upsydaisy posted:What do you call this kind of fence? NE Melbourne location
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Hi folks,
I am in North Eastern suburbs of Melbourne, and want this kind of fence at the front of my property. I'm not quite sure whether there is a…
upsydaisy posted:Outdoor Retractable Awning: Recommendations for Melbourne
Hi,
We are looking at getting a retractable awning installed for our west facing deck. It is to cover an area approx 4-5m, by 2m. Just wondering if anyone has…
upsydaisy posted:How to select solid timber floor?
I don't think you will get solid timber floors for that space on that budget. I think ours worked out to be around $170 per sq meter for Rose gum,…
upsydaisy posted:Window furnishings for new house - What did you get/pay?
We used The Blind Factory. They were fantastic to deal with. Unlike a couple of other companies we had come out because they were recommended through here, they…
upsydaisy posted:Window furnishings for new house - What did you get/pay?
We have a double storey 30 sq home (to give you a comparison). Upstairs (3 bedrooms, study, ensuite & bathroom) we have double rollers (privacy screen, blockout); downstairs we…
upsydaisy posted:water meter needs to be raised ??
Our meter is under our driveway. I believe It is an electrical meter, that the meter reader needs a particular piece of equipment to "wave" over our meter to…
upsydaisy posted:Which 2 of these did you get - quick, good or cheap?
We went with a small local builder in Melbourne's North Eastern suburbs.
upsydaisy posted:Which 2 of these did you get - quick, good or cheap?
We went for good, over cheap and quick. We figured that we could afford to spend more (which in this case meant good quality), and given we are…
upsydaisy posted:WALK IN WARDROBE ORGANIZERS
We got ours fitted out by Premium in Melbourne, We have a u-shaped WIR, Either long side has a shelf and two rows of hangers running about 1.5 metres. The…
upsydaisy posted:Laundry off kitchen.....
We have our laundry behind the kitchen, accessible through a cavity slider. We have a large walkway through kitchen into Laundry so have no issues with people walking…
upsydaisy posted:Sliding door cavity - can we attach cupboards??
Our corner pantry backs onto the cavity, it is floor to almost ceiling, so I assume the floor is taking the weight of it. Is that an option?
upsydaisy posted:Builders clean before handover
Our builders clean left our house spotless. All surfaces were wiped down, all floors vacuumed and mopped, windows cleaned, handles polished etc. I thought that was standard…
upsydaisy posted:black gloss or matt benchtops????
I've had both a matt black laminex and black diamond gloss in two previous homes (first home and then rental property). The matt black was terrible - showed marks,…
upsydaisy posted:For those who have timber flooring in the kitchen
Our kitchen went in first, however the builder left of the kick boards and then put these in after the flooring went down so no beading and wood looks like…
upsydaisy posted:Block behind another block
We have a similar situation with our house. Agree with PP on who has right of way and who owns the driveway. We all own part of the…
upsydaisy posted:telephone cable connection problems
Which pit is physically closer? I thought it had to go to the closest pit. There was no room for us using the infrastructure in our street…
upsydaisy posted:What colour is this splash back??
Thank you!
The floors are rosegum and the walls are Feather White. We've put in white plantation shutters throughout and we are so happy…
upsydaisy posted:What colour is this splash back??
Does it work now?
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upsydaisy posted:What colour is this splash back??
We have Linseed - http://s828.photobucket.com/albums/zz20 ... isy_album/
I think it goes beautifully with white cabinets and our Osprey benchtop.
upsydaisy posted:Lawn advice... what to do
Hi,
We have recently landscaped our back yard (Melbourne) and put down organic soil mix (not sure of exact type). We then put down seed. The lawn that is growing…
upsydaisy posted:How long to get occupancy permit
Ours was passed on Friday, and we were in on Tuesday. We did hurry them a long a little, but we did PCI on the day of the…
upsydaisy posted:HELP RE TIMBER STAIRCASE!
Not that I will be much help with your staircase dilemma, as we chose to carpet our stairs (2 young kids made that decision easy). However, just wanted to…
upsydaisy posted:All white kitchens
I think I know where you mean and have taken another photo for you. Our bench butts up against the wall, so there is just plaster there and a…
upsydaisy posted:All white kitchens
Thank you. I am really sorry, but I'm not sure what you mean by the side panel. Do you want me to take a photo? Just…
upsydaisy posted:All white kitchens
We have an all white kitchen with redgum timber floors. We went gloss polar white cupboards (Polytec) and Osprey CS benchtops. The benchtop isn't actually pure white, it…
upsydaisy posted:Kitchen dissapointments anyone?
My only disappointment is a very minor one. I wish I had got a snazzier looking sink mixer (just went for a boring old level mixer). Other than…
upsydaisy posted:Provisional Sum Items - When do you pay them?
We had all our adjustments done for PC and PS items at the final payment.
upsydaisy posted:corner pantry
We have a corner pantry, and rather than having a sliding door, we have two hinged doors that open from the middle, to maximise shelf space. I can't visualise…
upsydaisy posted:Building Envelope
Agree with barkersontheblock. Everything you plan to put on needs to be in the envelope. We had to apply for miscellaneous consent to put our eaves and approx 1…
upsydaisy posted:What you love most about your new kitchen
I love my 2.5 metres of bench that does not have anything on it - will eventually put stools in front so kids can work while I am cooking. Plenty…
