Browse Forums Building A New House Re: Void and/or increased ceiling heights 8Aug 06, 2018 8:28 am Building a modified Madison 39 with Clarendon Homes in Tennyson homeone link: viewtopic.php?f=31&t=79106 Blog Link: https://minandb.wordpress.com/ Re: Void and/or increased ceiling heights 16Aug 06, 2018 11:55 am Maybe have a look at Hall and Hart Homes, they do two homes that have voids. The Elyse has an entryway void and the Sienna a large atrium over the living area. We are building the Elyse with the entry void and have put skylights in the stairwell to give more light without losing any of the upstairs living space. They have a virtual tour of the homes. https://www.hallharthomes.com.au/our-homes/elyse Like ⋅ Add a comment ⋅ Pin to Ideaboard ⋅ Re: Void and/or increased ceiling heights 17Aug 06, 2018 1:50 pm What if you swapped the wardrobes and doors in BR1 and 2, then took the void all the way from the wall of BR1 to the wall of BR2, and also all the way to the back external wall? Now that would be a nice big void! Do you particularly need the walkway all around the void? Re: Void and/or increased ceiling heights 19Aug 06, 2018 5:04 pm Wow - that's making so much more sense. You should become an architect if you not already one We will be sending this back to our builder and hopefully they can accommodate the changes. Btw what do you use to modify plans - Microsoft paint or any other application? Re: Void and/or increased ceiling heights 20Aug 06, 2018 10:07 pm gregorian Wow - that's making so much more sense. You should become an architect if you not already one We will be sending this back to our builder and hopefully they can accommodate the changes. Btw what do you use to modify plans - Microsoft paint or any other application? No, not an architect. I just love playing around with floor plans. We have just finished our own house which was modified a lot. Microsoft paint is brilliant. Tradie may sit at home but will need to get house plastered as well or will you sit it out? 6 10059 Building Standards; Getting It Right! We bought a house in 2015 advertised as a 7/2/2, 4br up, 3br down (7br), and to date, it’s a great house. However, we’ve just had it valued and it’s come in as a… 0 12055 Not sure if that works? I was told the issue is the headspace clearance requirement on step 4. My builder is proposing shifting the beam 310mm towards the kitchen...I'm… 2 2744 |