I've never heard about those air circulation systems, I might look into them.
When we did our aircon plans we were concerned about it being difficult to heat such a…

Jane do you mean something like this?

Yes, brick construction is the standard method of construction in WA. For a long time it was cheaper than timber construction but in the last few years timber framed upper…

Yes the weather's not ideal. I hope the scaffolding outside helps keep at least some of the rain out.

The white set on the upper floor was finished this week.

Success is much better for freeway access. The other suburbs will take you so much longer to drive anywhere.
However if you're building in Perth at the moment I would recommend…

Congratulations! You must be very excited since your build has gone so fast and smoothly and you have a wonderful home

This week we had the upper floor plaster float done. There's quite a bit of drywall going in as well, so there are still a few bare walls.

You should be very pleased, it looks fantastic!

I would advise anyone building a new home to have the wall painting done by the builder- that way it is covered by warranty if there are any problems. …

This is a great, compact plan only needs a few minor changes.
1) put laundry cabinets up against the back wall for better access
2) mirror the rear living room sliding door…

Yes lose the guest room entry, there's no need given the proximity of the main door to the guest room door.

I also agree with the flooring store guy

4x2 house approx 200m2. 2.7m ceilings in living area (2.4m elsewhere). Walls only (ceilings and doors by builder) $4000 Inc gst.

I agree about the double sink in the powder room. I would remove it and use the money elsewhere.

What a lovely detail! Have you chosen a name yet?

Very little work was done this week. The gables have been acrylic rendered so at least we can now see how the colour we chose looks on the house.

Your paint colour has come up really well, great choice!

We had a quiet week on site this week, possibly due to the wet weather. The plumber came back to fix some pipes that had been chased into the wrong…

The plant you're looking at is Agapanthus. They also grow well in WA as they have tuberous roots that hold moisture through dry spells.

The purple flowers in the photo look to me like Salvias.

You could also consider lavender as a waterwise alternative. There are so many beautiful new varieties around now.
If you…

Have you considered a dark aggregate with black tones? It will contrast beautifully with your red bricks and be more visually coherent with your dark elements. Plus I've seen…

I hope you haven't paid them yet. Tell them they'll be paid when it is constructed to plan. They'll still make a profit at that price.

First of all that's a beautiful fence! Is it timber?
In my opinion bamboo is not the right plant for this setting because it visually doesn't suit the house and…

What a great idea!

The roof and gutters went on this week. They also rendered some of the upper wall areas.

That's looking great, you're almost there!

That's looking great!

That actually looks quite okay. Once it's painted a light colour it will look even more spacious. I guess its probably more useful to have a lot of bench space…

How did your study turn out? It looked a little small on the plans so I am interested to hear it the dimensions worked out okay in real life. Are…