Browse Forums Eco Living Re: Help needed-north facing block 8Aug 22, 2014 8:15 pm ddarroch Re. Breezes. You said you get SW evening breezes. So what I'm saying is these breezes will flow from the SW (top right hand corner of your plan), towards the NE (bottom left hand corner of the plan). So when you have doors & windows open, the breeze will flow through your house from the top right towards the bottom left. Bed 4 is a bit of a problem, but I don't think it will be too bad. The alfresco will shade it for much of the afternoon. Note, that around the summer solstice (21st December) the sun sets in the SW. So the window in bed 4 may not be shaded late in the day at this time of year. Shouldn't be too bad though, especially as the sun won't be perpendicular to the window at this time (it will be more from the S). To aid cross ventilation in bed 4, it may be better to move the door to the bottom left corner (NE) of the room. Then the robe would also be moved between bed 4 & the living area, which may help insulate sound from the living area. I think the the hallway for the minor bedrooms will be ok. Don't think it needs to be too light, as not a lot of time would be spent there, although of course it would be nice to be lighter. Try to make sure the entrance hallway is as light as possible. Note, I'm no expert, so I'd be running all this past professionals. Thanks a lot ddarroch If I moved the door of Bed 4 to the NE, doesn't it collide to the entry door- i thought it will look a bit odd putting the door over there. No! On the entrance hallway, I am planning to have a big door around 1200mm with a window on top so that it provides a bit of light. Will you be able to comment on the size of the Master bedroom and AV ? My gut feeling is the master bedroom is of ok size but may be I should not put in the two WIR's and put in a single WIR so that I have some space to put two basins in the ensuite as compared to one ? The walls are not straight, they are all over the place zigzag. Is this normal ? First time building so no idea- Thanks again. Re: Help needed-north facing block 9Aug 22, 2014 11:16 pm Yeah, I was actually thinking the bedroom door near the hallway door may be a bit odd too. As it's a private area I don't think it would be too bad. Could extend the IT nook a bit, so the doors won't collide, that bedroom is 3.8 long, so you could loose a bit. Not sure if it's an advantage to have that door in the NE for cross ventilation or not. Really need to speak to an expert, gets a bit complicated with high pressure air where the winds coming from, & low pressure areas on the other side of the house. I think an average double bedroom is around 3.3 x 3.3m, so the master's definitely not large. But I think it should be ok, as you've got your WIR's. I think the WIR's are ok, but again, I'm no expert. No door on the ensuite? I see there's one on the toilet, but not the ensuite. Could have a cavity slider there if you wanted one I guess. Not sure about the AV, seems quite small. Guess it depends on what size TV you have. Don't want to sit too close to a large screen. Check on the Home Theatre & Automation forum. They'll be able to tell you the optimum viewing distance for different sized screens. The warning is on the sticker on the door too. Second the aluminium powdercoat 6 19362 It might be a bit darker in the mornings but the light is still light, so you should be getting it. Similar to what you see from your western windows 3 20828 Help!! Iām meant to start building soon and have only really just learnt about orientation. Im reading so much that no grass will grow on the heavily shaded south… 0 3140 |