Thanks!
We have about 3 months before we need to make big decisions (once the house is finished) so I will keep all this in mind
Thanks for that link too UA,…

The only thing that worries me about merbau is I dont know if I want the wood to be that dark, I like a lighter colour wood
Any thoughts?
What are the…

Thanks Luke
I have seen a fence which was render and decking and it rained constantly in the weeks after they put it up, wasnt a good look!

Oh clever cookie, I couldnt find it!
Yeah thats it, thanks
I'm wondering if they arent a good design as no where seems to sell them

Was wanting to know some pros and cons of treated pine decking v's merbau?
Obviously cost and colour come into it but what are the other major ones?
Talking for decking area…

Have been trying to find a plastic water tank that has the shape of sandstone blocks. They come in a few colours and are quite big, rectangle tanks but still…

hahaha I'm such a dork, then I thought maybe you meant the bricks took 4 days!
Ours is at week 7 and we only have frame,…

4 days
Jeepers, I'm jealous!!!

Gosh I'm glad our covenant doesnt have that, our garage is 3m in front of our front door, and 1.7m in front of the front verandah!
Oh and I would go…

Looks fantastic! How long has it taken to get to this stage?

I was looking at my own Blog today and realised I hadnt updated it since the slab was poured! And I also hadnt been on here!
Time has gone so fast,…

Holy Moley
That was the company I was going to ring
Ermmm maybe not, for $9,700 forour backyard
Grey water here we come!

I haven't seen that done before, it looks fantastic
I also love the one up the top with the white ones, and the planter box thingy (yep I'm up with the…

Michelle, in that one with screens that have the horizontal slats, and the ends are coloured, (bottom right pic of the spall space landscaping)
Are the ends just posts that have…

We have stuck with clear glass in the new house too, our windows aren't that big, and I like having a bit more light in the bathroom when we aren't…

Oh that sounds like a good idea, I will look into that one

Ah cool, so we'd be looking at about $5000
Hmmm, was that the whole thing, installed, base and everything? Or was it just the grass?
The display house that uses it is…

Thanks guys
Amber, do you remember what the costs were?
Neil D, might be hard to get original grass, the area is pretty bronw everywhere, and our block is old farm land,
bazzery,…

Has anyone used synthetic grass in their yards? We are thinking about using it in our backyard, as with water restrictions we feel there is no real point to trying…

I'll have my fingers crossed for you
Let us know what they say

Friends of ours are having colourbond and they are paying more for it, so whilst I dont know if it "should" be more, I know that they have been charged…

Thanks Ash
The rest of the new house is tiled, we currently have laminated floorboards and thought they havn't been damaged by the dogs zoomies we decided to go something different…

Ok, bit embarrased cos mine has so much in it already and we haven't even got to contracts yet! lol
Here is my blog
http://buildingourbluebird.blogspot.com/
For the Burbank Bluebird…

Thanks Thats what his concern was, the thread being pulled out
We got the sisal as it was the harder wearing and longer warranty of the…

We have just chosen everything for our new house that is being built, and whilst showing a family member they commented on the fact that we had chosen sisal carpet,…

Yeah it is! lol
Oh and I also wanted to say thankyou so much to all who gave advice and helped me relax abit over easter, OH was away for the…

Welllll,
I emailed the builder to let them know we wanted the 5m setback and then I rang the council to ask what the procedure was, and told him the measurements…

What is dispensation paperwork? Sorry it's all new to me!

Well I spoke to the neighbour and hers is defintely 5m and she thinks that the other peoples fromt porch is 5m as well and that our builders have taken…

Ausdesign,
I was going with #1, of course I will check with our council first