I am not that far from Ingleburn. I will go and have a look but I am interested to hear their reputation since I had never heard of them and I am worried that the doors may later warp if they haven't been dried properly. In the mean time I have found and Australian manufacturer at Mittagong I'm going check out. I don't really have the option of only buying one door since my builder has suddenly become available due to another job not being ready. Ive already waited 6 months for him ( I know he's a good builder so i was happy to wait).

Thanks Jen, It is a great spot. My husband is the hedger and always reminds me when working in the garden, " that we snip, prune and mow so it looks good now !. "Not in a week or a month when it grows back" I'm a bit rough, always in a hurry. Yes we are very lucky to have such a quiet part of the world, it is beautiful. (Sarina Beach) If I could just get council to seal our very short, no through street it would be perfect. The traffic dust can bad. The houzz unfortunately was originally built close to the road so we were limited by council on what we could do out the front, We had to apply for a relaxation in the laws. They granted our plans for 2 meters. We are happy with how the deck has come up and the hedge gives a bit of privacy from the street yet does not obstruct our view at all. (While catching a bit of the dust as well.) It has been hard work, I went and got an owner builder permit and have been bringing in the trades as needed. With both of us still holding down full time jobs we have had weekends where we have gone back to work on Monday for a rest. Sure I'd love to keep you guys up to speed as we plod on to the finish line. Cheers!

bigreader I'm okie..thanks for caring ..just need time to readjust kind of walked out on my job..so looking for stuff to fill in my time ..I hate being bored and sitting sround fiddling my thumb been looking for courses to do and taking my camera out.. these I took yesterday in Warrandyte..

Lots of good info here. https://www.yourhome.gov.au Orientation is explained here, with diagrams. https://www.yourhome.gov.au/passive-design/orientation Longest side of house to allow maximum number of windows facing north. If you have an alfresco, either position it at the western or eastern end or have a pergola with a deciduous vine or an opening style pergola so you don't block valuable winter sun.