Thanks Jetson ... that's such a huge relief. I've found a photo of Armoured Scale now that is similar to ours. I can't believe how many hours I…

I've been googling all afternoon and I can't seem to identify these black spots that I've just found on the underside of our Bird of Paradise.
I hope the…

I always thought that product was called mini-flute but I guess that's just due to different brand names? You should find anyone that does colorbond fencing will be able…

Thanks, I'll check Tung Oil out. I was recommended ordinary 'home brand' canola oil from the supermarket.

We're currently having a deck built and I have been researching which oils are the best to use. So far the most frequently recommended seem to be Intergrain Ultradeck,…

I have recently done the rounds and purchased wallpaper in Adelaide. Very few places actually stock papers and instead have books you can order from with around 4-6 wks notice.…

Our experience was that our tiling quotes came in a lot higher than we were expecting. On top of the per m2 rates the labour costs seem to really multiply…

We're just finishing off a large extension to our home and are expecting the concreter to come back next week to pour our perimeter paths. We have our garden…

Hi Bendnsnap,
Don't waste your time going to brokers or stressing about finance. I went through the same dramas in January and rang ALL over Australia when I realised we'd…

Ged, You're probably already aware but if you're considering making some significant purchases like this from Bunnings check out their website for an application for their Owner Builder discount card…

I'd go for Anodic Grey, they look very much like natural anodised windows. The only other colour I'd consider would be black. I thought about this for our…

Woo hoo .. I love a good bargain. Good shopping

Hi Kal,
Let us know what state you're in and I'm sure someone will have a contact for you. Don't be discouraged by one high quote it's not unusual to…

Go for it! We've been building an extension onto the rear of our home. We've been building for around 7 months and are now close to completion. …

Hi Dinko,
I was hoping I had some plans to attach but I'm using a different laptop than the one I was using when we started building and have only transferred…

What about something more grassy like Dietes Grandiflora? I love these, they are so easy to grow and look good all year round. They also seems to grow…

I can't comment on the price differential but I was very pleasantly surprised by the cost of our prefab trusses. They were a very small percentage of our overall…

Hi Ted,
Not sure if it helps but we're building an extension on strip footings. Our extension is 100sqm plus a small deck and we paid around $14000 to have…

Just an update in case anyone is considering doing something similar in the future. We looked at different ways that we could go over the top without removing this…

We haven't got Staron but we have a very similar acrylic benchtop with a waterfall edge in our kitchen. There are several brand names but I've often seen others…

When we got our airconditioning I took our plans into some of the large heating/cooling specialists and they gave us advise on the pros and cons of the different systems…

If you want to just get an idea of different costs you could try the Rawlinson's Guide to Construction. Perhaps try a large library to see if it's something…

With red brick and a woodland grey roof I probably would have gone a lighter shade of grey, either windspray or shale grey for the portico. Not sure what…

Carpentry labour quotes do seem to vary hugely. If you are finding your quotes high it'd be worth also sending your plans off for a steel quote. We did…

Hi,
I'm not sure about your paint - we painted our old fibro extension at our former house with standard Solaguard paint and never had any trouble. I just had…

We have just done a Windspray roof ... ours is Colorbond but I assume you can use all of the same colours for a tiled roof? It looked like…

Wow, your plans look amazing. What a great home! I love the master suite and also the pantry with cellar. Wishing you all the best for your build.
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I think I'm in the off white camp too but both are nice. I love grey colorbond, we have our gutters matching the downpipes. I second that trying to…

Owner builder finance can be very difficult if you don't have a 50% equity in the finished project or enough to get a line of credit. If this is…

I'd go for the 328mm .. I have the 230 size in my kitchen and I wish they were a little bigger. Another consideration may be to choose a…