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Joined 10 August 2009
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14 years14 yearsPiper+1Piper+1 posted:
Alfresco slab drainage - builder's responsibility??

I have an alfresco area off my family room - the alfresco is open on three sides. Every time it rains (and admittedly, it has rained a lot since I…

14 years14 yearsPiper+1Piper+1 posted:
Help with ideas for front garden

My garage is on the left, there's a gap between the two buildings and the other car you can see is my neighbour's.
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14 years14 yearsPiper+1Piper+1 posted:
Help with ideas for front garden

They're both mine - one is for drinking water and the other is for recycled water (the whole estate has a recycling water system).
The taps are pretty ugly actually.. I'm…

14 years14 yearsPiper+1Piper+1 posted:
Help with ideas for front garden

Thanks both... mecha-wombat I've googled a lot of the plants you suggested and some I like, some I don't :)
I'm not sure about the dry river…

14 years14 yearsPiper+1Piper+1 posted:
Help with ideas for front garden

Hi all,
I'm just trying to decide what to do with my front garden. It's going to have to be a DIY job because funds are a bit tight at the…

14 years14 yearsPiper+1Piper+1 posted:
Urgent - Recommend a fencer for Craigieburn (Highlands)...??

Thanks for that... I've given them a call, I'll see how I go.
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14 years14 yearsPiper+1Piper+1 posted:
Piper's House - Handover done!! Now the real work begins!!

Just a quick post today...
I'M IN!!!! ::lol::
Frantically moving boxes, unpacking things, getting organised, arguing with my fencer (see my urgent post requesting details for…

14 years14 yearsPiper+1Piper+1 posted:
Urgent - Recommend a fencer for Craigieburn (Highlands)...??

Hi all,
My unreliable fencer has cancelled on me at the absolute last minute (actually, a few days beyond the last minute ::angry:: ) and I'm…

14 years14 yearsPiper+1Piper+1 posted:
Piper's House - Handover done!! Now the real work begins!!

Looks like next Friday, assuming my bank gets it's act into gear and makes the final payment. :)

14 years14 yearsPiper+1Piper+1 posted:
Piper's House - Handover done!! Now the real work begins!!

A quick post in case anyone is still reading this.. just had my pre-handover inspection and everything is pretty much perfect!!! A few paint touch ups, a couple of things…

14 years14 yearsPiper+1Piper+1 posted:
Piper's House - Handover done!! Now the real work begins!!

Brown - surprise, surprise :)
A lightish beige-y/brown actually so it should tie in nicely with the walls/tiles.
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14 years14 yearsPiper+1Piper+1 posted:
Piper's House - Handover done!! Now the real work begins!!

ARGH!!! I'd forgotten about all of that :)

14 years14 yearsPiper+1Piper+1 posted:
Piper's House - Handover done!! Now the real work begins!!

Thank you :D
Now I'm just trying to pick the colour of my driveway... going for a stencil pattern, and I want something light.... hmmmmm will…

14 years14 yearsPiper+1Piper+1 posted:
Piper's House - Handover done!! Now the real work begins!!

I've been a bit slack of late - posting photos that is. And the photos I'm about to post, even though they were taken this morning, are already out of…

14 years14 yearsPiper+1Piper+1 posted:
Fences when you have no neighbours...

I'm not sure if this applies to your area, but it was my understanding that an owner of land is obliged to pay for half of the fencing regardless of…

14 years14 yearsPiper+1Piper+1 posted:
Brick joints - is this okay??

Excellent... I won't worry then.
Technical terms are fun :)
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14 years14 yearsPiper+1Piper+1 posted:
Brick joints - is this okay??

I noticed today that there's some foam type stuff coming out from the joins in the brickwork. I know that these joins need to be there, so that's okay, but…

14 years14 yearsPiper+1Piper+1 posted:
Piper's House - Handover done!! Now the real work begins!!

Oh yes... and one more pic. I can't believe I forgot to post this, but here it is... drum roll please...
MY FRONT DOOR!!
:D
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14 years14 yearsPiper+1Piper+1 posted:
Piper's House - Handover done!! Now the real work begins!!

Thanks.. I love it too. I think my guardian house-angel must have been watching over me when the builder said I had to change colours, I like this one…

14 years14 yearsPiper+1Piper+1 posted:
Piper's House - Handover done!! Now the real work begins!!

Dancing... anxiously pacing around resisting the urge to pack everything, same thing :)
You must be really bored today - I think all of about 3 seconds…

14 years14 yearsPiper+1Piper+1 posted:
Painting of internal doors..

Apologies in advance, because I know this has been covered somewhere - but I put the words door, top and paint into the search engine and got a million possible…

14 years14 yearsPiper+1Piper+1 posted:
Piper's House - Handover done!! Now the real work begins!!

Well.. it seemed to take forever but my painting appears to be done (finally!!). I've spent a couple of weeks calmly repeating to myself that it's a quality job and…

14 years14 yearsPiper+1Piper+1 posted:
Piper's House - Handover done!! Now the real work begins!!

Well, I ended up changing my wall colour to Wattyl's "Your Shadow". I'm actually happier with this colour than I was with the Donkey 1/4.
So I drove past the house…

14 years14 yearsPiper+1Piper+1 posted:
Painter starts Monday but paint colour is unavailable HELP!

Opps... sorry Michelle, too late! :)
Actually, I'm kinda glad it happened. I'm much happier with my new colour. I may have made a bit more fuss…

14 years14 yearsPiper+1Piper+1 posted:
Painter starts Monday but paint colour is unavailable HELP!

Just to clarify my original dilemma - I was told that the paint colour I had chosen was 'unavailable'. I have assumed that this means that it is unavailable as…

14 years14 yearsPiper+1Piper+1 posted:
Painter starts Monday but paint colour is unavailable HELP!

Hi Tammy,
Sorry it's taken so long to do this. I've scanned the part of the colour chart that has Your Shadow (and my original choice, Donkey 1/4 strength).
All the colours…

14 years14 yearsPiper+1Piper+1 posted:
Froggies build - I'm kinda back, some pics pg 78

Hi Frogger,
Just caught up on the last few pages of your thread - I was exhausted by reading it so I can't imagine how tired you must be feeling. I'm…

14 years14 yearsPiper+1Piper+1 posted:
Painter starts Monday but paint colour is unavailable HELP!

Hi Tammy,
Thanks for that - I went into Bunnings today and almost lost my mind looking at all the different colours! :) Just too much…

14 years14 yearsPiper+1Piper+1 posted:
Painter starts Monday but paint colour is unavailable HELP!

I like your thinking :wink:
Might be worth a try..
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14 years14 yearsPiper+1Piper+1 posted:
Painter starts Monday but paint colour is unavailable HELP!

That's just the look I'm going for - Texas Stone isn't on my sheet, but it looks a lot like one or two that's on here.

Looks like I'm up for…

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