system was on the roof? Am I thinking of something different? In our
current house, HWC is on ground floor, bathrooms and kitchen on 1st,
there is a delay of 30 secs or so before hot water comes through to
tap/shower/etc. I always assumed this was because of the water having
to be pumped upwards? Could you clarify?
- Window sizes - some questions:
Window W2.06 (master br) - should be same height as W2.04 (2540) due
to daybed joinery (which won't be built initially - but will be in a
few years)?
Window W1.02 (ground floor bathroom) - should this be smaller height
(due to vanity below)?
Window W2.07 (hall) - no niche on this side of house - is height correct?
Some other windows are different on the plan than on glazing schedule
- eg. W1.05 and W1.06 (courtyard) - the glazing schedule appears to be
the correct one.
- Doors on ground floor - we think we'd prefer to have the door to the
garage and the door to the theatre made solid core doors as well - the
first for heat insulation, the second for sound insulation purposes.
- Theatre front joinery - I've changed my mind (again!) and think just
low joinery (to about 600mm) across the entire front would be best for
now - otherwise there'd be nowhere for the left and right speakers to
go (without the door getting in the way).
- Ground floor hallway - polished concrete floor - looking for
something similar to the "mild grind" or "fine grind" images here -
http://www.toppings.com.au/Concrete_Pol ... Themes.htm
- Garage step - I think this may be a bit of a tripping obstacle in
its current form - can an alternative shape be used (see pic attached
- we would prefer the middle one)
- Clothesline - is there a pole (or support structure) on opposite
side of deck for it to attach to?
- Entry deck - someone standing at front door has no protection from
weather (no eaves, etc) - possible to add something here? Also notice
the wall between entry deck and driveway was removed at some point.
- Doors on first floor - not detailed in same way as all windows, and
ground floor doors? Still to come?
- Bathroom vanity as shown in cross section - large gap at bottom - is
this standard? Would prefer this space not be "wasted"
- Cavity slider in bathroom - would this get in way of toilet
plumbing? If so how could this best be resolved - relocate toilet to
different wall (adjoining bed2?) / double thickness wall?
- Cavity slider in ensuite - the wall is not long enough to contain
the slider? Would a bi-fold or normal door be better - or extend
cavity wall out an additional 170mm, would make both doorway and
cavity 750mm?
- Solar/wind - pre-wire electrical connections for suitable inverter
location? You mentioned about possibly having some wind generation
some time ago - how easy is to identify an optimal spot & pre-wire to
suit?
- Security system - it hasn't been mentioned, but I didn't know if it
was standard these days?
- Electrical plan:
- Submains - is this the fuse box? Would be better in a less visible
spot - eg. in garage wall next to laundry chute? Currently in hallway facing front door near entry to guest room
- Main switch board - refer to suggestion above about wall at entry
deck - would it be better on this wall? Currently on "long" retaining wall, east side of driveway
- Notice some rooms yet to be done - I'll send through updated plans.
Should have them before meeting [builder] (next week?).
Just to clarify with all the cabling:
Builder (& sub-contractors) responsibility:
Electrical as per plan
Security cabling for PIRs/keypads
Cabling for remote door lock (from front door to kitchen)
Empty conduit (PVC pipe??) from theatre wiring closet to living room ent. unit
Copper phone line in from street to theatre wiring closet
Provision for future fibre optic line from street to theatre wiring closet
Antenna from roof to wiring closet
Antenna runs from wiring closet to locations throughout house (tbc,
7-10 connections)
Owners (& sub-contractors) responsibility: Note - am getting some licensed friends to assist with this
Data cabling (cat6 cable / RJ45 outlets) to all major rooms throughout house
Video cabling from theatre wiring closet to theatre & living room ent. unit
Audio cabling from theatre wiring closet to theatre
Audio cabling from living room ent. unit, to living, dining, rear deck
Maybe the builders and owners sub-contractors could meet to prevent
conflicts, eg. running power and data cabling too closer together - If
you/[builder] know of a better way of handling this let me know!