Browse Forums Building A New House Re: New home in the hills! (TAS) 42Jan 13, 2012 2:14 pm Blog: http://matt-and-jo.blogspot.com.au/ Purchased Block: August 2011, Block Settled: Dec, 2011 Contract Signed: 28/6/12, Site Works Started: 9/11/12 Re: New home in the hills! (TAS) 46Jan 13, 2012 2:35 pm Blog: http://matt-and-jo.blogspot.com.au/ Purchased Block: August 2011, Block Settled: Dec, 2011 Contract Signed: 28/6/12, Site Works Started: 9/11/12 Re: New home in the hills! (TAS) 49Jan 13, 2012 2:59 pm Blog: http://matt-and-jo.blogspot.com.au/ Purchased Block: August 2011, Block Settled: Dec, 2011 Contract Signed: 28/6/12, Site Works Started: 9/11/12 Re: New home in the hills! (TAS) 55Jan 13, 2012 4:34 pm taththi you missed out on an awesome burger at Marmalade Cafe chuq =D I have to agree it was pretty damm good! Re: New home in the hills! (TAS) 56Jan 13, 2012 4:52 pm Like ⋅ Add a comment ⋅ Pin to Ideaboard ⋅ DUH!!!! the shower room downstairs, will just be a shower and a basin cos you have your loo in the laundry...so DUH, I am sure that space can be cut in half and used as a pantry/ shower room.. or do you really need a shower room?? you need a loo and access to a basin...either laundry tub or a small basin in the loo if there is room. oooow, going to have a play............oooww! Re: New home in the hills! (TAS) 57Jan 13, 2012 4:55 pm gogo65 taththi Anyone know off-hand the space requirement for the staircase? I was basing my allowance on the designers single direction one which seems about 4.5m including landing. What about if it's a two-direction switch-back style? I think about 2x2.5m, dependant on ceiling height on ground floor, ours is 2090x2700 but we have 3300 ceilings so need an extra few stairs, we also have a full landing half way up rather a step on the angle (if that makes sense) I am certainly no expert but I generally work with an ideal rise of 170mm and ideal run of 250mm. I think I read in one of your posts that you are having 2700 ceilings downstairs, we will call that Option A, and standard 2400 ceilings Option B. For either option you will need to add 200-300 for joists/beams and flooring above the ceiling height. That means for Option A (2700 ceiling) your stairs need to get to 2900-3000, by my calcs at 2900 that means a length of 4250, but the first 3 stairs can have ceiling over them and you will still retain the required minimum 2100 ceiling (I'm pretty sure that is the BCA requirement but I'm still learning!!). WIth the first three steps being under the ceiling above, the actual floor opening in the ceiling above will need to be about 3220. For Option B (Standard 2400 ceiling) your stairs need to get to 2600-2700, calcs at 2650 means a length of 4000 and a ceiling opening of 3321 (you can't put as many stairs under the ceiling above). In either case you need to consider the landing top and bottom, probably another 900 minimum, ideally 1200 to give you room to manoeuvre difficult furniture! See http://www.blocklayer.com/stairs/default.aspx for a neat little calculator! Re: New home in the hills! (TAS) 58Jan 13, 2012 5:18 pm Like ⋅ Add a comment ⋅ Pin to Ideaboard ⋅ shower room can have 2 long slim windows each side of a basin, light can come into the laundry via a glass door and light from the 2 windows in shower room, slider door into shower room. it really is then a mud room, where you can strip off, grab a towel from the cupboard, shower, put towel and clothes in the machine and walk out naked... also look at getting a walk in pantry. wont be very wide, but hey, tins are not very wide and have shelves floor to ceiling, you can fit a lot in a small room. fridge is the other side. a laundry in a new home, looks like a mini kitchen. no dirt, no filthy sink, no cracked floor tiles etc, so the powder/ shower room 'shouldnt' look disgusting if guests have to use a downstairs loo. and it will be a large spacious room. Re: New home in the hills! (TAS) 59Jan 14, 2012 10:21 am I like the layout but IMHO you need ventilation in the laundry, and I suspect the BCA would too. Re: New home in the hills! (TAS) 60Jan 14, 2012 7:34 pm Hey thanks for the sketch Kiwi but the wife and I couldn't abide a laundry/bathroom combo. It's going to be the main door and it just doesn't sit well having bathroom facilities on the way out the door. Thanks again Simeon for being so elaborate. Appreciate it. Its gives us a very idea. Kind Regards 4 4142 Is it just a report written to give to the bank initially and it is based on what and how your payments are made up for, or is it a full service where they go out and… 2 5987 Skjm You might want to watch this video: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=CKx-bsOr2jg If that link doesn't work go to youtube and search for Zac Homes ACA I am really… 1 4173 |