We used Adam from A Cox Landscaping. Couldn't recommend him more highly - after settling on the Friday him and his team were already on site the following Monday and had guys there basically solid for 2 months (aside from delays from lockdown 4.0 and also when he had to wait for us to have our fencing done before he could continue planting). He was extremely communicative, proactive, excellent at sticking to budget and reasonably priced. I think he's had a few enquiries for some other TA builds now but he said he's got the blue print now on how to bring the best out of the TA facades so keen to work with anyone else also!
we have gone for a fairly simple approach - we wanted to include steel arches down the side but it ended up being out of budget so we'll reconsider again in future. We've used ficus hedging and pear magnolias to give a lush ever green look that will be minimal maintenance. A couple of silver birch out the front otherwise but really we didn't want to over complicate things.
For anyone who needs here is a list of some other suppliers we've used post handover
A Cox Landscaping - Adam did everything from site clear, paving, concreting, driveway, planting, design etc. Was good not to have to wrangle different parties to do this and have it all streamlined.
Lever Fencing - also very professional and good attention to detail. His rate is a little higher than others but it is worth paying the extra and knowing you'll have a quality fence that will last 20 years. All our neighbours were super happy also.
Beyond Pool Fencing - well priced and proactive also. They did all our glass pool fencing
Narellan Pools - Jason from South East Franchise - They did our fiber glass pool and all equipment for it. Ours is sized 8m x 4.2m in grey quartz.
True South Electrical - they had done all our appliances, feature lights, TV wall mounts etc. We'll work with them next on garden lighting. He is a good friend of ours for disclosure but his standard of work is super high calibre.
Oz Window Blinds and Furnishing - we're still waiting on our plantations but Ozzie has so far done our sheers and blinds. Very fast service, bit of a local legend in the Bentleigh area.
Last two pieces are cutting the crossover and getting the BBQ done. We also just need to render parts of the retaining wall.
Some landscaping pictures included - wish it was a bit sunnier when I took them - can't wait to get in that pool hopefully soon!
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And a few pictures in the house (i don't have many yet sorry). We have our most of our main pieces now, still waiting on our bar stools (6 months from Europe gah). Soft furnishing and art will take a lifetime between my husband and I to agree on anything. Trying to find that fine balance between items I love and knowing what my hectic todler will both destroy and potentially knock her unconscious is also proving difficult. We will get there!
also for anyone who has the polytec woodmatt black range - it looks LOVELY but be prepared for lots of finger prints. In hindsight we probably should have gotten more handles for some of the cupboards with it.
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Thanks for providing a lot of useful info here!!! Do you mind sharing the costs of the landscaping (a rough indicated amount) - done by A Cox Landscaping (everything from site clear, paving, concreting, driveway, planting, design etc), but excluding the pool? Just to prevent myself from a heart-attack...