Thanks for the response. I will go to site tomorrow to check what is going on. Builder said he ordered off-white sand and off-white cement. I hope it is just…

Hi all,
The brick work of my garage went up a day and a half ago. The builder suggested to use off-white cement with off-white sand to get a whiter color…

I am just wondering if anyone has done Austral Ruby with black mortar or any red brick with black mortar. I found a couple of pictures online, but the brick…

If the plans have been approved, you don't have other option but to accept removing the fence. Of course, the costs of removing the fence should be covered by your…

Yeah, I think the shinny finish of Night sky makes it looks fake.
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Yeah, I found a video on YouTube were they compared the standard and matt finish under the sun and on a cloudy day. The matt looks darker. That’s what I…

Hi I just wonder if 1:5.29 ratio is a too steep for a driveway. I initially had in plans a 1:9 ratio, but the architech changed it for some reason…

Hey thanks for the reply. Yeah, the retaining wall will be build after cutting the land if needed. If they figure it is not needed, then they'll go ahead with…

Hi all, my builder has not included retaining walls in the contract as he says he built the house next door and the ground levels are similar. However, I can…

Do you reckon monument matt will go well with black window frames?

The windows provider only have black and colorbond monument. If they had monument matt, I would've chose it. Maybe I am asking for too much, but would you be able…

HI guys, I am looking for some advice on external colors. My house will have concrete cool smoke tiles. Initially I wanted to have Night sky for garage door, fascias,…

We are building in Victoria. We have chosen a design with an alfresco attached to the house. The alfresco has two sides free of walls and the other two walls…

Thanks for your input. I hope we don't have that issue. We are building with the same builder as our neighbour. Maybe that can help to get the neighbour approval.…

Hi all,
I am looking to start construction in Whittlesea City in Victoria. My neighbour to the left is building boundary to boundary and he has a 4.93m setback for the…