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Hi Blacky - that's the thing - I'm not trying to get a 4x2 valuation with an alternative 3x2. I am aware of the valuation limitation of a 3x2 in this area and i don't think it value up any more than similar product. But the beauty is, it costs a lot less in time and construction to do this...

kinda the point of the whole project.

musing on discussions, corner plan modified for more North light.

i can't buy into that argument, sorry. the entire subdivision is set like this, there's no way around it due to drainage paths, access requirements and the water corp ground water monitoring stations. your point almost leads to the idea that "oh well - it's bad - just give up, why bother...

Hi Angel - yes, the roof is vented. It would be a bit silly not to, considering the exposure! I dont think the area attracts the lower common denominator. Moving further North thru Harrisdale shows some pretty serious coin. sounds like you were RBC before RBC was even thought of. Kudos!

Antony - I do understand heat gain. East walls are all shaded by other structures, West walls look out over farmland. Are you suggesting I not capitalize on the views? How do I take an 8.0 x 25.5 rear loading N/S oriented block and make the shortest face of the building E/W? That suggestion...

i no unnastan? :confused:

hi Myf - there's no way you'll catch me putting anything other than a gabian wall in place between the dwellings. I have Scyon Matrix, Scyon Stria, Scyon Axion, Colorbond and Cedar. Any more and it'll look like an owner build.... I'm using form to delineate the pair, not colour. Works well in...

Exactly - it's about light plays, not thermal mass performance.

Depends. Peppy trees shade the West. I have 750mm eaves that side. radiant heat - as Antony suggests - is a concern. I don't think double brick walls facing east and west are a good outcome - ever - because cavities vent into roof spaces.

Direct North exposure for solar gain means bupkiss in Perth - Melbourne maybe, Hobart definitely - Perth? No way. Give me shade for those 8 months of the year I bake. We don't exactly have a "Winter" here anyway, and certainly nothing to warrant the Australian way of taking British models and...

elevations.

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Thoughts please... New subdivision. Existing area. SE Perth. Everything in area (like, everything) is 28c / 31c flat ceilings, pool-table sized backyard, 4x2 double garage, double brick / colorbond. Proposing larger 3x2, double garage as a duplex pair, side by side on corner lot...