At Design Better Buildings we think outside the square and our diverse experience can help you get more from your building project. We take the time in a personal one on one meeting with every client to go through all the options which result in maximum benefit to you.
BLOCK SELECTION
When choosing the site for your new home, there are many considerations you should be aware of as the right block will make a difference in the long term. Some considerations when choosing a block include:
? Solar orientation - The positioning of your home is critical in ensuring you maximise solar advantages to keep those electrical bills to a minimum. Design Better Buildings will consider the solar orientation of your home and through clever window design make the most of northern sun to keep you warm in winter and use verandas and alfresco?s to keep you cool in summer.
? Coastal conditions - Coastal areas have a huge impact on home building costs due to salt and wind conditions. The BCA (Building Code of Australia) requires additional requirements for coastal areas and these will be considered by Design Better Buildings in the design of your new home - sarking to your roof cover, stainless steel wire ties, lintols, steel beams, sump sills to your windows, upgrading of windows due to wind severity.?
? Block shape - Sometimes developers or real estate agents advertise blocks that are too good to be true, and sometimes they are. Most times the shape of the block can increase costs in building such as a long thin block of 200sqm will be more costly to develop than a square shaped block of the same size. For example on a long think block a home of 200m2 (10x20m) has a perimeter of 60m whereas on a more traditional shaped lots the same size home of 200m2 (12.5x16m) would have a perimeter of 57m, thereby increasing your bui
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Unit 2, 36 Irvine Dr, Malaga, WA, 6090
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