House of Riverstones
Don and the Burke’s Backyard team visited a fascinating house which was built thirty years ago using local riverstones, and extensively renovated by the present owners. The original exterior walls look particularly attractive with ‘waves’ of small stones throughout, but generally the larger stones are at the base and the smaller ones near the roof line. Inside the house the pebble theme is repeated in one corner of a large spectacular room with exposed beams supporting a cathedral-style ceiling.
The owners decided that an Asian influence would be most appropriate for the outside entertaining area, and they chose neutral colours such as creams and fawns to blend with the riverstones on the walls of the building. The pool surrounds are paved with Tamala limestone from Western Australia, which not only looks good but also stays cool underfoot in the heat of the summer. The alang alang pavilion has built-in seating around the perimeter and includes a sauna room.
Several large avaries on the property house pheasants and waterfowl including Mandarin Ducks, Silver Pheasants, Golden Pheasants, Lady Amherst Pheasants, Siamese Firebacks, Sun Conyers and Chattering Lories.
Further information
For details on alang alang pavilions contact: Ubud Pavilion Company
Waverley, NSW
Phone: (02) 9344 4715, Fax: (02) 9344 4716 Riverstones are available in various sizes from sand, soil and gravel suppliers and may vary depending on local availability. Nepean Lucky Stones for the riverstone house were supplied by:
Martin (Soil) Co
Dural, NSW
Phone (02) 9651 1055
Tamala limestone is available in either a diamond (smooth) or quarry (rough) cut and costs around $70 per square metre. For details contact your nearest stockist:
NSW – Sydney Stone Company, Mona Vale. Phone: (02) 9979 9458, Fax: (02) 9979 9461
WA – Meteor Stone, Landsdale. Phone: (08) 9309 4577, Fax: (08) 9309 4725
VIC – Ashlar Distributors, Bentleigh. Phone: (03) 9557 5699, Fax: (03) 9557 9539
QLD – United Marble Products, Nerang. Phone: (07) 5578 2166, Fax: (07) 5596 4671
SA – Stonestyle Display Centre/Federation Stone, Sommerton Park. Phone: (08) 8376 1999, Fax: (08) 8376 1540
Pheasant & Waterfowl Society of Australia
State contacts:
SA – Ian Siegele (08) 8379 9409
VIC – Bret Henderson 0400 074 048
NSW – Doug Sommerville (02) 4828 6619
WA – Stuart Hearn (08) 9390 2542
QLD – Steven Armstrong 0417 641 759
