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kenny0987

15 July 2019

Re: Insulation is it worth upgrading???Building A New House

Jul 15, 2019 10:14 am

I’ve done a tonne of research on this, and for starters once you get to say R4.0 on the ceiling it’s becomes a case of diminishing returns, so going to R5 is good still but not as good as going from R3 to R4 etc. Anyway ceiling insulation is where most of the gains are to made, walls are second. An...

Can I just jump in here a little bit, you mention ceiling insulation is where most gains are to be had, does this still...

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kenny0987

10 July 2019

Re: New Build advice - Prelim DrawingsBuilding A New House

Jul 10, 2019 12:54 pm

This is a great, compact plan only needs a few minor changes. 1) put laundry cabinets up against the back wall for better access 2) mirror the rear living room sliding door so you can fit a corner lounge in the back right corner without blocking access. TV will then go on the wall backing onto laun...

Thanks! Very practical tips, never would've picked up on them on my own. Very much appreciated

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kenny0987

10 July 2019

Re: New Build advice - Prelim DrawingsBuilding A New House

Jul 10, 2019 9:04 am

I think the laundry takes up a bit of space. Id consider moving it to the GGE. Id add doors to the study so it could be perceived as a bedroom if needed. I think the master bed is small and wonder if its better placed upstairs, not knowing what your family scenario is, worth considering. Then upsta...

Thanks for the advice Alymei The major restricting factor i believe is the size of the block. It's not large, and its t...

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kenny0987

10 July 2019

Re: New Build advice - Prelim DrawingsBuilding A New House

Jul 10, 2019 8:30 am

Couple of thoughts come to mind the living areas downstairs face north, which is where both winter & summer sun come from. If you can extend the eaves over the big sliding door down there to … about 900mm I think but your builder might have an opinion on what's correct … then in winter as the s...

Thanks for the input! I had the same thoughts on the windows as well, they do seem kinda small but I do believe that it...

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kenny0987

9 July 2019

New Build advice - Prelim DrawingsBuilding A New House

Jul 09, 2019 1:53 pm

Hey guys, I'm about to embark on this build journey, so at the moment I'm reading up as much as I can hunting down information, but I'm completely new to this all. I've got a set of drawings from the builders, and I can read them well enough but, from a building point of view I'm just not sure what ...

Hey guys, I'm about to embark on this build journey, so at the moment I'm reading up as much as I can hunting down infor...

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