Thanks, Stewie. Previous post edited and individual images posted.

Stewie - Two storey brick veneer home on a reasonably level block (about 600mm cross fall across the building platform). Some retaining walls required (mostly around the 400 to 600mm…

Hi everyone,
We have been on the custom design/build journey for about 18 months now. Design complete and DA in hand; have been working on detailed costs/tender with one or two…

That's great feedback - Thank you ...
All your points about the power points and light points are well made. Will look at making some revisions.
I need to speak to the…

Hi 1960sModernistHome,
I have gone through this thread of yours & love it! Thank you for all the guidance you been providing to many first time builders like us.
We are…

I would place it near the entrance you use the most, about 10 seconds away from the entrance and out of direct sight from outside the house. Most alarms have…

Hi deejay, I believe it can add about 20% to 25% of wall cost (in your case for one wall) - Really depends on your builder choice. Main drivers for…

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Thanks for the advice, everyone. We have gone with 900mm eaves and 25 degree roof pitch. Builders feedback that there will be a marginal increase in cost (low…

Stewie, that makes sense now! Thank you so much for yout effort. I think the designer was trying to suggest option 3. Now I understand the rationale for difference in…

Bit that's confusing me is why does the wider overhang have to mean lower eaves? Can you not have wider overhang (eg 900mm eaves) AND higher pitch (say 25 degrees)?…

Ground floor to ceiling is 2700mm. Thinking behind the pitched roof at a min 25 degree pitch was (a) we can create a bit of attic space down the track…

Adrian, That's was what I thought - Thing I am trying to work out is if the costs for 900mm eaves are likely to be "dramatically" higher than those for…

We have a large north-east facing (about 35 degrees east of north) street frontage and are custom designing a home in the Hills District - Two storey home and about…

Hi Stewie,
The void was one of our wants (we wanted a double height living area).
I hear what you are saying about the potential heating costs. Thinking about zoning off…

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Hmmm. My other half wanted a "grand entry". I see what u mean by it becoming a thoroughfare. Will think to see if there is a way to avoid the…

Hi everyone,
We have just started designing our "forever home".
For us and our two little ones. We also wanted to provision a Granny Flat (either for extended family or to…

Hi Echo - Good pointers on Garage size and enclosed WC. Will consider those in our next round of design changes. Will try playing with a few options on the…

Emma - The pantry and the laundry are combined for the main residence - not meant to be shared with the Granny Flat at all. Granny Flat is supposed to…

Hi everyone,
We have just started designing our "forever home".
For us and our two little ones. We also wanted to provision a Granny Flat (either for extended family or to…

Thanks, joannek.
You are right. The ensuite in the MBR is a bit small. I like your idea of combining the two WIRs and making it one and having a bigger…

Bashworth - Are you talking about the windows on the Granny flat or are you talking about the bifold leading to the verandah?
Your comment on the winter shading of the…