Thanks travelbug. My mum is a registered builder so we checked it thoroughly and it was advertised as granny flat and potential subdivision potential STCA. But now it looks a…

The building permits for the property are from the 1950's, they don't get included in the contract of sale, only anything from the last 7 or 10 years gets noted.

I am not sure if this is the right forum for this - but does anyone have any experience with purchasing a property that may have been built illegally?
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*purchased a…

An update on this just as perspective. I've contacted about five different companies. 2 mid-sized business doing flat pack kitchens as well as custom and they install. One got back…

Bloka - actually it looks quite good in that picture! perhaps that could work
kyton I'm not sure how expensive glass is. i've heard that it's really expensive

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We have just realised that our deck is too high to have wire balustrade which is disappointing but of course understandable. I'm not huge on vertical metal rods. Does…

oohh thanks Michelle, that is lovely! I will try it out

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I'm having trouble choosing the right colour for the trim (not windows) for our weatherboard home that we are renovating/extending at the moment. I loved Dulux Baltic on the…

looking amazing. Sucks about the bifold door. We are getting an entertainer door which is a bit smaller but I agree that you have to screen it otherwise it's useless,…

Unfortunately we can't do that because we just replaced the door and added a window to that wall so we'd have to change it again which would be too much…

Yep - I've marked it up here. The window is 1200 on that wall.

Unfortunately not, that's why the kitchen layout has been tricky for me. I think the island is the only way to get the extra bench space...

Hi CuttingEdgeKitchens. To make it a U would mean that the cupboards would use 1200 of the 1900 distance which leaves only 700 between island and fridge wall, which is…

we've only just started but I have to say that i wouldn't do a major reno for your first house. It's our first house but i have a family of…

good luck Kels! We should be getting planning permission any day now too!

Hi Strumer, yes that's what we will do. We are doing most of the renovation ourselves and I have a family of carpenters which makes this easy! thanks for the…

haha i wish. that program is called easy planner 3d. its' really great.
thanks for your help!

the 3d and the plan are from the same program. it's some kind of bug i think. The door opens towards the kitchen, same as the 3d. On the plan…

I'm going to get a small business cabinet maker to give me a quote and compare against ikea and bunnings but i think i'm going with the cabinet maker because…

gorgeous!! so much space!

like this:

I was thinking that too rocketship. The thing is, then the island bench would be in front of you when you walk in through the door. Does this seem weird…

Thanks Michelle. I went to Choices and had a look at the options available and think a solution dyed nylon is better. i did like the eco+ godfrey hirst range…

Hi CuttingEdgeKitchens
There is a problem with that though. The distance between the wall and the door is only 1900mm. So you would end up with 1300 between cupboards which I…

Thanks guys. It's a hard decision, I'm worried the space will be too open but I also don't want it to be closed off. I can also reduce the length…

My partner and I are renovating an old house and extending. The kitchen is staying in the same place but we have the option to keep an internal wall (it's…

I haven't done it but we are going with oil. I've been told by my family that it's better and they have been in the industry for 10-30 years

What kind of carpet should I buy? We are renovating our first home and my mum has suggested commercial carpet that she can get cheaply (she has a building company)…