thank you so much for all of your inputs. I will find out the price different. If just like iduno said, 2 or 3 hundreds more, i will go for…

Thanks guys. I will go for eva cooling instead of refrigerated.
3 phase definitely has its advantage since it's more expensive. But I concern more about the power efficiency and maintenance…

My builder offers me these two options - single phase or 3 phase.
I am not very good at electrical engineering. Any one can help which one is standard in Australia?
I…

Hi Macy, thanks for your sharing. I found exactly the same issue of townhouses and most of double-story houses. So I changed my mind to just build a single-story. My…

Hi onc_artisan, that's what I wanna know. Thanks. I am also not a air con lover. After leaving my parents and living in Melbourne, I've never slept under air con.…

Thanks, Fiffaro. I think that's the way I should go.

Bam, yes, I am looking for peoples subjective experience. Experience is part of my research. I've also done some search in the forum, but 90% of threads are talking about…

onc_artisan, you can help at least regarding the cost, as you are a builder. Could you please answer these questions if you have time?
1. What to do to raise to…

No, I am not seeking a suggestion that I've already known. If you've got a 6-star house, you should know how much money you have saved. As I said above,…

onc_artisan, I feel sorry that you thought me in that way. I think you misunderstood my point. I am not saying I am gonna do nothing on the energy efficiency.…

Guys, I know theoretically all of us should align with the highest level of energy efficiency. But it's not practical at all. My point is, if 5-star is enough why…

Thanks, lady. Good to know that info. Then I can chat with my builder to see what they will do to go to the next level.
In fact, building a…

Um... in VIC is OK. I am using TruEnergy, it went up 5% or so (if I remember) last year. My seasonal bill is about $240, so it's $960 p.a.

Ok, I think I should define the term 'worth it' first. Seems that could reduce any meaningless argument.
From what I am thinking, 'worth it' means simply Total Output >…

Hi guys, do you think it worth to upgrade the 5-star energy house to 6+ star? What does the builder do to meet the higher standard? How much could it…

Are you going to increase width of internal doors? What's the point doing that? If $521 is per door price, I should say it's not worth....

Thanks everyone. I did leave the extra hinge (which I should check with the builder) and frame when considering the difference. But I learnt from another post that big M…

Hi guys, can you please give your info about how much to upgrade the door height? I am going to raise ceiling height to 2740mm, so may increase door height…

Thanks draco76. I am not familiar with the terms neither. I heard about the truncation point from another H1 member. Anyway, please look at my drawing, and tell me if…

Hi guys, I just bought a corner block in stage 9. Is there anyone here also have bought a corner block? Can you tell me how to workout the 5m…

Hi whattever, thanks for your info. Is the 6mtr truncation related to the 6mtr setback in your estate? But in any case, like you said, it seems I don't need…

Hi lunchtime, if you look at my drawing carefully, you may find that the proposed house is heywood 28 from PD. heywood 29 won't fit in my block (just $1k…

Thanks. We are in stage 9. So what do you mean by acceptable? Do you think I don't need to care about the red circle? You know, the red circle…

Hi guys, I just bought a corner block in Alamanda. According to building guideline, my house has to setback 5m from the front and 2m from the side. However, there's…