i went through this dilemma myself.
Essentially engineered flooring is just that - engineered. it is cheaper (most of the time) than solid timber flooring. And you can get…

i have basically decided that the bigger the firebox the better. So i am going the Masport i9000 as it seems to have the biggest firebox in the sense…

i suppose if there was a standardised protocol for testing (i suspect there isn't)… then numbers can be comparable. a bit like fuel consumption figures for cars i suppose.…

can anyone explain the measurement of heat output in kW?
the numbers vary so wildly with different manufacturers I suspect they are measuring different things
for example : the masport I9000 has…

thanks for that
I did go to a bbq galores. the chap there told me that the Saxons were their top of the line' in terms of performance. not…

have to heat a significantly large area - open plan
I would say around 150sqm-200sqm
have looked into a few models of the largest insert heaters I can find
Masport i9000
Eureka Garnet
Lopi…

any owners of the masport i9000??? would love to hear some feedback from owners as we are planning to put one in. it is to be put in…

yeah. i was mindful of that. the thing doesn't fly very high and it was straight up and straight down on my block. no where near them.

deleted. not really wanting controversy!!!

minor update… though it seems we are getting somewhere…albeit slowly
concrete footings done approx 2 weeks ago
Bricks!!!!! though this is for the brick build up - before the slab goes…

20 odd minutes. it's pretty good one. buy an extra battery or 2 and you can get 1 hour flight time

yes. white ones. great little things. great photos.

no. it is a DJI phantom 3 professional!
I have more pics... but only minor progress. soooooooooooooooo slooooooooooooooooooowwwwwwwwwwwwwww

Nice pics courtesy of my new toy! More to come in coming weeks

here are some pics for fun of the surrounds.
Avon river
Other bits and pics
one of our dams
left view

earth works today.
the bunding material has been terraced. the back part of the hill (where all the trees were killed from)has been cut back to the final point now.…

earth works pics
much easier to see whats going on from hgh up! These are earlier pics of the earth works.

rainwater tank!
small bugger this one - only 380,000L

power run also eventually completed. power is live on site

ok
long time no update!
Been a lot of progress over the last several weeks. mainly still earthworks.
Watching the progress and the amont of work that goes into it makes me…

thanks nikki.
will drop in and have a look at the local one this weekend.

thanks..!
was looking for first hand experiences really. I have bought trees from arborwest and i found them great. they would deliver and plant them.
was wondering if anyone…

anyone has suggestions where to buy trees from? prefer larger ones… more like instant trees.. haha (not very patient)
Thinking of the deciduous trees… i like the aston martin idea...

thanks.. spent about 1.5 years getting to this point…
probably another 1.5 yrs before we are done!!

re brackets : don't think you will notice it after a while
infact i only notice these details when building. i struggle to recall the details of the house i…

Driveway is 250 m
Wouldnt bother raking that!!!

which builder are you going with?
where in lower chittering are you building?
is it acreage?

well… more progress!
The access track seems to have almost finished. looks like they have used the rock… because i can't see it piled up anywhere anymore!
I hope that it…

yup. shouldn't have to worry about firewood!! but would need to leave the wood a couple of years before using it i suppose.
Plenty of other dead…