Browse Forums General Discussion 1 May 23, 2018 11:31 am My build with Inspired/ Como Homes: https://forum.homeone.com.au/viewtopic.php?f=31&t=93656 Re: Too many windows? 3May 23, 2018 1:34 pm My build with Inspired/ Como Homes: https://forum.homeone.com.au/viewtopic.php?f=31&t=93656 Re: Too many windows? 5May 23, 2018 1:43 pm ben888 I think I can put all the clothes storage / drawers/ tall boy etc behind the wall behind the bed, but I agree with the wall space, and also nowhere to put a TV (which might be a good thing). I played around with removing the middle window, but then from the outside it looked quite obvious the building was missing a window! I wonder if there's a way to change the window size and placement? Can you make the front upper windows two wider windows instead and have extra space in between for the tv? If the windows don’t line up with the lower ones (which would be the case if you simply deleted the middle window currently) the missing window wouldn’t be so obvious. Also saw that you have a corner block, so maybe the point about privacy to the side windows isn’t as relevant! Re: Too many windows? 6May 24, 2018 12:03 am Like ⋅ Add a comment ⋅ Pin to Ideaboard ⋅ Thanks for your comments HillsBuilds. I guess having the two larger windows doesn't look too bad, and doesn't look like something is just missing in the middle. Like ⋅ Add a comment ⋅ Pin to Ideaboard ⋅ Or maybe an offset double window top and bottom will allow more wall space too. Hmm... so much to think about! Alternatively, I could just put a small TV in the corner of the room. I'm not planning to hang a 60" LED TV at the foot of the bed anyway; I probably wouldn't sleep with it there! My build with Inspired/ Como Homes: https://forum.homeone.com.au/viewtopic.php?f=31&t=93656 Re: Too many windows? 7May 24, 2018 9:51 pm Your last option here looks the best compromise ben888. In design circles it is considered bad form to have the top windows not symetrical with the ones below, all things being considered. Having been through the design process myself I have some sympathy for your position. Another angle may be around the insulation values of the windows in comparison to the brick walls. My place is limestone and when I get up in the morning the windows are a lot colder than the walls, which tells me that the windows are losing more heat than the walls. Being in the metro area where it doesn't get seriously cold this may not be an issue. Re: Too many windows? 8May 27, 2018 2:37 pm Personally, I do think it does look overglazed. But even worse is the fact that these windows face S & W. The two worst aspects for windows. Western windows are particularly bad, as they allow hot afternoon summer sun to enter the house. It's a very bad aspect for bedroom windows, as they are heated up late in the day, just before people go to bed. So yes, I'd definitely be minimising the W window in the master. I'd also swap out the W window in bed 2 for a N window (though you'd have to consider privacy issues). As a northern aspect is way better than a western aspect. Overglazing the southern aspect leads to a cold house in winter. So I'd carefully consider all the southern glazing too. Read more here, http://yourhome.gov.au/passive-design/orientation http://yourhome.gov.au/passive-design/glazing I would never build with Fowler homes. I built with them in 2021 and till date maintenance issues are pending. All their existing trades and businesses don't work with… 14 105490 They already have two well known ones (HIA & MBA) that many new home buyers mistakenly think are regulatory bodies that Joe Public can complain to. 6 18007 It will be neat but you won't have much freeboard. At least they are not weep holes. Are you in a high intensity rainfall region? The regulatory slope is only required… 3 8245 |