Hi there,
I am contemplating planting a row of mop top robinias along the fenceline down the side of my house (street facing).
The position will be above a retaining wall, between…

Hi there,
We have a stone retaining wall along the side of our house and we need to build a fence on top of it.
Our building and siting rules stipulate that…

thanks for your input guys. we've gone with limed white on walls & limed white 1/4 on doors & trims.

We are building a new home (single storey, 2.7m ceiling, good light) and are going with dark bamboo flooring in 'brown sugar'.
And for wet areas grey tiles on floor and…

tinskter - thanks for the pics.
Can I just ask what colour you used on your ceilings?

Hi tinkster
are you able to post any pics of the limed white (full strength) walls pls?

We are building a new home (single storey, 2.7m ceiling, good light) and are going with dark bamboo flooring in 'brown sugar'.
And for wet areas grey tiles on floor and…

Thanks kyton. that's been my thinking also. hope it works!

Hi there,
We're building a new kitchen and are considering doing the overhead (6) cupboards in laminex peacock (high gloss) and all other cupboards in white.
Trouble is, we're also getting…

ooh thanks for the samples - makes it so much easier to visualise!
I think we still like the 1st of the 2 samples colour combo the best, also prefer ironstone…

Oh really? But if a dune fascia is sandwiched between an ironstone roof and ironstone cladding then won't it look strange?

well last night i got thinking..what if we do this:
roof, gutter & fascia: CB ironstone
cladding: CB dune
render: CB dune
garage: ironstone
windows: either black or monument
just to give the facade another dimension....what…

Thanks Michelle, have emailed you the elevation.
Ta.

Hi there,
I'm building a house and really struggling with choosing a render colour for the front entry. That's the only bit that will be rendered, rest of the facade will…

hi,
thanks for the feedback. luckily for us it's not too late.
we were put off BLD simply by the behaviour of the sales person. he was obnoxious and totally…

Well the place we are living in now has pretty high ceilings - that is 2700mm in living lounge areas and 3000mm in the master bedroom. The sliding doors and…

the designer/draftperson said that it may or may not look weird - he's not sure.
the $12k extra for ceiling height is for single storey only, that too for house size…

Including changes to doors or windows? or not?

Hi guys,
just reviving this thread from a Canberra perspective. We have been quoted $12,000 to raise ceiling to 2700mm in an 18.6 square house. Can anyone pls advise if…

Hi guys,
We are building in Canberra and are unsure as to whether we should spend $12k on 2700 raised ceilings.
Do you think NOT having raised ceilings will be a disadvantage…

Hi Mrs B + Southies,
I'm also considering putting a window splashback behind a gas stove.
Some people are saying that cleaning it is a nightmare and may scratch the glass.…

Hi Guys,
Has anyone built with BLD homes? If you have had any experience with them I'd love to know about it! I am considering them for the MIAMI design (display…

seriously? 1 yr for a single storey home? wow!

Hi,
I'm thinking about building with GoldRuby.
Can anyone please share their recent experience with GoldRuby homes?
I have seen the homes and am comfortable with the quality of finish etc but am…