That'd be great if I was a little richer. Nothing beats a real backyard.

Hi everyone - I'm looking at laying artificial grass in my backyard which is just one big slab of concrete. Can anyone recommend the best way of installing it? Should…

@PEARZ we were told the same thing when we were building, however we were the first to build so we didn't have to frost our windows. That's why I started…

Thanks Saint Mike, that's not a bad idea, we do love the idea of metal art maybe this will prompt us to go ahead with it.

When we were building we were told that any windows that overlook someones property would have to be frosted. Is this not the case anymore?

Hi everyone, not sure if this is the right place to post this but I don't know where else to turn.
We built our house in 2009 and were one of…

Hi everyone, I want to convert our current winding windows to sliding windows. Currently our windows are attached to the chain and open and close when you wind the little…

I'm looking at putting some flyscreens in also but I'm in the northern suburbs, in Fawkner. Anyone know of good installers out that way?

Thanks. I'm suprised that there's not so much info from people who've used it online. The only online info I can find are people who are selling it, which is…

We're looking at different types of timber to lay decking in our small al fresco area. At first we were looking at Merbau but it's very expensive. The guys at…

Despite all the rain the patches are still there although when I look really closely I can see new blades sprouting up on SOME of the dead patches. But some…

This thread about newly laid turf going brown (also laid on a very hot day) is making me feel a bit better about my own turf

Thanks for the quick reply Krilnik, we turned over the old soil, removed all the rocks and old building scraps and laid a good amount of good quality top soil…

Hi all,
I laid some buffalo palmetto turf last weekend and followed all instructions provided by the company that delivered as well as online advice. It'd been less than a week…

Hi all,
We are adding the final touches to our newly built home (our first home too) and it’s all very exciting!
We want to add stacked stone to one pillar in…

We are painted, appliances are in and should be moving into the new house in about a weeks time! Thank you everyone for your help and support! Pics to come...

ok, a quick update. We are at lockup stage now - all the electrical fittings, plumbing, gas etc are in and we are getting plastered right now! We're just about…

Thanks all, based on your recommendations we've decided to go with the render using Colourbond Woodland Grey for the portico and Solvers Lundy Grey for our main render up top.
You…

Vundaful you really are Wonderful! Everyone on this forum have been fantastic, you guys are always so helpful for us first time builders!
My wife went into Solvers this morning and…

That's great help Vundaful. If we tell our builder that we want these colours, will he know where to get them from or would we need to tell him 'Solvers…

Hi all,
I'm looking for a list of 'official' render colours offered in Australia.
We've decided to render our portico at the last minute and need to tell our builder which colour…

Hi guys,
It’s been a while since our last post....as you can tell, we’ve been quite busy!
(Our progress thread: http://forum.homeone.com.au/viewtopic.php?f=31&t=16253 )
We’re now closing in on lock up and would love your…

The latest pics from our home in progress.
Both levels are up, Roof is 3/4 done and bricks are 98% done. Next stage is to render to the top level and…

We have full frames up, both stories just waiting for the roof tiles to go up.
Pics to come soon!

The full bottom level frames are now up

Hey Chris,
Yeah, we decided to go above our budget a little bit - our circumstances changed since i created this thread and we decided to make the most out of…

Hi there,
We were in the same boat too...building on an 11m wide block and we also went double storey.
We had a really hard time finding a builder to build on…

Ok, it took a damn long time for the permits and loan approvals but we've finally begun our narrow 2 storey dreamhome.
Below are photos and dates of our progress…

Ok guys, we’ve decided to make this thread our building thread, we’re still in the early stages so it’s all good.
The land’s quite small: 330 square meters (11m wide x…