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Just like a timber framed house.

Because it’s the simplest thing to do!

Not getting ratty - just annoying when people who don’t know what they’re talking about post rubbish! The only thing wrong with the single block wall between the garage and house is heat loss - FR is not an issue through a solid block wall.

No you didn’t - you said “Fyi wall needs to be thicker for fire reasons around the garage” which is rubbish - fyi!

A much better response to the site - however you’d need to see how your accommodation fits in. Put the bins to the back - have a couple of parking spaces to the front and be able to turn on the site.

FF. No need for a cavity wall to run front to back through the house. Need a bigger hot press. Look at the section in relation to the roof and how it works over the front bay window - should be ok. Cavity walls look a wee bit narrow - looking at 170mm cavity nowadays for good thermal efficiency. Other than the above it looks ok.

GF. Need to thermally separate the garage - the cavity wall needs to completely enclose the garage including the door access. You don’t need a step at the door - ideally yes - but other options are available. Need at least the width of the staircase at the bottom of the staircase. Garage front piers are too short. Steel work across the back is a bit of a design flaw. GF WC is not wide enough. Other than the above it should work.

Sometime I despair at the sh*t written on this forum!

Yep…..the wall around the garage needs to be at least oh I’d say about 10 feet thick……FFS!

Good idea….I think you might need one for each bedroom plus another couple just in case there are any visitors to the house…..oh and don’t forget a space or two for disabled drivers and electric vehicles……FFS!

Why have you shown a cavity wall through the FF plan?

Maybe not both doors on either side wide open, but you'd be able to manoeuvre a car in that space and get the driver's door open for exit. It will be as tight as a gnat’s chuff - so tight that it becomes almost unusable.

You won’t get a car (with open doors) into that garage.

Kitchen/Dining/Living

Get rid of the garage. Flat roof over the back bit. K/D/L along RHS front to back.

Then why have you employed an “architect” to design your house and then asked a bunch of strangers to help you re-design the windows. It’s like having a dog and barking yourself.

Why on earth would you go to the expense of providing a protected staircase where the simplicity of an EEW exists.

I’m presuming your SE has two things on his or her mind: 1. The foundation is asymmetrically loaded. 2. He doesn’t want to get sued if shit hits the fan.

I think you don’t like the way the cladding interacts with the brick - and I agree. It needs rationalising. Also you’re using too many different materials-it’s becoming too fussy for want of a better word. Plus the garage looks tacked on the end-it’s needs to be more integrated into the overall design. Watch this space!

Too much brown.

And more rubbish.

Rubbish.

Rubbish.

Thanks for sharing. You learn something new every day.