How to Use Wood and Concrete to Construct a Building

If you want to maximise on your custom home build, it is advisable to be hands-on with the design process. Contributing ideas to your architects and new home builders goes a long way in ensuring that your dream home will match your vision. Moreover, you also get the chance to include features and elements that suit your personal needs while boosting the value of your property. Nonetheless, if you have never engaged in custom home building, you may be unaware of what design elements will be excellent additions to your house. This article lists a few creative design ideas that you can incorporate into your custom home build. 

Dual-flush toilets 

If limiting your environmental footprint is important to you, it is essential to deliberate on how to conserve water in your new home build. Moreover, with the drought that is progressively ravaging Australia, it is crucial for you to try to save this resource as much as you can. The toilet is one of the elements in your home that will use up a massive volume of water. And since you cannot limit your bowel movements, you should consider switching to dual-flush toilets, which provide you with two flushing solutions depending on the individual waste-matter.

A tankless water heater

Hot water is a necessary staple in every household. However, the availability of the hot water, as well as your electricity costs, are primarily dependent on the type of heater that you install. Rather than leaning toward the traditional hot water tanks, you should look for the tankless variety. Tankless heaters are steadily becoming a popular choice among homeowners since they heat the water as it passes through the heater, which means you will always have hot water whenever you demand it.

Secondly, since tankless heaters only heat the specific amount of water you need for your shower, you get to save on costs since you will not have to keep it on for a long duration like its hot water tank counterpart. As a bonus, you never have to worry about running out of hot water when taking a shower!

Indoor-outdoor living

Australia's temperate climate provides perfect weather conditions for a majority of the year. Thus, most homeowners want to make the most of the alfresco lifestyle by constructing an exterior living area. Another great idea you can consider for your new home build is facilitating indoor-outdoor living by installing French doors or bi-fold doors that can open up an entire wall to the outdoors.