The Fence - June 2019 — Aussie homes are getting larger and more energy efficient

THE FENCE

JUNE 2019

RESIDENTIAL.
Garage doors that are secure, strong & beautiful

Your garage door is usually one of the most visible features of your home, so it's important that it looks the part.
And whether you’re coordinating colours with other COLORBOND® steel elements around your home, or with other building materials, the 22 colours can help you to easily co-ordinate your garage door with the rest of your home’s colour scheme.  
But of course, it’s not just great looks that matter.
A garage door made from COLORBOND® steel will also give long life performance. 

Now available for garage doors in COLORBOND® steel Matt, a paint technology designed to diffuse light reflection, providing a softer appearance and true matt finish.
Available in five colours ranging from light, medium to dark in depth of colour; COLORBOND® steel provides an elegant twist providing even greater design opportunities when combined with roofing and walling.
Thanks to the five layer design of COLORBOND® steel, it provides corrosion resistance and a durable baked on paint finish, making it look great and it’s easy to maintain.

COLORBOND®, the BlueScope brand mark is registered trademark of BlueScope Steel Limited. 
© 2019 BlueScope Steel Limited. ABN 16 000 011 058. All rights reserved.

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THE FENCE

JUNE 2019

RESIDENTIAL.
The evolving backyard 

Tips for ensuring your backyard can suit your family for life.
To better understand the role the backyard plays during our lifetime, Jason Hodges, Hodges, award winning landscape designer, worked with Adbri Masonry to create a versatile backyard renovation in Narabeen, Sydney, highlighting how the one 'base' garden design could suit a family for life. 
"In our Narabeen renovation we built a structural area, a paved courtyard with some planter boxes and chic breezeblock shade screen feature, and then dressed it differently to suit various needs," says Jason. 
Jason summarises the essentials for the three main life stages.

1. The entertainers
Entertaining remains the most popular use of the backyard for many reasons. 
The outdoors brings an entirely different dynamic to entertaining family and friends. 
One of the most important elements for this space is the foundation and a paved courtyard is a great option for creating a flat, stable platform to define your space. 
A courtyard can double as the barbeque area, kitchen and dance floor for the extra special occasions. 
The best part about entertaining outdoors is it’s much easier to clean up.
2. Family friendly
Despite 92.7 per cent of respondants confirming that it is "very important" for children to play outside for their development and wellbeing, over a third admitted that their children played outdoors for just one to three hours per week.  
This is compared to 44.9 per cent that said their child spent six to 14 hours per week on screens such as phones, TVs and computers. 
The main priorities for families creating a kid friendly backyard are safety and style. 

Fencing to create a safe place to play is essential and you can dress up these areas with vertical green walls or decorative screening. 
In this instance, a clutter-free courtyard, with some informal seating in the way of raised garden beds and plenty of room for sports and games, allowed space for a sandpit that can easily transition into a living herb and veggie garden as the kids get older.
3. Empty Nesters
When your family entertaining area is only used for two, functionality and maintenance become the most important aspects. 
You don’t have to reinvent the wheel, but some cosmetic changes will make all the difference to how you can use this space. 
The veggie garden can become a fire pit. I love these in backyards, they are natures’ TV.
To truly repurpose this space, invest in a new piece of furniture that perfectly suits the two of you. 
It’s at this point that the decision to use concrete pavers pays dividends. Pavers are very low maintenance and easy to clean, allowing you more time for relaxing and less time maintaining!  

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THE FENCE

JUNE 2019

YOUR CHANCE TO WIN.
Win 1 of 200 Milwaukee
worksite radios

Music can make a huge difference in your workday, and IMAR Insurance (The Tradies Mate) want to deliver much needed relief to your workplace or worksite!
Take out a new tradies insurance policy with IMAR Insurance before the 28th June, and you’ll go in the running to win 1 of 200 Milwaukee worksite radios each worth a RRP of $203.
The Milwaukee worksite radio is built to amplify and survive the worksite and features a Digital AM/FM tuner with 10 station presets, a 3.5mm Aux In Port for wired playback (cable included), and a Customisable EQ (Equaliser).
You can read more about these great Milwaukee worksite radios HERE.
IMAR Insurance will even send it directly to your nominated business or home address for free.

How easy is that?
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At IMAR Insurance, the tradies mate, we have your tunes and your insurance covered.
Before you pick up the tools, pick up the phone and call IMAR Insurance now on:
13 IMAR (13 46 27) for a new policy and your chance to win a Milwaukee worksite radio, before they’re all gone.
Visit the IMAR website for more information and Term & Conditions.

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