Glass Roof for Patio
It's going to sit on an angle overlapping an existing roof with a gap approximately 30-40mm above the roof. It would be only 2m wide as it's a narrow area,…
Glass Roof for Patio
We've noticed a few of the new buildings in the city have a verandas around them with a glass roof. After seeing it, we would love to put it over…
Rotary Clotheslines - Fixed or Foldable?
Our foldable one collapsed just outside of warranty, with just one set of sheets on it... So even if fixed isn't the same as it used to be, it's still…
Liquid limestone versus poured concrete - advice appreciated
Concrete:
- Cheaper
- Less porous (but still porous so should be sealed to prevent stains). If you do get stains, you should wash it off as if you leave…
Upgraded cornices not applicable to WIL & Robes?
We upgraded our cornices and they put it everywhere.... Check your contract and if it's not in there, then raise it with your SS. If it is in your contract…
Roller blinds - Over roll or Hidden? Recessed or Face?
With it recessed we get enough light coming in during the day that you can make your way around the rooms without putting on the light. We also have a…
Window Covering Inspiration
Thank you everyone for your help. We've decided to go for double rollers after discussing the pros and cons with a couple of blinds places.
Polishing Laminate Floors
My SIL recently bought some laminate floor polish at Bunnings to spruce up her laminate floors before selling the house and it looked FANTASTIC. Once it was on, the grooves…
Window Covering Inspiration
Oh and I'm not sure if the venetians will look as nice as the rollers as with rollers, we can get matching fabric in the panels, but the panels will…
Window Covering Inspiration
Ok Mr Smith has narrowed it down. We definitely want panel blinds over the doors. We are undecided between Charcoal Aluminium Venetians and Charcoal Double Rollers with a Sunscreen inner…
Window Covering Inspiration
We just have roller blinds at the moment (recessed and hidden roll). We wanted charcoal but got talked out of it by the parentals who thought it would make the…
Window Covering Inspiration
I never thought I'd be the type of person to say this but...
I HATE our window coverings (and our security screens). We've had them for a year, I was…
Roller blinds - Over roll or Hidden? Recessed or Face?
We have roll hidden and recessed. There was no different in terms of blocking the light as it's still in the window recess if that makes sense. You will still…
Paving vs liquid limestone
Cool. Well if you do need to know the name of it, then just post in this thread and I'll give him a call.
Paving vs liquid limestone
Duke - did you still need that questions answered? My Uncle used to lay liquid limestone so I can ask him. The sealer on ours went down a couple of…
mr smith&mrs_smiths building adventures-update pg12-DIY
Thank you It's taken us so much hard work to get to this point but it has been worth it!
Retaining wall responsibility
If you need to upgrade the existing retaining wall, I believe that will be your cost, not the neighbours, it won't be the split as discussed above. You'll probably have…
Basic Receiver or Blu Ray with Inputs
Thank you so much for that! That is much closer in the price range we are going for and there's not too much fancy stuff in it either that we…
Basic Receiver or Blu Ray with Inputs
Thanks for that. It looks like it's going to cost us a lot more than we though... We'll have to think about it. Thank you for letting me know about…
mr smith&mrs_smiths building adventures-update pg12-DIY
Blinds on our front door. The option was frosted glass for $1200, wooden doors for $1500 or 2 custom made blinds for only $400. The blinds are awesome as we…
mr smith&mrs_smiths building adventures-update pg12-DIY
It's been a while since we've posted on here. We've been spending every waking moment doing something on the house or doing something for the wedding! The house still isn't…
Basic Receiver or Blu Ray with Inputs
I'm sorry if I'm asking a questions that's already been asked, I couldn't find anything when I searched. And sorry about the novel, people seem to think what we're asking…
What colour pebbles for my garden?
I like the dark ones next to the white ones in the picture. Because of the light ground cover, I think something dark would be nice.
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Hi all,
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My partner and I are just about to settle on our first block of land. For those in Perth, it's…
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Mechanical Engineer