sounds exciting but i wonder if bugs would move into the space behind the glass and what would you use on the floor? i have seen a whole bathroom including the shower done very successfully with a render used for swimming pools and usually painted but this one was just plain concrete colour with a slatted timber floor mat in the shower, timber vanity, white toilet and handbasin and it was gorgeous, good luck with you tile free shower

Thanks for all the feedback! I was leaning towards keeping the original roof colour, to be honest it was my partner who wanted to consider other colours. So these comments have mainly assured me the original is ok! A brown would have been my 2nd choice. The challenge will be hiding the new mis matched tiles. I hadn't thought having the roof painted would require extra maintenance in future as it is already painted concrete tiles. My last house was the same and pressure washing it removed alot of original paint, leaving it patchy. So ended up getting that one repainted. That house was 10 yrs older though. I feel like painting the driveway would require more maintenance, but I would love to get it done properly to tone down all that orange! And yes one day soon a new garage door would be good too! I've thought about bringing brown/timber into the exterior but am scared there will be too many different colours going on if i dont do it right! So the decision on painting the roof (the same/ similar colour) after tiles are replaced is on hold for now as we are looking at adding an extension with 2nd storey at the back. If that happens we will want the new roof to match the existing. (I think!) Thanks for the ideas, much to think about!

Hi I agree with oklouise Concrete driveway will need minimal maintenance We recently had our driveway colour treated in bluestone - dark blue/grey It looked good to begin - but it was hot to walk on & bounced a lot of heat upwards Then with the heat that dark colours absorb, the paint began to crack & craze Walking around our village, I have noticed this in other people's gardens too - take a look around your neighbourhood to see what others have done cheers

My husband and I have just argued over our new laundry. He wanted top cupboards along one wall with a washing machine/laundry tub underneath, and a void up one end for the broom and vacuum cleaner. He wanted the cupboards up there for data storage, plus ordinary storage. I wanted only a broom cupboard beside the laundry tub and washing machine, plus somewhere to fold and iron washing. I came up with something we can both live with. There will be along one wall a washing machine, laundry tub, broom closet. On the other wall (where the back door is) there will be a two door bottom cupboard for storage, plus where I can fold and iron clothes. I intend to put a hanging rail in between the broom cupboard and wall beside and over the washing machine/laundry tub where we can hang washing on coat hangers during the wet season, and or dry our swimming cosi's overnight. It is a beach house. .We still both get what we want, but it is more workable. The data cupboard is now at the top of the broom cupboard. It is a walk through two metre square room. There are no top cupboards in the kitchen either. We opted to utilise the island bench as a pantry instead. I should add there is a open doorway from the kitchen into the laundry, then a sliding door between the laundry and two way ensuite bathroom, plus the back door, and no window. I just thought top cupboards in such a room would be too much.