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17 December 2008

Solar panel means test to be scrappedGeneral Discussion

Dec 17, 2008 9:29 pm

I hear that rant! Baby bonus is the one that irks me - why should those of us who are productive in society miss out on the same incentive those on welfare/dole get for having a baby :? (Sorry to go OT!) The one thing we've discovered about the baby bonus that we didn't know is that it's based on y...

The one thing we've discovered about the baby bonus that we didn't know is that it's based on your income six months af...

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cynarion

17 December 2008

How big is your backyard?Landscape & Garden Design

Dec 17, 2008 1:17 pm

Mike - you can made an orchard that produces a decent qty if you espalier fruit trees about 1.5m apart - so you'd need about 10m long and 1m wide. Now that 's an idea worth investigating! We are already planning to have an espaliered lemon, lime and orange out the back of our house, so doing someth...

Now that's an idea worth investigating! We are already planning to have an espaliered lemon, lime and orange out the ba...

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16 December 2008

Mission impossible?? Frangapani in MelbourneLandscape & Garden Design

Dec 16, 2008 4:39 pm

I've had issues with frangipanis in Melbourne--four of them have died, one I've resuscitated, and only one has lived through all the winters. Essentially, the cold winter nights in Melbourne have given the trees frostbite: the tips of the branches have turned black and ended up not shooting again wh...

I've had issues with frangipanis in Melbourne--four of them have died, one I've resuscitated, and only one has lived thr...

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cynarion

16 December 2008

Timber fence pailings (for a screen fence)Landscape & Garden Design

Dec 16, 2008 4:31 pm

I can't suggest any suppliers, and neither can I make any promises about the availability of the following, but you could look at Tallowwood or Blackbutt as alternatives. --Mike

I can't suggest any suppliers, and neither can I make any promises about the availability of the following, but you coul...

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cynarion

16 December 2008

Re: Today's Lazy Gardener QuestionLandscape & Garden Design

Dec 16, 2008 4:25 pm

Today's Lazy Gardener Question: Instead of digging up the layer of straggly grass and weeds, and THEN laying a weedmat & gravel, can I just put the weedmat directly on top ? Will the weedmat and gravel be enough to kill the weeds underneath ? I have to agree with Da Vinci--in our experience we'...

I have to agree with Da Vinci--in our experience we've had couch grass come right through weedmat (and tear it to shred...

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cynarion

16 December 2008

How big is your backyard?Landscape & Garden Design

Dec 16, 2008 4:16 pm

Nice! I think all of us have a whole bunch of gardening ideas that we'd love to execute if we had the space! My own personal wishlist includes a small orchard, a bamboo grove, a recirculating stream, a picturesque wooden bridge, and a collection of really big, broad, spreading deciduous trees under ...

Nice! I think all of us have a whole bunch of gardening ideas that we'd love to execute if we had the space! My own pers...

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cynarion

16 December 2008

Re: cheap plants in Melb?Landscape & Garden Design

Dec 16, 2008 3:59 pm

http://www.lintons.com.au/ That's getting out there.... :roll: Well, I frequently drop in at Gardenworld, and the tropical plants nursery in South Morang, and I live out past Sunshine in the western suburbs. :P But, to actually answer your question, some of the cheapest plants I've ever found are a...

That's getting out there.... Well, I frequently drop in at Gardenworld, and the tropical plants nursery in South Morang...

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cynarion

16 December 2008

Yes , No , Wait ! go go goBuilding A New House

Dec 16, 2008 3:54 pm

Nifty! It's unusual to see a house with the garage that far out the front these days. :) Is that a little mini-balcony above the front door?

Nifty! It's unusual to see a house with the garage that far out the front these days. Is that a little mini-balcony abov...

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cynarion

16 December 2008

Can't find a good house planBuilding A New House

Dec 16, 2008 2:39 pm

Hi freeon-- First question: do you include the garage in your 12sq desired size? If so, that makes for a tiny house--a double garage is nearly 4sq, leaving very little space for three bedrooms, laundry, storage space, kitchen, bathroom, dining room and living room. May I ask how you arrived at your ...

Hi freeon-- First question: do you include the garage in your 12sq desired size? If so, that makes for a tiny house--a d...

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cynarion

16 December 2008

House of horrors - Kek's Bridgeport 35 - ALL MOVED IN!Building A New House

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Dec 16, 2008 2:29 pm

Oh joy of joys. I reckon you could write a book by now. Throw in a few funny stories from other contributors and you'd have something ready to print by next Christmas. ;)

Oh joy of joys. I reckon you could write a book by now. Throw in a few funny stories from other contributors and you'd h...

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cynarion

16 December 2008

Which Estate? Taylor's Hill v Caroline Springs v CraigieburnBuilding A New House

Dec 16, 2008 2:28 pm

We don't head to Watergardens shopping centre often (if we're going "shopping" we'll head to Highpoint), but the recently opened areas have made it much more attractive as a general place to do the shopping, and there are plenty of home improvement places nearby (Bunnings, nurseries, et cetera) so y...

We don't head to Watergardens shopping centre often (if we're going "shopping" we'll head to Highpoint), but the recentl...

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cynarion

16 December 2008

House of horrors - Kek's Bridgeport 35 - ALL MOVED IN!Building A New House

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Dec 16, 2008 2:16 pm

Hmm, mud....is it preferable to dust? Difficult choice. :roll: I reckon it is: clean the mud up and it's gone. Clean the dust up and it's back the next morning!

I reckon it is: clean the mud up and it's gone. Clean the dust up and it's back the next morning!

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cynarion

16 December 2008

Clarendon Brighton - Builder done, my turn to finish it off!Building A New House

Dec 16, 2008 11:08 am

Hi eho-- Certainly looks like the bricks are different colours. In fact, it looks like they're even different enough to be completely different brick types. Amazing the difference you can see across different batches. I certainly wouldn't accept them looking like that--and when you suggest the site ...

Hi eho-- Certainly looks like the bricks are different colours. In fact, it looks like they're even different enough to ...

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cynarion

16 December 2008

Which Estate? Taylor's Hill v Caroline Springs v CraigieburnBuilding A New House

Dec 16, 2008 10:54 am

I'd vote for Taylor's Hill. Close to an already-established area, so no waiting for things to be organised. I would stay away from Caroline Springs--we live just the other side of Kororoit Creek, and hear nothing but trouble about it--especially the hoon drivers on the streets at night. Craigieburn ...

I'd vote for Taylor's Hill. Close to an already-established area, so no waiting for things to be organised. I would stay...

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16 December 2008

House of horrors - Kek's Bridgeport 35 - ALL MOVED IN!Building A New House

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Dec 16, 2008 10:33 am

Yippee!! We're in!! ::cheerleader:: We still have a lot of stuff to move tomorrow, but with a hand from my mother, two sisters and brothers-in-law, plus eldest son and his mate, it shouldn't be too hard. Bummer about the pouring rain all day. :? We got WET. Fences are up, side gate is on, and all i...

Awesome news--I hope all your other issues are rectified in short order. And that the rain didn't lead to mud being tra...

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cynarion

15 December 2008

Slab Complete!Building A New House

Dec 15, 2008 9:44 pm

Hi everyone--there have been a couple of blog updates in the last two weeks that haven't made it to the forums here, so check that out for a more complete update. Anyone who lives in Melbourne will know it was absolutely bucketing with rain most of Saturday. Despite the rain, we grabbed out provisio...

Hi everyone--there have been a couple of blog updates in the last two weeks that haven't made it to the forums here, so ...

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cynarion

3 December 2008

Are we crazy building a 40sq house for the two of us?Building A New House

Dec 03, 2008 10:40 am

I don't want to but I probably will sound like a complete idiot for asking this! Where does one get the 30sq etc figures from? Our new house measurements are 235.07 for main building + garage etc with a total of 346.56 Signed: Mr Dummy ! A "square" is ten feet by ten feet. Or, 3.048m by 3.048m. Or,...

A "square" is ten feet by ten feet. Or, 3.048m by 3.048m. Or, 9.290304 square metres. So your house would be 25.3 squar...

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cynarion

3 December 2008

Are we crazy building a 40sq house for the two of us?Building A New House

Dec 03, 2008 9:10 am

Well, the question I would ask is this: are you comfortable with your decision? If so, and if you have justified it to yourself (through whatever means makes sense to you), then you should be fine, and it doesn't matter what everyone else thinks. I have no doubt that (for some proportion of people),...

Well, the question I would ask is this: are you comfortable with your decision? If so, and if you have justified it to y...

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cynarion

2 December 2008

Why flat roof tilesBuilding A New House

Dec 02, 2008 8:45 am

We were expecting fairly similar ($4-5k) costs to upgrade our tiles to the flat look had we wanted to. However, I just couldn't get past the issue of not having channels for water runoff from the roof. That and it was going to cost an arm and a leg. On top of the other arm and leg we'd already paid ...

We were expecting fairly similar ($4-5k) costs to upgrade our tiles to the flat look had we wanted to. However, I just c...

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cynarion

1 December 2008

When to start?General Discussion

Dec 01, 2008 2:50 pm

I understand your husband's position on not wanting to get too far ahead of yourselves. However, trust me when I say it's worse to be in a position where you have to make all the decisions now now now!!! Everything suddenly becomes much less fun that way. Most builders won't even look at you unless ...

I understand your husband's position on not wanting to get too far ahead of yourselves. However, trust me when I say it'...