by Craig Koch | Sep 2, 2022 | Insulated Panel, Outdoor living, Patios & Verandahs, Stratco Cooldek, Stratco Outback
Keep an eye out for the great looking patios on ‘The Block’. All up, 17 Stratco Outback patios have been built adding value, functionality, and a stylish outdoor aesthetic to the contestants’ properties. As an authorised Stratco Outback dealer,...
by Craig Koch | Jul 31, 2017 | Insulated Panel, Patio, Patios & Verandahs, Pergolas, Stratco Cooldek, Stratco Outback, Verandah, Verandahs
When customers come to us for advice about a verandah, patio or pergola, their objectives, and the issues that need to be overcome, are often similar for many homeowners. Every day, we are creating solutions for covering odd shaped areas, increasing or customising...
by Craig Koch | Jun 28, 2017 | Insulated Panel, Outdoor living, Patio, Patios & Verandahs, Pavilion by Stratco, Stratco Cooldek, Stratco Outback, Stratco Pavilion, Verandah, Verandahs
Carol and her husband’s story is surprisingly common. They knew exactly what their objectives were for a new patio, and they had a good idea about how they wanted it to look and how it should be constructed. The problem was, the builders they spoke to didn’t agree....
by Craig Koch | Jun 8, 2017 | Patios & Verandahs, Pavilion by Stratco, Stratco Cooldek
No matter how beautiful a new home may be, adding a feature, such an outdoor entertainment space, can create the finishing touches that turn a house into a home. That’s what Tony from West Lakes wanted to achieve, and his new Stratco Pavilion created exactly what he...
by Craig Koch | Feb 5, 2017 | Patios & Verandahs, Stratco Cooldek
We recently completed a new patio for Julie from Marden. Here she explains why it was so important to make the right choices for both her lifestyle and property, and how she went about it. High on her list of priorities were a superior design, technical support and...
by Craig Koch | Jan 26, 2017 | Insulated Panel, Patio, Patios & Verandahs, Stratco Cooldek, Verandahs
As we recently discovered, enriching the lives of residents in an aged care facility is an important part of adding to their personal well-being and enjoyment. Cowandilla Retirement Village commissioned us to build a second-story patio to provide the residents with an...
by Craig Koch | Jan 24, 2017 | Gutters, Patio, Patios & Verandahs, Pavilion by Stratco, Stratco Pavilion
‘It just takes a conversation with the right people for an idea to come to life’ – that was exactly how Frank from Golden Grove felt when he started out with a gutter quote, and a casual chat with our Roofing Technician, and ended up with a Straco Pavilion design that...
by Craig Koch | Jan 6, 2017 | Patios & Verandahs, Stratco Cooldek, Stratco Outback
As part of our Case Study series, we spoke to Joanne from Nova Gardens about how she ended up with the final design for her new patio. What started out as a pitched roof design, ended up being something completely different – and for good reason – after...
by Craig Koch | Jan 6, 2017 | Patios & Verandahs, Pavilion by Stratco
If you have been thinking about an outdoor entertainment space, then here’s some food for thought. We had a chat with one of our recent customers, Fred and Wendy, about why they chose the Pavilion to create a contemporary entertainment area in place of their existing...
by Craig Koch | Feb 19, 2016 | Patio, Patios & Verandahs, Stratco Outback, Verandah, Verandahs
Verandahs in Australia have been around as long as settlers have been building homes in this sunburnt country. They provide shade from the relentless sun, and are just as effective at keeping things dry. What began as just a bit of an ‘overhang’ progressively grew,...
