Good point, Fu. But take a look at the bottom of the page: paid ads for fake turf. There is another disconnect here. LOL

Thanks for the replies! Chippy, could you PM me the companies that provide your quotes please? They are coming in 50% less than the one we got (recommended by builder)…

Reading through threads here and other forums it seems air con installers in Perth charge double what they do in the Eastern States.
Leaving aside the justice of this price gouging,…

To sveta;
Who did you go with? Are you happy and would you recommend them?

Fu was the one wearing a tinfoil hat to evade your excellent telepathy skills!

Flissfloss: I just got a quote from them - $4600 for 19m x 1.8m high. He said it could have been more if access was difficult/ground uneven, etc. For comparison,…

I think that's the max that it can grow under ideal conditions. In less ideal conditions, like in sun and with the heat of your pavers, it will only be…

Hi Southies,
What about Dichondra repens? I think its a good solution for your area.
Google gets a lot of info; this is from http://www.greengold.com.au/greengold/C ... hondra.htm
This is…

Hey stonecutter,
Are you planting that E. tereticornis, or was it growing on your property already?
They are rare and beautiful trees - if you have a mature one, that's great! Please…

You can do it yourself. Buy a bucket of "pitch" (that's what it looks like but is water miscible) from Bunnings and paint it on. The version to waterproof objects…

Thanks for the PM and the advice, honourable Fu!

I know I have - that's why I haven't gone ahead with their ideas!
What I would really like to do would be to install a native garden like they have…

Yeah, I know what its made from... but if its from recycled plastics, its not wasting fossil fuels.
And as for soil health... we have bare sand in our back yard…

I don't know anything about them, but am interested to learn how much they cost compared to a standard colourbond fence. Did you get a quote?

Thanks for the comments, everyone!
Fu, thanks also for the links: some good info there. Re your comment about lawns producing a heap of oxygen. That is true, but for every…

I see there are threads on various types of grass to grow but haven't seen any discussing artificial turf.
It seems to me that in Australia we have more pressing demands…

Not sure if you still need answers to your questions... but WRT renovating conjoined homes: the normal rules apply re getting council approval. You need to check in the roof…

I wouldn't mind having a home theatre big enough to have a 46' TV!
Mattwalker - re your comment that the Samsung…

But you have to admit, it would be one of a kind!
I would never have thought of purple as a colour to go with that wall colour but its…

Maybe it's the same, given I was having this amazing sunsets colours explained to me out sailing the other night and I as thinking.... hmm I can see some…

Thanks - it makes it a lot easier to visualise the colours - especially for those with not much colour sense...
Here is with a colour that is darker - not…

Hi - thanks to everyone for your suggestions! It really helps your "colourblind correspondent".
First, Michelle, you are right in that we thought it was a good idea to match the…

The dark colours on doors exposed to the west (esp) cause the doors to heat, and expand. Over time, this causes them to warp - and the builder does not…

Thanks for the prompt replies!
We have plenty of time for this - will probably do the repainting myself when we move in (next month - after 3.5 years!).
Mrs B…

Sorry if this is in the wrong forum, but this seems to be the place to come for colour suggestions. We selected a colour for the front door which seemed…

We too were pretty disappointed at the lack of chices available. This place has a good range and does custom doors - after we move in, we will get…

Over only a couple of years, we have gone from the stage where people like our former PM could claim to be a "climate sceptic" and not raise the…

Yeah, the Gates Trust is doing a great job. Too bad we don't have (new-money) philanthropists like that in Australia.
Back on topic - you think they would have made it…

Hi - first time poster.
Thought i would respond as we are building a 2 story house in Perth.
"Are building" is the operative term. We signed the contract in 2004. The…