Browse Forums Buying Land Re: Narrow block worthwhile? 2Nov 06, 2019 9:36 pm Accessible Carpentry & Cabinets accessiblecarpentry@gmail.com accessiblecarpentry.com.au https://www.facebook.com/pages/Accessible-Carpentry-Cabinets/583314911709039 Re: Narrow block worthwhile? 4Nov 06, 2019 11:18 pm Accessible Carpentry & Cabinets accessiblecarpentry@gmail.com accessiblecarpentry.com.au https://www.facebook.com/pages/Accessible-Carpentry-Cabinets/583314911709039 Re: Narrow block worthwhile? 6Nov 06, 2019 11:46 pm Accessible Carpentry & Cabinets accessiblecarpentry@gmail.com accessiblecarpentry.com.au https://www.facebook.com/pages/Accessible-Carpentry-Cabinets/583314911709039 Re: Narrow block worthwhile? 8Nov 07, 2019 12:13 am Accessible Carpentry & Cabinets accessiblecarpentry@gmail.com accessiblecarpentry.com.au https://www.facebook.com/pages/Accessible-Carpentry-Cabinets/583314911709039 Re: Narrow block worthwhile? 20Dec 15, 2019 4:32 pm As tourier says, it's important to make sure that you won't be overshadowed from the north. You should be able to find out your council's rules on this quite easily, & determine the setbacks for the ground floor, & second floor (these setbacks may be larger than the ground floor). Gah, haven't dealt with this for quite some time. One of the popular floorplan softwares, can't remember it's name, will allow you to easily draw shadow diagrams. So you could see how a neighbour, built to the maximum allowable dimensions, would effect your block, & your home. A courtyard is a good option, which I left out. It will however increase costs a bit, as it increases the external surface area of the build (an expensive bit). Though it shouldn't be as expensive as other things like clerestory windows & cathedral ceilings I would think. Edit: the floorplan software was Google SketchUp. Haven't used it in a long time. May not even be free anymore. dimensions on your original plan are inconsistent and with accurate dimensions (including site plan, upstairs and down) i could make a proper scale drawing with furniture… 3 7520 Thanks again for this information. If you do hear anything different, would be great to know 4 8253 So it looks like we finally have some movement on site! Definitely later than expected, but I'll take any progress at this point. I'll drop by over the weekend to get… 5 27722 |