playing with roof lines
.........should be very cost effective this design
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Browse Forums Owner Builder Forum Re: A shack in Tassie -- tight budget -- assessing viability 42Aug 22, 2014 8:41 pm If you are committed to building a "small" house, consider increasing the height of the ceilings to as high as you can afford. This will make the rooms feel more spacious (but will increase the degree of difficulty when installing ceilings) Re: A shack in Tassie -- tight budget -- assessing viability 43Aug 22, 2014 9:31 pm i'm thinking along the same lines Beetaloo....2.7m + glass wall in living/kitchen Beetaloo If you are committed to building a "small" house, consider increasing the height of the ceilings to as high as you can afford. This will make the rooms feel more spacious (but will increase the degree of difficulty when installing ceilings) Re: A shack in Tassie -- tight budget -- assessing viability 44Aug 23, 2014 8:01 pm I'm terribly jealous of your Sketchup skills - everyone seems very good at it! I shall be trying it out Build thread http://tinyurl.com/llgc7yk Re: A shack in Tassie -- tight budget -- assessing viability 45Aug 23, 2014 9:45 pm Re: A shack in Tassie -- tight budget -- assessing viability 46Aug 26, 2014 11:19 am found an interesting stone product for the annex (12sqm = $1.5K).......i can install it which is a bonus tech info and prices Like ⋅ Add a comment ⋅ Pin to Ideaboard ⋅ Re: A shack in Tassie -- tight budget -- assessing viability 47Aug 27, 2014 1:13 pm I remember downloading that pdf a while back. At first I thought artificial stone to look like the real thing wouldn't look that good but I've since seen a couple of walls done in it and I couldn't tell the difference. One thing I liked too is that Boral gives it a 50 year warranty! Another is that a lot of these are only 30-40mm thick. A lot lighter than real stone which is usually thicker. Stewie Re: A shack in Tassie -- tight budget -- assessing viability 48Aug 27, 2014 1:35 pm I have seen photos of a weatherboard clad house where they took the reconstituted stone cladding from ground level up to about 1 meter above floor level (a little above the window sills). The effect was stunning and added character to the house. There must also have been a saving on the stone cladding. Some clever detailing would be required to get the weatherboard/stone cladding junctions right and also the relative proportions of stone & weatherboard. RuffTuff's build uses low height real stone walls Coming back to your old stomping grounds, huh? Renovations on a budget can be quite the journey. It's like giving your house a new lease on life. The twist of not knowing… 1 3457 |