A 2 bedroom house sounds unusual. Are they common in the area you're building? If not, the bank will struggle to value it, and they'll have doubts about it's ability…

Most of the links in that old thread seem to be dead. What I've been doing is picking a house with similar elements on the Austral Bricks visualiser

I believe that. I'm just saying, the 75-80% mentioned in the rule in the OP isn't referring to the width of the portion of the house that is closest to…

I don't believe the articulation interpretation is correct. I've always assumed it was, but looking at a number of DA applications, I can see where they have calculated the requirement…

I don't know to be honest. I think in theory it should be good for light into your kitchen. I would do everything I can to shade at least the…

What is your climate/location? The void windows will get a lot of western sun.

Which way is north?

What kind of anti-con blanket do people have where they can hear the rain and cracking sounds? Many years ago we had our tiled roof replaced with colorbond and an…

Beds 2-4 face west. Unless you've got a mountain or something on that side, they're going to cook. Even with that verandah.
What kind of block is it? I assume…

I wonder if volume builders will have to start giving a toss about orientation now.

As others have pointed out already, critiquing a floor plan without knowing the orientation is very difficult. Which way is north?
For example, if north is roughly up on your plans,…

Double glazing won't help against direct sunlight. Tint or low-e glass will. External window covering is better still.

I only have an estimate, not a tender, so I don't know all the details. If I get a tender I can let you know. Every block is going to…

Ignore these specific numbers because I'm doing a KDR, but just to give you an idea, Braeside 33 Distinct is on the pricelist for $275k. Their estimate is roughly 420k…

I wouldn't base anything off price lists. Ask someone from both companies to give you a rough estimate to build on your lot. If the inclusions are roughly the same,…

Are you basing this on an estimate they gave you, or their price list? The prices on their price list are missing a lot of necessary items like basix and…

Thanks.

Is that including site costs and such, or just the building?

Wisdom just sent me a new price list today, with increases mostly around 5k. They cited the carbon tax in their email, but I'm sure at least some of the…

Out of interest, what changes are you making to the Dalkeith 29? I've been thinking about that one myself.