Browse Forums Landscape & Garden Design Re: Newcastle landscape journey 18Oct 01, 2016 7:21 pm Wow were in newy are you? I have been through this myself over the past year on a uch smaller scale/block. You should be proud of your achievements and yes the cost to complete a new unlandscaped house is an eye opener especially if you want to go beyond crap $5 a roll grass a 1980's style letterbox a cheap Bunnings style clothesline and a $10 tree out the front which most spec builders explain a fully landscaped block. Far from what their display homes entail lol...... Re: Newcastle landscape journey 19Oct 01, 2016 8:17 pm 6banga Wow were in newy are you? I have been through this myself over the past year on a uch smaller scale/block. You should be proud of your achievements and yes the cost to complete a new unlandscaped house is an eye opener especially if you want to go beyond crap $5 a roll grass a 1980's style letterbox a cheap Bunnings style clothesline and a $10 tree out the front which most spec builders explain a fully landscaped block. Far from what their display homes entail lol...... We're technically Lake Macquarie, and thanks. Do you have a thread I can look at? Would love to see what you've done. Re: Newcastle landscape journey 20Nov 25, 2016 6:33 pm Argh I wrote an update then it deleted itself! It went something like this: We've got DA approval for the Patio Roof - at last! See home thread for update. Our landscaping is taking a while, but mixing it with work and spending time with the kids, so it will get there. We ordered pavers from Wyong (Stone Masonry), had them delivered for a good price. Ended up being $2.17 per paver including delivery, we got three pallets (about 700 pavers). Spent about 5 months trolling gumtree for second hand pavers. Ended up with two piles of different pavers - neither of which are enough, so took the plunge and just bought them. Will use this one here around the shed (look at their bad quality! I suck at gumtree, too nice to say no once I get there ): Like ⋅ Add a comment ⋅ Pin to Ideaboard ⋅ Like ⋅ Add a comment ⋅ Pin to Ideaboard ⋅ And this one around the pond as a feature: Like ⋅ Add a comment ⋅ Pin to Ideaboard ⋅ Ready for pavers... until hubby went off and googled weed mat under paving and decided he didn't want it there. We concluded he'll be weeding the path! My Dad is a gem, and actually did most of the prep for this part, he put in a pipe & drain under the tap. There's compacted road base under the weed mat. Like ⋅ Add a comment ⋅ Pin to Ideaboard ⋅ Done! Looking smart if I do say so myself. Space for a nice little garden. Like ⋅ Add a comment ⋅ Pin to Ideaboard ⋅ Some weed mat trying to protect a bit more compacted road base from the dog's running and spreading it. Like ⋅ Add a comment ⋅ Pin to Ideaboard ⋅ Our little dude LOVEs this path. He pushes everything and anything out the house onto it, then gets stuck trying to bushwhack it around the back to the rear patio. He'll be stoked when it all links/ goes somewhere You should check your detail drawings, it may show downpipe within brick pier. 14 14121 Hmmm, I have checked your past posts and it seems that you are in NSW, not WA as I had thought. It pays to show your State in your avatar. Retaining wall regulations… 5 7865 Hi, you've probably already resolved this, however, Commbank will probably pay the funds to you after you send evidence the work is done regardless the change in the quotes. 1 35331 |