Browse Forums Building A New House Re: Custom build Sydney Hills with attached granny flat 89May 08, 2019 1:19 pm Had a chat with the brickies, who are Irish (wonderful accents, hard to understand ) and one of the builder’s guys who’s French. All say that reverse brick veneer, pvc window frames, double glazing are pretty standard in Europe. But here it’s very unusual, particularly the RBV. Brickie said that the inside of a standard house here in winter is significantly more uncomfortable than a standard house in the Irish winter. So glad I insisted on these! Re: Custom build Sydney Hills with attached granny flat 90May 08, 2019 4:49 pm Good to see some progress Hillsbuilds, can I ask about the benefits of RBV? Do you have outside bricks as well? So like double brick? Have started seeing a few people mention it but don’t know what the difference is and what the benefits are. Thanks Re: Custom build Sydney Hills with attached granny flat 91May 08, 2019 5:16 pm Hi gogo65, RBV means the brick is on the inside with cladding on the outside (in our case, weatherboard). Only one layer of brick. Having the brick on the inside allows the thermal mass properties of the brick to be used in heating/cooling the house. So the layers from inside to out are plasterboard, brick, gap, studs with insulation, wrap, cladding. Re: Custom build Sydney Hills with attached granny flat 92May 08, 2019 5:19 pm hillsbuilds I have discovered a better world on Instagram for home builders It's amazing - thanks gogo65. Your house is coming along really well Re: Custom build Sydney Hills with attached granny flat 93May 08, 2019 7:56 pm gablesrocks @hillsbuilds I have discovered a better world on Instagram for home builders It's amazing - thanks gogo65. Your house is coming along really well Gablesrocks agree the Instagram world seems to be lots of excited builders sharing ideas etc. I’m just waiting to have something concrete to post before I start. Hillsbuilds thanks for the info, so you still have plasterboard.... you’d think they could just render the inside bricks. I suppose it gives another layer for insulation etc. Re: Custom build Sydney Hills with attached granny flat 94May 08, 2019 8:00 pm gogo65 Hillsbuilds thanks for the info, so you still have plasterboard.... you’d think they could just render the inside bricks. I suppose it gives another layer for insulation etc. I don’t see why it can’t be rendered - just a matter of preference I’d say. You could also just leave the bricks exposed too. Re: Custom build Sydney Hills with attached granny flat 96May 08, 2019 9:21 pm hillsbuilds please do. I am loving it. They are amazing out there. And I am learning a lot. Custom build Sydney Hills with attached granny flat 97May 23, 2019 8:38 am Finally, Most of our windows arrived this week. Loving the louvres! Carpenters were around to install. I’m curious to know how they get the larger windows upstairs. Like ⋅ Add a comment ⋅ Pin to Ideaboard ⋅ Like ⋅ Add a comment ⋅ Pin to Ideaboard ⋅ Like ⋅ Add a comment ⋅ Pin to Ideaboard ⋅ Like ⋅ Add a comment ⋅ Pin to Ideaboard ⋅ Like ⋅ Add a comment ⋅ Pin to Ideaboard ⋅ Re: Custom build Sydney Hills with attached granny flat 98May 23, 2019 12:05 pm Custom build Sydney Hills with attached granny flat 99May 23, 2019 1:06 pm Thinking a bit more about it, SMH I should have just gone for normal sliders with one fixed pane and one moving pane. These ones we’ve got, with two moving panes and one fixed, means that the widest I can open the window will be a third of the width! Whereas with the former I would be able to open the window to half the width. Plus the way these are I’ll have to pay for more insect/security screening. Although in the other hand I guess I will be able to make two openings per window which will hopefully aid in airflow. Re: Custom build Sydney Hills with attached granny flat 100May 23, 2019 3:45 pm Your build progress and quality looks good from the images. Hey are those awnings AWS 517 series? Look similar frame design to some of ours. Do you have a sliding door as well? We are currently in a bit of a battle with builder and fabricator because the frame on our magnum sliding door is really crap. Would be good to get a comparison of some of the joins around the frame. --------------------------------------------------------------------- Check our Homeone build blog here I would suggest you simply go and talk to council about your proposal, most councils are getting onboard with ancillary dwellings. There is no benefit in keeping it… 1 2806 I think I know the answer but just checking to see if anyone has had experience with it. I want to build a small 20 square metre retreat in my backyard, it will have a… 0 8690 Any advice on how to ensure the kit home granny flat that im thinking of buying will get council approval. The kit home companys wont release plans without a deposit and… 0 4074 |