Thanks for the suggestion LittleWing, I had been leaning towards a lighter grey (of some description) for that very reason..... now just to work out what the difference between a…

Ok so I've been in my house for a while now and have come to the decision that i can't keep putting off painting the walls. The problem is…

Ahh I was wondering if that might have been part of the problem Fu....It's good to know that it looks like a relatively easy fix in the short term....I look…

Nope I don't have any pets at all.

there's not really any evenness to the patches, but you're right they're quite rectangular. I'm wondering whether or not these may have been from the bottom of the pallet…

I had some turf laid around a week ago and although I've been following the instructions that the landscaper gave me there appear to be a number of brown spot…

I'm looking to lay my shed slab in a couple of weeks. The slab is only going to be around 3.5m x 3.5m and it's been suggested that i…

I've been looking at getting the paving done for my backyard. Now i know i'll need to remove some soil prior to bringing in the builders sand base layer…

I've been looking at getting the paving done for my backyard. Now i know i'll need to remove some soil prior to bringing in the builders sand base layer…

Thanks for the suggestions Kek. I'd thought about putting the patio down the side of the house for the same reason as you suggested, however in the end i…

Thanks for the advice Fu, i hadn't even thought about having a look at kings park & the Zoo....

I've looked through the stickies and am intending on going to the next great gardens seminar (i think the next one near me is in february) and am building in…

calling all you landscaping guru's out there, i'm building a house and have no idea what to do with the landscaping. I would appreciate any suggestions or ideas you…

My CLO's was normally pretty spot on with the updates and it's been quite a pleasant experience with them, it's just that i had to laugh about the update this…

I tend to think that the client liason officers have a preprogrammed set of updates to send out. Mine has just told me that the roof carpentry is due…

thankyou that's a great help

do you mind if i ask how much you were quoted for the garage door, or was it part of the contract?

Well it's only taken nearly 6 weeks but my brickies finally finished..

Don't get me wrong i'm happy with the external brickworks, looks to be quite a good job, but i know most people are generally finished around 3 weeks so i…

I think i must have the slowest bricklayer in the world building my house.....the bricklaying started on the 9th November and it still isn't finished.....Is this normally how long it…

In the interest of balance......I'm building through them at the moment and my sales guy has been quite good in keeping me in the loop. The only issue I've…

It's where they connect the mains power to the house for use with underground power

one option for you to consider would be for you to move into the property for a small period of time which clears up any main residence questions. If…

If you don't currently own any other properties that you are using as your main residence you may be able to nominate the property you're building as your main residence…

If your going to share with strangers it's important to have a clear set of rules as to how things will operate ie. what they will and not have to…

Hi Everyone, I'm building a house with the Homebuyers Centre and was just wondering from other people who built with them as to how long it took for HBC to…