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sundancewfs
5th Apr 2009, 07:12 PM
I'll try this photo first, I don't seem to have much luck getting them to show up...
http://lh4.ggpht.com/_P_NI1tXOFFU/Sdhc34RYnWI/AAAAAAAACeg/P2zOajdZPK4/s800/house%20001.jpg


Its a staircase for the front yard..
sundancewfs
5th Apr 2009, 07:17 PM
Seems to have worked...
I needed to build this staircase in the front yard to access to car parking. It involved blocklaying, concreting, rendering, bricklaying and tiling.

http://lh4.ggpht.com/_P_NI1tXOFFU/SbSF0Y02scI/AAAAAAAACbA/3h9rgUA0Wds/s800/house%20005.jpg

http://lh5.ggpht.com/_P_NI1tXOFFU/SbSF8fub64I/AAAAAAAACbY/NFFwU5KUByk/s800/house%20011.jpg

http://lh5.ggpht.com/_P_NI1tXOFFU/SdUwoi2NE0I/AAAAAAAACco/19E6yjhiNDQ/s800/house%20019.jpg
Terrian
5th Apr 2009, 07:41 PM
top job, looks good :2tsup:

those tile, wont get slippery when wet ?
sundancewfs
5th Apr 2009, 07:51 PM
Thanks Terrain
No their pretty good. Not too slippery at all. They are Boral Riviera 300x300 (the colour is Pescara)
Bloss
5th Apr 2009, 08:41 PM
Maaate - you've excelled yourself! Looks great.:brava :brava I reckon a few might see that project as not so small though . . .
myla
5th Apr 2009, 08:57 PM
hello,

top job, great solid construction

concrete, blocks and bricks such underrated building materials

thanks
myla
autogenous
5th Apr 2009, 09:08 PM
Great use of multiple materials and they mix well. Looks great!
mattwilliams78
5th Apr 2009, 09:12 PM
not such a small project - looks great, well done!!
sundancewfs
5th Apr 2009, 09:21 PM
Thanks folks for the kind words.
I am happy to say that I like the look of it now, much better than the "institutional" looking grey block walls. all up there are 146 red bricks laid as capping to date. This is only a part of the front garden walls. I estimate there is another 400 to lay along the rest of the walls and the rest of the walls to render.
The walls of the house will be rendered in a slightly darker colour (imagine that colour, wet) and the roof will be "wilderness" colorbond.
sundancewfs
6th Apr 2009, 08:13 AM
Slight correction.... the tiles are by Austral brick.
http://www.australbrick.com.au/vic/product.php?ID=2272
zacnelson
6th Apr 2009, 09:15 AM
That's magnificent! Now I want one
ChunkyCharcoal
8th Apr 2009, 01:23 PM
WOW! Very impressed with your work.:brava

Great result mate it looks fantastic, such a big improvement...:2tsup: