Browse Forums Landscape & Garden Design Re: Backyard / Alfresco Ideas 21Feb 10, 2008 6:23 pm Internal and External Building and Colour Consultant Online - Worldwide http://www.denovoconcepts.com Re: Backyard / Alfresco Ideas 25Feb 11, 2008 6:21 am Internal and External Building and Colour Consultant Online - Worldwide http://www.denovoconcepts.com Re: Backyard / Alfresco Ideas 27Feb 12, 2008 11:10 am Cabinfever I also find all these sorts of things a bit weird. It's like the garden is attempting to say "I'm opulent, sumptuous, reminiscent of ancient splendor", but in reality it's a bit of pretentious tat crammed in a pathetic little plot of grass heavily overlooked by every neighbour. The scale is just wrong. I think that this is the way the world is moving. Nobody is intrested in a more simple house with better quality. I think it is an extension of the throw away society. Lets face it, on first impressions, mini mansions look better than a well put together house of the same value. When it comes time to sell, you need to have something that will have broad appeal. Certainly it looks pretentious but if you hope to sell one day, the buyer is probably going to look for something pretentious and if you haven't got, then no sale. There are areas where such things are not seen but that is in different neighbourhoods far from the endless new estates. Usualy the problem is the $$$ required to live inone of these areas. What happens if everyone is a multi millionaire, how to one up then? DIY, Home Maintenance & Repair That laser level looks lovely! We bought one for less than a quarter of that price off eBay. It worked really well for us and it's still going now, five years later. After… 1 16717 It's possible but a soak well is usually much larger. Your 'soak well' only holds 424 litres when full. What is your soil type? Soak wells need sandy soils. 10 9017 Need advice on the backyard plan above. Should I excavate and cut all of the dirt to level with the house slab or semi-excavate as per photo above? Both left and right… 0 24875 |