Yeah it's somewhat of a trade off between what's practical and what's spectacular. The clerestory windows will be louvres or awning style windows, so should help create good cross ventilation,…

If your bedroom faced exactly west, then those vertical external shading screens are the single best investment you could have made in terms of keeping your bedroom cool in summer.…

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We've had a fair bit of progress since December. We've got loan approval and settlement fast approaching. On the build side of things, we're 99% of the way to…

To build (though also curious about the epoxy cost). No dramas though if you prefer not to talk dollar figures

Hot damn, that's a fresh looking garage. Any idea roughly how much it added to your cost to get the third space added on?

We got a nice little update from the developer a few days before Christmas. They've told us the majority of the earthworks are complete in preparation for bitumen to be…

Hey mate, I've just read through your whole thread. Great job documenting it all, and really helpful for someone just starting their first build. I'm aiming to document our upcoming…

Thanks Pedro. I guess the ceilings will create a larger air volume that will in turn require more energy to heat it. I'm banking that it'll still be a comfortable…

Wow, thanks so much for taking the time to draw that up! There's certainly some very well considered ideas there. Particularly the pantry/powder room/mudroom setup, I think there's a lot…

Our builder actually does 3D modelling as standard which we'll get access to in the next planning stage. It'll do the lighting and shadows much more accurately than I ever…

That's something we looked at very closely before I went down the solar passive rabbit hole. From experience it's certainly a lovely radiant heat and we were very keen on…

Hi all, I've been looking for a place to document our upcoming build where I can get some good feedback and discussion happening with likeminded people, and given how much…