Thanks for the feedback. We're looking at moving in to our house with surfmist roof in the next month or two so good to hear your feedback. Do you have…

I think its good value. Its a big job and worth paying for if the finished house will fit on your block better. I've got a half meter step down…

An update - we just got our house knocked down by Democorp and they did a great job. Removed everything on site, no extras, all done in a week. Very…

"Wind roses which show the frequency of occurrence of wind speed and direction are available on this web site for 81 selected locations around Australia which have a wind record…

This one:
http://www.bom.gov.au/climate/averages/ ... _map.shtml

I'm building with Clarendon to. The costs will depend on what sort of house you are building eg the dropped edged beams will vary depending on how long they are…

We're looking at cabinetry and increasing the height of our top cupboards from a 2.3m bulkhead to a 2.7m bulkhead (inother words making the cabinets above the workbench about 1m…

We've chosen surfmist roof. Decided on surfmist gutters, facia, eaves, windows. THe cladding, garage door and front door will be in Shale Grey. And bricks Bowral Gertrudis Brown. I'm hoping…

Hi, we've go something similar to this on our current house on the West window (to our bedroom). It works well - we leave it down all Summer then up…

Hi,
Just chosing our external colours and wanted to know what people think. We have based it around a surfmist roof! This is our choices:
Colorbond roof: Surfmist
Gutters, downpipe, facia: Surfmist
Cladding: Shale…

Its coming along. Great to see all the photos.
Sounds like a good deal of patience needed at this stage.

This company do a concrete sleeper retaining wall where colorbond fencing can fixed to the top:
http://www.aussieconcreteproducts.com.a ... o-fencing/

Sounds very familiar. I'm in the inner west and getting similar results for a similar house (although brick veneer). Try Democorp who seem quite professional.

Does it depend on what is most important - to increase comfort in Summer or Winter. A colorbond roof of any colour is useful to release heat gained during the…

I hadn't realised that. Its a big price difference!! Very persuasive case Humble.

I like the idea of the recycled plastic decking. I've been looking at this website for ModWood:
http://modwood.com.au/default.asp?menuid=14

Great pics Crow. Your house layout is really good and all the toys to go with.
Do you have the 2.4m doors in your living/dining?

Thanks Gogo65 for that. It's going to look really good when finished. I like the dropped ceiling in the kitchen. How many steps are you having?
This thread has helped me…

Yeah, its not ideal. THe step down is making a massive difference to the overall aspect of the house and the ceiling height sounds like it will be a positive…

3.6m by my calculations. So heating is a negative.

Hold on, just getting my calculator out

Thanks Lee75. You've got a cool look going on there - the height adds to the look. Any more pics??
I'm thinking that the height gives lots of options with hanging…

Thanks GoGo65 for the pics and you're build is coming along nicely. Some pictures of your steps would be great when you get chance. It's interesting to see the proportions.…

Hi, I know this is a topic that is covered alot but I have a specific question. Due to adding a split level towards the back of the house (500mm…

Not surfmist roof but this is a pic of a colour combination I like (using darker bricks):

NSW Basix requirements takes in to account the colour of roof to avoid heat gain. It may not be an issue in Victoria due to the lower temperatures?

Here's a pic:
http://www.flickr.com/photos/79770398@N04/7140158263

I think darker bricks look good - they contrast well, although they obviously don't have the same eco credentials but the darker bricks can be shaded by trees or other…

Any chance of a photo of this house - I'm almost at the stage of choosing external colours and am looking for ideas of what bricks go with Surfmist? Or…

We're in the same boat as you daveinthehills but we are in West Sydney. I am very nervous this decision is going to make our house stick out. It is…