Browse Forums Building A New House Re: House Orientation - Cool house in summer, warm in winter 3Mar 17, 2012 8:22 am The Harder You Try - the Luckier You Get ! Web site http://www.anewhouse.com.au Informative, Amusing, and Opinionated Blog - Over 600 posts on all aspects of building a new house. Re: House Orientation - Cool house in summer, warm in winter 6Mar 17, 2012 10:59 am SunshineT's Build: viewtopic.php?f=31&t=34585 Designs start: 4/12/09 DA: 5/7/11 Demo: 22/12/11 Slab: 24/2/12 Keys: 31/8/12 Re: House Orientation - Cool house in summer, warm in winter 13Mar 17, 2012 1:06 pm SunshineT's Build: viewtopic.php?f=31&t=34585 Designs start: 4/12/09 DA: 5/7/11 Demo: 22/12/11 Slab: 24/2/12 Keys: 31/8/12 Re: House Orientation - Cool house in summer, warm in winter 19Mar 17, 2012 5:53 pm Settlement 1/2/12 New Shed 23/3/12 Slab poured 27/3/12 Frame complete 4/5/12 Roof complete 1/6/12 LOCKUP 29/6/12 Our new build blog http://kareenhillsownerbuild.blogspot.com/ Re: House Orientation - Cool house in summer, warm in winter 20Mar 17, 2012 6:23 pm We did the best we could with the block we had - personally I don't think any sort of film will help our west-facing windows so we're going to get awnings for them. However our 450mm eaves do a surprisingly good job of keeping the sun out of the north facing windows in summer based on what we've seen in our visits to the house while it has still been under construction - we've been there on a regular basis at times ranging from early-to-mid afternoon all the way to early evening over the past few months (the hottest months on the calendar for Melburnians) and based on what we've seen the windows are usually reasonably well shaded in the afternoon. We were honestly expecting to have to organise awnings for our north facing rumpus room window and possibly the lounge (marked as dining) room window as well, but we've been pleasantly surprised by how well they are shaded by the eaves during the hotter parts of the day so we're going to play that by ear. Our house siting is shown below - we think we've done the best we could have in terms of volume builder designs and choosing a block to suit them, so while it's not perfect it is hopefully going to be serviceable: (image to come shortly) Siting: Like ⋅ Add a comment ⋅ Pin to Ideaboard ⋅ House plan: Like ⋅ Add a comment ⋅ Pin to Ideaboard ⋅ Some people apparently have nothing better to do than comment on other people's sigs. 0 634 You’re on the right track, wire brush in a grinder then a zinc rich epoxy primer then a top coat of some sort, like a waterproofing membrane. Raising the concrete would… 1 7035 How good is Simeon?! Always taking time to help others out! Wish we were building in NSW and could work together. Thanks for all that you do! 7 6577 |