ANSWER: This photo is of a contemporary patio overlooking MELBOURNE! Thanks everyone for your votes. See the full project here: NEXT UP: Can you pick which country this home is in? https://www.houzz.com.au/discussions/can-you-guess-which-country-this-home-is-in-dsvw-vd~2864313

@Karen Hodge, I hear you!! Sometimes I think the estate agent should carry quite a bit of the blame actually. If they do their job correctly like you see in the adds on TV, they should bring these discrepancies to the attention of the sellers, stand on their morals and say if you can't get it better than this, then you'll have to find someone else to sell your home!! I know you can't make everybody "house proud" but the saying "do unto others" springs to mind. I bet if these same people bought a house not up to scratch, "a current affair" would hear about it but they don't think it wrong to simply walk out on a house that isn't being left nicely for the next family!! I have some friends that recently sold a house in Essendon, Melb and whilst the buyers were back and forth selling their own home, my friends kept watering the plants and even did things like painted out the wardrobes because of the scuff marks made over time!! They cleaned the entire two storey house from top to bottom and finished by mopping the floors as they were exiting. The buyers were so taken by the entire home, they bought it with almost all the furniture that my friends had in it!!

Hi kooky_karen-well your security of your new home sounds super :-)).The two sides WILL B occupied sooner or later so ENJOY the current state as it is:-)) I have my own unit,at the back and have a patio with PVC blinds and nice white leather couches to sit on with my cat.Like your home it is very private and I LOVE it:-)).There R trees everywhere, lots of wild life and I can sit there still for a long time and enjoy it :-)) have a nice day:-))

Clau2000 our manufacturer was in Melbourne, supplier in Canberra. Despite being happy with the product we really struggled with the level of service from the supplier. Quite frankly the business owner was rude, uncommunicative and very difficult to deal with and I would hesitate to recommend her business to anyone. At one point we contacted the manufacturer but he insisted we had to go through his ACT supplier and could not order directly from him (either us or our builder). Our first set of windows were installed on a westerly facing wall & get direct sunlight for the hottest part of the summer afternoon, they have been installed for 4 years and are showing no sign of deterioration. We went with E10 glass, double glazed and they do an amazing job of blocking the summer heat.