tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-47902080073484097572024-03-19T19:43:22.069+11:00Santorini Bonnells BayBradhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/11694565016068285516noreply@blogger.comBlogger105125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4790208007348409757.post-28729591328074190882021-01-04T20:10:00.002+11:002021-01-04T20:10:53.710+11:00Project Pizza oven<p> See the new blog for our pizza oven project!</p><p><br /></p><p><a href="https://calabresegrande.blogspot.com">Project pizza oven</a><br /></p>Bradhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/11694565016068285516noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4790208007348409757.post-52834456021055141242016-12-29T11:55:00.001+11:002016-12-29T11:55:49.004+11:00A passionfruit vineIt has been so long since I posted, I've almost forgotten how :P<br />
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The house behind as been built and is a little higher than expected, so we decided a nice passion fruit vine would help with some privacy. It has only been in for a couple of months and has grown rather fast. So today I put up some string lines along the top of the fence to give it something to climb on.<br />
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<br />Bradhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/11694565016068285516noreply@blogger.com1tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4790208007348409757.post-68733792608092533632015-11-09T18:38:00.000+11:002015-11-09T20:12:30.551+11:00Side TurfWARN: Pic overload.. :)<br />
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This is the plan.. Put turf down to stop that putrid dust and mud getting into the house!<br />
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You will notice in the images, that there are retaining walls required. We wont be doing these until late 2017. This is due to the girls being invited to Dance in the USA, so we need to save for that.<br />
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Anyway, I decided even though we are not doing the retaining walls just yet, I would put some turf down just to stop the mud and dust. So I got Chris - our landscape guy - to come back and excavate a little. I told him what I wanted to do, and that I would just use cheap turf as he will chop it all up when he comes back to do the footings for the retaining walls. He said that I may as well use good turf and he can put some ply down as he is doing the footings(late 2017!). So I decided to put down buffalo like the rest of the turfed areas.<br />
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Issue.. all the farms had run out of Sapphire! So I decided to use Sir Walter in this area.<br />
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After rains all last week the delivery was delayed from Friday until Monday(today).<br />
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I was only planning on doing up to the landing for the laundry but there was a fair bit left over. So I went over the slope and down towards the water tank, but I didn't have any more good soil, so the last half a metre or so is just sitting on Clay. It would of gone to waste anyway so Ill see how it goes. I can always dig it up ;)<br />
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I had actually prepped the area last weekend, just before it started pissing down, So here are the pics of the prep work.<br />
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<br />Bradhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/11694565016068285516noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4790208007348409757.post-78954410164996622762015-10-11T16:19:00.002+11:002015-10-11T16:19:17.152+11:00Backyard touchupsJust added a little colourful mulch and re-potted the dragon fruit. I have had the dragon fruit for ages - prior to build but they have just been sitting in their little pots and left unattended.. They were not in good shape. Not even staked! So finally got them into a bigger pot and gave them some TLC. :)<br />
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<tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;">Yep, a few caps missing.. I need another 100 so will organise them in the next few weeks.</td></tr>
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<tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;">I was going to use 'decorative pebbles' on the side.. but at over $300 per cube.. <br />not right now. Ill see how well the mulch lasts</td></tr>
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Bradhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/11694565016068285516noreply@blogger.com1tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4790208007348409757.post-57252367600772076932015-10-05T07:12:00.000+11:002015-10-05T07:12:03.225+11:00A blast from the past..Just thought I would look for an image of the backyard prior to the work. The best I have that matches one of my current images(for comparison) is during the rear excavation. So, I have put them side by side..<br />
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It has been a long race but we got there in the end. There is still a lot of small bit of work to do that will keep me occupied, but I am happy with where we are at!<br />
<br />Bradhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/11694565016068285516noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4790208007348409757.post-69161114869144367752015-10-04T17:24:00.001+11:002015-10-04T17:24:48.447+11:00Backyard cleanupJust did a bit of tidying up today. Added some timber under the fences, put some pot plants up the back, mulched the tomatoes and mowed the lawn!<br />
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<br />Bradhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/11694565016068285516noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4790208007348409757.post-5417139432070506242015-10-02T17:09:00.004+10:002015-10-02T17:09:59.842+10:00Rear fence completedFinally! We are fully fenced!. I have been to bunnings and got a bunch of treated pine to put under the fence so I can finish it off nicely with turf and decorative pebbles. The pine will be covered once finished, so it is only there to hold thins in place. That is a project Ill start on tomorrow.<br />
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<br />Bradhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/11694565016068285516noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4790208007348409757.post-14733051674932759512015-09-30T18:05:00.001+10:002015-09-30T18:05:22.427+10:00Side fence completedOnly a small update today. The side fence was completed! The fencer said he couldn't dot he back one till mid October but he called me back today asking if he can start on Friday! So hopefully by Friday/Saturday we will be fully fenced mate!<br />
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There is a big gap at the bottom, but that's due to where the finished levels will be for both us and the neighbour. So for now, I might put a bit of pine in there so I can backfill and lay turf. Down the side of the house.. stones.. nothing special. We wont ever be there! :)<br />
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<br />Bradhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/11694565016068285516noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4790208007348409757.post-54725677978064244522015-08-21T18:20:00.001+10:002015-08-21T18:20:20.386+10:00Did someone say turf?So, before we start talking about the turf, lets talk fencing..<br />
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After 2 site visits, one for a quote and another to verify site conditions/levels etc, we waited about 5-6 weeks for our scheduled start date which was Monday. Unfortunately they called the week before saying they had been delayed and they couldn't start until Wednesday. OK, fair enough..<br />
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Tuesday evening another call.. delayed. Cant start till Thursday.<br />
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Thursday they turn up - and leave. Need longer posts. Job doesn't start. Mind you, they didnt tell me this, the neighbour told me.<br />
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Friday, get a call. Cant start with longer posts until mid/end Sept.<br />
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OK, I have no patience.. so sacked 'em. Got my deposit back.. so we are now looking for a fencer again! Joy.<br />
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Ahhh Turf. Finally turf out the back. Not much to say here but post some pics! It is looking a bit brown at the moment due to the mud left on the leaves after being rolled in. I'll post some pics in another month or so.. am hoping it cleans up and is nice and green at the end of September, which being Spring should help it get a move on! ;)<br />
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The soil ended up between 100mm(at rear wall) and almost 200mm deep near the bigger front wall. This levelled it out as bit as there was around a 100mm slope from back to front.<br />
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Also put the capping on.. makes it look a little more complete. Like the front however, I have not yet glued them down as I need to mitre a few of them to make the corners look better. I have a small angle grinder, but I'm not sure Ill get the perfect cut by hand that I want.. Might give a test run on a couple a bit later.<br />
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We go fishing.. :)Bradhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/11694565016068285516noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4790208007348409757.post-77673433084019479232015-08-11T08:21:00.001+10:002015-08-11T08:21:46.338+10:00Clothesline in all it's gloryIt has taken us 1 year, 1 month, and 24 days. Or simply, 419 days to finally get the clothes line in! Well, there was reason for not doing it sooner. We still cannot use it, as there are no fences and the dust from around the place would just defeat the purpose of clean clothes anyway.<br />
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With the side fence coming in a weeks time, Ill start organising the rear fence shortly and then we can stop using the dryer!<br />
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<br />Bradhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/11694565016068285516noreply@blogger.com2tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4790208007348409757.post-54530226694043002982015-08-09T19:54:00.000+10:002015-08-09T19:54:21.945+10:00backyard 090815More work continuing today. I started working the soil to the correct levels. I ran out of soil and Kel had the car, so I then started on finally installing the clothes line! I tell you what the first 8 inches was like trying to dig through rock it was that hard!<br />
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Hopefully next weekend I can have the entire yard levelled correctly and then the week after lay the turf!<br />
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<br />Bradhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/11694565016068285516noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4790208007348409757.post-59585575425445094032015-08-08T07:51:00.003+10:002015-08-08T07:51:57.027+10:00Backyard turf preparationJust a few images to capture the progress in the back yard. Last weekend I imported 5 cubes of soil and yesterday I started spreading it out.<br />
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Today I make another few trips to the landscape supplies for more soil. I want a 100mm-150mm coverage of soil for the new turf as the underlying ground is solid.. clay.. crap..<br />
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<br />Bradhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/11694565016068285516noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4790208007348409757.post-5362162186173002842015-07-04T15:01:00.000+10:002015-07-04T15:01:09.149+10:00Retaining wall progress 4th July 15It has been a while since we did any work on the retaining walls. Finally I had another couple of pallets delivered. I have finished stacking the rear wall now - except for the end where I need a couple of blocks cut in half.<br />
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Next step, is the backfill and corefill with no-fines concrete. Hopefully I can make a start on this tomorrow!<br />
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<br />Bradhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/11694565016068285516noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4790208007348409757.post-50123271605133431942015-04-19T00:21:00.002+10:002015-07-04T15:01:22.963+10:00Retaining wall progress 18 April 15Since the last post, I have backfilled and almost completely core filled the wall from the steps to the existing wall at the right hand side. In the previous images, you will see a couple of blocks missing.. this is because they needed to be 'cut to size' at the ends. As luck would have it, there was a brickie working on a house 2 doors up the other day, so I wandered up there with a few blocks and a six pack in the barrow, and they were able to cut them to size for me! So I was able to finish that section of the wall.<br />
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<br />Bradhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/11694565016068285516noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4790208007348409757.post-27118874348999176962015-04-09T16:37:00.001+10:002015-04-09T16:37:07.641+10:00Steps completeSteps now complete.. well not the capping on the blocks, but you get the picture :)<br />
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<br />Bradhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/11694565016068285516noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4790208007348409757.post-11307539531926771532015-04-08T17:09:00.000+10:002015-04-08T17:09:22.485+10:00Back StepsSo today's progress seen the steps built leading up to the back yard. No capping yet, that will come tomorrow, but it is certainly starting to take shape!<br />
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<br />Bradhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/11694565016068285516noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4790208007348409757.post-74356426257908965032015-04-07T21:09:00.004+10:002015-04-07T21:09:46.104+10:00Retaining wall update Base course is now complete. The steps are t be completed over the next 2 days... However I have ran out of blocks, so I will need to order some more! Did I mention this landscaping caper is an expensive hobby?<br />
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One good thing from this, is while the base course was still being completed, the drainage was kind of 'tacked' in place. Even still, with the rain over the last couple of days, it was brilliant! Normally, after a heavy rain, the water would sit on the path for a day or two. For the most part of the last couple of days, there was absolutely NO puddle.. albeit for about 10minutes during a real heavy downpour, but as soon as it stopped, it drained right away! Very happy with the drainage!<br />
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<br />Bradhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/11694565016068285516noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4790208007348409757.post-55746242166843466282015-03-30T19:26:00.000+11:002015-03-30T19:26:02.438+11:00Retaining wall funIt was a hard slog, backfilling and core filling the rear retaining walls, but the girls helped out on the weekend and we finished it! There is a couple of 'end' and corner blocks missing, due to not having a saw, but they will b cut this week, as the landscaper is back to do the footings and steps for the next wall(800high on edge of concrete path 2 metres from house)<br />
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So here are some pics of the rear wall 'no fines concrete' backfill.<br />
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Some have asked me why the steps are located where they are. Wouldn't they be better coming straight from the alfresco? The answer is no. The reason is 'future proofing'. We still have plans to have a pool, so having the steps in any other location would limit our choices. :)<br /><br />Bradhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/11694565016068285516noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4790208007348409757.post-38468504607396015002015-03-07T19:24:00.001+11:002015-03-07T19:24:38.501+11:00Stacking Blocks Day 2Stacked all of the blocks for the rear wall and started the backfill/corefill. Still a way to go though..<div>
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Bradhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/11694565016068285516noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4790208007348409757.post-32731684635646007852015-03-06T15:20:00.001+11:002015-03-06T15:20:22.721+11:00Rear wall stacking day 1Found a spare hour to start stacking the blocks! Not really much to tell here other than show some pics. :)<br />
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Not a lot of time to get much more done today. Tomorrow I will get stuck in to it. Hopefully get started on the core and backfill!<br />
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<br />Bradhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/11694565016068285516noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4790208007348409757.post-77778715481408969852015-03-03T18:19:00.000+11:002015-03-03T18:19:32.199+11:00Rear retaining wall started!So, we have 2 retaining walls to build out the back. One that is on the edge of the path 2 metres from the house which will have steps leading up to the yard. The other is on the boundary. We started the boundary wall today. I should have them stacked on the weekend, and hopefully make a start with the core fill and back fill...<br />
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<br />Bradhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/11694565016068285516noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4790208007348409757.post-59537886837256265322015-01-09T11:43:00.000+11:002015-01-09T11:43:02.837+11:00Grass a couple of weeks later...<table align="center" cellpadding="0" cellspacing="0" class="tr-caption-container" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto; text-align: center;"><tbody>
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<br />Bradhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/11694565016068285516noreply@blogger.com1tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4790208007348409757.post-78265306633677775502014-12-14T16:31:00.000+11:002014-12-14T16:31:19.812+11:00Front Landscaping complete!Ok, well, I still need to stick the caps on the retaining walls, but i cant do that until council has inspected. They cannot do that until the side walls are ready for inspection also. But really, Its done! :)<br />
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A few weeks back we did the nature strip. This weekend, I added 4 cubes of turf underlay to the top section and then rolled in the turf! It looks a bit brown in the images, but that is due to extra soil from the sod. It will wash away after a few watering's.<br />
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<tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;">Neighbor Dean in the background giving a hand. We did the section on his side up to the driveway also</td></tr>
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