Hi Team, ITs a long post. First time build, so I got more questions. Please share your suggestions or ideas from your experience. Thanks very much.
1) I have planned to keep 600mm tiles in the ground floor (living and kitchen) so that it would look bigger as build area is small. But we got an option about laminate flooring as well. what would be better in terms of maintenance, quality in longer run ?
Note: preferring carpet First floor including stairs to minimise noise. Is it any good ?
2) First floor has plenty of cladding just above the garage wall. Is it good to keep vertical or horizontal style in cladding ? Using visualise tools but asking to get your views.
3) Choosing roof colour - colorbond basalt vs Shale grey ? We are considering heat during summer. any inputs pls.
4) Upgrading sliding doors to double glazed - would it be any good in speding money on this ? esp enery saving and noise
5) Side windows - Awning or sliding ? esp in wet areas. if we keep awning windows in ground floor and sliding windows in First floor (ensuite in FF), would it look good or mixing styles is a bad concept ?
6) Color selection team suggesting to keep cladding(in 1st floor) and Gable (painted cladding) to be the same colour. But i prefer to match gable and Garage door (Jarrah) along with entry door. Whats is good using more colors or less colours ?
7) Security camera and sensor lights - Its an additonal cost with builder. Is it something we can do it post handover (on our own)? or need infrsatructure required from builder ?
) Balustrades in Aluminum- should it match cladding colour? Aluminum -> Glass is an upgrade. Any pros and cons for Glass vs Aluminum ?
9) In one of the DA page, its mentioned that Block wall is required for Front fence. Other 3 sides are colorbond (from neightbours). Would certifier generally accept this case or insist to keep Block wall ? It seems it would cost more ?
10) Its mentioned as concrete driveway - if we keep dark colours , would it be hard in summer ? light colors may show any marks easily ? any suggestions please
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