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 10Jan 01, 2013 2:25 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 12Jan 01, 2013 4:45 pm 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 ![]() 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 ![]() ![]() My personal biggest dislikes are open ensuites - some things that go on in there should stay private ![]() 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 ![]() 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. ![]() 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 ![]() 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"... ![]() I would really appreciate if if you can complete the poll about windows, if you have a story I would love to hear it. Please share… 0 1375 ![]() 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 15203 ![]() If there have been changes, variations, during construction then the drawings should be revised, the building permit amended and the current, as built drawings given to… 2 4943 ![]() |