Thanks Joles, yes we deliberately put the bath downstairs so that we don't have to be running up and downstairs to bath the babies and young children we foster all…

Dragon,
Thanks for the helpful comments. Lengthis approximately 31 metres. Width at garage end is approximately 13 metres. Width at rumpus end is approximately 15 metres.

Had same problem last evening and this morning Melbourne time. Assumed that it was, indeed, a storage problem associated with the site and not with my inexperience. I used instead…

We are building a new home, and here is the first-go set of plans. The house is peculiar because of a number of special needs:
(a) A rectangular building site, with…

We definitely wouldn't go with an indoor spa! My brother-in-law is a plumber, and he says if you ever saw the insides of the 'jets' it would shock you!…

Actually, given that we are in a very bushy area, thinking bush-fire danger, probably would prefer not to go for a timber deck that could catch alight??

We are considering a house plan that makes allowance for an outside dining area - alfresco (under tiled roof) or patio (under own-transparent roof). The main question in our mind…

Yes it has a toilet and basin. Guess that means we need to speak to the draftsman again!!
Thanks

I should have added that we will be using a individual builder, not a volume one.
Thanks to those who have already replied.

As a guide to the approximate cost of building a new home, I am looking for any information on the estimated building cost per square metre (or building square) for…

We are having plans drawn up for a new home, but have noticed that the powder-room has no outside access for a window or air vent, and is under the…