Ive git the perfect solution. I will use those sandbags to hold down all the rubbush littering other peoples minni skips.

A tavern and shops would be wonderful. It would help deliver a better return for everyone's investment in building in this estate.
Lets be honest, its not a terribly appealing…

That doesnt make sense, the council doesnt need their permission...i think the absence of the rest if the estate is holding thst up.... Not as mant houses= not as msny…

I must admit it looks quite small when I first saw it, but hopefully its just the start. I also see there is some mulch going in around some of…

Anyone get involved in the petition for the council to clean up the area ? One kid was coming around door knocking on her parents behalf the other week. Wonder…

Hmm.all this talk is interesting. I would love to take a photo and see what you guys think but it's absolutely bucketing down with rain right now In Adelaide....maybe…

Great news on the shopping centre. Wonder if they will folow through with the pub as well... Does that mean the rest of stage 6 will get a move Along…

Was looking at some of this stuff today. Why are outdoor BBQ ramgehoods so expensive , what can't I use a cheap euro 900mm rangehood for 500 bucks instead of…

Not entirely true . Depends on the grit. We had exposed aggregate on our new backyard 12 months ago. Sadly it was overly over exposed and is too shard to…

thanks guys.
lawn is front yard and will get a bit of walking on but nothing terribly hard wearing.

I have two quotes for the laying of turf in my front yard. Both within about $100 of each other, so i need to work out what will be better…

That rock wall is riddiculous how it isnt parallel / directly on the boundary. having it offset like that just creates dead space that neither party can use. I…

Thanks to all those who replied.
We ended up going to a different local nursery and asked similar questions and got what we beleive to be a reasonable answer. Apparently the…

A plastic bagged variant about 5 -6 feet tall was about $45 I think.
Depends what state your in I guess. If you get in now once their leaves have…

Oh I thing it might be acer "capital" pear. Don't let the image fool you, they were the same colour when I saw them today in the local nursery... Either…

Howdy all. Bought an "autumn blaze" maple today and want to know if planting 4 -4.5 meters will be enough distance between the tree and my house ?
It will…

Howdy all,
I'm aware of the good feedback empire zoysia gets i'n eastern states and i'n WA, but I rang a place here i'n Adelaide to get some for my…

sorry, I didnt answer your question properly - setbacks are definately from the property boundary. ie from the white peg markers - NOT the road.
lilac not connected yet, the directional…

Got the oscar flyer this morning, I walk the dog occasionally at night, he has a good eye for spotting cats, so I will look out for you. Try near…

I head on the grapevine that the reason that why no toher blocks are being sold is that if they went ahead with stage 6 then the ponds near where…

moss rocks ended up being more expensive than cement sleepers ?
wow, I was going to try and get some quotes on kapunda blue stone, methinks that will be even more…

Hopefully something will be done.... im on hallet road backing onto where stage 6 is supposed to go. Its not as if they dont have buyers out there....unless they want…

ahh, stage 3. I was hoping to get one there but missed out.
re: path over property - I know that feeling, I have just discovered that my neighbours slab extends…

Update to this:
sought a secondary retaining wall builders advice..... summary of proceedings:
- discovered that their tilt-slab actually encroaches up to 20cm over the boundary (on my side).
- currently sending a…

Hello there everyone, hope this helps clarify things. The bit in bright green is what I need to retain:
I guess I really need to know if its something that can…

We will need to do the same, just wondering where people can get the square slate rocks from in SA. Any ideas from those in the settlement ?
Yes Garden Grove…

Thanks everyone for the advice on this. I will draw up a brief cross-sectional drawing of the situation that will help out.
Unfortunately my work wont let me access photo bucket…

my understanding is that there would be a gap between the poured concrete wall and the neighbours brick wall.

thanks for the advice guys.
I had a quote from a retaining wall builder who seemed to suggest that he would dig out some spacing by hand, put 2 coats of…

thanks guys.
Its actually 900mm between his garage wall and my garage, so it is close, but not that close
His 600mm cut was retained…