Timber Driveway
The owners need to make repairs to their concrete slab and asphalt driveway, which has become unsightly and patchy. They also have a grass area adjacent to the driveway which can be utilised as a parking spot. They opted for a timber driveway ... [... more]
NineMSN OurHouse |
Eccentric Art House
Artist and teacher, Andrew Hayim De Vries, has completely rebuilt a small, 1920s timber worker's cottage using what he calls 'urban rubble'. Andrew purchased the house in 1986, and over a period of 12 years he transformed it into a whimsical ... [... more]
Burke's Backyard |
Selecting Timber
Rebecca meets Alan Gray, author of Forest Friendly Building Timbers, a book which suggests alternatives to using native timbers. When you are building or renovating there are obviously numerous decisions to make. A lot of choices come down to ... [... more]
NineMSN OurHouse |
Uni-Pier
The Uni-Pier support system is very useful for building on uneven or sloping sites. Traditionally, brick or timber piers have been the standard system to use when building the sub-floor support structure of your suspended floor. The advantages of ... [... more]
NineMSN OurHouse |
Backyard deck
If you are after a better outdoor entertainment area - then you will love this DIY deck. Flares, flowers and fondue are all remnants of the seventies. Then of course, there's mission brown — like this old timber deck that desperately needs ... [... more]
NineMSN OurHouse |
About the show
Senior reporter Charles Slade joined the Melbourne bureau of National Nine News in 1994 after a distinguished flying and media career. Born in British Guiana, South America, in 1947, Slade was raised on his family's remote jungle timber mill. He ... [... more]
NineMSN Small Business |
Forestfacts
Forests and forestry in NSW Timber harvesting in native State forests A closer look at rainforests Forests Timber and the Greenhouse Effect About wood [... more]
NSW Dept Primary Industries |
Timber artist
We meet an artist with a passion for sculpting timber animals. Shirl visits Peter Hook, an artist with a passion for sculpting timber animals that reflect his rural surroundings . At his country property outside Melbourne, Peter works full time ... [... more]
NineMSN OurHouse |
DIY bench seat with storage
This garden or courtyard bench seat is really a mini shed. It's large enough to take all your garden hand tools from brooms, spades and rakes to gloves, pots and secateurs. Yet when the lid is down you have a handy timber bench seat and the tools ... [... more]
Better Homes & Gardens Australia |
Today's beach house
A beach house firmly styled in the new millenium, and built on a shoestring budget. There was a time when a beach house was a timber shack with striped curtains and a sandy floor. Now, this Oriental Queenslander has opened its doors as the beach ... [... more]
NineMSN OurHouse |
Building Tips
You'll look just like a professional builder if you use these tricks of the trade from Scott Cam. If you have to screed some sand, Scott recommends using a level rather than a piece of timber. That way, you can check to see if your job's straight ... [... more]
Burke's Backyard |
Chainsaw Mill
In the days of the pioneers the wealth of hundreds of towns and families was built from wood. Those days are now gone but there is a new Australian-developed timber mill that is small and portable. It can be set up in the backyard so that ... [... more]
Burke's Backyard |
