Kerrie, I live in Victoria and my pool in completely internal, that is to say it is part of the house and not an addition to the house. I planned to have an external door with the required regulation lock height and seld closing mechanism. Hubby was dead against this door and so I agreed to have a window instead, not long after, we found out that the laws had changed and you are no longer permitted to access to an indoor pool from the outside, so it was just sheer luck that we changed the door to a window. Further, when we purchased the awning windows (2) with regulation restricted 10cm windouts, our building inspector tried to tell us that the windows weren't allowed and that they would have to remain shut and we were also going to have to concrete "bars" into the brickwork on the outside. I argued that regulation pool fences had the same 10cm restriction and after contacting the Victorian Building Commission, I have confirmation in writing, that the windows are deemed to be adequately safe and the inspector has accepted the finding. My access to our pool now, is only from the inside of the home obviously and if that becomes illegal, then we'll just have to sit and look at the pool longingly through the window, as there won't be any access at all ha-ha I'm not advocating that people argue with regulations but if I hadn't investigated my options further, who knows where I would be, having spent $1,500 on these two windows with laminated glass and how beautiful would my brickwork have looked with prisson bars attached. Cheers, Barbara

Some great comments and thoughts from you all. Trends are a consumer marketing tool to encourage you to continually spend and buy their products... A home should be a living curation of things you love that work for you and nobody else. Yes there are some design principles you can follow but these are a guide and should be considered along with the space, it's purpose, the light, the people and much more. Instead of buying more, consider what you have and carefully select things to complement them - update by changing things around and making sure YOU love the style and it suits the way YOU live!

Have been double waterproofing for many years and NEVER had a bathroom leak Have renovated many 100 yr old bathrooms 1..... Remove floorboards, check dimensions ,spacing and condition of bearers and joists and if level...More often than not 100 yr old homes do not meet 2020 Standards And all supporting timbers require replacement ( Not a big job, worth the effort ) 2....Plumber should check drainage, moving items easy and cheaper at this stage 2 ....Lower if necessary to level timbers and Scyon to finish 40 mm lower than outside floor, fix to manufacturers spec 3... Plumber to fit item pipes and drainage penetrations ( Puddle Flange ) consider location of floor waste ...may be preferable under vanity drainage for shower and floor waste.. 4....Waterproof entire floor, up walls 300mm shower etc to standards Prime and we use Davco K10 plus, 5... Add water bars to shower and doorway, Sikaflex , adhesive/sealant ( NEVER Silicane ) ALL Walls to floor.' Shower corners to 2000 mm Waterproof second coat 6...Tiler to lay tile bed and establish fall to floor and shower 7.. After drying, Polyester bandage shower walls to floor, Waterproof Third Coat 8... Final Coat of waterproofing 9...Tiler to tile Ii takes around 7 days to waterproof as for $ 50,000 bathrooms Any further questions, Pleas feel free,If in Sydney Contact

By glass work, do you mean windows. Retracting awnings get installed into the roof space at the eaves. There are long supports that get attached to the roof beams inside the roof space. Also the awning fabric may be shower proof, but not rain proof. Check with your supplier for fabric description. The retractable awnings are wonderful. Get remote control, a lot easier than crank style. Only disadvantage is they have to be retracted when wind is 35km per hour or higher. Photos would be handy of home.