Browse Forums Building A New House Re: First timers - Smart Homes for Living in Wellard 421Sep 07, 2017 6:17 pm Our build thread with Smart Homes for Living in Wellard https://forum.homeone.com.au/viewtopic.php?f=31&t=86092 Re: First timers - Smart Homes for Living in Wellard 423Sep 07, 2017 7:48 pm Our build thread with Smart Homes for Living in Wellard https://forum.homeone.com.au/viewtopic.php?f=31&t=86092 Re: First timers - Smart Homes for Living in Wellard 425Sep 08, 2017 8:53 am I can understand where you're coming from. I really didn't want to have to spend too much on the front so i wanted it done properly the first time. I also didn't want someone else deciding how my garden should be laid out or choosing the plants that i woukd have to live with until i could to replace them. I spent hours planning how i wanted the front laid out and then trying to decide which of the plants i could have. When i found out from the landscapers that i could have any plants i wanted as long as they were waterwise, that made my decision alot easier, as i was able to have the plants i really wanted that were not necessarily on their list. I'm happy with the result. Building SOR with Dreamstart Homes Customised Dream Dior/Summer Sensation https://forum.homeone.com.au/viewtopic.php?f=31&t=83776 Re: First timers - Smart Homes for Living in Wellard 426Sep 08, 2017 10:15 am rosemi I can understand where you're coming from. I really didn't want to have to spend too much on the front so i wanted it done properly the first time. I also didn't want someone else deciding how my garden should be laid out or choosing the plants that i woukd have to live with until i could to replace them. I spent hours planning how i wanted the front laid out and then trying to decide which of the plants i could have. When i found out from the landscapers that i could have any plants i wanted as long as they were waterwise, that made my decision alot easier, as i was able to have the plants i really wanted that were not necessarily on their list. I'm happy with the result. My interest in plants extends as far as the ones that actually give me something in return. Would be happy with a couple of fruit trees, chilli plants and herbs Our build thread with Smart Homes for Living in Wellard https://forum.homeone.com.au/viewtopic.php?f=31&t=86092 Re: First timers - Smart Homes for Living in Wellard 427Sep 08, 2017 3:10 pm My ex & i tried the fruit/herbs/spices/chillies/capsicum thing at the last house. The bugs & creepy crawlies loved it. They thought all their christmas's had come at once! We didn't get much for all our effort, time & money. The ex has since ripped everything out. Having said that, i'm debating whether to get some flowering plums for the backyard (some of those produce sweet small plums - not sure which). Building SOR with Dreamstart Homes Customised Dream Dior/Summer Sensation https://forum.homeone.com.au/viewtopic.php?f=31&t=83776 Re: First timers - Smart Homes for Living in Wellard 429Sep 08, 2017 4:26 pm I've always had chilli plants and herbs at every house I've lived in over the last few years and haven't had much of a problem with creepy crawlies. Same with fruit trees. Maybe I've been lucky. So great to be able to just walk into the backyard and grab stuff for dinner I don't mind putting in the extra effort for plants where i get something back. Don't care how pretty they look Our build thread with Smart Homes for Living in Wellard https://forum.homeone.com.au/viewtopic.php?f=31&t=86092 Re: First timers - Smart Homes for Living in Wellard 431Sep 12, 2017 8:52 pm The cabinet maker came around yesterday and moved the cabinet higher so our fridge finally fits! There's some marking on the wall that is an easy touch up job so not sure if I should bother chasing up the builder or just do it myself. But I am noticing some leaks around the shower frame so going to need them to sort that anyway. I haven't hooked up the water to the fridge yet but I have moved it into place so at least it's out of the lounge room for now. Hopefully find some time on the weekend to hook it up properly. I'll also probably cut off the power plug and replace it with a flat one so it sticks out a bit less. Been looking after my parents dog while they visit family in the UK. Been great having him around except for when he likes to lie in the dirt and then leave sand everywhere in the house Still he's been keeping me company while I work Like ⋅ Add a comment ⋅ Pin to Ideaboard ⋅ Our build thread with Smart Homes for Living in Wellard https://forum.homeone.com.au/viewtopic.php?f=31&t=86092 Re: First timers - Smart Homes for Living in Wellard 432Sep 14, 2017 3:47 pm Look at that face, what a cutie Glad you can fit your fridge now, we're currently living out of our old drinks fridge until our bond comes back from the rental for a much needed cash injection before we splash out on the fridge I've been eying off! Follow our build with Express Two Storey (Ventura Group): http://tinyurl.com/jlykgph Follow our build with Express Two Storey (Ventura Group): viewtopic.php?f=31&t=85122 Re: First timers - Smart Homes for Living in Wellard 434Sep 20, 2017 8:23 pm aloenyx Cutie!!! Look at that face!! Sounds like you have some progress I can't believe what a big job moving house has been! The landscapers sent through their plan and Mrs Bob didn't like it so waiting for her re-jigged plan before I email them back. Not much progress elsewhere in the house. Work and the pooch are taking up my spare time Our build thread with Smart Homes for Living in Wellard https://forum.homeone.com.au/viewtopic.php?f=31&t=86092 Re: First timers - Smart Homes for Living in Wellard 435Sep 21, 2017 11:43 am Mrs Bob sketched out her re-worked design on a piece of paper so I've re-jigged the landscapers plan with some crude MS Paint skill It's not too different... We just made the giant garden bed around the letterbox a bit smaller and added a gap so we can actually get to the letterbox. Also removed the plants in front of the office window. Mrs Bob didn't like the landscapers recommendation or any of the recommendations on their list so that will require a visit to a nursery later for us to fill in. I said not to leave it up to me or I'll just put chilli plants along there The big tree in the middle of the lawn is compulsory as it was a condition of buying the land. Will be a red flowering gum which the local wildlife should enjoy. Mrs Bob also changed the recommended plants to some others from the list although I need to see if the ones she selected will work as a hedge along the side. We are kind of using them as an extended fence as the house is set so far back (which I still hate seeing all the wasted space out the front... Still would have preferred an extra two metres out the back as opposed to the front). Pretty much my only sort of regret about the house is not challenging the minimum set back for our section of street. Walking around the estate most houses seem to be closer to the street. I still think our backyard is plenty big enough... but it feels like the front space is a bit wasted.... I grew up in the UK where the houses are built closer to the road to maximise the space out the back which makes more sense to me. Anyway, here are the before and after designs. Oh and the lawn won't be Wintergreen... I told them I wanted Palmetto but they still put couch in the plan they sent through... Like ⋅ Add a comment ⋅ Pin to Ideaboard ⋅ Like ⋅ Add a comment ⋅ Pin to Ideaboard ⋅ Our build thread with Smart Homes for Living in Wellard https://forum.homeone.com.au/viewtopic.php?f=31&t=86092 Re: First timers - Smart Homes for Living in Wellard 438Sep 21, 2017 12:23 pm Haha thanks guys. It helps having the landscapers throw some ideas at us. I've sort of marked out where things are going to go in the backyard. Going to pave outside the laundry where the bins currently reside using the leftover pavers we have (although Mrs Bob suggested moving the bins down the other side of the house as I have to take my car out the garage every time we take the bins out but I figure that's less of a hassle than walking around the entire house every time we have something to put in the bin). Then we will mulch or wood chip the rest of that side. In the main yard area, we plan to rip up the final row of pavers in the alfresco and then extend the alfresco area out a metre and then run that along in front of the sliding bedroom door. It will stop after the door and we will put in a garden bed. Across from that garden bed with be a garden shed (thinking around 1.83 * 2.45m) for all of the gardening tools but mainly my BBQ stuff like wood and charcoal. Then grass along the main back area with the raised vegetable garden I bought from Aldi the other week going somewhere near the far corner away from the shed. Then we already have a coffee plant that will be going along the back fence and plan to pick up an lemon tree and possibly a lime or orange tree to go along the back fence. The other side down the house will again be mulched or woodchipped with some tiered herb gardens or something along the fence so it looks a bit nicer when looking out the kitchen window. The big question is still where to put the washing line but I figured I could knock up a frame by the shed for a fold down line that won't take up too much room when not in use. Still a work in progress but feel like we have some kind of plan now anyway Our build thread with Smart Homes for Living in Wellard https://forum.homeone.com.au/viewtopic.php?f=31&t=86092 Re: First timers - Smart Homes for Living in Wellard 439Sep 21, 2017 5:57 pm Hehe, bins are annoying, there's no perfect place for them!! I have the same issue with moving the car, I have to take them out through the garage because the cat run blocks the other side.. and I want them out the back to put things in easily rather than out the front on the side. D Jealous of your veggie patch! No where to put one here. Your plans sound good, can't wait to see them in the flesh. We already paid for somfy motors for the blinds. The quote above was purely for “pre-wiring” so the blinds company can install the motors and blinds. That’s why we… 5 16286 Shelly switches require a paid subscription for full access to all features which is ridiulous given the lifespan of a home and if you were to sell it or buy a home with… 2 4532 I would be wary. Is you site demilished but nothing else done? Sounds like liquidity problems to me. Our builder did the same. Got hundreds of thousands of dollars of… 2 15407 |