I have to agree with not attaching decking directly to an alfresco slab. The moisture trapped within it over time will shorten its lifespan and you will be ripping it…

There are standards and tolerances in the Building Code relevant to the state you are building in that covers masonry defects. Have a surf around the net and get a…

Big thanks to H1 Admin for changing the Post Thread edit limit for me. All of the Pics are now back in place.
Enjoy.

So I'm going thru and updating my Pics for this thread seeing Photo (suck) Bucket decided to start charging for 3rd party usage. Stay tuned and it will all be…

The Cut and Fill method of building sometimes results in large amounts of retaining to be completed after construction. Looking at the pics you have supplied, I can see your…

Thomson Landscape supplies
http://thomsonls.com/

Seeing it's the narrow side of the house which doesn't see a great deal of traffic, I'm planing to use 20mm blue gravel the same as I did around the…

Used the left over pavers and made a stepping stone path from the laundry door to the back yard

Thanks,
No I didn't run the whacker over them after laying them. They were freshly made pavers (wet cast less than a week old) so didn't want to risk breaking any…

Laying the paving is not the hard part. Prepping the site is the back braking part and setting the levels for the sand screed is the most important part to…

Thanks cat, I'm really happy with the way it turned out. Its given us a further 45sqm of usable area which is fantastic.

The completed product.

and here is the transition from paving to side lawn.
It rained today and I'm happy to report my drainage works and the water all runs towards the drains.…

All cutting done and it's had a good scrub all over. Just waiting for it to dry a bit more before sweeping in the pave-lock sand and then its onto…

All smiles so far. They are going down pretty good.

Almost ready for the pavers to go down

Roadbase done, time for compacting

When I first started my landscaping I had them dump my supplies as it was easier but this time I needed to keep some level of control and neatness of…

Excavation complete

Drainage roughed in

and my Road Base turned up

Big day yesterday
Before

After.
A little bit more to go then its onto the roadbase and compacting

After what seems like an eternity, (a change of jobs, and lack of funds will do that to you) I have finally scraped together enough to finish off the long…

Sorry yes Box Gutter. I have one at the front of my house and it has been nothing but trouble. Flooded the main bedroom twice now.

If your build includes a box drain then change your design. Avoid box drains at all costs.

Before

After

Give this a go.
https://say.telstra.com.au/customer/gen ... -equipment

whichever wall you decide to build, the number 1 golden rule is to ensure there is sufficient drainage behind the wall. Most retaining walls fail due to poor or failed…

Cheers thanks.
A couple changes since that original photo was taken.
I built a couple planter boxes for along the fence line to screen the air cond from the street
All of…

Gots some pics you can post? And some dimensions of your space.

No probs Zarinafly, I'm glad my post was helpful.

Cheers thanks.
Hope my contribution to this forum helps a few people along the way.