Helyn posted:kitchen bench in very light colour?
Hi - thanks for your reply. Yes I think 'Ill go for whitish with very speckly bits rather than pure white
something like this.
PS was actually 2008 I built…
Helyn posted:kitchen bench in very light colour?
Hi, all. I used t o be a member here years ago, built a house in 2013.
anyway I am wanting to change my kitchen benchtop - I had in mind…
Helyn posted:upgrade to high ceiling?
I am a great fan of higher ceilings and we upgraded ours to 2.7m.
However you dont have to get higher doors or windows with this - I have seen many…
Helyn posted:DON'T BUILD TIMBER HOUSES! PERIOD!
This thread now seems to be doing just what OP did re timber frame houses but hyperbole has shifted to steel frame houses.
I have nothing against timber frame houses, so…
Helyn posted:Need some opions on my floorplan
The first design seems fine to me - although I can see PP's point about the guest toilet needing a basin as there isn't ready access to hand washing…
Helyn posted:What to plant in frontyard
PS my house is North facing - far more sun and heat than an east facing house in Melbourne
Helyn posted:What to plant in frontyard
I have real reservations about placing plants into white/light colored pebbles as the poor things just get fried on hot days (having heat coming from above AND reflecting up from…
Helyn posted:Bedroom windows
I know they are not the 'in thing' but I really think you cant go past netting curtains - window can be big and let lots of light/air/ventilation in…
Helyn posted:Single or Double... that's the question...
We have single - the plan had single and we didn't change it - not sure if double would of fit - bench is 1.2m long.
But we have no problems…
Helyn posted:Pet door options
Is your house built yet?
you can buy screen doors with pet flap already installed - we had one in our old house.
Perhaps if you talk to the builder you…
Helyn posted:Walking through Ensuite past toilet to WIR - who has it?
because I like having private time in the bathroom - going to the toilet alone or shaving my legs alone etc - and then what happens if your partner wants…
Helyn posted:Walking through Ensuite past toilet to WIR - who has it?
I have seen plans in which entry to ensuite is via WIR, I dont mind that and sometimes I think is good thing when wardrobe is a buffer between bathroom…
Helyn posted:Roller shutters vs double glazing
I guess it depends on what you want them to acheive - I will say that our roller shutters do a brilliant job of keeping room cool and glare out.
Keeping…
Helyn posted:Natural light in garage
Yes I have a window in back wall of my garage - about the size of a large kitchen window.
I like haveing natural light and garage not being too…
Helyn posted:New neighbours and the eyesore...
Must admit that satellite dish would not worry me - it only stands out atm because there is nothing in your own yard - once you have a garden and…
Helyn posted:Whats your Biggest hate in New building plans
bit off topic now - but if I had young kids whose internet access I wanted to supervise, they wouldnt be having their own smart phones, ipads etc.
Helyn posted:Whats your Biggest hate in New building plans
I would like an open study- if I had a separate study - I dont use my computer for serious studying or work or anything that needs quiet and…
Helyn posted:Adelaide builder McCracken Homes ceases all projects, stops
We built with them 4 years ago - sad to hear they have gone under now. 
Helyn posted:DIY Pantry / Study / Linen / Laundry / ANYTHING Fitout
but how many people fit 2 cars in their garage... 20%?
Really??
I would of thought most people with a double garage use it for 2 cars (we certainly do) -…
Helyn posted:Whats your Biggest hate in New building plans
that design doesnt strike me as too terrible - just put a sliding door on the ensuite and problem solved.
Is then no different to many other ensuites in which toilet…
Helyn posted:Tiled Roof vs Colourbond - pros/cons (and noise question)
I have read that with a CB roof, it can greatly reduce your mobile phone reception (whilst you are in the house)
Really???
have never noticed any difference whatsoever…
Helyn posted:Whats your Biggest hate in New building plans
What's wrong with colour bond fences??
Nearly everyone here has colour bond fences (newer houses) - except old areas of town which have old tin fences.
I do agree about…
Helyn posted:Whats your Biggest hate in New building plans
WC with no basin.
Gross.
Poo on the handle....just saying.
If people still build like that, then you deserve dysentery
No excuse for not finding room in your huge 300 sq met…
Helyn posted:Access to backyard...
HHCIB - I think the likelihood of you needing heavy machinery these days to come through to the back of your house is probably very slim.
This may well be…
Helyn posted:Vertical blind for sliding doors
I do hope you meant fairly thick like yours. 
you are saying my door frames are thick, aren't you, not I am thick …
Helyn posted:Vertical blind for sliding doors
Lex, there is a very small gap at the bottom, underneath the blinds, perhaps 3mm. Otherwise blinds would scrape along the floor/window frame when you opened or shut them …
Helyn posted:Vertical blind for sliding doors
The slats sit pretty close together when closed. I think the ones with a bottom chain might have a bit more of a gap.
Ours have the chain bottoms…
Helyn posted:Rude real estate agents
Umm, this is a very old thread - juzzy73 posted 2 posts back in 2006, unlikely he/she will be reading your reply now.
However I do agree with you -…
Helyn posted:house facing north ?
Mr chook I have a house very similar to yours with garage, main bedroom, one liveing room faceing front, casual liveing areas down one side and my block is…
Helyn posted:Synthetic Grass?
Lots of bowling greens are synthetic turf too - thats not a new thing.
I dont have any myself but I think it can have a place in home gardens…
