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Now I am beginning to wonder if we've made the wrong decision re: eaves! ARGH!
Now I am beginning to wonder if we've made the wrong decision re: eaves! ARGH!
Hi ftdt
If you didn't like how the window sits under the eaves may be it was the right decision. It's cause we wanted it from the beginning and love how the front looks with the facade. Have you received a site start date? How are things progressing?
Now I am beginning to wonder if we've made the wrong decision re: eaves! ARGH!
Hi ftdt
If you didn't like how the window sits under the eaves may be it was the right decision. It's cause we wanted it from the beginning and love how the front looks with the facade. Have you received a site start date? How are things progressing?
Possibly! Only time will tell I guess - I do tend to second guess myself with some things but as you have said, you make a decision for a reason!
Our land was meant to title last month with a site start of next month... but our land has been delayed twice. Land is now due in the first quarter of 2014 (they are saying Feb!) and they are on track for that at the moment as they are doing all the civil works now - roads, drains, power etc. Hoping for a March or April site start if that is the case. It just means we have a few more months to save and get that pesky mortgage down a bit more!
Our 450mm eaves on the Hoffman 39 with a mayfair facade (that has the very front with eaves) were $3210. Glad we got them, our house has the roof on now and when it rains it keeps the rain off the windows and gives them a bit of protection, when the sun comes out we do not get the full sun on the windows either.
ftdt, I know what you mean, we forgot them on the current house and boy do we know it on the west windows of the current house. Had to get good blockout blinds for those windows.
ftdt, I know what you mean, we forgot them on the current house and boy do we know it on the west windows of the current house. Had to get good blockout blinds for those windows.
Hmmmmmmmm.
The front of our house faces east (main bedroom) with the living areas facing north (that is the side that the deck will be on). Back of the house faces west (alfresco) - But our land isn't flat - we have two retaining walls at the back and the existing house behind us sits quite high (but it is further back).... and there is a lot of existing vegetation on that block (i.e. tall trees!) I am hoping that is enough to help with the back of the house as we've signed the contract so I doubt we could add eaves now
The only side of the house that would be a real concern is the south facing side - that has 2 of the bedrooms, bathroom and toilet. Oh and one small window in our ensuite. They aren't huge windows either.
The front of our house faces east (main bedroom) with the living areas facing north (that is the side that the deck will be on). Back of the house faces west (alfresco) - But our land isn't flat - we have two retaining walls at the back and the existing house behind us sits quite high (but it is further back).... and there is a lot of existing vegetation on that block (i.e. tall trees!) I am hoping that is enough to help with the back of the house as we've signed the contract so I doubt we could add eaves now
The only side of the house that would be a real concern is the south facing side - that has 2 of the bedrooms, bathroom and toilet. Oh and one small window in our ensuite. They aren't huge windows either.
Hmmmmmmmm.
The front of our house faces east (main bedroom) with the living areas facing north (that is the side that the deck will be on). Back of the house faces west (alfresco) - But our land isn't flat - we have two retaining walls at the back and the existing house behind us sits quite high (but it is further back).... and there is a lot of existing vegetation on that block (i.e. tall trees!) I am hoping that is enough to help with the back of the house as we've signed the contract so I doubt we could add eaves now
The only side of the house that would be a real concern is the south facing side - that has 2 of the bedrooms, bathroom and toilet. Oh and one small window in our ensuite. They aren't huge windows either.
The front of our house faces east (main bedroom) with the living areas facing north (that is the side that the deck will be on). Back of the house faces west (alfresco) - But our land isn't flat - we have two retaining walls at the back and the existing house behind us sits quite high (but it is further back).... and there is a lot of existing vegetation on that block (i.e. tall trees!) I am hoping that is enough to help with the back of the house as we've signed the contract so I doubt we could add eaves now
The only side of the house that would be a real concern is the south facing side - that has 2 of the bedrooms, bathroom and toilet. Oh and one small window in our ensuite. They aren't huge windows either.
The south side will not get direct sun so you should be ok there. We have two rooms (one a bedroom) that face west. We have blinds and have grown deciduous trees in front of them too. You really wont know until you look at the block with the sun out in summer. The retaining wall and house at the back may provide enough shade.
In reality although eaves would be great on the current place, our living is north facing and completely overshadowed by the two storey next door, so if we had eaves on that side, we'd get no light at all!!
The south side will not get direct sun so you should be ok there. We have two rooms (one a bedroom) that face west. We have blinds and have grown deciduous trees in front of them too. You really wont know until you look at the block with the sun out in summer. The retaining wall and house at the back may provide enough shade.
In reality although eaves would be great on the current place, our living is north facing and completely overshadowed by the two storey next door, so if we had eaves on that side, we'd get no light at all!!
In reality although eaves would be great on the current place, our living is north facing and completely overshadowed by the two storey next door, so if we had eaves on that side, we'd get no light at all!!
Growing trees in front of them is a good idea!
That's my concern also - being overshadowed by a two story house!
OMG - just had a quote done for blinds - so many decisions I hadn't considered:
Front rolling or back rolling
Dark fabric Vs Light Fabric
Light sunscreen blinds vs dark sunscreen blinds
Sitting in the window frame area or over the top
Pelmet - No Pelmet
I am confused!
Front rolling or back rolling
Dark fabric Vs Light Fabric
Light sunscreen blinds vs dark sunscreen blinds
Sitting in the window frame area or over the top
Pelmet - No Pelmet
I am confused!
i went through a place called Brydon Blinds (details on the blog) who were very helpful and quite reasonably priced
Hmmmmmmmm.
The front of our house faces east (main bedroom) with the living areas facing north (that is the side that the deck will be on). Back of the house faces west (alfresco) - But our land isn't flat - we have two retaining walls at the back and the existing house behind us sits quite high (but it is further back).... and there is a lot of existing vegetation on that block (i.e. tall trees!) I am hoping that is enough to help with the back of the house as we've signed the contract so I doubt we could add eaves now
The only side of the house that would be a real concern is the south facing side - that has 2 of the bedrooms, bathroom and toilet. Oh and one small window in our ensuite. They aren't huge windows either.
The front of our house faces east (main bedroom) with the living areas facing north (that is the side that the deck will be on). Back of the house faces west (alfresco) - But our land isn't flat - we have two retaining walls at the back and the existing house behind us sits quite high (but it is further back).... and there is a lot of existing vegetation on that block (i.e. tall trees!) I am hoping that is enough to help with the back of the house as we've signed the contract so I doubt we could add eaves now
The only side of the house that would be a real concern is the south facing side - that has 2 of the bedrooms, bathroom and toilet. Oh and one small window in our ensuite. They aren't huge windows either.
The south side will not get direct sun so you should be ok there. We have two rooms (one a bedroom) that face west. We have blinds and have grown deciduous trees in front of them too. You really wont know until you look at the block with the sun out in summer. The retaining wall and house at the back may provide enough shade.
In reality although eaves would be great on the current place, our living is north facing and completely overshadowed by the two storey next door, so if we had eaves on that side, we'd get no light at all!!
We didnt choose eaves on the PD home we are currently building (which i actually didnt even consider) but our house is south facing and we have eaves on the facade, a alfresco at the back and because out block is only 12.5 frontage we are hardup against our neighbour so we want to try and get as much light as we can. Happy with our decision so far but i guess time will tell when we move in and have to deal with the elements.
We were quoted $2k for eaves on a 29 square lifestyle house. We were going to go with eaves but I didn't like the look of not having brickwork over the windows as the windows sit up right underneath the eaves.
We paid ~$4200 for 600mm eaves on a Sandarah 45. Personally I prefer the look of the house with eaves but we did choose not to have eaves for the garage. From memory it was an additional ~$1000 for the lower ground but this would have only been the garage and given that its built to the boundary, I didn't see the value of paying $1000 for eaves to the front and back of the garage!
BP, hard to know about the house, we sold up and are renting short term while we build. Only took us 2 weeks to sell but you just don't know. Hope you get a good price!
Mumma, good luck for tomorrow, I'm so excited for you!
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Mumma, good luck for tomorrow, I'm so excited for you!
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How utterly exciting. We expect pics once you are all set up and decorated!
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Congratulations MummaDJ, so pleased for you
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So exciting!!!!
Did it take a logn time mummadj? very happy for you you house looks fab! you have great taste!
Very exciting MummaDJ! We are hoping to be in by the end of the month. Been busy trying to get quotes for fencing, concreting and blinds. We lost our whirly bird in the wind and not sure where it is! Hopefully it has not damaged the roof.
We choose 600mm eaves for our upper floor only at a cost of $2,663.00. Like Backpocket we had west facing windows in our old house and needed blockout blinds. Tried to make sure we had limited west facing windows in this house and protect the upper bedrooms with eaves.
Hope all your builds are going well. Skye hope your building starts getting quicker.
We choose 600mm eaves for our upper floor only at a cost of $2,663.00. Like Backpocket we had west facing windows in our old house and needed blockout blinds. Tried to make sure we had limited west facing windows in this house and protect the upper bedrooms with eaves.
Hope all your builds are going well. Skye hope your building starts getting quicker.
Hi just letting everyone know how we're going.
We're at frame stage at the moment, found out last week we got a new site supervisor. We never got to meet the first one, he said he usually likes to meet people early on in the build but he just didn't have time. He said he had been allocated around 25 homes, but PD usually only give them 15-17, so they all complained, PD listened and now the have another SS.
Anyway, we met the knew guy today, seems nice although he didn't have a tape measure with him, oh yes and the plans!! This was our very first inspection of the house, I pointed out the errors to him but he had nothing to cross check it with. The front door is wrong! It's the wrong door, it's the wrong style altogether. Luckily they got the house design and facade correct haha.
In the contract we got the fridge tap moved to the side, to allow for more space to fit the fridge however the plumber did not do this. Also all the taps are wrong. They put in 2 pipes - eg hot and cold for our bathroom, ensuite, and laundry, even though we are getting mixers. These thing will be fixed, it's just part of building, but just wanted to let others know, check frequently, you know your build better than anyone else. We're also missing some roof tiles which came off in those awful winds, which should be fixed up soon.
Some pictures on my blog:
http://chrysteeporterdavis.blogspot.com.au/
We're at frame stage at the moment, found out last week we got a new site supervisor. We never got to meet the first one, he said he usually likes to meet people early on in the build but he just didn't have time. He said he had been allocated around 25 homes, but PD usually only give them 15-17, so they all complained, PD listened and now the have another SS.
Anyway, we met the knew guy today, seems nice although he didn't have a tape measure with him, oh yes and the plans!! This was our very first inspection of the house, I pointed out the errors to him but he had nothing to cross check it with. The front door is wrong! It's the wrong door, it's the wrong style altogether. Luckily they got the house design and facade correct haha.
In the contract we got the fridge tap moved to the side, to allow for more space to fit the fridge however the plumber did not do this. Also all the taps are wrong. They put in 2 pipes - eg hot and cold for our bathroom, ensuite, and laundry, even though we are getting mixers. These thing will be fixed, it's just part of building, but just wanted to let others know, check frequently, you know your build better than anyone else. We're also missing some roof tiles which came off in those awful winds, which should be fixed up soon.
Some pictures on my blog:
http://chrysteeporterdavis.blogspot.com.au/
Thanks gang - it is very exciting, kiddies also excited! Get champagne ready......
PCI took only 2.5 hours. Nothing too major - paint fixes, plaster fixes, cleaning up of some tapware, scratched window to be replaced, render paint to be touched up. Somethings not fully 100%, but we are happy.
Overall it has been great. SS is fair. Some negotiations, all okay in the end.
Overall build so far is 26-27 weeks, not bad for contract time of 44 weeks. It isn't because it was rushed either. Just consistent work most of the time on the house. Of course there were days with no one around, but that happens everywhere.
PCI took only 2.5 hours. Nothing too major - paint fixes, plaster fixes, cleaning up of some tapware, scratched window to be replaced, render paint to be touched up. Somethings not fully 100%, but we are happy.
Overall it has been great. SS is fair. Some negotiations, all okay in the end.
Overall build so far is 26-27 weeks, not bad for contract time of 44 weeks. It isn't because it was rushed either. Just consistent work most of the time on the house. Of course there were days with no one around, but that happens everywhere.
Oh wow, so glad to hear it was all well ahead if schedule mummadj! Our contract time took us to mid December but given they are close to painting I think we might be in well before that...
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