Browse Forums Building A New House Re: Single story vs double story 11Jan 10, 2018 8:12 am Designer,Engineer (Civil,Const & Envir),Builder,Concrete & Masonry Contract.Struct Repairs Re: Single story vs double story 18Jan 11, 2018 4:03 am M Y C U S T O M C O R A L B R O N T E 43 ...............Kitchen! 16 Nov 2016 https://forum.homeone.com.au/viewtopic.php?f=31&t=79581 Re: Single story vs double story 20Jan 13, 2018 2:22 pm Just my 2 cents worth... Your block is quite big compared to most and you will find that there is a minimum percentage of land that you can't build on (I suppose this depends the Council regulations you are dealing with too) having said that you can build a single story grant home/mansion with all the bells and whistles (like you said) and have decent yard. However, how close are your neighbours? Are you in a new estate (if so you can probably jump onto the local council site Application Tracker (or equivalent) and check what your neighbours will be building next to you. I don't think I could stand having a double story next to me if I went single (that's just me though). Another reason as stated by one of the members above is the view: if a second story would take advantage of that and increase the value of your home and can't be out built by other homes around you over time, then the outlay now will be beneficial later. Stairs? We were quoted $14000 for open treads and glass around the void. Gorgeous, yes, did we do it? No. You can always put glass in later and if you have kids and pets be prepared to wipe the smears very regularly. And the obvious 'up and down'. We have 18 stairs straight up and by the 15th time it kind of gets tiring. There are some stunning single story homes you can really add some oomph instead of having to pay for extras for two story as Structural Guy stated (scaffold, barricades and safety items) which can amount to $20-$25K. You've been through it before so you should be right with the process. Good luck! Coral build- Modified Bronte 42 - We're in!!! https://forum.homeone.com.au/viewtopic.php?f=31&t=82234&p=1513775&hilit=coral+modified+bronte#p1513775 We bought land in Tallawong Schofields NSW size 30m X 12.5m and planning to get double story house build around 350 sqm. We are thinking about having premium inclusions… 0 4041 Hello All 🙂 We are planning to start our journey of construction our first home. We zeroed down on Metricon and henley homes based on design suitable for our lot and… 0 8090 Hi, We have a single story MacDonald Jones house, on a waffle pod slab with steel frame. Are we able to build a second story extension? Other info is we are 900mm from… 0 8373 |