Browse Forums Building A New House Re: Which type of opening? 7Sep 16, 2008 9:47 am Do the hard jobs first. The easy jobs will take care of themselves. - Dale Carnegie Re: Which type of opening? 8Sep 16, 2008 10:47 am Quote: From memory... and this may be wrong.... Helyn and Lorraine both have arches in their new homes. your memory serves you well!! We have a hallway at the front of our house, main bedroom and lounge either side and then archway leading into casual liveing area, I think it is a nice feature, and suits the style of our house which is sort of country cottage with high ceilings, bullnose verandah, lead lighting etc. This is the only picture I have, back when the plastering was first done. Like ⋅ Add a comment ⋅ Pin to Ideaboard ⋅ Quote: Our builders are saying whilst they can do that a square opening is much better. This is due to current trend and also being stronger Yes, square opening probably is the current trend as square seems to be the modern style for everything from benchtops to light fittings - but if you prefer an arch then too bad about trends! I'm not trying to create an ultra-modern trendy home anyway so that line of thought didn't influence me And I can't see that stronger is an issue here; the opening isn't supporting anything and in our case the original plan just had a full size square opening anyway, not lowered to door frame height Natural stone tiles like slate, travertine, and limestone add a timeless, elegant look to… 0 6322 Anthony Firstly, wow you have put a lot of work into your list of questions! Great job and they are mostly valid questions that a builder should be able to answer. As… 14 9081 Black on light wood does look good. Not sure if it will be as long lasting as a steel finish? 6 4586 |