Browse Forums Building A New House 1 Sep 25, 2011 1:42 pm 2010, June : Land bought (1700sqm, battleaxe block). That's it so far! We're in the design phase .... Re: feedback on house plans please 5Sep 25, 2011 8:31 pm 2010, June : Land bought (1700sqm, battleaxe block). That's it so far! We're in the design phase .... Re: feedback on house plans please 6Sep 25, 2011 8:34 pm 2010, June : Land bought (1700sqm, battleaxe block). That's it so far! We're in the design phase .... Re: feedback on house plans please 7Sep 25, 2011 8:39 pm 2010, June : Land bought (1700sqm, battleaxe block). That's it so far! We're in the design phase .... Re: feedback on house plans please 9Sep 26, 2011 9:12 am planfan Toilet in the laundry - long way from bedrooms. Make the back of the house longer and put the toilet near bathroom. I like the laundry near garage and if your backyard is out there, it will be sunny and easy to take the clothes to the line - but it's away from the bedrooms. Keep both doors in the study - if it's a bedroom, they need access to the bathroom; if it's a sewing rom, you might like easy access to answer front door (not that I would want anyone to see my sewing room from the front door <g>). Good luck with the designer. Have now put a toilet in the laundry, as well as a toilet near main bathroom (and there is also a toilet in ensuite). I don't really mind if laundry is not near the bedrooms. Rarely anything is that dirty that has to be taken from the bedrooms to the laundry. However, we often come home from the beach or camping and it will be good to dump dirty gear straight in the laundry after we hop out of the car rather than dragging it through the house like we currently do. (Drives me insane with sandy towels etc.) I've never lived in a house where the laundry is next to the bedrooms, so it never occurred to me to put the laundry near the bedrooms. (Is that where laundrys are supposed to go?) Where the laundry is positioned now, it will have best access to midday/afternoon sun. Pete is keen to have both doors on the study. We can always get privacy locks if we want stop access through one entrance. I suspect we will get it built with both doors. We have made a few changes (I'll try to post up a pic later). Bed 2 is now 3.1m x 3.4m (excluding the wardrobe). Does that still sound like a reasonable size? 2010, June : Land bought (1700sqm, battleaxe block). That's it so far! We're in the design phase .... Re: feedback on house plans please 10Sep 26, 2011 9:45 am we had a bit more of a play with it last night. latest version below. Like ⋅ Add a comment ⋅ Pin to Ideaboard ⋅ Rough room dimensions Bed 1 : 3.8m x 4.1m (excludes wardrobes) Bed 2 : 3.1m x 3.4m (excludes wardrobes) Bed 3 : 3.1m x 3.4m (excludes wardrobes) Study/Bed 4 : 3.4m x 4.0m (excludes wardrobes) TV room : 4.4m x 4.0m Family area : 7m x 4.2m Kitchen : 3.7m (from southern wall to outside edge of island bench) x 6.4m (from outside edge of fridge to opposite wall overlooking patio). Island bench is 3m long x 1m deep (will have drawers on one side) Dining area : 3.9m x 3.9m Garage : 6.7 x 6.6 (where cars can go, does not include cupboard area or workbench area) Patio : 5.4m x 6.5m 2010, June : Land bought (1700sqm, battleaxe block). That's it so far! We're in the design phase .... Really tight at the top of the stairs- how to get furniture into those rooms? Study books - does anyone really use them these days? Large storage closet would be more functional. 2 7010 As title suggests, looking at using the interlocking Pentablock stacked stone products to replace failing timber retaining… 0 18314 |