House Design Priorities- My Top Five

 

We are just about to pay out our first big wad of cash. This is mainly for the drawings needed to go to council for approval. We have worked with the designer for several months fine-tuning our house design and the time has come when we have given the thumbs-up and we’re on to STEP 2.

Step 2 seems to be this:

nervously considering

-the insane amount we are about to owe the bank

-our design and whether we’ve got it right

-the hours of research we now have to put in to pinpoint fine details such as flooring, benchtops, cooktop, stair covering etc…

House Design Priorities - My Top 5

• House Size

It’s oh so easy to get an enormous house with a piddly bit of lawn at the end. But wait…a smaller house is more eco-friendly, smaller to clean, heat, cool and cheaper to build. It’s easy to go bigger but it’s harder to go smaller. Contemplate seriously where you need your space.

• Tv Area

We have made a separate Tv living upstairs so that we/I   are/am not inflicted with kid’s TV, fishing Australia, Rage and cricket when they are on the agenda…

• The Master Bedroom

Build a new house - go for gold. Get the ensuite, robe and balcony that you dreamed of.

• Storage

If you’re a family that needs to house a lifetime’s worth of stashing then you’re like us. It took many changes before I was satisfied that the amount of storage provided could take us on.

• Solar Passive

Should go without saying. House facing North. Catch the breezes. Solar hot water. Rain tanks. More if you can afford it. Sustainability doesn’t come cheap.

Are you building a house?

What are your Top 5?  Write and let us know.

You’re not building a house?

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