I have moved from my 460 square metre block in Brunswick where we had an awesome vege patch and 4 lovely chooks that wandered around our beautifully green backyard. We…

Here's the result with your info .... maybe try it yourself with the latitude below and see if it works?
Latitude: 38° 0'S
Window Height: 3.50m
Ideal Eave Depth (from top…

Hmmm - I just tried it and it worked for me. It needs a little time after you've put in your country to come…

Try this ....
http://www.ecowho.com/tools/passive_sol ... ulator.php

Exciting photos! Can't believe it was dry underneath, after all that rain?

Nice one Annie. What state are you building in?

^^^ditto that!

And I would have thought that the builder would have asked you what you wanted to do with the soil before taking it away?

Seriously? Why is that Fu?

Hey, that's fantastic. Congratulations!! What a relief to finally see some action!

Why don't you get one of those blower things to blow the leaves away? My folks have one .... it's awesome to clean paved areas, pebbles areas etc. Don't know…

Pavers in pebbles rather than in grass?

Oh boy, what a big job you've got there! Nice block of land, and the flowers look pretty

It took 4 weeks for ours to be stamped ........... I truly do not understand what these people do with their time.

Closer ... thought we had a building permit last week, but instead we're back at council to ammend the planning permit 'cos I changed the size of some windows. Should…

Hey, great news about your site start!
I was thinking about your tree on the weekend - is it still standing? We had…

1.75% commission, excluding GST and advertising. I'd recommend our RE agent, Nelson Alexander over and over again. They were brilliant. And honest .....

Hi graceslick,
Just a couple of thoughts I had in relation to your concerns ....(not in any particular order!)
1. Why not leave the cats? We sold our house recently our cat…

Can you believe we've spent $6500 on fauna and flora reports etc, just to be told that we need to remove the weeds on our block?

Yeah, been there handmick ....still there actually, so understand your rant. However P.G. has surprised us and has been quite reasonable..... so far! He's coming out to look at some…

We're paying 1.75% commission + GST. This didn't include advertising ........
We were told by the agent that this was the rate he uses for family and friends - but I…

Hi Handmick,
I don't know anything about the tree root barriers, so can't help you there. I was just wondering though, why doesn't the 10/30 rule apply when your house is…

Yeah, I totally agree with somewoman. Great colors, and a big YES from me for the "possible rug" ..... gorgeous!

Beware too, daisyxs, that if you have over 0.4 hectares you are meant to get a permit to remove any native vegetation - this includes native grasses! Yes, talk to…

Good luck Soots, I'll be interested to hear the outcome. I thought if you had roller shutters you could have any window under it? We are going with Trend…

0.4 hectares is 4000 m2. Definately check with the local council, as suggested by Deemaree.

Good stuff J! I can't wait to see what happens next for you!

Looking great Soots! It's cold down here in Melb, so it must be freezing up there. Your block looks really lovely in that last photo, what a lovely house site.

I love granite. What's the feedback you had about caesarstone?

So Marclau, I still don't understand! Has the council refused your application for a planning permit? And if so, on what grounds?