Building a carport – getting down to business – Part 3 of 3

So we have gone through the initial questions of design and you should now have spoken to the council and be ready to prepare formal plans if required.  But before we get down to choosing a plan in order for you to build the carport yourself, lets recap on our checklist. Checklist: Decide your preference [...]

Building a carport – Council regulations – Part 2 of 3

Fortunately or unfortunately, depending on how you view it the council have a large say in what we build on our properties and how we go about building them. To make matters even more confusing there are two types of permits / approvals which the council have and they are governed under different acts.  They [...]

Building a carport – Preparation – Part 1 of 3

There are so many reasons why you may want to consider building a carport.  One key reason was demonstrated clearly over the winter when the suburbs of Melbourne were hit with one of the fiercest storms in recorded history.  Melbourne residents never expected that given how much further south it is from Sydney that it [...]

How to safely remove that wasp nest (part 2)

Yesterday we brought you how to prepare to remove a wasp nest safely and today we will provide the detail behind each of those options. Removing the wasp nest safely: 1. Freeze / drown the wasps This option requires two people to implement, and for you to have a large plastic box with a tight [...]

How to safely remove that wasp nest (part 1)

A wasp nest can be a very difficult problem if it is one right next to your home.  The reason is obvious, the wasps don’t generally take kindly to being relocated so will react with anger trying to attack those that it sees are trying to upset their happy house, after all, they specifically chose [...]

Want a free DIY guide to building a shed?

So you are considering building your own garden shed, but need a design.  Well here we have scoured the internet to bring you a range of different garden shed options and what we like about them!  Most come with a stack of advertising, but it is a small amount for you to endure in exchange [...]