After 3 years in our Cottage I have nothing much to add to the Tips and Reviews covered earlier in this blog but recently a "biggie" emerged which I wish…

Hi Felicity,
Great to hear from you again, I see that there is to be an addition to your household , congratulations.
If you are talking about our plantation shutters, we…

We are loving it Sammy, around our area its very quiet and most home owners take care of their property. Just about anything you may need is within fairly close…

I am retired deeps and have too much time on my hands..

Hi Sammy, we also built in Banksia Grove two years ago and went through Aussie Living. We found them to be very good but I think that all the main…

Thanks Hootie, I don't profess to know or be able to answer everything but I now have the benefit of experience. If there is anything you want to discuss in…

Well, here we are two years and a couple of months since we moved into our new home and while we are happy with the end result, hindsight obviously provides…

Wow, what a nightmare +Tbrown2012. Had morning tea with your parents and they told us all about "The Incidents" and the aggressive attitude of the builders which has clearly made…

Hi turtleschell,
I found the hardest thing about "after handover" finishing off is the coordination of the tradies to do the flooring, tiling, painting etc given the inability of most building…

No doubt about it, with hindsight you have 20/20 vision.
Open plan makes the whole house seem much bigger and is perfect for a smaller house although for families with…

Thanks, I sincerely appreciate the feedback.
Good luck with your build, my comments to cupcake remain relevant.
I know Burns Beach well and it looks like you have a great position in…

Thanks cupcakes, I am really happy that someone can benefit from my journey. I see yours is about to start so Good Luck and I hope that everything goes according…

After a year in our newly built house it is a good time for reflection on the "hits and misses" we have encountered since handover. While we are generally happy…

We are in the final stages before signing a contract to build our new home, we signed off a proposed plan and paid $2k deposit for the working drawings to…

I got our first proper account from Synergy since the installation of the 2.1 kw solar system and I was pleasantly surprised. We have used the air conditioning (evap) extensively…

Wow, the storm certainly did some damage, hopefully insurance should cover the necessary repairs but it still is upsetting when something like this happens, not to mention the irritation and…

Congratulations on your forthcoming wedding, I am sure it will be a fantastic day filled with wonderful memories. Good luck to you and your OH on the beginning of this…

I have had the lawn checked... no beetles, bugs or fungus, what happened remains a mystery.
Thinking back however I remember that a few days before disaster struck, the neighbours…

Thanks ShdowKat, I definitely will try some Coopex and hope it works. I think its called the African Black Beetle and its a major pest in Australia. I hadn't thought…

About three months ago, almost overnight, the beautiful lush green Palmetto grass in my property went patchy and looked as though it was dead. A strange thing is that the…

We love the new addition to our home, its a sliding security door, the sheer stainless steel mesh kind, not the aluminum diamond style screen. It is almost invisible when…

Congratulations fmac, I couldn't be happier for you and your OH.
Cant help with the clubs but my daughter had her reception at Bell's, near the bell tower on Barrack…

Well after much research, most of which I didn't understand, our solar system is up and running and earned me $4.20 in the first two days, in addition my meter…