Thanks for your suggestions.
I think you're certainly on to something moving the laundry next to the bathroom. Could then either remodel the kitchen where it is,…

Hi all,
We've had an investment property for a little while now, and we really need to do some work to it. We're thinking of putting in a new kitchen…

We've just had someone in to do our landscaping/paving, and while I am happy enough with the quality of their work, the irrigation is a point of contention.
In their quote…

We went with grey for our window frames. We have a very light grey internal paint/trim and grey/white tiles. The only exception is the front of the house…

I'm late into this thread, but we had exactly the same situation, same width block, northern facing...
We played around with the design forever! Looked at a pavilion style design,…

So went past after work last night and the pergola is nalf finished, theyve laid out the retaining wall out the back and the painters have finished. Woohoo!
Here's a…

So PCI was supposed to have been on Friday, but there is still a bit of work to be done so we put it back til this Friday.
Most…

We had our outdoor area on the side in our last home. We had a long open living area and double sliding doors that opened out to our paved…

No pics at the moment I'm afraid, but we're getting closer and closer... drove past this morning and the doors and windows have been stained and the garage door is…

I agree with cupcakes on this one. It will also depend whether you are having a freestanding, semi-integrated or integrated dishwasher as to how much impact the colour of…

A couple of quick updates for y'all. We're getting close now... and of next week we have a walk through with the SS. Flooring and plumbing etc should…

A call for opinions please. We'er into the last two days of tiling and need to make a decision about the grout colour for our ensuite feature wall. …

c'mon kols, we're all hanging out to see the pics your your awesome new abode!

If you were to do it all in one stretch it would probably only take about 2-3 days, but most builders need to stagger the process.
The kitchen carcass will be…

This is where we're up to with the build as of last weekend.
External (with my fancy door - I love it!)
and a view of the door from the inside
the cabinet…

Sorry I missed your post bluesteel, been pretty busy lately and haven't checked in much.
To answer your question, things have been going really well. We has some hiccups in…

I think jonas has done a cracking job using the space you have!
The only amendment I would make to that would be to squeeze in a 3-way bathroom rather than…

I went out there last night and they were still finishing it off so no photos unfortunately. I'll go over and take some on the weekend.
I did talk to…

Slab poured today!!!!!!
Progress, sweet progress at last!
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Putting up a floor plan or sketch would really help people visualise the area you have to work with and you'll probably get a much better response.

Thanks McLaren. To say that I'm keen to get this completed would be a massive understatement.
Don't forget while all this drama has unfolded I've been living in a 3x3m…

Ho...ly...crap....
I can't believe the last time I posted on this thread was September. We must have the slowest build in human history!
So the progress is that we have a…

That's my view on it too Stewie!
16.1.1 is (not quoted) variations due to issues with conducting work on site due to unforeseen difficulties such as groundwater. I'm not sure…

I know that feeling!
We've had:
To go to a second builder (cost reasons) after going all the way through design and selections with the first
Extended trouble with council (6 months of…

Our run of bad luck with this damn build continues, and we're not even out of the ground yet .
I had a call from…