Browse Forums Building A New House Re: Block selection - what do you consider 4Jan 27, 2012 4:18 pm House - Lockup completed 23rd December 2011 - Painters are in!!! https://forum.homeone.com.au/viewtopic.php?f=31&t=37261&start=0&hilit=Blaxland Re: Block selection - what do you consider 9Jan 28, 2012 9:20 am http://lindeman28.blogspot.com - Our building blog Re: Block selection - what do you consider 13Jan 28, 2012 11:54 am And you are responsible for mowing the lawn on both sides of the nature strip. And in your house design, make sure the backyard & living/family/rumpus/study rooms are facing north to gain maximum sun light, and the bedrooms are not on the street side to reduce the noise impact. As long as it's not on a busy/noisy street, corner block is good for me. Re: Block selection - what do you consider 14Jan 28, 2012 7:36 pm Looks like springtime has the answer that was of greatest concern to me and confirmed by mirvac today. Side blocks need to have a greater setback meaning your standard 15m wide block can only really accommodate a house about 11m wide. May need to either reconsider my choice of design or block. http://camdenbuild.blogspot.com.au/ by invite only please pm me Re: Block selection - what do you consider 15Jan 28, 2012 10:38 pm robbie55 please don't despair, I didn't mean to put you off corner blocks . You will find that most builders have designs specifically suited for corner blocks, so it might be worth your while to go to some builders & have a look. Hi It came to my attention after the handover that - The facade cladding on the face and the side are not straight. -The face tapers down by 50mm from left to right and… 0 2625 Hi Kaiser85, We are building with Firstyle Homes. Our build has just started, slab pour is on Saturday (hopefully!). Their standard range is pretty good. We did our… 1 6672 Hi there, we have classic cream gutters, fascia’s, roller door and undercover carport. We are are going to paint the roof a terracotta orange colour. After some… 0 5443 |