Island benchtop vs. rear benchtop mitred edge 80mm?
No you don't Travis - I have a standard Miele dishwasher under my 80mm bench top.
Island benchtop vs. rear benchtop mitred edge 80mm?
I have 80mm on both island and rear benches with a raised upstand on the island of 40mm - so the best of both!
Splash Backs
I was the first one on the forum to do a printed splash back and 5yrs on I still love it as much as the day I had it made.…
Kitchen suppliers, Newcastle NSW
Depends on your budget. Lower costing SRD Kitchens at Gateshead are good. Higher price range I love Valley Kitchens.
Where do you put your out door rubbish bins??
Outside near the aviary, veggie gardens and chicken coop. Hidden behind screening.
Dining Room Size for a 8 Seater Dining Table
I would think that would too small IMO. We have a 10 seat dining table plus a sideboard in our room. It is part of an open plan kitchen living…
Playground ideas
We have a mixture of grass, softfall, artificial turf, concrete and mod wood in our kids area.
Built In and Walk In Robe Fitouts...
Can't remember exactly sorry - I think ballpark $2k? It's a good size room 3500 x 3500 so the units go right around all three walls.
Outdoor kitchens - ideas, photos, discussion, considerations
We have a pool house with a kitchen / BBQ set up. Because we are fully protected from the weather we have gone with standard laminex. Three years on, it…
Built In and Walk In Robe Fitouts...
We used Pax to fit hot our wardrobe 5 years ago. Still looks as good today with no issues. For the issue of fitting in the modules we simply cut…
Ensuite via WIR or separate entrance?
Ours is separate which I prefer. We have a mini-hallway in our main bedroom area to join the ensuite, WIR and bedroom.
Show us pictures of your bathroom, ensuite, powder room etc!
Those photos were during construction, didn't realise I hadn't taken any finished ones.
Show us pictures of your bathroom, ensuite, powder room etc!
I forgot we have another bathroom since my original posts.
This is our poolhouse bathroom.
Recent kitchen makeover - Essa Stone has a chip! :-(
We have ceasarstone which was in storage for close to 2yrs, been installed our kitchen since Nov 2010 and we have 3 kids under 8yo whom are all as rough…
Show me your bathroom/ensuites?
We did previously have one. Will try and find it.
WIR or BIR?
I have both in our main bedroom. The BIR is all shelves and houses all the linen for our bedroom and bathroom. Our bedroom is 4500 x 4500 whilst our…
how much would you spend on a fridge?
For that amount of money I would be looking into building a coolroom instead of a fridge.
Sloping block build in rural Victoria - Question
Just a word of caution - do you have funds in place already for the build? Owner builder loans are notoriously hard to get, there are only a few mainstream…
Walk in Pantry
My pantry is pretty much the same but I have the door opening into the pantry - looks neater IMO.
'Touch' activated kitchen tapware - in Australia?
I have a sensor tap - don't even need to tap it, just wave your hand over the top or place a jug in front of the second sensor and…
Show me your kitchen...
Dakota_builder MrsB hasn't been on-site for a very long time. Try searching her user name for her old thread.
HELP! Our kitchen has been damaged by cleaners day of PCI
When we built we were told that any of our supplied items were not covered under our builder's cover - we too supplied kitchen, bathroom items, lights etc. There was…
Ovens with Proofing Function
Staceyd I have a Falcon oven, hope you love yours as much as I love mine.
I prove my doughs either on top of my coffee machine or turn the…
Best quality, reasonable price kitchens in Newcastle?
We used Valley in our kitchen - love love love them but they are pricey from memory.
Garry Jeans is awesome too - not a kitchen but we recently had…
Walk-in robes. Are they worth it?
We have both a WIR 3m x 3m and then a large sliding door robe in our actual bedroom. It however has been changed to a linen cupboard to house…