Browse Forums Building A New House 1 Nov 09, 2020 12:46 pm Hi There We have just purchased a block of land in Victor Harbour SA. Street frontage faces north, block is located in between two established home, home on the east side is a double story Were wanting to build as energy efficient as possible on a budget. I guess a starting point would be orientation of house, any thoughts of where bedrooms, living and carports should be facing? Thanks in advance for any help Re: orientation of house 2Nov 09, 2020 3:21 pm This will be very helpful https://www.yourhome.gov.au/passive-design/orientation Aim for living areas to the north - bedrooms and wet areas to south or east and minimise any west facing - or put garage/carport there. That webpage also has information about eaves etc Good luck Re: orientation of house 3Nov 10, 2020 3:34 pm Your limited with the frontage on the north, but at least keep the bedrooms off the west side, and put the garage there if possible. If you look at plans consider going for something that has a 'court yard' in the centre (east side) between two living areas possibly. With no roof over the court yard you get a decent place to sit in the morning sun, then the living room adjacent will receive some decent winter sun. From memory Hamlan Homes (Geelong based, VIC) had a plan, 'Erskine' from memory that had this type of design. So basically for you I would focus on:
Good luck with your design and build. --------------------------------------------------------------------- Check our Homeone build blog here Re: orientation of house 4Nov 10, 2020 8:09 pm Pennywise_75 Hi There We have just purchased a block of land in Victor Harbour SA. Street frontage faces north, block is located in between two established home, home on the east side is a double story Were wanting to build as energy efficient as possible on a budget. I guess a starting point would be orientation of house, any thoughts of where bedrooms, living and carports should be facing? Thanks in advance for any help You're a little late to the party. You really should have thought of this before purchasing your block. Ideally you want your living areas, & a large proportion to face north. That can be tough to do for a northern frontage home. As most likely you'll have a garage that will block much of the northern light from the home. All I'll say is locate your bedrooms to the south & east. Locate your garage on the western side, to protect some of the home from the hot afternoon summer sun. I suppose you'll have to face some of your living areas west, unfortunately. Keep the roof simple, so that you have large roof areas available for solar. 0 297 You’re on the right track, wire brush in a grinder then a zinc rich epoxy primer then a top coat of some sort, like a waterproofing membrane. Raising the concrete would… 1 7030 How good is Simeon?! Always taking time to help others out! Wish we were building in NSW and could work together. Thanks for all that you do! 7 6563 |