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  1. Posted

    Hmm.. based on your lvl 1 floorplate of abt 2k sqft, your land plot shd be quite big.. ie this is quite an atas house.

    But... all your ceiling heights are unusually low, lower than HDB substantially. Are u sure you want to proceed with this design? 

    Low ceiling heights feel much hotter, and for the attic floor which is your master rm, will require substantially bigger cooling power. Also rooms that gets the afternoon sun. 

    For me.. i agar at 70btu per sqft to be able to get that instant freeze feeling.

     

     

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    URA envelope and attic guidelines require 1 end to be a 45 degree slope towards the spring line.

    If this area was designed as another roof terr, the usable space is maximised. The middle portion between the front and back roof terr might as well do a rc flat roof since the resultant area may be too small to justify getting a steel roof subcon in, in terms of shop drawings n mobilisation time. After CSC, add a steel ladder to access this upper roof terr. Can even put veggie farm up there. 

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    10 hours ago, leechaorui said:

    The land is slightly more than 6000 sqft.  The house in front of me has rebuilt into a pair of semi detached and they don't seem to be wider than 16m.  Just thinking whether an appeal would help when the it is just short of the minimum frontage by about merely half a metre

    There are many examples of odd shaped lots that were successfully sub divided. I believe the criteria is not so much the frontage width, but the physical building cannot be less than 6m wide. If somehow, u can reorientate the structure to have min 6m each, it can be accomodated.

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    There is no GFA limit for landed properties, which is limited by the envelope boundaries.

    However, the original developer that sub divided the area into multiple plots have to pay Development Charges to enhance the land from the original baseline GFA to the proposed GFA. DC rates are typically half the market land psf, not a small sum. 

    As such, the original developer will not attempt to build to the max envelope, since the selling price for landed is typically based on land psf. 

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    The text on the drawing suggest that the architect was trying to comply with attic guideline which says...

    An attic is an incidental space that may be allowed within the permissible two-storey and three-storey envelopes respectively. Where roof terraces are proposed on attic roofs, they shall be located at least 3m below the top extent of the permissible building envelope to ensure future coverings by homeowners remain within the overall building envelope. Roofs with less than 3m below the top extent of the permissible building envelope shall be proposed as RC flat roofs that are non-accessible except for maintenance purposes

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    Is best to have a seperate pedestrian gate if space allows. Open close for every human traffic is heavy wear and tear on the mechanism. The weight of the gate is increased by extra framing. If the human gate is accidently left open when bifold gate is activated, there will be a very interesting conversation in the household. Anyway if power failure, the mechanism have a manual bypass key to allow manual operation of gate.

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    If planning a recon, i suggest this method of construction.

    The normal method is to dig a trench to lay the formwork for the ground beams. Then use the soil + vapour barrier plastic as the rough formwork for the bottom of ground slab. Avoid soil touching the ground slab. Leave a void between soil and ground slab by using bondek formwork. Many traditional tropical houses are built on stilts for similar reasons. Avoid termites and moisture issues.

  17. Posted

    1 hour ago, Topline said:

    I have been told my place has a high water table. So I’m thinking of alternatives to marble for the first floor since marble is more porous... I’m considering those tiles that look like marble but are not. Think they are just homogeneous tiles... that should deal with the high water table issue, I hope.

    For my patio and car park porch, I was considering the grey tiles in the photo of the car porch above. But with a high water table, I don’t know... any suggestions?

    Are u doing rebuilding or a&a?

    High water table is not a trival matter. Casted the ground slab?

  19. Posted

    Use just 1 DB box. If **** happens, u run to just 1 place to troubleshoot. U maybe familar with troubleahooting, other family members may not.

    Use tracklights instead of 6inch led downlights. Downlights require testpen to change the driver. If not familar with testpen, each swap is a $40 handiman charge. Tracklights are just plug n play connection. E27 holders on tracklights even better.

    Cove lighting is mood lighting and can rarely be used as general lighting. Strip LED lumen output is abt 3x lower than fluorescent extra bright tubes. U will need multiple rows of strip to get the same fluorescent tube effect.

    Plan your wifi router location properly and wire up that location. Cat 7 cables makes a big difference if u are a gamer and 1ms latency is critical. Cat7 has a length limitation, so siting yr data Patch panel location is also crucial.

    When buying china stuff from Taobao, avoid the cheaper no brand stuff. NVC and OPPLE are  serious china brands with more selection than Philips. 

    If u use SP wholesale electric price plan, solar panels will never breakeven financially. 

    Car porch. .. put tracklights and light up your parked car as if its a motorshow event. Cater for some E27 holders and install those smart bulbs with candle flame features. Yr carporch can either be a disco or a campfire for your neighbour entertainment.

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