Eaves - 450mm vs 600mm

Must be just the way it looks in this pic. Trust me, I've seen the house hundreds of times

Bam - No problems We're still undecided what to do with the portico - render? Stackstone?

I also though that most of the eaves look to be 450 mm. Worth checking.

900 mm here, FNQ

From the yourhome.gov.au site - tonnes of useful info here:

"As a rule of thumb, eaves width should be 45% of the height from the window sill to the bottom of the eaves. Aim for consistent sill heights where possible and consider extending the eaves overhang over full height doors or windows. This allows the 45% rule to be simply met with the following standard eaves overhangs:

450mm where height is 900–1200mm
600mm for a height of 1200–1350mm
900mm for a height of 1350–2100mm
1200mm for a height of 2100–2700mm"

Cheers

Very interesting we are deciding which way to go at the moment 450 or 600mm. Going by the rules above 450 would suit the east of my house but not the west.
We are looking at building in geelong

The West? Nothing in relation to eave width is going to protect you as the sun starts to fall in the West on a hot summers afternoon. 450mm is what most Melbourne house have places these days from observations driving around display and new estate areas. There are numerous examples of houses with no eaves about too but that is not ideal for us here in Australia I believe.

Yes you are right they wont help with the setting but coildhelp to take the edge off over the warmest part of the day.

450mm would do that mostly for you especially versus being eaveless.

Thanks

We have 1200mm eaves on one lower floor window in Queensland that is approximately 3m in width. We are thinking of reducing them back to 600mm in depth to allow ample room to fit our caravan. The colour bond roof line does not change and it will need to be trimmed to suit of course, but we will need replacement gutter and facia for that job. I was wondering if this requires local council approval.