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A heritage carport in Adelaide? No problems with Outside Concepts
While modern-style homes are certainly popular when it comes to new builds in the Adelaide area, there’s perhaps more heritage-style homes in this city, per capita, than any other capital city in Australia. Which is why heritage-style carports are also popular. While...
Preparing your Geelong patio for winter
Metal Frame Patio Installer in Geelong With winter just around the corner, it’s time to prepare your Geelong patio for the colder, rainy weather. While others may head inside to hibernate for the winter, you know you want to be outside more, barbecuing, relaxing and...
Essendon pergola a hot topic
With the first real taste of winter weather in the Essendon area of Melbourne, you could perhaps be forgiven for heading indoors and beginning the hibernation process. However, what if we said there’s a way to spend time in your pergola, verandah or patio, while being...
Building a timber deck in a bushfire prone region of Adelaide
If you’re considering building a new timber deck for your Adelaide home, where you live can play a big part. If you live in the inner-city, virtually anything goes – as long as you comply with your local council’s requirements. While if you live in our leafy surrounds...
Sizing up a new Melbourne verandah
If you’re thinking about building a verandah for your Melbourne home there are so many things to consider, and we’ll take a look at some of these below. However, there’s one thing more than any other that may dictate whether your new verandah is an unreserved success...
Sydney carport in disguise
Do you think the main image on this page shows a carport or a garage? Well, it might surprise many to learn that this structure, built in the Sydney suburb of Lane Cove, is actually a carport. Yes, it has a roller door and part of the sides are enclosed, but part of...
Points for the perfect Bayside Melbourne patio
Creating a new patio for your Melbourne home can be completed the easy way or the hard way. In this blog, we’ll look at the steps you can take to design and build a patio, as well as highlighting the easiest way to make it happen. 7 steps to create a new patio What’s...
A spectacular Brisbane timber deck
A steep site, difficulties getting materials to the project area and red tape hasn’t stood in the way of our South Brisbane branch building a spectacular timber deck for clients. The brief was pretty simple. The homeowners of this Brisbane property wanted a beautiful...
Outdoor blinds the 365 day Canberra solution
How can you get more use out the outdoor living area of your Canberra home? How can you create an outdoor living area that you can use for 365 days of the year? The answer is outdoor blinds and we’ll explain why in this blog. Canberra outdoor living potential Yes,...
Pine or Grey Merbau Timber decking in North Brisbane a hot choice
While our friends in the south (well, more frenemies in NSW during State of Origin time!) are cooling down, winter in Brisbane is mild, which is why it’s a great time to invest in new timber decking for your North Brisbane home. Outside Concepts branch owner in North...