Browse Forums General Discussion My builder may not have complied with design guidelines. 7Jul 05, 2011 6:07 am kdgirl we had to put our plans in for developer/estate approval. If you did that and those those plans had the solar panels on them and they were approved you should be okay to keep them. If this is the case i would send a letter back stating this a containing a copy of your approval letter and the stamped plans. +1 if they have approved your plans with the solar panels in that location then that's the end of story. Re: My builder did not comply with design guidelines. 8Jul 05, 2011 8:02 am Flatlined kdgirl we had to put our plans in for developer/estate approval. If you did that and those those plans had the solar panels on them and they were approved you should be okay to keep them. If this is the case i would send a letter back stating this a containing a copy of your approval letter and the stamped plans. Thats exactly what I was thinking kdgirl. If it was already approved then they cant ask for it to be changed now. As far as I'm aware solar panels are usually positioned on the side that receives the most sun. Could that be another argument? I agree that if the developer/council approved your plans, showing the panels in the position they're now in, then it's their bad luck. As for solar panels needing to be on the north side, that depends. There are several houses in my estate with panels located elsewhere - they can be angled to catch maximum sunlight and/or extra panels added. Personally, I wouldn't have them on the front of my house - but then, I also wouldn't buy a north-facing block, because I want maximum light in my living rooms and usable outdoor areas. Sometimes you don't have a lot of choice about the aspect of your land, so you need to do what works best and what you're happy with. I engaged my builder in December last year and we’ve been working on preliminary drawings for last couple of months. I got a call from the salesperson this morning… 0 588 My door tends to rub against the frame during winter and I'm looking to fix it so it closes smoothly. Looking online on Youtube I'm seeing methods to fix the alignment and… 0 702 Hi All, I just wanted to close this topic out with an update. So we ended up agreeing to a number with the insurance company, and after an extensive amount of hand… 8 23405 |