you can make using plastic sheets with aluminium border... kind of temporary arrangement to get an extra space to utilize as study room or store room.

01-02-12	#7
birendra Member Join Date: Aug 2009 Posts: 152 Thanks: 2 Thanked 1 Time in 1 Post	1. As many members have highlighted this is illegal 2. It might increase load on the overall building structure or the terrace itself 3. It might be an inconvenience for other members of the same building. You might be blocking air/light/view or disturbing the aesthetics part for others Having said that, I stay in 10Yr old building and 30-40% of the balcony/terraces are converted in room, and it actually looks like a room now. However my general observation is that these are balcony/terraces that cannot be seen so easily from outside. Then there is this 15-25% terrace/balcony that faces the front garden and seen easily, these are covered in one way or the other with structure that can be removed if required (by using MS bar, aluminum sheets etc). In my experience there was a case once in my society when someone was asked to remove the cover in balcony. This was a temporary coverage so the owner could remove it(I saw him adding it again after 6-8 months and the structure is still present) So look at your terrace/balcony see the structure, how much change is required, there are terrace/balcony that is covered by the balcony/terrace of the higher floor and covered from other sides as well. Based on your description that it is top floor, looks like it will result in too much load so I will not suggest you to go with concrete. You can consider light MS/aluminum kind of cover. Look at the trend in that society……….But be sure that you are not adding too much of extra load. Cheers, Birendra.

02-02-12	#8
Nitin_P Member Join Date: Sep 2011 Posts: 80 My Mood: Thanks: 5 Thanked 3 Times in 3 Posts	Thanks all for your input.. He is thinking on building temporary light weight fixture as terrace is quite big (500 sq.ft.). He is planning to use just 80 to 100 sq.ft. of it. He is not going to disturb look of building as his flat is on back side of building and his fixture will be too small compared to terrace size.

03-02-12	#9
Kamles Member Join Date: May 2011 Posts: 121 Thanks: 0 Thanked 3 Times in 2 Posts	Please check the house agreement if this is allowed or not. For e.g in my agreement it is written clearly that you cannot build anything on your own even if this is your own terrace. Another idea is to take the approval of the society for the same.

06-02-12	#10
Prodigi New Member Join Date: Jan 2012 Posts: 20 My Mood: Thanks: 4 Thanked 1 Time in 1 Post	You can get permissions from PMC and proceed. Better way would be to find an alternative like seek NOC from society and do it. PMC officials are always on lookout for bribes. If nothing works out you can install the retractable shade that hotels use and install garden furniture. Nobody can object to that!