Browse Forums Renovation + Home Improvement 1 Mar 12, 2012 3:06 pm Hi there, we purchased this place over a year ago basically for the land and location. Unfortunately our plan to knockdown/rebuild is unaccessible so we are about to embark on renovating .... with zero experience! Before we meet a draftsman we would like to bring some kind of floor plan to the table. After lots of drawing & rubbing out this is what I've come up with ... yes I drew it ... not my 8yr old! Sorry ... like I said no experience and need your advice please. Please note the carport is now part of the house. [img]http://imageshack.us/photo/my-images/207/originalfloorplan.png//img] [img]http://imageshack.us/photo/my-images/714/viewerwp.png//img] [img]http://imageshack.us/photo/my-images/543/viewer1i.png//img] Re: Floor plan ideas .... need your creative ideas please 2Mar 12, 2012 3:20 pm Welcome to the forum. I have just fixed up your pic links so that we can see them. Good luck! Like ⋅ Add a comment ⋅ Pin to Ideaboard ⋅ Uploaded with ImageShack.us Like ⋅ Add a comment ⋅ Pin to Ideaboard ⋅ Uploaded with ImageShack.us Uploaded with ImageShack.us Re: Floor plan ideas .... need your creative ideas please 3Mar 12, 2012 3:20 pm Oops, now for the photos Hi there, we purchased this place over a year ago basically for the land and location. Unfortunately our plan to knockdown/rebuild is unaccessible so we are about to embark on renovating .... with zero experience! Before we meet a draftsman we would like to bring some kind of floor plan to the table. After lots of drawing & rubbing out this is what I've come up with ... yes I drew it ... not my 8yr old! Sorry ... like I said no experience and need your advice please. Please note the carport is now part of the house. Like ⋅ Add a comment ⋅ Pin to Ideaboard ⋅ Like ⋅ Add a comment ⋅ Pin to Ideaboard ⋅ Like ⋅ Add a comment ⋅ Pin to Ideaboard ⋅ Re: Floor plan ideas .... need your creative ideas please 4Mar 12, 2012 3:21 pm Looks like we posted at the same time! Re: Floor plan ideas .... need your creative ideas please 5Mar 12, 2012 3:23 pm Thanks for the help. Only just figured it out and you had beat us to it. Re: Floor plan ideas .... need your creative ideas please 6Mar 12, 2012 3:24 pm How did you make our photos full size? Re: Floor plan ideas .... need your creative ideas please 7Mar 12, 2012 3:30 pm I clicked on 'embed this image' and then chose the forum link. I then copied and pasted to here. Ta Da!! Re: Floor plan ideas .... need your creative ideas please 8Mar 13, 2012 12:42 pm Hi Adviceappreciated. . . is your oven gas or electric? I've heard it can be quite expensive to change the location of a kitchen. Sorry if I've missed it, but can you tell me which way is north? Re: Floor plan ideas .... need your creative ideas please 9Mar 13, 2012 2:25 pm Hi Jodge! This little ol house came with many downfalls one of them being the oven ... it doesnt work. I was hoping to have a new kitchen with a gas cooktop/electric oven. I have attached another pic showing North. Thnx 4 yr reply. Like ⋅ Add a comment ⋅ Pin to Ideaboard ⋅ Uploaded with ImageShack.us Re: Floor plan ideas .... need your creative ideas please 10Mar 13, 2012 10:37 pm Hey there adviceappreciated. . . can I call you Bob? Firstly, do you know that the north-facing walls should be your main living areas (if possible) with your biggest windows and the south-facing walls should have small windows? This basic solar principle is the best place to start if your plans allow. Re: Floor plan ideas .... need your creative ideas please 11Mar 14, 2012 6:55 am Hi jodge, thanx for your reply. You can call me CA but if you prefer Bob thats hubbies name so thats cool to! Unfortunately all our views and outlook is out to the south and the north is our neighbours hedge. Thnx CA Re: Floor plan ideas .... need your creative ideas please 12Mar 14, 2012 7:15 am helloo! will look in singapore...clang!! Re: Floor plan ideas .... need your creative ideas please 13Mar 14, 2012 3:55 pm I have attached a pic of our house & land with an arrow pointing to views/outlook. [img][IMG]http://img842.imageshack.us/img842/8876/views43dudgeondrive.jpg[/img] Uploaded with ImageShack.us/img] Re: Floor plan ideas .... need your creative ideas please 15Mar 14, 2012 8:47 pm OK Ca...JOdge is right about living areas being on the Northern side for the best passive solar gain....but they also need adequate shade in Summer...for example deciduous trees/vines or an appropriate eaves setup ( I think the ratio is 1/3rd the depth of your windows Ie: ifyour windows are a 2100mm then the eaves/verandah should have a depth of 1400mm which stops the high Summer sun hitting the windows but also allows the lower winter sun to reach the glass and heat it up). For SOUTH facing windows-then the LARGER they are the more light they let in. True SOuth facing windows don't get direct sunlight...those towards South East will get some morning sun, those more SOuth West will get some late afternoon sun and may require external shade as well. So, next qestion...are you totally gutting t he house and building within the current external footprint or are some of the walls load bearing? Deemaree Kyndylan Capers: viewtopic.php?f=36&t=46852 My blog: http://www.sufficientlysufficient.blogspot.com/ Re: Floor plan ideas .... need your creative ideas please 17Mar 14, 2012 9:15 pm Deemaree Kyndylan Capers: viewtopic.php?f=36&t=46852 My blog: http://www.sufficientlysufficient.blogspot.com/ Re: Floor plan ideas .... need your creative ideas please 18Mar 14, 2012 9:27 pm Thank you jodge, we love it and I was devo when finances dictated Dont apologise you've got to be in the mood for sure. Me ... rush ... ha ... I'm an Aries .... I want everything done yesterday Re: Floor plan ideas .... need your creative ideas please 20Mar 15, 2012 6:28 am Hi Deemaree thnx 4 joining Thank you for pointing out the passive solar benefits very interesting points raised that we weren't aware of would love to incorporate if possible. 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