Browse Forums Building A New House Re: Doing it again 441Jul 30, 2017 9:05 pm Building SOR with Dreamstart Homes Customised Dream Dior/Summer Sensation https://forum.homeone.com.au/viewtopic.php?f=31&t=83776 Re: Doing it again 442Jul 30, 2017 9:11 pm Building SOR with Dreamstart Homes Customised Dream Dior/Summer Sensation https://forum.homeone.com.au/viewtopic.php?f=31&t=83776 Re: Doing it again 443Jul 31, 2017 9:36 pm Building SOR with Dreamstart Homes Customised Dream Dior/Summer Sensation https://forum.homeone.com.au/viewtopic.php?f=31&t=83776 Re: Doing it again 445Aug 01, 2017 8:27 am Looks great rosemi! Our build thread with Smart Homes for Living in Wellard https://forum.homeone.com.au/viewtopic.php?f=31&t=86092 Re: Doing it again 446Aug 01, 2017 6:24 pm aloenyx Can you do mine?? That looks great!!! Building SOR with Dreamstart Homes Customised Dream Dior/Summer Sensation https://forum.homeone.com.au/viewtopic.php?f=31&t=83776 Re: Doing it again 448Aug 01, 2017 7:42 pm Setting up the formwork & getting the right levels is the hardest part. Dad did all that. Laying the paving bricks is easy peasy ☺ Building SOR with Dreamstart Homes Customised Dream Dior/Summer Sensation https://forum.homeone.com.au/viewtopic.php?f=31&t=83776 Re: Doing it again 449Aug 02, 2017 4:19 pm That paving looks great Rose, kudos to your dad! Very handy having a helping hand like that! That quote for rear retic connection seems pretty reasonable. I'm planning to do mine myself but digging a 25m trench from front to back doesn't excite me! And I have to do that x2 - one for storm water and one for retic. I might follow suit and see if the landscaper can do it for a good price instead. First home builder - Brightwood Estate, Baldivis. Celebration Homes. Follow my build here Re: Doing it again 450Aug 02, 2017 4:32 pm It does sound reasonable. I might ask them about the same when i gave my appointment for the front landscaping Our build thread with Smart Homes for Living in Wellard https://forum.homeone.com.au/viewtopic.php?f=31&t=86092 Re: Doing it again 451Aug 02, 2017 5:40 pm just so you know i had 75mm pipe laid while the paving down that side of the house was done (paving guy offered to do it for me - no extra charge - i bought all the 75mm pipes on the day i moved). Building SOR with Dreamstart Homes Customised Dream Dior/Summer Sensation https://forum.homeone.com.au/viewtopic.php?f=31&t=83776 Re: Doing it again 452Aug 12, 2017 11:11 am Help! I have a bit if a dilemma. Thanks to the wet weather these last 2 weeks and the fact that my dad is out of action with an eye injury, my paving hasn't been completed. All that really needs doing is the edges and the pavers in my steps need to be cemented in. I'd attempt to do it myself but the rain over the last couple of weekends has hindered that option. This is holding up my front landscaping from being done. Do i run the gauntlett and risk upsetting my dad by getting a professional paver in to finish the job? Or do i get the landscapers in to do their bit and worry about the edging afterwards? Building SOR with Dreamstart Homes Customised Dream Dior/Summer Sensation https://forum.homeone.com.au/viewtopic.php?f=31&t=83776 Re: Doing it again 453Aug 12, 2017 4:55 pm rosemi Help! I have a bit if a dilemma. Thanks to the wet weather these last 2 weeks and the fact that my dad is out of action with an eye injury, my paving hasn't been completed. All that really needs doing is the edges and the pavers in my steps need to be cemented in. I'd attempt to do it myself but the rain over the last couple of weekends has hindered that option. This is holding up my front landscaping from being done. Do i run the gauntlett and risk upsetting my dad by getting a professional paver in to finish the job? Or do i get the landscapers in to do their bit and worry about the edging afterwards? Our build thread with Smart Homes for Living in Wellard https://forum.homeone.com.au/viewtopic.php?f=31&t=86092 Re: Doing it again 454Aug 13, 2017 1:13 pm Add mixing cement & cementing in (haunching) pavers to my ever growing list of skills. I ended up doing it myself this morning as it has been mostly dry so far. Not the best or the prettiest job but it is done and now the landscapers can come in & do their bit. Like ⋅ Add a comment ⋅ Pin to Ideaboard ⋅ Like ⋅ Add a comment ⋅ Pin to Ideaboard ⋅ Building SOR with Dreamstart Homes Customised Dream Dior/Summer Sensation https://forum.homeone.com.au/viewtopic.php?f=31&t=83776 Re: Doing it again 455Aug 13, 2017 2:40 pm Lools like you did a great job! Our build thread with Smart Homes for Living in Wellard https://forum.homeone.com.au/viewtopic.php?f=31&t=86092 Re: Doing it again 456Aug 13, 2017 3:29 pm Thanks bob! After reading a couple of how-to's last night i thought i might as well give it a crack myself and see how i go. It was easier than i thought it would be. Went down to bunnings first thing this morning, bought a couple bags of pre-mixed cement & sand, came home, dug the sand away from the edges, mixed the water & cement mix in my barrow and then started trowelling it on. The weather has been kind to me today although it did start spitting while i was digging. It is turning into quite a nice day though. Anyway, now I'm just waiting for the cement to set now so i can level out the sand (yet again). Building SOR with Dreamstart Homes Customised Dream Dior/Summer Sensation https://forum.homeone.com.au/viewtopic.php?f=31&t=83776 Re: Doing it again 457Aug 13, 2017 4:12 pm Spoke too soon on the weather front. Bloody rain! Building SOR with Dreamstart Homes Customised Dream Dior/Summer Sensation https://forum.homeone.com.au/viewtopic.php?f=31&t=83776 Re: Doing it again 458Aug 13, 2017 5:08 pm So this is my front landscaping plan. The landscapers have already done the mains connections and installed the controller. They've been waiting on me to finish the paving before coming back to do the rest The plants (hopefully i get all that i've asked for): Choisya ternata (mexican orange blossom) - this will be a hedge along the top of my front retaining wall Leptospermum nanum ribrum (tea tree) - these will planted along the front house wall with 3 standard roses between Dodonea viscosa purpureum (hop bush) - these will be planted along the verge sides adjacent to both neighbours - down to the footpath Dietes grandiflora - between house & mailbox Pandorea (wonga wonga vine) Ruby Belle - to grow up the side retaining wall near garage Escallonia Red Hedge - these will form a hedge in front of the retaining wall across the front Grevillea Gingin gem - will be planted under the tree on the verge Myoporum parvifolium yareena - will be planted on the verge to the left of the hop bushes along the driveway. 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I'll have to do it myself over the weekend instead Like ⋅ Add a comment ⋅ Pin to Ideaboard ⋅ Like ⋅ Add a comment ⋅ Pin to Ideaboard ⋅ Like ⋅ Add a comment ⋅ Pin to Ideaboard ⋅ Like ⋅ Add a comment ⋅ Pin to Ideaboard ⋅ Like ⋅ Add a comment ⋅ Pin to Ideaboard ⋅ Like ⋅ Add a comment ⋅ Pin to Ideaboard ⋅ Like ⋅ Add a comment ⋅ Pin to Ideaboard ⋅ Like ⋅ Add a comment ⋅ Pin to Ideaboard ⋅ Building SOR with Dreamstart Homes Customised Dream Dior/Summer Sensation https://forum.homeone.com.au/viewtopic.php?f=31&t=83776 Re: Doing it again 460Aug 18, 2017 7:49 pm Building SOR with Dreamstart Homes Customised Dream Dior/Summer Sensation https://forum.homeone.com.au/viewtopic.php?f=31&t=83776 The DIY project can be broken into two major steps. Planning and Design and Construction. Both of these steps are as important as one another to ensure you give… 0 5325 Hi group, have some damage to the door frame and skirting board. It's a side door to the laundry area. Only has a security door. 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