Browse Forums Building A New House 1 Jul 27, 2021 9:37 am Hi All, we are building double storey house. We have 2 voids in our floor plan which we like. But considering voids are noisy and difficult to mange and maintain. Subjected to we have FSR left, can we cover off one void may be after couple of years of moving in? If yes, what things we need to take care of now and is there anything we can ask our builder now structurally to provision for covering void at later stage? Thanks Re: Covering a void 2Jul 27, 2021 10:50 am Why chose a plan with voids at first place? They are a nightmare. Noise, yes. And they are not helping with heating/cooling efficiency. There probably is going to be full height glass wall at the void which you will never able to reach to clean. They don't look good anyway, so 80s. Re: Covering a void 3Jul 27, 2021 9:45 pm +5 for the voids !!! (That’s 5 votes.. one thing everyone in my family agreed) when we decided on the home design. My build post here: https://forum.homeone.com.au/viewtopic.php?t=103852 Not sure if that works? I was told the issue is the headspace clearance requirement on step 4. My builder is proposing shifting the beam 310mm towards the kitchen...I'm… 2 2784 To me, that's what it looks like: poor backfilling and/or compaction. The width is about 1000mm maybe. That conduit in the photo is for the NBN. The water is about… 4 8387 Hello all, bought a block of land and would like to find designs now. We want a void over the living/dining room. We’re looking at Savoy 32 from Eden Brae, are there any… 0 949 |