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Mox80
Mox80
16 January

Side path options

Side path options

Hi all Following the recent heavy rainfall in Sydney, I am keen on redirecting water away from the house's base as much as…

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Mox80
Jan 16, 2024 12:57 pm
ponzutwo
ponzutwo
29 December 2023

Frontyard Shed

Frontyard Shed

what about a cubby house? could get creative.

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ponzutwo
Dec 29, 2023 11:31 am
LincDk
LincDk
11 November 2023

Slab fall away

Slab fall away

I've got a challenge here. Background is the builder has cut too deep for the slab and the slab is now below the very substantial retaining wall. It's failed occupancy…

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LincDk
Nov 11, 2023 4:52 pm
LincDk
venetian
venetian
19 October 2023

Cobblestone mesh identification

Cobblestone mesh identification

MATE!!! I've checked their website and it's a 90% match at least. I've just called them and sent the pic through to confirm it's the same product. Thank you heaps.

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venetian
Oct 19, 2023 1:52 pm
SaveH2O
SaveH2O
9 October 2023

Cladding a Timber Retaining Wall

Cladding a Timber Retaining Wall

Have you thought of mass planting a cascading plant? There are many plants in many colours to choose from but Dichondra Silver Falls is popular.

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SaveH2O
Oct 09, 2023 7:00 am
SaveH2O
marcjs
marcjs
29 August 2023

Landscape construction drawings and process

Landscape construction drawings and process

Thanks very much! And would the landscaper/contractor generally involve the engineer or is that something the client would do? Thanks for your help

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marcjs
Aug 29, 2023 3:38 pm
homeone
homeone
12 May 2023

Outdoor fish tank

Outdoor fish tank

Thanks for letting us know. The programmer will have a look at this later today.

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homeone
May 12, 2023 9:44 am
homeone
PartTimeHandyman
PartTimeHandyman
24 September 2022

Dynabolts give me the poops

Dynabolts give me the poops

I realise that this thread is quite old, but just want to say thanks for the comments in this thread. Was starting to lose confidence using Dynabolts as they just did't…

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PartTimeHandyman
Sep 24, 2022 9:33 pm
Noname
Noname
11 August 2022

To irrigate or not to irrigate?

To irrigate or not to irrigate?

Yeah then I'd install one. It's convenient if anything

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Noname
Aug 11, 2022 6:04 pm
Pulse
Pulse
6 May 2022

Running drainage under length of driveway

Running drainage under length of driveway

under the concrete unless you need to access it, A driveway can be saw cut if needed. If it was under the hedge it would need to be deeper.

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Pulse
May 06, 2022 10:17 pm
Click here
Click here
11 January 2022

Sandstone log retaining wall cost

Sandstone log retaining wall cost

Hi all, What cost should I be expecting for a rough per metre cost for a retaining wall varying between 300mm to 1m high, 40m long? Using 500x500x2000 sandstone A-grade…

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Click here
Jan 11, 2022 11:14 pm
dannyboy92
dannyboy92
14 November 2021

move nature strip tree

move nature strip tree

How did you just move a tree? Are these newly planted or established trees?

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dannyboy92
Nov 14, 2021 5:54 pm
bashworth
bashworth
26 October 2021

Hand tamping grade around slab edge.

Hand tamping grade around slab edge.

I would be using builders plastic rather than a geofabric and then stabiised sand (1 part cement to 20 parts sand)

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bashworth
Oct 26, 2021 10:41 pm
bashworth
LincDk
LincDk
18 October 2021

Scrape, backfill and french drain.

Scrape, backfill and french drain.

I'm trying to work out the sequence of events for a piece of landscaping i'm DYI. I've built a retaining wall to level out the soil between us and the neighbours who's…

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LincDk
Oct 18, 2021 6:52 am
LincDk
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tim.jones
Oct 06, 2021 7:00 pm
crash-shandicoot
crash-shandicoot
30 September 2021

Please help identify this possible pest!

Please help identify this possible pest!

If anyone is interested I found out it is webbing spiders and they are fine on the plant

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crash-shandicoot
Sep 30, 2021 8:07 pm
Noname
Noname
6 September 2021

How to deal with destroyed yard

How to deal with destroyed yard

the only aditional cost id factor in for is a plate compactor. That will help level everything after you treat/ammend the soil. These are cheap to hire.

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Noname
Sep 06, 2021 10:37 am
dhoo5841
dhoo5841
2 September 2021

Turf Laying Newbie

Turf Laying Newbie

For anyone that may read this, would something like this be suitable? https://anlscape.com.au/landscaping/gar ... garden-mix There are so many options in the ANL website...

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dhoo5841
Sep 02, 2021 8:45 pm
silver3l
silver3l
19 August 2021

Irrigation along tiered retaining walls

Irrigation along tiered retaining walls

Hi all I've got 3 levels of plants totalling approx 7ft that I want to add some drip line irrigation to. The tap is at the bottom so I was curious how someone with some…

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silver3l
Aug 19, 2021 9:42 am

Clothesline in Wind

Clothesline in Wind

Hi, This looks like the Daytek brand of clothesline and you do have a couple of options. You could add more concrete around the base and hope this helps to get it back…

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Lifestyle Clotheslines
Aug 12, 2021 6:12 pm
Lifestyle Clotheslines

Lilly Pily high and mighty problem

Lilly Pily high and mighty problem

Common Problem of Lilly Pilly is sooty mold. The presence of sap feeding insects like aphids, scale, and mealybugs on the plants causes this. To treat this issue, apply…

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Eco Pest Control Brisbane
Apr 30, 2021 6:32 pm
MrsJM
MrsJM
11 April 2021

Cost of landscaping

Cost of landscaping

It seems to me that landscape designers specify your budget in advance in order to understand what they can offer you.

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MrsJM
Apr 11, 2021 6:44 pm
MrsJM
s-X-s
s-X-s
3 March 2021

Brick or concrete block front fence

Brick or concrete block front fence

If you have the budget, you can do stackstone (over concrete bricks) with slats for nice looks.

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s-X-s
Mar 03, 2021 1:25 pm
s-X-s
csingh
csingh
10 February 2021

Suggestions for Water Fountains in Sydney

Suggestions for Water Fountains in Sydney

Hi All, Looking for places which sell water fountains in Sydney. I've looked through google but not finding much that sells what I'm looking for, I'm looking for…

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csingh
Feb 10, 2021 2:13 pm
Pharian
Pharian
20 January 2021

Help with these palms please

Help with these palms please

Here's some links to the first two pics, the ones that are sideways... very weird. https://www.dropbox.com/s/r5lc6tuiwot2h ... 1.jpg?dl=0

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Pharian
Jan 20, 2021 5:42 pm
Pharian
jackofalltrades
jackofalltrades
15 November 2020

Sir Walter Buffalo

Sir Walter Buffalo

There is a chance that you might have lawn grubs. When you say the grass pulls away easily, that's a classic symptom as they attack the roots and the leave the surface…

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jackofalltrades
Nov 15, 2020 11:57 am
Phil of Sydney
Phil of Sydney
28 October 2020

Help needed - Extra sleeper under an already erected fence

Help needed - Extra sleeper under an already erected fence

Can you get a row of concrete blocks in there instead? Concrete in contact with the ground will last a lot longer than timber.

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Phil of Sydney
Oct 28, 2020 3:17 pm
Graysons Gutter Guard
Graysons Gutter Guard
19 October 2020

snake season!

snake season!

pretty scary when you find a snake randomly in a garden :) This guy Raymond is a professional at finding and safely relocating the critters :)

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Graysons Gutter Guard
Oct 19, 2020 5:46 pm
arcadelt
arcadelt
7 September 2020

How to cover an ugly rock wall

How to cover an ugly rock wall

Personally I think the upper section looks quite nice, and I would simple mow the grass around it, and perhaps create a garden bed against it with nice flowers or…

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arcadelt
Sep 07, 2020 8:40 pm

Just in relation to this topic, we are planning a build, and due to the easements (sewer and stormwater) running across the back (and side, but that's less of an issue),…

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Sparkyf
Aug 26, 2020 11:59 am
Sparkyf
FranticD
FranticD
25 August 2020

Organic Compost

Organic Compost

Hi all, Do you think this would be suitable to use on my existing soil? Soil superfine (14mm minus) RATE (per m3) $29.70 My plan is it dig up the current sandy soil…

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FranticD
Aug 25, 2020 9:35 am
FranticD
FranticD
24 August 2020

Underlay

Underlay

Hi, I am getting turf underlay put into my backyard area... roughly 50sqm. It hal the area, i can fit about 100mm of underlay... but in other areas its deeper and i will…

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FranticD
Aug 24, 2020 5:56 pm
Splashers
Splashers
3 August 2020

Re: Roses and a lemon tree

Re: Roses and a lemon tree

Roses and Lemons like deep soil but lemons need free draining soil as they dont like their feet wet which most roses can tolerate for periods. lemons require a lot of…

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Splashers
Aug 03, 2020 8:25 pm
Splashers
oklouise
oklouise
24 July 2020

Front lawn parking ideas, a steep block and water

Front lawn parking ideas, a steep block and water

first ask for advice from a drainage expert and/or council to see if they can install a drain under the path to the gutter and/or fill the area with big rubble..at least…

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oklouise
Jul 24, 2020 9:55 am
LauMick
LauMick
8 July 2020

Sir Walter Buffalo

Sir Walter Buffalo

Hello all I laid this Sir Walter Buffalo about…

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LauMick
Jul 08, 2020 7:25 pm

A late addition to this thread but having a vertical riser discharging into a meshed screen inside a tank makes as much sense as having a first flush diverter fitted to…

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SaveH2O
Apr 16, 2020 1:17 am
SaveH2O
MrsJM
MrsJM
16 March 2020

Black beetles in lawn?

Black beetles in lawn?

My Sir Walter lawn was doing well even though the warm months, until that torrential rain event hit Sydney. Since then I’ve had parts of the lawn turn to straw but it…

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MrsJM
Mar 16, 2020 9:31 am
MrsJM
iwannahouse
iwannahouse
8 February 2020

Landscaper Recs - Sydney

Landscaper Recs - Sydney

Great thank you!

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iwannahouse
Feb 08, 2020 2:18 pm
Littlegem
Littlegem
7 February 2020

Help with Lilly Pilly - Leaves getting brown

Help with Lilly Pilly - Leaves getting brown

Any fine wood mulch. You need it to be 75-100 thick layer on ground

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Littlegem
Feb 07, 2020 4:10 pm
MrsJM
MrsJM
25 January 2020

Plants and hail damage

Plants and hail damage

thanks stevemc. Much appreciated. Going to tackle this over the weekend and hopefully there’s enough growing weather left in the season to get some new foliage happening!

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MrsJM
Jan 25, 2020 1:44 pm
MrsJM
Brickface
Brickface
14 January 2020

Side paths

Side paths

What saveH2O says is bang on. Priority 1 especially with reactive soil is protect your slab. A path that slopes away from the house with good drainage should be your…

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Brickface
Jan 14, 2020 6:54 am
Brickface
Dynamic
Dynamic
9 January 2020

Vegetable Growing: A guide for home gardeners

Vegetable Growing: A guide for home gardeners
1 ... 12, 13, 14

this is how they make a good bean sproud https://shrinke.me/Orxw . you can try to make it by yourself.

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Dynamic
Jan 09, 2020 7:27 pm
thangln
thangln
9 January 2020

Watering roses

Watering roses

Hi guys, I'm very new to gardening and would like to ask advices from you guys. I'm setting up a new garden bed mainly for roses and I'm looking for its irrigation…

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thangln
Jan 09, 2020 10:43 am
MrRAJ
MrRAJ
23 December 2019

What can I do with this stormwater pit?

What can I do with this stormwater pit?

same issue here in sydney, my Stormwater pit below my slab level 500 mm. Landscaper said just build wooden box of Treated wood around Pit. you cannot raise as per…

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MrRAJ
Dec 23, 2019 3:34 pm
Althom
Althom
20 December 2019

Grass tree planting

Grass tree planting

A few years ago I purchased a Grass Tree from Replants Australia. They provided the instructions detailed here; https://www.replants.com/files/docs/1_G ... seasol.pdf I…

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Althom
Dec 20, 2019 7:33 pm
Althom

This is my driveway, similar gradients, but a little longer (10 metres) - on the righthand side of the Porsche its 25% for about a metre. We can get standard cars up and…

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Andrewm
Dec 16, 2019 8:56 pm
Althom
Althom
29 October 2019

Laying new turf on area with bark

Laying new turf on area with bark

Remove chipbark, turn over soil underneath, add soil improver and also Clay Breaker or Sand Remedy (depending on the nature of your soil. No nutrition in bits of bark.

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Althom
Oct 29, 2019 3:35 pm
Althom
BradS
BradS
8 October 2019

Lawn Feed - Sapphire/Kikuyu

Lawn Feed - Sapphire/Kikuyu

Hi All My sincerest apologies if this has been asked 10 times over..... I am looking to feed my lawns this weekend and take advantage of the predicted wet weather south…

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BradS
Oct 08, 2019 3:36 pm
IncredibleBulk
IncredibleBulk
30 September 2019

Spring Lawn Reno Questions

Spring Lawn Reno Questions

Hi all I'm currently in a rental till July next year in the Kellyville area of Sydney. Looking to do a small reno on the current lawn as it's come out of winter in pretty…

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IncredibleBulk
Sep 30, 2019 12:09 pm

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