Browse Forums Building A New House Re: Backyard size 13Apr 11, 2017 1:21 am Our build thread with Smart Homes for Living in Wellard https://forum.homeone.com.au/viewtopic.php?f=31&t=86092 Re: Backyard size 18Apr 11, 2017 5:42 pm That looks amazing. Wanna do mine? XD I'm planning to pave the concreted area at some stage, and have some frangpani in huge pots up against the house, with outdoor furniture (just chairs).. I'm not an entertainer.. just need space to sit outside and read a book or have a coffee, and some grass for my bunny and possibly future dog. My sides are 1.3m x 19.. cat run going down ones side.. and some potted citrius plants.. to give some greenery from inside.. I'm thinking scented pearl magnolia or crepe myrtle along the back fence.. I want lots of greenery and colour when looking from the house. Re: Backyard size 19Apr 19, 2017 10:47 am ourlindrum52 I am gobsmacked by how lovely your yard is! My partner and I haven't started our family yet so I dare say our yard will just be a pile of grass for a long time haha. But I will definitely be using yours as future inspiration! My partner and I went to check out some display homes on the weekend, and all of them seemed to have such small backyards! I guess that's just the nature of building on such small blocks! As long as it's enough for some rugrats and pets to run around in, it should be fine! Well I'm hoping so anyway! Re: Backyard size 20Apr 21, 2017 1:17 pm Thanks lys245. It took almost 5 years to get the backyard and side done. I was a bit daunted by what we had planned to do, and since I planned to do the majority of the work myself to save money, I didn't want it to look like a half-botched job. I planned it all out, based on what I could do myself and/or teach myself to do. Surprisingly the screen running the length of the side fence (to give us and neighbours privacy) was one of the easiest things to do. It was an idea my wife had from a display home, but it mimics the front upper façade of our house - so I followed the plan details of our house to build the screen and attach the fibre cement sheeting. I had a brickie build the raised garden beds and pond walls, which gave me the levels for everything else. Then I rendered and painted it. The limestone blocks on top (MUCH cheaper than anything else) and very easy to lay as you can cut them with a handsaw. And I used coloured concrete pavers, with river pebbles because there was no way I could lay traditional pavers and get them level!! We had previously laid the same pavers and river pebbles down the side of the house so this kept the same look and we liked how that turned out. The stones also allow drainage into an agipipe connected to the stormwater so when it rains the water doesn't just sit there. Nothing I did was out of the range of anyone with average skills. Have a go like I did and I think you'll be surprised you can actually do it. Just take it on one job at a time. My day job is completely different, so this was very satisfying to do and we're happy at the end result. But that's it for now. I'm going to take it easy now! 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 16711 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 9002 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 24862 |