Would it be bad if there was no laundry sink.
Just about to start a bathroom and laundry reno and I am thinking of just leaving out the sink in the…

I am looking for some layout advice for our bathroom, laundry, toilet and storage room.
We were initially going to do a large extension and renovation to this house, but we…

We are currently getting quotes for a very large extension. The house at the moment has (ugly) brick exterior which we plan to render. At the moment the house is…

I was worried about loosing bench space too. I put the microwave above the oven to get it off the bench... (I guess poeple factor that in when designing their…

ah that looks great!!
To go into the roof like that.. Is it much more costly? …

Yes, thats the probelm I think we are facing... Thats why I dont know what to do with the guttering... Obviously thats where the guttering…

I prefer wall ovens to under bench any day!
When we had our kitchen done we had a wall oven put in. Its great!

Cant wait for photos either.. love following peoples projects!

Thanks so much for your help..
Heres a rough drawing of what we would like...
Let me know if you cant see it properly. I'ld like the gable to be 4x4 or…

At the moment we are with aussie. But I got our aussie lender to find us another one.. and now we are going with commonwealth.. which is what I actually…

We want to build a large pergola out the back.
I did want a gable, but it was explained to me that you cant make them water tight as when…

Sorry to hear that! That would upset me!!
What a bugger of a thing to happen!!! Gosh you would think that they would be ok…

Well I am happy to say that I actually got a valuation figure back from the bank! And it was for exactly…

Looks great! You have done a great job!

Hi, great thread!!
We bought our first home in Regents Park - Browns Plains area. Been in it for a little over…

I can see what you mean. But I guess if you can save money in some ways, I guess it can help. We have some relatives that can do some…

Great, thanks for all that...
Only had the valuation done today... so I dont know what the result is yet. And by reading…

Can any one tell me if there is a difference between a bank valuating your house as apposed to a professional house valuation?? …

The spot where I want to plant the bamboo is down the side of the house where the clothes line is. (clumping of course..)
There is a space between the concrete…

I have an unhealthy obsession with bamboo.
I have a few different types in pots. My…

Just looked Zephyranthes up on wikipedia. They have pic there and thats the flower!!
Thanks!!
(although, I must say that it looks very simular…

I had a good dig around. Maybe the bulb is down further...
The ground is soooo hard there... Going to fix that area up in the new year... Want to…

The ground was rock hard!
When I dug it up, I couldnt find anything... no bulbs or roots!! Thats why I think I killed it....

It does look a lot like Fu Manchu's pic.
I dug it up and put it in a pot.. but I've prob killed it

Great! Thanks

Can anyone please tell me what this flower is
I found it growing among the weeds at the side of the house...
Just wondering if I…

yeah, but it will never crack when the earth moves... If a car hits it, bricks wont go flying everywhere... Or if…

ummm..
I think it was something like $200 - $300 a meter. But depends on which type of wall you want. I think there are 3 different types. We got traditional.…

yes..
the wall panels are a fibre cement/polystyrene composite sandwich panel
This page has the specifications..
http://www.modularwalls.com.au/specs_gardenspecs.shtml
Its suppose to be pretty strong stuff and good for sound proofing. Which is…

Actually no brick, its this new product...
The company that put it up is called modular wall system. Its panels and posts and takes no time at all to put it…