thanks guys for your comments. to answer your questions:

- yes, the lawn is running all the way up to certain parts of the house and we are considering some alternatives to reduce the risk of ants. I have been keeping an eyes on the area where the lawn runs all the way up and i haven't seen any ants but its point that do not consider when i installed the lawn.

- thanks for the photo of your leveller bonnar_bloke. how has the dry sand been working for you? my lawn is not too bumpy so i have been thinking abut using sand as well. However, im concerned that straight sand may reduce the 'fertility' of the lawn. Whats you experience?

- before putting the lawn in i did a fair bit or research re types of grass and we decided that we wanted a soft leaf buffalo named palmetto. We had straigh buffalo at our old house but we did not like it. This is much softer and still has the same benefits of your straight buffalo.

- to save some $$ we decide to buy two bags of shredded lawn from one of the local suppliers here in WA. I simply just spread the shredded grass across my lawn and rolled it in. I will shortly post a photo of latest status. Im very please that the grass is currently (ALMOST) fully covering our lawn area.

- THansk Deejay for your warning re the sleepers and terminates. I think i will have to organise for a prof permit inspector to come out and have a look re any damage and get his advise. Thanks again for the heads up.

cheers guys