We originally only needed retaining on the right hand side but we decided to level the backyard which require extending the wall all the way to the side boundary and return along the back boundary. Not cheap but we're happy to have a level garden.
Browse Forums Building A New House Re: Metricon Hudson KDR in Ryde - Landscaping 1649Nov 09, 2015 4:26 pm Build thread: viewtopic.php?f=38&t=75302 Re: Metricon Hudson KDR in Ryde - Landscaping 1653Nov 09, 2015 5:12 pm D don't even get me started! We signed up with TPG and they connected us ASAP but speed was outrageously slow! Despite numerous visits by their technicians they couldn't resolve the speed issue and put the blame on internal cabling. So we escalated to Metricon who sent out their technicians to look into it but unfortunately they also couldn't find any fault with the wiring. So we changed to Telstra but we are waiting for their contractor to lay cables! We are caught in the middle and spending a fortune on data Re: Metricon Hudson KDR in Ryde - Landscaping 1654Nov 09, 2015 5:20 pm Oh no ... we jumped on telstra straight away... paid the speed boost as well to get 100mb Good luck ! Its a good service even if it is a little expensive.. bigpond movies streamed is handy on a smart tv Re: Metricon Hudson KDR in Ryde - Landscaping 1655Nov 09, 2015 5:30 pm Sheilzy gandn Landscaping starting to look great! i love your wall! Happy to see you back on H1...missing your posts! Thanks gandn. I've missed the forum! We still don't have internet at home so I've put a self imposed limit on data roaming Oh no! The biggest kid in the house (me) would never handle that! I hate when we near the end of the month and i have to turn my phone data off....torture Re: Metricon Hudson KDR in Ryde - Landscaping 1656Nov 17, 2015 9:38 am Landscaping is plodding along albeit scope of works and costs are ever changing! It's partly our fault as we keep adding more features but we also have to fork out more money for unforeseen issues eg more retaining and drainage. Cost is now roughly 15% of house build. Not what we anticipated We did ask for a super fast growing money trees! Onto pics....Back and front decking almost done and looking fantastic. Looking from back towards front Like ⋅ Add a comment ⋅ Pin to Ideaboard ⋅ From outside laundry towards back - stairs to be built Like ⋅ Add a comment ⋅ Pin to Ideaboard ⋅ Front deck Like ⋅ Add a comment ⋅ Pin to Ideaboard ⋅ The start of our Japanese feature. The pond is looking very sad after the drenching we had over the weekend. The lantern also needed 4 guys to lift! Can't wait for the finished product. Like ⋅ Add a comment ⋅ Pin to Ideaboard ⋅ We have a mountain of spoil out the front waiting to be removed. It's definitely eye catching and leaves most passers-by dead in their tracks Like ⋅ Add a comment ⋅ Pin to Ideaboard ⋅ Re: Metricon Hudson KDR in Ryde - Landscaping 1657Nov 17, 2015 10:01 am Wow!! Looking amazing Sheilzy!! Can't wait to see the finish product. Re: Metricon Hudson KDR in Ryde - Landscaping 1658Nov 17, 2015 10:11 am Brilliant looking deck! Love it!! Gosh your front yard does look pretty sad with all the pool of mud right now but I am sure once it done it will look absolutely fabulous viewtopic.php?t=78985 Re: Metricon Hudson KDR in Ryde - Landscaping 1659Nov 17, 2015 10:33 am Looks awesome Sheilzy! We budgeted 20% of building cost for landscaping @ Orph build thread: viewtopic.php?t=78328 Dream Metricon Glendale 38 (Sydney)! Orpheus Building the Metricon Glendale 38|Sydney Re: Metricon Hudson KDR in Ryde - Landscaping 1660Nov 17, 2015 10:46 am Orpheus Looks awesome Sheilzy! We budgeted 20% of building cost for landscaping @ Orph build thread: viewtopic.php?t=78328 Dream Metricon Glendale 38 (Sydney)! We definitely didn't think we would spend that much on landscaping! We could have built a pool with where we are right now with the budget. I should have known we would go over given we've pretty much blown the budget right throughout the entire build. Can't wait to finish and really enjoy the house. 3 5191 We were lucky in that our old house was so small (86 square metres) compared to the new house, they were able to take enough readings around the old backyard house before… 8 24812 The biggest challenge will be if you take out a loan and then run out of money - you'll have an incomplete security and lenders do not like this so you can get stuck.… 2 13500 |