Oh you look beautiful! I havent been on here in the longest time either, but both you and your house look amaze! Oh and huzzah for career break! You go…

Well it sure has been awhile! I think I'll let the photos do the talking.. Still haven't finished the back yard, but getting closer than ever! Last photo is the…

Oh hey Yeah Bunnings did sell them but they are clearing them out and not selling them anymore. I think masters have them but they…

Thanks They came in a set of 6 for $150, JC connected them to a gpo in our meter box, they're in a rainproof protective…

Thank you

Hehe thanks, they were about $150 for a set of 6. So worth it, little touches make the difference hehe.
Yeah we haven't used the front in ages, can't wait to…

Wow thanks everyone, haven't been here in an age Below are some updated deck pics, and we just paved the rest of our driveway this…

More deck progress..

Deck progress

Thanks Yeah ours is epic, but JC is doing an amazing job.
Finally found a 2m mirror for the entry hall - hurrah for ikea!

Hehe thanks Lights were from bunnings, they look awesome at night

Hehe I know right.. All about the safety here.. Haha
Updated - framing for entry done

Front Landscaping

Just a front deck to build now
Which we have started..

Shovelled 9m3 of soil for planter beds and top soil for the grassed area today. Starting to look like a front garden finally!
Soils ain't soils are amazing by the…

Thanks guys! Finally some progress!
Planter boxes - DONE! Finally waterproofed and ready for filling!
And exposed aggregate paving DONE!
We were meant to have them laid last week but the…

That's so much, I'm pretty damn proud of JC considering we've just taught ourselves how to brick render and texture haha

Soooo JC has nailed the texture coat, took us a few goes but the secret is to trowel it on, let it dry slightly then go over it with a…

Sooo just dropping in to say we have been trying to acrylic texture coat out planter boxes and it's not working. Have tried so many methods and it looks positively…

JC totally got me the 1 minute gardener book for Christmas haha!

Just trawling through your thread - don't know how I missed this! Congrats, we got engaged mid build too! It is fun sharing it with all these peeps who know…

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JC has given rendering our planter boxes a go himself, and they look great! He even let me render one side and I didn't do…

Thanks Living here is great, love our house and colour choices so much. It's nice to still have that 'we did this' feeling every now…

Kind of in the flu stage of it now, and lung pain only comes back if I exert myself so JC is out there digging alone right now

Oh awesome thanks so much

Thank you Yes sure are burning some Christmas calories hehe Although thought I was going too hard and pulled a…

So it's been awhile since I've posted in here.. Pretty much haven't done anything to the house except dig sand in every spare single moment and day off. Started off…

Yeah JC didn't use mesh either

Thanks ummmm... he dug some really big holes and mixed up the premix cement from bunnings and poured it in... Ill get a way more…

Thanks all. 5 days later they haven't gone down. Maybe the disinfectant didn't help.. at least that area smells nice. We have booked in someone to come pull them up…

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