Browse Forums General Discussion Re: Eaves- to have or not to have? 26Apr 15, 2010 8:41 am Built Liberty 42 - Handover 26th Feb 2010 forum thread: https://forum.homeone.com.au/viewtopic.php?f=31&t=17243 Re: Eaves- to have or not to have? 27Apr 15, 2010 8:48 am Stefan Building the M3tr!con Liberty 42 at Stonecutters Ridge. The New Build Blog - "Life, In Progress." Stonecutters Ridge Community Website | My photos Re: Eaves- to have or not to have? 34Apr 16, 2010 11:03 am Stefan Building the M3tr!con Liberty 42 at Stonecutters Ridge. The New Build Blog - "Life, In Progress." Stonecutters Ridge Community Website | My photos Re: Eaves- to have or not to have? 37Apr 16, 2010 8:49 pm http://take2-customdesigndownslope.blogspot.com 07-10-09 omg they have cut the block 14-05-10 we finally have the keys Re: Eaves- to have or not to have? 39Apr 17, 2010 8:18 pm We have eaves to the front which also happens to be facing west so it gets most of the afternoon sun. It was going to be around $4,000 or so to do the rest of the house and we were already well over budget. If we had the extra money we would have had eaves to the whole house. Our house thread: https://forum.homeone.com.au/viewtopic.php?f=31&t=18335 Re: Eaves- to have or not to have? 40Apr 19, 2010 4:24 pm Passive Solar Design principles maximize thermal efficiency and incorporates the use of correctly sized and positioned eaves, the orientation of the elevation, the window size and sill height determine the eave width, so the case is not a simple yes or no or bigger is better, but a maths calculation, referenced to the angle of incidence of the sun. some light study here http://www.sustainability.vic.gov.au/resources/documents/ESHousingManualCh05.pdf Update from me! Couldn't find the trimmer - not sure if there isn't one simply because the eave is so narrow. Went ahead with the spring toggles and it all worked out… 7 5816 The two 15mm holes are obviously not compliant. The Dept of Fair Trading would love to see this one! Do the gutters pool water after it stops raining? Although it's… 4 7808 The gap can be adjusted so it's tighter. You can definitely set up corner cabinets to have the same gap as standard doors. 2 13454 |