What to consider to perfect your rural home designs

If you’ve thought about packing up, getting away from the city and trying the rural lifestyle, you’re probably looking forward to a bit more relaxation. A slower-paced lifestyle where you have time to do the things you want to. But is it really as simple as just finding a builder with great rural home designs and moving in?

Well, with the right builders, it can be. However, there are a few things you should consider about rural home designs. They’re a little different than city homes, so you need to plan accordingly. Here’s what you need to know.

House orientation

Rural living provides a comfortable, relaxing lifestyle for you and your family to enjoy. But you certainly won’t get to enjoy it as much if you build your home with the wrong orientation. Rural home designs in particular should always have the main living areas facing north. This is because it’s the best way to get maximum natural sunlight during the day.

By positioning your house correctly, your home benefits from natural light and warmth for the long part of the day. This means less that you need to use cooling and heating systems, and also reduces the use of lights. So, not only do you get beautiful natural light flooding your home, but you also benefit from lower energy costs.

Design for your lifestyle

What stage of life are you at? A growing family with young kids? Looking to retire and enjoy life a bit more? Whatever stage you’re at, you should plan accordingly. For many people, a move to the country also represents an opportunity to build their dream home. You might only get that chance once in a lifetime, so you want to get it right.

If you’ve got kids, make sure there is plenty of room to safely enjoy the outdoors. You’ll also want enough rooms to accommodate your growing family. But if you’re looking to settle down and retire, your home needs to be suitable for now and the future. Ensure you have level access because while you may not need it now, think about whether you want to be climbing stairs every day in another 20 years.

Bushfire zone and wind ratings

While living in rural areas gives you an incredible lifestyle, there are certain risks involved that you won’t get in the city. Bushfires are one of those threats, and high winds are another. When you build an acreage home on a rural property, a Bushfire Attack Level assessment needs to be done first. This is to assess the likelihood of a bushfire encroaching onto your property and can inform the types of materials you use to build the home. Naturally, you should always use fireproofing materials wherever possible when building on a rural property.

You can also run into some issues if your home is to be built in a very open area, or on a high land level. This increases the amount of wind you’re likely to encounter, and again changes how you build the home. Additional bracing may be required, and while it’s never a bad idea to have a stronger home, it may increase the building costs.

Outdoor dining

Just as we mentioned that house orientation is important for natural light, you may also want to consider your outdoor dining area. Ideally, this should be shielded from the wind wherever possible. So, if you know that the majority of wind comes from one direction, try to have your outdoor entertaining area on the other side of the house. This blocks the wind from running your outdoor dinners.

You can also decide which side you want the alfresco dining area in terms of sunlight. Do you want more sun during the day, or would you prefer to get more late afternoon sun? Ultimately, the choice is yours!

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What to consider to perfect your rural home designs

House orientation

Design for your lifestyle

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