Browse Forums Windows & Doors 1 Jun 18, 2014 1:49 am Hi all ... With the new regulations regarding second floor windows, which would you choose? To maximise openability (beyong 12.5 cm) for a bathroom: 1. Awning set high Like ⋅ Add a comment ⋅ Pin to Ideaboard ⋅ 2. Awning set low Like ⋅ Add a comment ⋅ Pin to Ideaboard ⋅ As an aside ... for a bedroom: What exactly is a 'removable robust screen' ? Would a flyscreen count? or security screen? Like ⋅ Add a comment ⋅ Pin to Ideaboard ⋅ http://www.awa.org.au/documents/item/75 Thanks .... Re: Awning window set lower or higher? - for new regulations 2Jun 18, 2014 8:30 am For the bathroom that will depend on the layout of the room and what you have against the outside wall. The high one would be ideal in the shower without the lower part. Privacy also comes into play as well and how close your neighbours are. Stewie Re: Awning window set lower or higher? - for new regulations 3Jun 18, 2014 1:07 pm Stewie D For the bathroom that will depend on the layout of the room and what you have against the outside wall. The high one would be ideal in the shower without the lower part. Privacy also comes into play as well and how close your neighbours are. Stewie Basically these are for the upstairs bathrooms (north and south facing). The view through the window is made up of the terracotta roofs of the adjacent single storey dwellings (not directly looking into another second storey house). One of the windows is above a freestanding bathtub, so obviously this window has to above bath level. The other window is on a free external wall with vanity and bath perpendicular and adjacent, and this window can sit on the floor. Re: Awning window set lower or higher? - for new regulations 4Jun 18, 2014 3:29 pm Then choose whichever one you prefer that gives you the most amount of light and the best ventilation. Just make sure that you aren't going to create a heat trap in the summer months with large North facing windows and/or ones that leak a lot of heat in winter. Stewie 4 14258 interesting situation what happened after builder issued final invoice? did you list as defect or not does the building surveyor have any responsibility? ie. issuing… 13 46866 Hi there, We’ve recently had plans approved to add a 1st storey addition to our existing house for a growing family in Sydney. With the current cost of building… 0 4275 |