Thanks, yeah sunlight, shade and mortar colour affect how warm the colour looks. Sometimes it looks more grey. We saw it on a couple of display homes, so we were…

Yep, we used Austral Access Stone for our recent build.
Love the colour and texture, paired with off-white mortar to give it a warmer look.

Hey JWJ, yes, we went ahead with 450mm eaves + 150mm gutters. Building is still underway, so don't know if it will be enough. Will report back once we're in.

if I've understood correctly, are you after something like this?
Expensive, but nice: https://www.reece.com.au/product/neo-mi ... wl-1967605

Hi guys, so you know how the YourHome website says, "As a rule of thumb, eaves width should be 45% of the height from the window sill to the bottom…

Hmm. Thanks Steve and ddarroch. Yeah going to be hard to flip the bedrooms to the east. I might need to reconsider this layout...

Yes, this! I was really surprised that this would be an issue, considering I've read several times that eaves are one of the easiest solutions to getting the shading right.…

Thanks Stewie, yeah i agree with you. I think we'll go with the smaller 450mm eaves all around the home. Saves us about $900 versus 600mm, and we can spend…

Thanks Stewie, yeah we've opted for double glazing right round the home. We were thinking of some kind of louvre shading to extend the shading, with the louvres angled to…

Hi, anyone been able to get their volume builder to add eaves that conform to the following YourHome guidelines for shading north facing glazing?
"As a rule of thumb, eaves width…