Hi all,
I am planning to have artificial grass installed in the front yard.
It is mainly rectangular in shape, bordered by garden beds mainly, except for a couple of crushed rock/pebble…

Thanks guys... I think you guys make a lotta sense!

Hi all,
Not sure whether I should extend the bathroom mirror right down to the benchtop to give the illusion of an extra wide sink, (but at the risk of water…

Hi all,
Just wondering what everyone's thoughts are re: front doors...
Double doors 2 x 820 or 770 mm wide, or single door 970mm wide with two side lights (30 mm wide…

Thanks guys...
I guess I'm referring to these diagrams in terms of which is 'best' ...

In particular options 2 to 5 (5 being the 'sharknose')
People all seem to talk about the…

Hi all,
If going for handleless drawers - is it better to have a drawer edge with a Sharknose 45 degrees, or square-edge?
Or other?
Our kitchen designer thinks that square edge…

Thanks guys... leaning towards the adjustable louvres ... combination of light, ventilation and rain protection all in one, but pricey.
Also, been told that when it rains the lighter coloured ones…

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We are considering going 80mm mitred edge for the island bench (marble or caesarstone), and so what mitred edge should one go for the long rear kitchen bench (with…

What do people think about islands with a waterfall at one end and overhang at the opposite end?

Hi All,
We are planning on having a 4.2 m (N-S) x 5.8 m (E-W) alfresco which is north & west facing ...
... and have so far designed 3 skylights 600…

Thanks for the pics ...
Do you have any close up pics of the sill?
Would it be like this?
How easy/hard/expensive would it be to do this flush sill?

Thanks for all your responses.
Been considering other brands ... any recommendations?
Has anyone used these?
AWS:
http://www.awsaustralia.com.au/vantage/ ... iding-door
http://www.awsaustralia.com.au/vantage/ ... iding-door
Rylock:
http://www.rylock.com/uploads/pdfs/Prod…

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I am told by our builder that the window manufacturer does NOT recommend installing their sliding stacker door recessed into a concrete slab. The stacker door is 2.4m tall…

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We are designing our place with a switch back staircase with a north facing window at the level of the landing.
At the moment we have specified a double…

Hi all,
Our paved driveway is up to 8.2 m deep.
Double garage door width is 4.8m.
What driveway width is needed to park two cars on the driveway?
If we have a gate…

Hi all,
I am in the process of designing our lighting plan, and our builder has included LED downlights.
Two brands/models that have been suggested to us (both MR16, 3000K warm white;…

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I'm interested in getting some opinions on placement of a steam oven + normal oven. They are going to be placed next to the rear bench on the left.…

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I'm at the planning stage for our home theatre/media room. It is 5.6 x 4.8 m with ceiling 3m. It has a three panel sliding stacker door on…

Hi all...
We are planning on having the master bedroom over the garage.
Does anyone have any tips on how to reduce any associated noise?
- garage door type? motor type/brand?
- acoustic insulation?…

Thanks Ed...
Except I don't think there's enough width for a sliding door.
Is there that much difference in water-sealing between out-swing and in-swing?
Also, being aluminium, and in a laundry with tiled…

Hi all,
Originally we had the doors planned to swing in for the exterior laundry door and rear garage door. I've been told that it may be better to swing the…

Thanks AussieMark, what are the dimensions of the Qasair Westmore rangehood? What does it look like? I presume its important to cover or overcover the cooktop with the rangehood ...

Hi everyone...
Considering two options (needed for 18MJ wok burner + two burner + induction - Siemens - anticipating 1.2 m wide rangehood needed to cover the cooktops)
1. Getting 2 side…