Hickinbotham Torquay Mod - Rear Verandah done

no change as of friday as expected when a friend went past. never got there today so will go for a drive either tomorrow or Wednesday after work

edit after reading your post today im thinking i might go for a drive after dinner

all good at my site Touch wood
looks like the cabler as been on site this week as data and tv ports have been terminated and installed.

well during this quiet time i have been thinking of post handover plans again and what i intend to do for a pergola etc

Looking at the estate and also council private open space requirements of no more than 20 to 25% covered which restricts me to a pergola of only about half what was planning (rear yard is 45.7m2 and planned pergola is 21.3m2)
originally looking at a 7.1x3m flat roof pergola running entire length of back of house ( have seen plenty that exceed this so i dont think they are that strict on it or at least used to be)

Have rethought my entire design in a way that suits me and solves a few issues if what i am thinking of works

Instead of a fully covered pergola i am now looking at one of the following

Timber Pergola with no roof cover and then planting a deciduous climber (such as Glory Vine) to provide shade in summer and sun in winter
Or possible covering half the pergola and using the climber for the remaining half - would then have a small area for winter use and allow more light and warmth in during winter
I feel this last idea kills a lot the concerns i have had over the last 6 months about natural lighting and passive heating and cooling, etc

time to start doing some more research etc to see if this is feasible. I also have a bad history of not maintaining climbers in my last house
Some of the following look promising guess ill need to go to a nursury to check them out for more information
http://www.plantmark.com.au/Content/Ima ... ntmark.pdf

just want to keep it as a low maintenance garden

looked into them briefly but $$$
no point in a cheap one if it stops working after a couple of years
the little lawn i do will be fake

firepit in middle of pavers is a good idea

Just trying to approach my yard as low maintenance and environmentally friendly as i can be
Keep reminding myself i want to embrace minimalism

well no action on site this week - wasn't expecting any due to the stage my build is at.
marked out the sizes for both pergola sizes i have in mind to get an idea of space in my yard.

Also rethinking instead of concrete all round doing concrete for the front of the house and paving for the side and rear of the house (all charcoal) - thinking the front path should match the driveway hence it not being paved

haven't been out there since friday morning but from what i just read no problems - sounds like it was well over a km from me. disgusting that someone would torch a car in this weather in scrubland. if it had crossed andrews road i'm sure it would have been documented in the article

https://www.facebook.com/countryfireservice/posts/1355884801111060

Wow we had some rain this said on and off over the weeks,
Your bin is back! Wonder if ours will be there today!
People around the corner is building and their bin was left there the whole lot is full of junk and bin over flowing!
Our sheets for eaves was stolen over new years. But consultant said they will let supervisor know and will replace it
Getting nervous 😬 they have to fit in so much over next couple of weeks to finish by months end!
Hopefully everything will go smooth now for both of us!

Sime of our things are bit stretched out and switched around due to breakins. It took bout 4 weeks for our file to be excepted. 2 weeks cool off and then 2 weeks to process/check and accept it

Im actually super glad i read this post re solar papanels neld. Our master plans havent even been drawn up yet and it doesnt cost anything extra to have a roof suited for solar panels, but if we hadn't thought of it down the track it would have cost money.