Browse Forums Building A New House Re: Roof design 2Mar 20, 2015 12:04 pm Jen (& Dave) Plantation Bronte, Ormeau Ridge, Gold Coast QLD 12/03/2015 - Commencement... 26/08/2015 - Handover! viewtopic.php?f=31&t=76446 Re: Roof design 4Mar 20, 2015 12:29 pm Jen (& Dave) Plantation Bronte, Ormeau Ridge, Gold Coast QLD 12/03/2015 - Commencement... 26/08/2015 - Handover! viewtopic.php?f=31&t=76446 Re: Roof design 7Mar 20, 2015 4:25 pm ----------------------------------------------- http://pab34newdigs.blogspot.com.au/ ----------------------------------------------- Re: Roof design 8Mar 20, 2015 4:37 pm Jen (& Dave) Plantation Bronte, Ormeau Ridge, Gold Coast QLD 12/03/2015 - Commencement... 26/08/2015 - Handover! viewtopic.php?f=31&t=76446 Re: Roof design 9Mar 20, 2015 4:40 pm ----------------------------------------------- http://pab34newdigs.blogspot.com.au/ ----------------------------------------------- Re: Roof design 14Mar 21, 2015 2:14 pm pheazoid Our block has a frontage facing east, yard west facing. But I think you might be right ddarroch about the possibility of neighbours having double storey. We're intent on single storey so as a result might have to get creative about the roof. In that case I'd recommend building as close to your southern boundary as possible. Which will increase the distance between your build & your northern neighbour, minimising overshadowing. I'd also do a mock up on Google Sketchup, detailing your northern neighbour's maximum allowable building envelope (setbacks & building heights should be readily available),& using the shadow tools to see how this will overshadow your block throughout the day, & throughout the year. As stated, for Sydney, at the winter equinox (June 21), the sun peaks at only 33° above the horizon, so you could face significant overshadowing issues, particularly if you have a narrow block. An estate that would prefer that we have dark coloured tiled roofs instead of light coloured roofs, I don't believe it! Thank you so much for the effort. We will use it to talk with builder. We also had idea of building duplex instead and seeking suggest ions. viewtopic.php?f=31&t=106744 11 10740 Once you know the basics, the rest is easy. Read my post in the thread linked below. viewtopic.php?p=1919271#p1919271 2 15473 Although I am a big opponent of using waffle pod slabs over H2/P soils under any circumstances, in your case I would certainly opt in to keep piers under central… 1 1935 |