Browse Forums General Discussion Re: DIY plan sanity check 17Jul 26, 2022 9:04 am Family Man stonesthrow The less square the better to avoid rooms with no or little natural light like you have done in the latest drawing. This is much better than the original versions. Also helps to air out the house if it's rectangular. Does the building have to be orientated that way? I.e can you run a rectangular shape with the long side facing north? That way you don't have to worry so much about western windows in the afternoon and you can easily use an eave across the long northern side to protect any windows there for much of the year. Like you said, the western wall will bake unless you have awnings and trees to shade in the afternoon. Your entry is a bit awkward and living space also an awkward shape (also maybe too deep/square). Deep and square rooms aren't great for light, especially as your sliding door will be coming in from an undercover alfresco. The robes between two bedrooms can be a side by side set up. Gives you a bot less robe space in each but creates more space in each room (or reduces footprint). Another point. The bay window coming out from the house creates complexity to the roof (given it goes to the ceiling) and more wall junctions (the less the better). I'm not sure how this works with your current set up, but try and create a bay window that is inside using a cupboard(s) or an adjacent room to 'box' it in. If you're not hiring anyone to help you then take your time and don't be afraid to try lots of variations. You'll get better at it the more you think about it so long as you don't get stuck on one idea. Looking back on our first sketch for our design, there were some terrible ideas even though at the time we thought it was amazing. Definitely listen to undercover architect. That's a gold mine for anyone trying to design their own concept. Thank you for your comments and advice. See pictures above, the block faces ENE, I not sure what the rules are around a house not square to the property boundaries, if that's what you meant. Agree with you on the entry/ living, open plan and big were the instructions . I need to go through some inspiration images with my wife i think. Good point on the bay window. again it was in the wife's want list and idid th really consider how they they are constructed etc. Only really see the pictures from the inside. Undercover architect, noted, thanks again. designing a floorplan to suit everything you need and want is always much more challenging than expected and your idea of designing a rough floor plan is excellent but that's why an architect or designer is usually worth the cost and why building companies that are prepared to modify their existing plans are so popular and cost effective so inspecting open houses and floorplans and studying all the ideas suggested with YourHome.give.au etc is very useful but there will always be compromise and i'm happy to test any other ideas for you ... best of luck with your research i would suggest nothing is unreasonable for PCI. we did all sorts, including checking the hot water, checking all the GPO's had power, testing that the showers were… 9 98806 Assuming the structure of your cabinetry is good then I would DIY everything as follows: - replace your counter tops entirely, - replace all drawer runners with soft close… 1 4869 |