Browse Forums Building A New House Re: A couple of questions 21Sep 29, 2007 10:03 pm Are boxed gutters same as 'lear gutters'. We r having these around the sides of our garage but there was a clause in the permit approval cautioning about them. We do not have a choice as the garage is on the boundry.
Cooper, I would go for the wider block and have a wide garage extending till the boundry. This will require separate council approval. we lost almost 6 weeks prior to contract for this so do your homework as Michelle said. Re: A couple of questions 22Sep 29, 2007 10:20 pm I figured we would need a bigger block..it was wishful thinking really cos to get a bigger block we will have to wait for a new estate to be developed next year!
There is no suitable land left in our area now... I don't want to wait...i want it all to happen NOW!!! Re: A couple of questions 24Sep 30, 2007 9:23 am Our council stipulates that with eaves, the house (with windows in the wall) must be at least 1.8m from the fence, and without eaves, 1.2m from the fence. We also have a garage right on the boundary and we had to pay a little extra to have the gutter below (can't remember the name) where the garage is on the boundary - but it means that the gutter is flush with the brickwork - so that you aren't left with a teeny space between the bricks and the fence that would become home to spiders and the like. The rest of the house is just regular without eaves (so the fascia and gutters sit out from the bricks).
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http://www.greenhouse.gov.au/yourhome/t ... l/fs19.htm Eaves offer permanent summer shading to keep your house cool. Yes, you may be able to delete the eaves and install airconditioning to regulate your house temperature ... but how climate friendly is that? A lot of project home builders in Melbourne have cropped the eaves off their houses both to increase their profit margins & fit bigger houses on smaller blocks. I know lots of forum users love eave-less designs, but there are an awful lot of really ugly eave-less houses out there... anyone driven past Falling Waters lately?! Re: A couple of questions 26Sep 30, 2007 11:54 am Eaves are most important on the north facing side. Here, eaves of about 750 mm allow the low winter sun to enter and block the high summer sun.
Eaves are not (as) effective on other sides of the house. For the non-northern sides it's more a matter of reducing the amount of windows. No (reasonable) amount of eaves will block the late afternoon summer sun on the west side of the house. If eaves don't fit into your plans, you can get nice vertical slate shade arrangments that provide the right level of automatic heat control on the north side. Demolition August 2009, Construction Started September 2009, Completed December 2010 Re: A couple of questions 27Sep 30, 2007 10:11 pm Eaves are evil, space taking upping, no good, extra money wasting, more required cleaning and painting wastes of time.
But that s just my opinion.... Yak chats may vary. I have reverted to username - mattwalker Carlisle Homes - Grande 43 My building experience is here: http://www.ourgrandeplan.blogspot.com Re: A couple of questions 28Oct 01, 2007 7:44 am In my opinion most houses in the present times have eaves that are for namesake contrary to the houses in 60s where eaves approx600-700 cm deep that will keep the soil dry, including all those mechanical parts of your heating, cooling etc.and provide shadowing from the harsh summer sun.
The present day 'eaves' are barely 300 cm and in case of double storey homes do not seem to contribute much.. a verandah, long, covered balcony could provide more benefit.... M'kon's Liberty is one such house which , in hindsight would have been better 2 storey option for us...too late! Re: A couple of questions 29Oct 01, 2007 11:36 am Well Said Vpande,
I'm an eaves and verandahs fan because they can shade the side of the house (when correctly sized) as well as allow you to leave the windows and doors open when it's raining Another thing I like with eaves is they protect that wall to gutter area where water can get in. Any join is prone to leak at sometime. Funnily my current place has 800mm eaves on the east, 800 out the west which has been extended to 5 metres when you include the verandah but I have no eaves on the north or southern sides But I'm changing that - I'll leave the southern side as is - and put some angled awnings above the northern upstairs window to stop the rain blowing in as well as shade in summer - and downstairs I'm building a conservatory with a clear roof that will gather warmth that I can pump into the house in winter, and with a sliding ceiling I will shade that side in summer. And cooper have we answered your question or just confused you Steve Personally, considering your layout (study/work desks in bedrooms), I don't think you have any other option but to leave NW windows and make them as big as possible e.g.… 7 10415 We had this happen to us last year and got charged a variation. Try and give away as much as you can that is usable to charity otherwise if you are in Sydney I have a… 1 4464 Not sure what council area you are in. Some LGA's allow zero lot retaining walls. This usually occurs in greenfield developments but not often in established areas. You… 1 8180 |