to extend the terrace of my property over the garage area.

English translation: terrace here may be a large balcony

16:58 Oct 6, 2009
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English term or phrase: to extend the terrace of my property over the garage area.
to extend the terrace of my property over the garage area
hestria
Selected answer:terrace here may be a large balcony
Explanation:
A terrace is not always at ground level. its possible that here what is meant is extending an existing terrace (large balcony) over a garage (inclosed parking) connected to the property.

A terrace is an outdoor, occupiable extension of a building above ground level. Although its physical characteristics may vary to a great degree, a terrace will generally be larger than a balcony and will have an "open-top" facing the sky.
http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Terrace_(building)

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here is an example of what this may look like
http://www.allan-pritchard.co.nz/Riverlaw-Terrace.html#
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Maria Fokin
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SUMMARY OF ALL EXPLANATIONS PROVIDED
3 +4terrace here may be a large balcony
Maria Fokin
5Create an extension over an underground style garage
Gary D
4To extend my balcony above the garage area
eski
2to combine the parkway and the garage area as one
Yasutomo Kanazawa


  

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to combine the parkway and the garage area as one


Explanation:
From little context above, I think terrace here means not a patio, but a parkway which leads to the garage area, i.e. this person wants to expand the territory or the space for the garage area.

In some parts of US, terrace is being referred to as the grass strip, often planted with shade trees, between a sidewalk and a street, and other names for terrace would be Also called regionally boulevard, boulevard strip, grassplot, neutral ground, parking strip, parkway, terrace, tree belt, tree lawn depending on the locale.

http://www.thefreedictionary.com/parking

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Note added at 20 mins (2009-10-06 17:18:27 GMT)
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Forgot to paste the link to the word "terrace"

http://www.thefreedictionary.com/terrace

Yasutomo Kanazawa
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terrace here may be a large balcony


Explanation:
A terrace is not always at ground level. its possible that here what is meant is extending an existing terrace (large balcony) over a garage (inclosed parking) connected to the property.

A terrace is an outdoor, occupiable extension of a building above ground level. Although its physical characteristics may vary to a great degree, a terrace will generally be larger than a balcony and will have an "open-top" facing the sky.
http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Terrace_(building)

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Note added at 1 hr (2009-10-06 18:10:10 GMT)
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here is an example of what this may look like
http://www.allan-pritchard.co.nz/Riverlaw-Terrace.html#

Maria Fokin
Italy
Local time: 08:47
Native speaker of: Native in EnglishEnglish, Native in RussianRussian
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thanks

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agree  B D Finch
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agree  Joyce A: It's difficult with more than one interpretation for "terrace" but this is the way I visualize, too.
10 hrs
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agree  Stanislaw Czech, MCIL CL
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agree  kmtext
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Create an extension over an underground style garage


Explanation:
The home would be comprised of a home and an under-home garage which has a driveway which is lower than the Terrace. The driveway immediately in front of the Garage (maybe a concrete area which is different to the driveway from the road) is also called the garage area) They are going to build a roof over the area in front of the garage and extend the entertainment area of the terrace over the top of this.

In some places the terrace is a deck, a garden, or a large balcony type of structure. But mainly a terrace is a enclosed area (any of the above) used for entertaining guests and relaxing.

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Renovate & Extend March 2009 - Award winning residential designer ...
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were added: the terrace over the garage was expanded with a curve; the terrace off the living room was extended; and ... "Holding "The open-plan living area that opens the original structure was essentially ...
www.chriscloutdesign.com.au/LiteratureRetrieve.aspx?ID=3361...
In this pdf you can see the before and after photos of the extension over the garage area

Gary D
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To extend my balcony above the garage area


Explanation:
There may be a restriction which prohiboits this in the Zoning Ordinance":
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