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10 years10 yearsbeccbecc posted:
Screening plants.....

Callistemon "great balls of fire"?

10 years10 yearsbeccbecc posted:
Cost and design a secure carport.

Hoping someone can give me some ideas about a carport. We would like to add a carport at the back of our drive through garage. We already have the slab…

10 years10 yearsbeccbecc posted:
Ovens with Proofing Function

To proof, I have just been warming up my oven for a couple of minutes, turning it off then sitting dough in a just warm oven. Works a treat.

10 years10 yearsbeccbecc posted:
Coral Homes - Cant decide which is better Marcoola or Strad

Can you see into the toilet from the front door on the rhs plan? Do you have to use coral? Plans for acreage style houses might suit better. IMHO, an…

10 years10 yearsbeccbecc posted:
Power Pole on the Street

Our neighbours were quoted by power company $10k to move a power pole to other side of their driveway :/

10 years10 yearsbeccbecc posted:
Floor Plan feedback please

To increase ventilation why not just join pantry and laundry into one space. Might be able to get rid of the door in the hallway. Separate bench tops/ areas by…

10 years10 yearsbeccbecc posted:
Accenting a wall with a door(to a linen cupboard) ? Painting

Could you change the door to a timber door with opaque glass features? Paint the wall around it with the darker paint. It might make it look like the door…

10 years10 yearsbeccbecc posted:
Greys next to orange brick - colour advice

Could you paint the bricks?

11 years11 yearsbeccbecc posted:
Getting A Tradie

I am a tradies wife so I can give another view. He is a maintenance plumber, owns his own business. He does a great job and relies mainly on word…

11 years11 yearsbeccbecc posted:
Do you use your theatre?

Our plan is very similar to yours. We put extra garage storage instead of study. We put double doors in the hallway to cut sound between kids lounge and living…

11 years11 yearsbeccbecc posted:
Getting Pool or Spa

We are also still trying to decide whether to put in a pool. Do you think they add value to your house? If we decide to sell I think it…

11 years11 yearsbeccbecc posted:
Tools are rusting!

"Inox" apparently. So other half tells me anyway. Hardwares sell it.

11 years11 yearsbeccbecc posted:
Bar Stool Help

A friend had the white ones you are looking at. Just got rid of them for a few reasons. One: the base of stool was always covered in dust or…

11 years11 yearsbeccbecc posted:
Double doors - how to top latch when they are extra tall

Ok, not up with terminology either. We have passageway doors like this. Our builder has screwed in small "plates" on the top surround of doorway. These have an indent. Then…

11 years11 yearsbeccbecc posted:
Skating lounges!

No, just wood on wooden floors, with rubber mat between. What sort of protectors would I use, and where do I get them?? Thanks.

11 years11 yearsbeccbecc posted:
Skating lounges!

Has anyone got any tips on how to stop our lounges skating around on the wooden floors. It's driving us crazy! Our lounges have wooden legs, we are currently using…

11 years11 yearsbeccbecc posted:
Can anyone tell me what tree this is?

Looks a bit like a fig tree. If so, you need to watch for roots growing into your water pipes.

11 years11 yearsbeccbecc posted:
Whats your Biggest hate in New building plans

While having a sticky beak on domain, I saw an ensuite with 2 toilets. One either side of the clear glass shower. Eeeewwwwwww.

11 years11 yearsbeccbecc posted:
Which oven position?

I went for 2b myself for two reasons.
1. More drawers.
2. Cannot stand the heat from the oven as I am cooking on the cooktop. Especially in summer. Even if…

11 years11 yearsbeccbecc posted:
Open plan renovation! Layout HELP!!!

I hear you. We ended up going a square table but used 6 chairs instead of 8. Chairs fit nicely under table this way, whereas with 8 chairs they had…

11 years11 yearsbeccbecc posted:
Open plan renovation! Layout HELP!!!

Have you thought of incorporating the dining table into the island. Have seen it done in some displays. The table part is generally lower than the bench part, if that…

11 years11 yearsbeccbecc posted:
Cleaning around FREE standing baths ??

The flexible drain hose makes it easy to move bath to clean behind. I must confess only do this occasionally as you can't see behind the bath. I think it's…

11 years11 yearsbeccbecc posted:
Exterior colours dilemma

Dune appears to be more of an earthy tone to me, not really grey. Goes well with brown toned bricks. Wind spray is a truer grey IMHO. Windspray, surf mist…

11 years11 yearsbeccbecc posted:
Polished porcelain tiles for shower base?

We have had polished porcelain in two homes now with small kids. We have had no problems at all. Even with soap or shampoo the grip is good. Plus they…

11 years11 yearsbeccbecc posted:
Dark roofs

Just curious.... Does is then mean that a darker roof will mean less heating
needed during winter?

11 years11 yearsbeccbecc posted:
Banging noise in roof at night

Other half is a plumber. Says to turn your booster off at night- see if this makes a difference??

12 years12 yearsbeccbecc posted:
Digging into rock close to house?

Has anyone had problems digging into rock near their house? We are on bearers and joists, and looking at putting in a pool. We know there is rock, we found…

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