Browse Forums Building A New House 1 Jan 25, 2016 7:46 pm Hi All I'm in the process of finalising my house plans to build. So I wanted to hear what other people think and get some ideas or suggestions. Been told heaps of stuff from people that have already built or are looking at building but getting more information wouldn't hurt. Here is my land and house plan attached. Like ⋅ Add a comment ⋅ Pin to Ideaboard ⋅ Like ⋅ Add a comment ⋅ Pin to Ideaboard ⋅ Re: First Home Owner (Home and Land Package) 3Jan 25, 2016 8:09 pm jpmontoya Welcome to home one that's a quite a decent plan you have got there who are you building with and where ? Haha thank you West Australia Whitby just about 35-40min from Perth and building through Aussie Living. Re: First Home Owner (Home and Land Package) 4Jan 26, 2016 11:04 am Hey - have the builders considered ideal home orientation to take advantage of winter sun and natural ventilation? Might be a bit different to Sydney hence asking - good plan tho ( consider proper sound insulation between theatre and master bedroom Re: First Home Owner (Home and Land Package) 5Jan 26, 2016 12:04 pm Looking at the plan there doesn't seem to me much consideration of orientation. The family/meals room is probably going to heat up fast in the mornings October through to March. Similarly the Study and adjacent bedroom is going to start getting hot from about 2.00pm until sunset 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. Very good points. Thanks so much ponzutwo for your advice. Appreciate it. 2 10326 The engineering is the engineering. It's irrelevant how much material you have. Unless it fits the requirements of your design the engineer can't "make"it work. You might… 7 7993 Hi folks, Victoria resident here. I've submitted my owner builder application to the VBA. I thought I'd share my experience so far. I submitted my application… 0 6171 |