Browse Forums Building A New House Re: Garage at back of house 2Dec 26, 2020 4:32 pm Is it a separate or attached? If separate, avoid it all costs - we nearly bought a house with a double garage at the back - very impractical in the long run, getting to the car and back with groceries/kids/pets in the rain, heat, cold, walking thru wet grass and worse mud, just doesn't work Re: Garage at back of house 3Dec 26, 2020 4:34 pm Where are you located and what size is the block Accessible Carpentry & Cabinets accessiblecarpentry@gmail.com accessiblecarpentry.com.au https://www.facebook.com/pages/Accessible-Carpentry-Cabinets/583314911709039 Re: Garage at back of house 5Dec 26, 2020 5:46 pm There are plenty of rear loaded plans (double and single storey) that work very nicely. Rear lane access is quite common in cottage blocks. If the garage is out back and you have to walk through the rain to access the house then that would be a pain, but with good design that won't happen. It obviously raises a few challenges to incorporate a garage and alfresco/backyard all in a small area but it can certainly be done. Just search for rear loaded plans. Best of luck. Accessible Carpentry & Cabinets accessiblecarpentry@gmail.com accessiblecarpentry.com.au https://www.facebook.com/pages/Accessible-Carpentry-Cabinets/583314911709039 Re: Garage at back of house 6Dec 27, 2020 9:44 am What is the orientation of the block? It's a very good idea to face the living areas (& a large proportion of the glazing) to the north. Minimising western (& to some degree, eastern) glazing. https://www.yourhome.gov.au/passive-design/orientation My number one priority when choosing a block would be to make sure a home built on the block has access to northern light. isn't a garage level with the rest of the house a given? pretty sure they 'came around' long time ago. if you have a flat block, the garage is usually level with the rest… 1 17528 My land is 260m2 (10m x 26m) located in claymore NSW. Under campbelltown council. I know in general the following setbacks would apply ground floor side setback =… 0 6933 Good luck with it. I don't know what the cost of a nice bidet seat with a 25mm air gap will be but you are obviously deducting the cost of a RPZ valve and its… 9 6985 |