Browse Forums Building A New House Re: Owner build first house- need feedback on plan 9Feb 15, 2020 1:05 am l_vanslyke Like ⋅ Add a comment ⋅ Pin to Ideaboard ⋅ Hi OnVisual, I have drafted up your plan to create some consistency with the dimensions and layout. This will help when you are on site! Also, is the north point down the page? This will help determine the placement of windows for best solar gain and vistas. Once north is confirmed that will help me help you fine tune the design. Do you have a site survey and contours? Hope this helps a bit, I'm a licenced building designer (QLD) Cheers, Thank you for that, it certainly makes a lot neater and clearer. They have a process here including going through a design stage, survey, contour plan, bush fire, waste water design, etc. But that will all occur when I am closer to the stage of lodging plans. Just now working out what I want to do, what fits the site, and roughly what it will cost, etc. The views are mainly to the north and west but there is also a more difficult view to the east. The sun is difficult esp. mid winter and mid summer. North is straight down the page, so sun warms the kitchen then hits the lounge; so may need to turn the building slightly to the east to warm the house more in the winter; but the western windows need to point to the mountain view. Thanks again 6 55343 Hi there! Absolutely agree on the wasted space. We have no desire for the master to be that oversized, but it occurred when we increased the depth of the garage. We have… 4 12497 Hi VK, I am now retired however I have stood beside over 300 owner builders in the past 18 years that have successfully built their own homes. First of all a building… 10 22661 |