Browse Forums Building A New House 1 Dec 31, 2012 7:12 pm Re: Whats your Biggest hate in New building plans 3Dec 31, 2012 9:51 pm ----------------------------------------------- http://pab34newdigs.blogspot.com.au/ ----------------------------------------------- Re: Whats your Biggest hate in New building plans 4Dec 31, 2012 10:37 pm Building a Delta 21 at Craigieburn - http://homeofzero.blogspot.com.au/ Deposit: 26/02. Contract: 22/05. Settlement: 29/05. Site start: 18/10. Re: Whats your Biggest hate in New building plans 6Jan 01, 2013 8:16 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: Whats your Biggest hate in New building plans 7Jan 01, 2013 11:21 am Custom downslope build Build thread viewtopic.php?f=31&t=61873 Blog http://www.buildingroyalmanor.blogspot.com.au Re: Whats your Biggest hate in New building plans 9Jan 01, 2013 2:23 pm Lack of storage and resort style bathrooms in the main bedroom. Re: Whats your Biggest hate in New building plans 10Jan 01, 2013 2:25 pm HomeAngels Ensuites without a door (I don't want to be woken up by the light and shower when hubby is up for work at 6am) Oh yes, that reminds me, the number of master bedrooms that had the ensuit coming straight off the bedroom, and the shower right at the end of it - completely open. Sometimes even with a window on the other side of the bed and the shower. Some couples might be happy with that, others, uhh, notsomuch. MACCATTACK Lack of storage and resort style bathrooms in the main bedroom. By this do you mean six sinks in each bathroom? Building a Delta 21 at Craigieburn - http://homeofzero.blogspot.com.au/ Deposit: 26/02. Contract: 22/05. Settlement: 29/05. Site start: 18/10. Re: Whats your Biggest hate in New building plans 11Jan 01, 2013 2:31 pm akashra By this do you mean six sinks in each bathroom? Yep and the low walls, usually the spa bath is right there, so you look directly into the bathroom while laying in bed, not cool at all or very practical. Re: Whats your Biggest hate in New building plans 12Jan 01, 2013 4:45 pm Toilets in the ensuite that don't have a door. If I want to go to the toilet whilst hubby is in the shower I won't go if he can see me. I need a door. Our current ensuite has the toilet next to the shower and I hate it. Custom downslope build Build thread viewtopic.php?f=31&t=61873 Blog http://www.buildingroyalmanor.blogspot.com.au Re: Whats your Biggest hate in New building plans 13Jan 01, 2013 5:28 pm this is a good thread...you guys have mostly got it all covered! But I will add these: Long hallways (imo this is bad design and waste space); or A too narrow or very large hallway (also wasted space) unless you have a staircase of course; No rebate on front or back doors (allowing for future screen/security doors) Media and family rooms too close to each other. Main bedroom and kid's bedrooms too close to each other. Re: Whats your Biggest hate in New building plans 14Jan 01, 2013 7:33 pm Great topic, this will be popular. Well said Treeseachanger - everything you said!! (unfortunately we are guilty of media/living room too close, was unavoidable with our plan). However Hubby has excellent headphones for his racing obsession, making sure I won't hear a thing My personal biggest dislikes are open ensuites - some things that go on in there should stay private , long hallways, not enough storage, not enough solid walls for placing furnishings, just don't get me started ....... Re: Whats your Biggest hate in New building plans 15Jan 01, 2013 8:24 pm Great thread! I would say my biggest hate is house designs that don't think about solar orientation (ie. living areas facing north). But even if the design is set, then at least considering the appropriate windows (big on north, none on west if possible, smaller on east and south). Plus good insulation (batts + sarking) on western walls. My DH is tall so his biggest hate is standard shower roses (ours are all ridiculously high but DH is in height heaven). 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: Whats your Biggest hate in New building plans 16Jan 01, 2013 8:32 pm Not enough storage is my most common complaint. I also hate with a passion toilets that don't have a washbasin in the same room. Every. Single. Month. I curse the WC. Totally agree on solar orientation though; when I look at a plan, I automatically check which direction rooms would be facing. It is rare to see a plan even close to optimised. However, one must consider that some things like master bedroom proximity to minor bedrooms really is personal preference. I have small children - I do not want to have to walk the length of the house to get back to my comfy bed after being woken up to attend to a child with nightmares/being sick/whatever. Nor do I want them to have to traverse the house in the dark to get to me. Land settled May '14. Building the PD Hoffman39: 5/11=site start, 13/11=slab pour, 26/11=frame complete, 10/12=roof on, 12/12=bricking started. Blog: http://jyndeira.net/blog/ Re: Whats your Biggest hate in New building plans 17Jan 01, 2013 9:08 pm dragonchild Not enough storage is my most common complaint. I also hate with a passion toilets that don't have a washbasin in the same room. Every. Single. Month. I curse the WC. Totally agree on solar orientation though; when I look at a plan, I automatically check which direction rooms would be facing. It is rare to see a plan even close to optimised. However, one must consider that some things like master bedroom proximity to minor bedrooms really is personal preference. I have small children - I do not want to have to walk the length of the house to get back to my comfy bed after being woken up to attend to a child with nightmares/being sick/whatever. Nor do I want them to have to traverse the house in the dark to get to me. pressing the like and agree button on everything you mention. 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: Whats your Biggest hate in New building plans 19Jan 02, 2013 8:35 am dragonchild Not enough storage is my most common complaint. I also hate with a passion toilets that don't have a washbasin in the same room. Every. Single. Month. I curse the WC. Totally agree on solar orientation though; when I look at a plan, I automatically check which direction rooms would be facing. It is rare to see a plan even close to optimised. However, one must consider that some things like master bedroom proximity to minor bedrooms really is personal preference. I have small children - I do not want to have to walk the length of the house to get back to my comfy bed after being woken up to attend to a child with nightmares/being sick/whatever. Nor do I want them to have to traverse the house in the dark to get to me. Agreed on hygiene; also on solar orientation and features Re bedrooms, I know proximity to small children can be an issue but baby monitors can still be utilized even after the child is no longer a "baby"... 6 11470 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 6882 Ask the council if there is a chance of getting build over easement exemption. Sometimes easements are unused and 24cm is not all that much. Good luck. And yes any builder… 2 13723 |