I have a belief that we should live our lives in a way that impacts the earth in the least way possible. I think this comes from many years camping and hiking where you go by the principal take only … Continue reading
Don’t believe your contracted pool build price!
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This time last year we had the great idea to put a pool in the back yard, now our arguments for this were thought through and logical. It was a luxury for us and the boys as they love playing … Continue reading
What we did on the Weekend: Increased Our Boys Wardrobe Storage
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One of the items on the to do list for a long time now was to increase the storage in our boys wardrobe. The purpose, to accommodate all the games remote control cars and other things they have laying around … Continue reading
Entrance Refirb part 2 – Painting and Finishing
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Finally we have finished repairing and painting the most time consuming room in the house, our entrance and hallway. I say time consuming because it contains 6, thats right 6 doors and door frames. Each door including the frame seemed … Continue reading
Architect, Draftsman or Builder – Who provides the most effective service to draw up your council plans?
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When planning a new renovation or changes to your house there are generally three options available to have your plans drawn up and approved by council. Each of the three architect, draftsman and builder have their own strengths and weaknesses. … Continue reading
Why is my house so Cold ?
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This is our first winter in this house and quite rapidly the night time temperatures in Sydney seem to have dropped to between 4-7 degrees. We use a slow combustion fire for heating. I’ve discovered that while this effectively heats … Continue reading
Repairing the Hall and Front Entrance
Although I still have to complete the deck around the pool, which will complete the construction phase of the landscaping, the weather has turned here in Sydney and its cold and rainy so I have decided (well was told ) … Continue reading
Building a Small Ground Level Deck
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Last weekend a friend and I broke out the tools to extend his current deck to clean up an unusable ugly patch of his garden. The small new deck will be host to his BBQ and was a nice easy … Continue reading
Ten ideas to save on your Energy bills.
A phone call by our Gas provider prompts this post. I received a call during the week from a nicely spoken gentlemen from AGL wanting to reward my loyalty and encourage me to switch my electricity to AGL. They are … Continue reading
Landscape Planning – designing our garden
In planning and designing our garden we completed the following steps and in our house this is usually a process that involves a glass of wine and a robust discussion Initially this discussion was based on the key components we … Continue reading
