Browse Forums General Discussion 1 May 17, 2015 3:48 pm Please see my post on page 2 for the pics and options!
-------------- Eaves are driving me crazy! I can't decide what to do. I can't afford eaves all round the house. So these are the options I am thinking of: - No eaves - Eave around front porch only - Eave to porch and master bedroom wall only (cuts off on edge) - Eave to porch and master bedroom wall only (but extends 1-2m down the side of the house) - this may not be possible due to boundary - Eave to garage, porch and master bedroom wall only What would you do? Will you build without eaves? Would you buy a house without eaves? I've looked at lots of different houses, and I still can't decide. I wish I could have them all around. I'm more concerned with how the house will look, I know there will be no protection from the small eave I am looking at getting. Has anyone got pictures of any of the above options on a similar single story facade as per below? http://i1043.photobucket.com/albums/b439/Aloenyx/facadehampton.jpg Re: With Eaves, without eaves, eaves to some walls only..??? 2May 17, 2015 4:11 pm In our climate eaves are important for protection from sun and rain. 450mm minimum in my opinion to offer decent protection. Are you sure you can't do eaves and forgo some other cost that may be added after handover? Some things you can do after handover but eaves are not one of them. My post may not help you very much, for that I am sorry. Re: With Eaves, without eaves, eaves to some walls only..??? 3May 17, 2015 4:18 pm Totally understand where you come from, unfortunately boundary is an issue. Its weird to me, I just assumed all houses had eaves! It will cost about 3.5k to add them all around. But no houses in the new estates down here have them. It's hard to find a house with them. It's odd. Re: With Eaves, without eaves, eaves to some walls only..??? 4May 17, 2015 4:27 pm Where will you be permitted to do eaves then to remain within your permitted building envelope then? My 450mm eaves all round came in at $1720 but were clipped due to lighting I believe over a bedroom and theatre room. Re: With Eaves, without eaves, eaves to some walls only..??? 5May 17, 2015 4:41 pm The most important side of the house for shading is the north side. I installed a 450mm shade pergola on my last house which worked well. The Harder You Try - the Luckier You Get ! Web site http://www.anewhouse.com.au Informative, Amusing, and Opinionated Blog - Over 600 posts on all aspects of building a new house. Re: With Eaves, without eaves, eaves to some walls only..??? 6May 17, 2015 4:47 pm bashworth The most important side of the house for shading is the north side. I installed a 450mm shade pergola on my last house which worked well. Hi bashworth, you may be able to clarify why I apparently needed to have my 450mm eaves clipped on the south side over my Theatre room and bedroom? The only habitable rooms on south side of house? Re: With Eaves, without eaves, eaves to some walls only..??? 7May 17, 2015 5:15 pm I have other shading plans for my north facing rooms, just the two bedrooms. I'm more asking about whether you like the look of a house without eaves on the front? I can't decide if I should just not have them if I can't have them across the whole front. Re: With Eaves, without eaves, eaves to some walls only..??? 8May 17, 2015 5:38 pm We have eaves all around our house except the garage. It is a fairly normal and standard look with eaves on the front room and porch but not the garage. The porch will look nicer with eaves than without...just gives more interest. Garage- no eaves Porch- eaves Front room- eaves if they go around the corner of the house. Might look weird if it's only eaves on the front portion but then no eaves down the side? Re: With Eaves, without eaves, eaves to some walls only..??? 9May 17, 2015 7:26 pm That's exactly what I was planning, eave over porch and bedroom wall, extending down the side a little (plus provides a little protection to the meter box) and none over the garage. But my plans have come back with it cutting off on the bedroom side, and showing eaves over the garage. Oo; The garage I don't mind having, just for consistency. But if it can't go down the side of the bedroom, tempted to just have eaves on the porch.. or not at all. Re: With Eaves, without eaves, eaves to some walls only..??? 10May 17, 2015 7:33 pm goody59 bashworth The most important side of the house for shading is the north side. I installed a 450mm shade pergola on my last house which worked well. Hi bashworth, you may be able to clarify why I apparently needed to have my 450mm eaves clipped on the south side over my Theatre room and bedroom? The only habitable rooms on south side of house? Could be to meet the 'Rescode' if the window is close to a wall or fence, for instance check page 15 of the document at the following link: http://www.dtpli.vic.gov.au/__data/asse ... e-2014.pdf The Harder You Try - the Luckier You Get ! Web site http://www.anewhouse.com.au Informative, Amusing, and Opinionated Blog - Over 600 posts on all aspects of building a new house. Re: With Eaves, without eaves, eaves to some walls only..??? 13May 18, 2015 7:36 pm You could try searches like this: https://www.google.com.au/search?q=faca ... u&tbm=isch https://www.google.com.au/search?q=faca ... u&tbm=isch They tend to be 3d renders, but may be useful for comparison. Re: With Eaves, without eaves, eaves to some walls only..??? 17May 20, 2015 7:18 am The presence/lack of eaves also represents a style. Some people prefer the look without eaves. It's a bit more fortress-like. Re: With Eaves, without eaves, eaves to some walls only..??? 18May 20, 2015 9:19 am I agree that some house designs need the "No eave" look. When it comes down to practical building design for climate, shading for protection from rain and sun eaves will work very well but I acknowledge that there are other methods of achieving this outcome. I personally like the look of eaves and know that they work like wearing a broad rimmed hat. Cost and building envelope also come into play as per the op original post issue. Re: With Eaves, without eaves, eaves to some walls only..??? 19May 20, 2015 5:54 pm I like the idea that without eaves..spiders can't hide up under my roof. I really hate spiders! When I look at my current house, the eaves are all old and unpainted, covered in cobwebs, they just don't look appealing at all. But overall, I like the look of eaves on a house. My main problem is I can't decide if I can live with the eave cutting off on the bedroom corner. I can live with no eave all around or over the garage, and I can live with eave to porch and bedroom wall only. It's this one corner that I can't decide on, and no matter how hard I search I cannot find a picture of a house with this look. Most houses like the above, have the eave going around the bedroom corner at least 1 - 2m, which I don't mind. Wish my builder could confirm if that was possible. Re: With Eaves, without eaves, eaves to some walls only..??? 20May 21, 2015 10:36 am We're having eaves everywhere except the garage, as we don't need them there and it's a cost-saving measure. Plus I thought it looked better. Due to the changing angle of the sun between summer and winter, eaves provide good protection in summer while allowing the sun in during winter. Thank you @. 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