Browse Forums Building A New House 1 Apr 18, 2017 9:24 am Signed to proceed October 2017!! Prestart Jan 2018 Contracts finally issued March 2018 Council Permits Pending Re: Personalised Plans - Help - Lower Chittering Build 3Apr 18, 2017 11:25 am Signed to proceed October 2017!! Prestart Jan 2018 Contracts finally issued March 2018 Council Permits Pending Re: Personalised Plans - Help - Lower Chittering Build 7Apr 18, 2017 10:20 pm Signed to proceed October 2017!! Prestart Jan 2018 Contracts finally issued March 2018 Council Permits Pending Re: Personalised Plans - Help - Lower Chittering Build 10Apr 20, 2017 9:03 am Signed to proceed October 2017!! Prestart Jan 2018 Contracts finally issued March 2018 Council Permits Pending Re: Personalised Plans - Help - Lower Chittering Build 11Apr 20, 2017 2:18 pm Maybe you can talk to him about the square house - there's a little bit more work involved with hips/valleys, but it's generally not significant in terms of a house cost - and can actually save you a significant amount money if it allows you to optimise your design to both make it a better house and lower your overall construction costs. Keeping a square roof to save costs is a false economy, as the cost of internal dead space will far outweigh cost savings in roof structure. If he's got other reasons, then sure... but it does limit your options (and you're going to have some valleys with the alfresco and verandah anyway). One more random thought: with that ensuite plan, where are you going to hang your towels? Is there enough wall space for towel rails where you need them? Hi there, We’ve recently had plans approved to add a 1st storey addition to our existing house for a growing family in Sydney. With the current cost of building… 0 4246 I am looking to design an entry door to a lower ground basement that has 2200mm between the external entry height to FFL of the ground floor. This door will provide an… 0 11346 6 11468 |