Home
Pros
Forum
  • About
  • Register
  • Contact
InboxSent
MembersPros
WatchingStarredHistory
XT4V
210 Posts
Bronze Member

Follow
210PostsMost Active Topics

XT4V

Berwick/Melbourne
Joined 25 January 2009
Bronze Member
11 years11 yearsXT4VXT4V posted:
So, the sun shines out of your dog’s bottom…

That, or dont feed your dog canned food..

12 years12 yearsXT4VXT4V posted:
Build Thread - Modern Formal Garden on a Budget

I wouldnt say overdoing it, more of a guarantee it will last :wink:

12 years12 yearsXT4VXT4V posted:
Build Thread - Modern Formal Garden on a Budget

very nice
how thick are you going on the concrete below the paving? thinking of doing something similar

12 years12 yearsXT4VXT4V posted:
Building a retaining wall garden against a wooden fence

you cant have the soil against your fence, your only option is to build another wall against the fence.
Use timber sleepers (200x50's) for the back wall, will be cheaper and…

12 years12 yearsXT4VXT4V posted:
Zenith Zoysia / Compadre Zoysia Seed

Just gave Advanced Seed a call, he's sorted me out. Thanks for the link, really good company to deal with, very helpful.

12 years12 yearsXT4VXT4V posted:
Zenith Zoysia / Compadre Zoysia Seed

Thanks for the link.
Dont know much about blending and cool season grasses. Do do I blend them both together at the start of the zoysia life or do I…

12 years12 yearsXT4VXT4V posted:
Zenith Zoysia / Compadre Zoysia Seed

Thought about that, but the members in QLD.. bit hard to get a gauge on how they are going to go down here
edit - just pm'd them, hopefully I get…

12 years12 yearsXT4VXT4V posted:
Zenith Zoysia / Compadre Zoysia Seed

Got a link? All I could find was a couch vs zoysia thread that had little relevance to what I'm after

12 years12 yearsXT4VXT4V posted:
Zenith Zoysia / Compadre Zoysia Seed

Anyone used them with success?

14 years14 yearsXT4VXT4V posted:
S.E. Melbourne Fencing Contractors

Was this Mark @ Jim's fencing Berwick? He was flat out, but managed to just squeeze me in for 2 fences around 10 or so days ago, 1 @…

14 years14 yearsXT4VXT4V posted:
Rates for Fencing

I paid around $65 per meter (split in half with neighbor) for timber paling fence with exposed posts on both sides and capping.. the fences were @ 2.0M. this…

14 years14 yearsXT4VXT4V posted:
Underground Water Tank in front yard

nice tank.. I'm considering doing the same sometime in future, its just a matter of when funds allow really. :(
I have plenty of room down the…

14 years14 yearsXT4VXT4V posted:
Smoking inside new house

good news..
so what parts of work are you responsible for? you don't often hear of an owner being part of the physical building process... is your other half a…

14 years14 yearsXT4VXT4V posted:
Does anyone make custom-made bathroom vanities?

haha, beat me to it :lol:

14 years14 yearsXT4VXT4V posted:
Solid timber on concrete slab (WA) - baffled by the choices

word of advice, don't go with tas oak, its way too weak and dints very easily... speaking from experience here :(
in the current place I've just…

14 years14 yearsXT4VXT4V posted:
Santorini 29 [Big M] - Got the Keys! (New Pics Page 7)

yeah, I had a few of them but I always seem to loan my tools out and never get all of them back.. or if I do, stuff is missing/broken…

14 years14 yearsXT4VXT4V posted:
Pictures of your all white kitchen

leni, that looks very nice!
no probs lynne, hope it works out for you :D get some pics up in here when you get it…

14 years14 yearsXT4VXT4V posted:
Santorini 29 [Big M] - Got the Keys! (New Pics Page 7)

I got started on the gate for the dog run... Started it really late in the afternoon so only had time for a few rows before disaster struck and I…

14 years14 yearsXT4VXT4V posted:
Smoking inside new house

this is a double edged sword... the OP shouldnt have even been on site without the supervisor present.. OHS.
yeah its a real pain in the butt the tradies are smoking,…

14 years14 yearsXT4VXT4V posted:
Appropriate turf for Melbourne

Fu - the area I've built in has kikuyu in basically every yard... the land was all Kike before it was dozed and built on..
if I go and do all…

14 years14 yearsXT4VXT4V posted:
Pictures of your all white kitchen

g'day lynne, perfect choice!
the colour is "Red Box" which is a Dulux paint colour... the glass we used was "Star fire" which was an upgrade over the standard…

14 years14 yearsXT4VXT4V posted:
bricksandmortar.jimsy.net / Roselea Homes in The Hills, NSW

looks like you've got some great progress happening there... good luck with the build :)

14 years14 yearsXT4VXT4V posted:
Pictures of your all white kitchen

thanks thirsty :) i'll give the compliment to the wife, she chose everything :P

14 years14 yearsXT4VXT4V posted:
Pictures of your all white kitchen

sorry for the bad quality photo:

cupboards are "formica" brand laminate.. colour is Snowdrift / Gloss finish.. kickers are laminex stainless steel look alikes.. looks really good (but sorry no photo)

Pictures of your all white kitchen
14 years14 yearsXT4VXT4V posted:
Santorini 29 [Big M] - Got the Keys! (New Pics Page 7)

awesome :)
well, I'm about to head back down to do some more excavation work today with Jim... weather has been good so hopefully the mud has…

14 years14 yearsXT4VXT4V posted:
Santorini 29 [Big M] - Got the Keys! (New Pics Page 7)

thanks for stopping in cooped and for the comments :)
make sure you stop in again soon ;)

14 years14 yearsXT4VXT4V posted:
Santorini 29 [Big M] - Got the Keys! (New Pics Page 7)

yeah pete, I agree they do get maintained well.. better than Kennards from what i've seen anyway.. i'll definitely be coming to see you for the dingo when I do…

14 years14 yearsXT4VXT4V posted:
Aquarium on 1st Floor

the issues you will get if its not dried out is the timber could potentially swell & warp a little around that area as it dries itself out.. could also…

14 years14 yearsXT4VXT4V posted:
Metr!con Nolan: New roller blinds = awful smell??

looks fantastic.. beautiful house, you have to be happy with that :D
love the entrance, that entry door is amazing... the stairs look sh-t hot aswell!
what…

14 years14 yearsXT4VXT4V posted:
Aquarium on 1st Floor

water gets onto t&g board all the time on building sites, no problem as long as it can air out and dry relatively quickly... the only thing I'd be worried…

About

Introduction

gday all.. new here, found this forum through google..
my wife and I are about to build through PD, looking at the Heywood 29 with the alfresco option.... i'll keep…

More
Joined homeone
25 January 2009

Australia's largest home building and renovation
community with over 1.8 million posts

Home
Pros
Forum
Start a new topic
About
Advertise
Contact Homeone
Articles
All comments made express the views and opinions of the author and not the Administrators, Support nor Homeone Australia & New Zealand
© Homeone Australia & New Zealand All Rights Reserved ‎2001 - 2024

Australia's largest home building and
renovation community
Homeone
About

Terms
Privacy

Follow homeone on FacebookFollow homeone on Twitter
All comments made express the views and opinions of the author and not the Administrators, Support nor Homeone Australia & New Zealand
© Homeone Australia & New Zealand All Rights Reserved ‎2001 - 2024