Browse Forums Building A New House Re: Before & After in Floor Plans ~ 22Feb 06, 2009 9:07 pm Ari What sort of tiles and carpet can you get for 10K for a whole house? I'm almost scared to ask. Lino... Re: Before & After in Floor Plans ~ 24Feb 06, 2009 9:34 pm kyton wallacetai NO, I haven't decided on BigM yet ~ but this is more or less focus on the house design at the moment, as I might take the design and bring it to somewhere else to build with a bit more twist! The Backyard is facing North directly with the entrance door facing south WallaceTai - be very careful. You have just uttered words that could land you in big trouble. Builders have copyrights on their plans and for you to take it to another builder may land you and the other builder in hot water. The builder who built the copyrighted design KNEW it was copyrighted. If Wallce took the design to them in his own hand, this would be hard unless the other builder read this thread, which I seriously doubt - and hey even if he does - good luck proving it! Why would the owner of the copyright go through Wallace's home??? The key is to not copy it - alter a couple of things, like you have Wallace, and therefore make the new design yours! A thankful person is a happy person. [/color]My hobby design blog: http://aviewondesign.blogspot.com/ Re: Before & After in Floor Plans ~ 26Feb 06, 2009 9:52 pm no I don't mean THAT builder, I mean the builder who built a design that Wallace took to him with no inclination of where/how he formed his draft plan other than from young Wallace himself.
I;m not a copyright expert, but I'm sure plans/designs are copied all the time, we just don't know it. I think it's when we know it, that it becomes an area of concern. I have seen legal action from BigM to PD (or visa versa - can't remember now) over about six house designs that they felt the other builder had taken from them. And they won in court (legal costs and compensation). But let's not forget, they were trying to stop the other builder (their competition) advertising, building, profiting from and continuing to copy their unique designs. I'm afraid young Wallace is not in that league. However, if the builder who built the copied design for Wallace knew it was a copy, then that would be dangerous if it could be proven. But he would have to read this thread to know! Very unlikely right Wallace A thankful person is a happy person. [/color]My hobby design blog: http://aviewondesign.blogspot.com/ Re: Before & After in Floor Plans ~ 27Feb 06, 2009 10:04 pm wallacetai The way I am going to put things: - Multi-Purpose Room : Used as Study Room + Music Room - Sitting: Used as Home Gym + a Snooker Table - Family : Sofa + Big TV - Dining : a 4 seated or 6 seated Dining Table - Outdoor : a chair which I can sleep on with a bottle of Beer - Master Bedroom: Of course I sleep there ~ - Bedroom 2, 3 & 4: ** ALL EMPTY ** Have fun playing pool in the sitting room, use the remainder $30,000 for plastering over the next 10 years for all the cue stick holes in the wall! Re: Before & After in Floor Plans ~ 28Feb 06, 2009 11:45 pm I love the walk through pantry, My house will have this, because its great with shopping and when my daughter gets home from school she will empty her bag and we would leave the bag in the pantry ready for the next day. but you need another linen cupboard. Good Luck Re: Before & After in Floor Plans ~ 29Feb 07, 2009 1:28 pm bel To help with the internal access through pantry issue, you could move the laundry down to where Bed 2 is, move the bathroom down and have bed 2 sharing a wall with bed 3. It would reduce the size of bed 2 though. This would create internal access through the laundry instead of the pantry. Just a thought Bravo Re: Before & After in Floor Plans ~ 30Feb 07, 2009 1:29 pm Ari What sort of tiles and carpet can you get for 10K for a whole house? I'm almost scared to ask. Whatever the category 1 carpet & tiles of BigM, not sure really Re: Before & After in Floor Plans ~ 31Feb 07, 2009 1:35 pm vivica7604 I love the walk through pantry, My house will have this, because its great with shopping and when my daughter gets home from school she will empty her bag and we would leave the bag in the pantry ready for the next day. but you need another linen cupboard. Good Luck I was thinking about all the beers, cokes, chips, can foods, instant noodle when I have internal access to pantry so I could store it just by opening the door ~ but if most people generally don't like to access the food store area, I will probably open the door elsewhere ~ Re: Before & After in Floor Plans ~ 32Feb 07, 2009 2:22 pm Copyright, ask Big M if they will sell you the plan. If they say no, ask them why not, it is easy money for them. All you want is the floor plan so you can change it, the exterior will look nothing like a big M house so who cares.
Some of these big project builders are a bit up themselves when they refuse financial compensation for a floor plan. Other bigger builders are happy to sell you their plans. I think it must be who has the bigger and more powerful HSV Holden. Hey There. No problems re jumping in. My original question was "should I have waterproofed" the concrete slab before putting batons down. We have been told we should… 7 4328 CDC Housing Code 3 When to apply Floor Area external face of wall vs Gross Floor Area internal face of wall. Reading thru CDC Housing Code 3, lets take a lot 915sqm.… 0 16559 isn't a garage level with the rest of the house a given? pretty sure they 'came around' long time ago. if you have a flat block, the garage is usually level with the rest… 1 17525 |