Building the ultimate  sustainable Growing Home

Jamie Durie is building the most sustainable, luxury home he can for his family. He’s building in one of the most sensitive and difficult sites in Australia and he’s doing it in front of Australia and bearing all the ups and downs that go with it. CSR have been involved in that journey every step of the way and proud to bring you Growing Home. 

The CSR brands helping Jamie build from the ground up

Get to know more about how CSR has helped Growing Home bring to life a truly sustainable home and the simple ways you can also achieve results.

AFS permanent formwork systems are a smarter way to build compliant, concrete structural walls above and below ground. AFS is committed to delivering products and manufacturing processes which are both innovative and environmentally responsible.

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Celebrating our 90th year, Bradford has been helping Australians live comfortable, more energy efficient lives through our knowledge, experience, innovative and energy-saving products

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For over 75 years, Gyprock has been leading the industry with innovation in plasterboard manufacturing and working towards a sustainable future with durable and high recycled content products designed for each different part of the home.

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Design Inspirations

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    Ruling the Rumpus Room

    Thinking outside the box is the key to creating a versatile space that can appeal to all buyers The teams are three-quarters of the way through the season and the exhaustion is real as the contestants tackle a trifecta – office/rumpus and Hallways, known in Block dictionary as Hellway Week. It was a lot!  There [...]
  • Copy of H3 RM8 Living Dining Ricky & Haydn-22

    Level Up Your Living and Dining Area

    Creating a functional and fun space everyone can enjoy is the key to levelling up your living and dining areas It was living and dining week on The Block last week and we saw the teams complete some epic spaces! It was a stressful week, including a public holiday. CSR Gyprock had to cover 684 [...]
  • Copy of H5 RM7 Mezzanine Ensuite Kristin & Mimi-14

    A Guide to Guest Bathrooms

    Gaining general appeal is the key to a great guest ensuite As we reach the half-way point of this year’s season of The Block, it’s clear how much the teams have learned. Now experienced renovators, they are all much more organised and clear with their design style. We know there was some interpersonal drama, but [...]
  • Copy of H2 RM5 Master Bedroom Courtney & Grant-020

    Mastering the Master Bedroom

    Making the master bedroom marketable and cohesive is the key to balancing elegance and calm This week on The Block we witnessed what is often the biggest challenge when building and renovating – the struggle to find a good tradesman. New team members at House 1, Maddy and Charlotte almost didn’t manage to finish their [...]
  • Copy of H4 RM6 Kitchen Kylie & Brad-015

    The Heart of the Home: Bringing the Kitchen to Life

    A functional space with mass appeal is the key to a quality kitchen Hitting the halfway point in the competition this week The Block contestants tackled the heart of the home, the kitchen. As House 3 contestant Ricky said, “kitchens sell houses”, so this was a big week for all the teams as they worked [...]
  • The Block 2024 Guest Bedroom Kylie & Brad

    Flexible guest bedroom designs

    Multi-functional & flexible spaces are the key to guest bedrooms The Block teams tackled a guest bedroom, with many opting to make the space multi-functional, including study nooks, bunk beds and a flexible floor plan in their designs. We loved the high-end finishes found in the rooms because at CSR we know that a quality [...]