Yes please, we have a retaining wall dilemma & have bought 2 round tanks but yours are ace! I saw you website a while back & put it in the too hard basket case, lol! Message on my profile works fine thanks David, cheers LouieT

I am no expert but won't building up your backyard take more fill and may create drainage issues around your house, unless you are also planning a retaining wall?

I'm doing the same thing! You actually don't have too much to do. What I'd do is: -paint: in lounge paint under chair rail white and above a deeper colour like grey. White ceiling and features. You could do the wooden details above hallway in any colour really -renovate kitchen - there's too much wood and the peninsula bench thing is a bit out dated. Even just painting the cabinets would update it heaps if you only have a small budget -fix that fireplace (it looks a bit 80's - go for 1920's/30's/Art Deco/Victorian era styled fireplaces. Will make a much more character filled fire place) -the curtains need removing or updating. They look to cheap for such a grand looking place. Shutters would be perfect, but if you don't like them, get some grand looking curtains that are hung from or close to the ceiling. -Landscaping: use "Singapore white" evergreen frangipanis (look high end resort with glossy foliage and don't drop leaves as soon), *pandanus trees, and under plant with gardenias, Ixoras (prince or orange, prince of gold etc) corylines, xanadus, and dwarf frangipanis like "petite pink" which are the size of a small shrub. Do NOT put bird of paradise, yukkas or any other palm tree by your pool as their roots will destroy your pool. ******Golden canes attract fruit bats (and their super stinky, paint stripping poop!) , so unless you plan on regularly trimming out the seed pods or enjoy cleaning up Hendra virus infected bat poop, rip them out and replace them with the above plants :-)

As can see we now have a red brick and grey render house but the pool and fence where previously sandstone which is not a good mix. We really need to redo the pavers around the pool but the budget is tight at the moment