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I don't know the diff between a cabana and a pergola, but it feels like the right word. I'd like to build a 3m x 8m outdoor semi-enclosed covered area out the back. I know the requirements as far as council goes, but what i'd love some help with is getting the cost to a bare minimum. Any ideas would be welcome.
Here are the specs: 40cm above ground level. 2.5m high at back (2.1m inside), 3m high at front 2.6m inside) 
Please help me with cheapest roofing options. I'm assuming tin of some sort.
Cheapest timber options. Pine? Recylcled wood options? Where is best to look?
Walling- cheapest and most durable for sub-tropical climate with alot of rain (ie. mould-proof) I realise walling can only be 1.4m high. The back will have this walling, and then some slats or just open above it with plants growing along the fence line.
I'd also like to know how many footings I should use, I was thinking 12 but if we can get away with less, please advise. Any help would be appreicated as currenly my dear husband thinks the idea is way too expensive and I would like to change his mind.
I'm aware of the prep for the site, with landscaping fabric and 5cm of gravel for underneath drainage and weed control.
