Browse Forums Building A New House 1 Mar 19, 2011 9:58 am Hi everyone, This is my first post on this forum. I have a north facing single skin brick shed at the back of my yard. It has a concrete slab and corrugated roof. Inside is a laundry and storage area. This room is seriously the best room in the house - so warm in winter and cool in summer and the only room that actually gets any sun - and sun all day long. So I am planning to knock it down and build a bedroom with ensuite/laundry - which could be used as a home office/storage/guest house whatever over the years. (subject to council approval of course) It will measure 6.1 x 3.5m and be 2.4 m high internally at the front and rise up to 3m high internally at the rear. I wanted to use timber framing on concrete slab to save on space but the other owner wants double brick. We have since compromised on reverse brick veneer - Scyon Linea weatherboard to the exterior. Maybe 90mm slim bricks to the interior?! Internal walls to be covered in white painted Laminex EasyVJ type finish. I am in the middle of drafting up the plans and need to know some wall thickness details. I have called up many suppliers trying to get construction details on this and I am either getting ppl who have no idea or ppl giving conflicting information. I cannot find any CAD details online either so far. So I have a few questions. Is it a bad idea to use Austral 90mm bricks or use a standard width? Should there be a cavity between brick and stud wall? On average how thick are these walls? Maybe I can draw an average width but work out the finer details once the DA is hopefully approved. Also - should I just have the brick on the north facing wall to save space? If so, any recommendation on what the other three walls should be? If I only use RBV on the front - how does the RBV wrap around and connect with the other type of wall. Any info or directions to actual proper CAD details would be most appreciated! Re: Advice for building a home office/guest room in the back 2Mar 20, 2011 7:21 am There is a detail here http://www.yourhome.gov.au/technical/fs49.html Its not dimensioned but it should give you a good idea. There is also a lot of information that should answer many of your questions. The Harder You Try - the Luckier You Get ! Web site http://www.anewhouse.com.au Informative, Amusing, and Opinionated Blog - Over 600 posts on all aspects of building a new house. Re: Advice for building a home office/guest room in the back 3Mar 24, 2011 9:34 am Thanks for that, Still finding conflicting information on cavity vs no cavity. Would prefer none to save on space. Now I'm just worried about any issues when building to the boundary I have no idea about construction so bear with me sorry. The structure will be located wholly within my boundary but I want it built right up against the boundary. Now I am just wondering if there would be a problem building the stud walls when they will have no access from the 'other side' of the boundary. For instance, the western side will be right up against a brick fence - southern side will be right up against the rear trees, eastern side will be right up close to a neighbouring brick shed. So there will be no space to stand and work around the perimeter. Will the builders need access to the other side of the timber stud wall? Or can they do up the entire wall ****** flat on the ground (cladding, insulation etc) and then transfer it straight onto the slab? My home office is hot with computer equipment running virtually 18 hours a day. When it gets unbearably warm I simply step out of my door into the living area which is… 0 5105 i think option 2 is much better with easy access to the garden without having to walk through the new sunroom which makes it a better room for guests and TV .a simple… 2 8191 DIY, Home Maintenance & Repair That laser level looks lovely! We bought one for less than a quarter of that price off eBay. It worked really well for us and it's still going now, five years later. After… 1 16664 |