YES Living private garden areas YES Element 15 and bedroom window at Manual window Window floor level in developer’s core winders are installed sills design, hence element required no at no higher additional specification Sills on ground (entry than 1100mm AFFL, if level) in living and Manual window winders installed above 1100mm AFFL they no higher than 1100mm AFFL bedrooms to motorised be no higher are Increased design flexibility (e.g. than 1000mm AFFL firmness for improve trafficablity Easy to clean finishes: vinyl, limited strength) for those with Window controls to be able marmoleum and bolon to be operated with one Less institutional (e.g. Bolon selected (carpet- look-vinyl) tiles. hand, and easy to reach of vinyl but to provide properties YES Easy to clean finishes: vinyl, YES Minimal tolerances Element 16 homely aesthetic of carpet tiles, and carpet tiles specified Flooring Increased capital cost (of in Minimal tolerances specified Direct stuck install for comparison to commercial carpet or Floor coverings to be firm firmer surface direct stuck install and dense vinyl) and even (trafficability) weave (carpets) for firmer surface Feature level transitions (trafficability and reduced Bolon flooring in bedrooms Hunter Project: element satisfied between abutting surfaces tracking of carpet) by default due to developer’s (a max vertical tolerance Carpet tiles specified to enable standard of 5mm, if rounded or full height glazing (local replacement if needed Window sills are at floor level bevelled) town planning requirement) or 300mm above FFL which Any transition strips required allow views out to the
Element 15 Window sills Sills on ground (entry level) in living and bedrooms to be no higher than 1000mm AFFL Window controls to be able to be operated with one hand, and easy to reach Element 16 Flooring Floor coverings to be firm and even Feature level transitions between abutting surfaces (a max vertical tolerance of 5mm, if rounded or bevelled) YES YES Living and bedroom window at floor level in developer’s core design, hence element required no additional specification Manual window winders installed no higher than 1100mm AFFL YES YES Easy to clean finishes: vinyl, tiles, and carpet tiles Minimal tolerances specified direct stuck install and dense weave (carpets) for firmer surface (trafficability and reduced tracking of carpet) Carpet tiles specified to enable replacement if needed Any transition strips required Window sills are at floor level or 300mm above FFL which allow views out to the private garden areas Manual window winders are installed at no higher than 1100mm AFFL, if above 1100mm AFFL they are motorised Easy to clean finishes: vinyl, marmoleum and bolon (carpet- look-vinyl) tiles. Minimal tolerances specified Direct stuck install for firmer surface (trafficability) Bolon flooring in bedrooms Increased design flexibility (e.g. firmness for improve trafficablity for those with limited strength) Less institutional (e.g. Bolon selected to provide properties of vinyl but homely aesthetic of carpet Increased capital cost (of in comparison to commercial carpet or vinyl) Hunter Project: element satisfied by default due to developer’s standard full height glazing (local town planning requirement)
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