After some ideas on making our patio kid friendly . Currently we have exposed aggregate. The patio faces west and is always in sun even though it has a shade…

Thank you so much. We ended going with the terrain that’s part of our brick.

Looking for advice on what should be gutter and timber colours for our house. It’s lowset in Brisbane , we have painted our roof , eaves and facia surfmist .…

Thank you arcadelt, will give it a go.

Team,
We are after some ideas in selecting the right splash back for our kitchen. Attached is the photo of our current state, we will soon be having a 40mm…

The building and pest detected high moisture reading in the toilet wall. The other side of the wall is an yard
I got few plumbers to look for leaky pipes…

We wanted few lights to glow up when some one is at the door or when there is movement in the entrance ? I am open to solar or even…

Friends,
Just moved into a house which requires sensor lights.in entrance, the block is 25m wide and has neighbour on either side. I am not sure what lights I would need…

Does it mean removing the existing skirting boards and reattaching the same one or replacing them with new skirting boards ?

Team, need some advice, just moved into a house where the precious owners have ripped the carpet and repalxes it with vinyl/floor board.
I see a gap between the skirting…

Friends
Purchased an old house which we want to repaint especially in the common areas to white. It's currently has dull blue/grey.
We are getting multiple quotes at different rate not sure…

Thanks, I have done that part, the council has confirmed we can cut the trees and no approval required.
Its the tree keeper - owner of the land where the…

Perfect will speak to the builder about it. thank you so much.

Sure @structural.Review. I have shared the vegetation map, we are buying lot 4.
The garage comes in the south-east side of the plot, tree numbers - 43 to 46 are less…

Thank you Alex and insider. Will keep you all posted on the progress

Thank you. The soul test have come back as M soil and site classification as P.

Thank you insider.insider
Thats a very critical information you have given.
So, when my builder gives me…

thanks, the trees are not on my site and as per Brisbane council, the trees i listed are considered as noxious weeds, so i am allowed to cut them. My…

Thanks Kamegame, is "tree protection" a govt requirement or additional slab / root barrier we require from a building point of view?

The trees are on the neighbouring lots, which has remained un-maintained for at least 10 years now. i am going to do a title search and request the owners to…

We have put a deposit of the land, while reviewing the vegetation plan, we noticed that there 6 trees close to our boundary. Infact tree number 43 and 46 are…

I second BuDWiZe here.
I went through an elaborate process with coral and plantation. If we start comparing line by line, I think Alphaline will give us more value for money.…

Team, We ended with this plan and we sort of like it now. The windows were missed, but I am going to ask them to include a large window on…

Friends,
We have been fascinated with the concept of void but we arent sure is it worth $$$$ and also its impact on energy efficiency and sound?
Our void currently measures 1670…

I think I will go with sliding door and open it up to the alfresco. I am hoping having an alresco would bring some much needed shade to the living…

upstairs alymei

In fact it is bringing the price down as the length of the house has come down by 2 mrs. but do you think 3x2 dining room is enough for…

Team,
our builder has come back with the design we discussed in this forum, let me know your thought, my immediate thoughts are the design looks a bit stunted.
Also, another question…

Thanks Alex, you have inspired me to save more money. My next house would definitely be like that. With my current budget I will have to be content with this…