Those are really nice! Have you tried contacting an engineering company? As in one that makes custom sheet metal products, they may be able to help.
I reckon it will be…

If you can afford the concrete slab would be handy untill you can get the deck done. Really depends though, if you are going to build a deck instead of…

Have you tried Ebay, Sometimes there are wholesalers on there trying to clear out stock. When I was building ours one of the cheapest was actually Bunnings believe it or…

Our builder let us start before handover but it was for a retaining wall at the front so it wasn't getting in anyones way. I suppose you just have to…

That's ours. Our new puppy has done a good job of ripping out those plants though since I took that pic

Alfresco with skylights is an idea but like you said the area already has lots of windows. Alfresco is the way everyone seems to be going these days.

I used a product called Spa & Deck for ours. It's made by a company called Flood. They give you I think 3 year guarantee. So far ours has been…

A bit off topic but..
Does installing a solar system make the pool usable in the colder months? How much does it actually heat the water?

Depends how much time you have up your sleeve I suppose. If you have to get in quick you might have to bite the bullet and do what you have…

I did mine about 2 years ago, made out of Merbau. It worked out at about $100m2. That about 300-400 off the ground. It took me about 4 days over…

Hi flew,
Spotted gum should work well. I considered using spotted gum for the one I built but ended up going for Merbau because we liked the colour a bit better.…

Anyone else ?

Hi flissfloss, yeah if you could pm me the details that would be great. Also how much did it set you back if you don't mind me asking.

Hi all,
Would anyone out there have any recommendations for someone capable of building a deck about 4x5m in Sydney?
Thanks.

See if they'll give you a credit for them!
They probably would but only for 1 bottle Ok i'll stop now.
Congratulations!

We're coming to the end of our build. Thought i may as well share a few pic's...
Eden Brae Oxford 24


I still need to take pics of the lounge room and…

They've obviously just got too much on and it seems to be the same with everyone at the moment, at least in the project home building industry.

How could you misaligh down lights like that!
They did the same thing to my house. We have down lights outside along the…

Hi All,
My builder is also doing my driveway. Where the council crossover is done in plain concrete they have done it at a slight angle so by the time it…

You can upgrade anything you want but the credit they give you is a joke! I inquired about doing my own tiling and they wanted to credit me $1800. This…

How many tonne you getting rid of?

Believe your bank. Clarendon are trying to get more money up front but everyone i dealt with were the same.

Was it a totally different colour or just a darker/lighter shade?
They have started painting mine today and it does look a little dark I…

Get one of the local lawn mowing companies out there to do it. It will probably run you only about $50...

I have heard about this. Apparently there is a large conglomerate from London that has bought up 500 blocks in the estate and are renting them back to the locals.

Sometimes the biggest disappointments are born of the greatest expectations...

go 9 foot.

You could probably just get a tiler in after handover and do the whole lot for about $1000 including materials. The prices Di Lorenzo and EB charge for this stuff…

It would seem that way unfortunately.

Pergola's are so 1993...