stran I have a similar problem as you, but my road ( virtually a drive way) is owned by council approx 200mt that my DA  states I must upgrade before construction starts.On the other side of my property council has plans to construct a road down the side and this would give me three street frontage , front, rear,and side.I have waited 4yrs now…[Read more]

Daedalus.good to hear , with the other mines in the pipe works around Dysart about to start I'd be holding on to that one.The Mackay Conservation Group are doing it's best to stop the Nitro plant along  with trying to stop the Shale Oil plant near Proserpine with scare tactics and misleading info they are handing out to the public.As for the new…[Read more]

It will depend on access , what the digging and location.I have put pools in for 16k , 12 x 3mts and the same for 22k , many factors come into it.

Lee are you talking re-locating an old home or a new home?And what  mining town?

Hi , drop me a private message of what you require?My biggest issue is what time we have available in the area as we are very busy.I possibly have exra work for QBuild in Collinville and again in Bowen, if so we might be able to sort some thing when we are in the area again.

Daedalus be careful a couple of weeks can turn into months when people know a builder is in the area..lolEvery time my guys get a little cheeky I threaten them with , " I'll send you back to Dysart, Nebo or Moranbah if I hear another complaint" ….. works like a charm!I was just roped into Hamilton Island aka Rock , for HIE after two years try…[Read more]

Gone are the days of buying direct from BHP for a few k , but back then Dysart was dieing.I remember doing work on 60 houses for Qbuild ten + yr ago and staff had the option to buy the houses direct from the mine for 20k . Many didn't because they were only paying $50 per week rent or some thing silly ,so what was the point.Daedalus  for interior…[Read more]

Sorry no, sounds like you have already obtained a number of quotes.

Steel windows are very easy to remove compared to  old  timber.I purchased some windows cedar out of the Sunny Coast and shipped all the way to Cairns for 2/3rds  the price as what  I could have purchased them in Townsville or Cairns …totally crazy.If I can think of the name I'll let ya know.If you want alloy windows you can pick them up chea…[Read more]

The agent has already posponded the auction 2 weeks so it get more people intrested, more to bid against me.That often means there is limited interest, a positive for you.

If only I accepted some houses at Dysart when they were virtually giving them away ..lolNot a hard call for API to predict with the amount of mines starting in the area and the distance to Mackay/Rocky I'd be keeping an eye on Proserpine Will Proserpine Boom From Shale Oil?Yes the Shale Oil looks to be lots of talk at the moment but reliable…[Read more]

ziggy honestly I don't think you have a leg to stand on from how I read your post.Many years ago I owned a permanent on site van in Mackay that I lived in while visiting Mackay on my off days or for work.After a number of years the park decided they were going to erect self contained units on my plot after I paid for the concrete slab and toilet…[Read more]

Check this link ,  A quick calculator and a more detailed one.Building Cost Calculator By Postcode

Most builders I talked to wanted to stick to bricks purely because it was what they knew.Exactly many people do not like change and even if a product is faster, cheaper and stronger they will still refuse to use it.I had some pals go to USA to teach them how to make concrete pipes but returned because people refused to accept quality change. They…[Read more]

yarpos wrote:
But BuilderBob , your perspective comes from the view of a capable person in the business.People who dont have the skills or experience and want to learn, and dont want to take years to catch up, are willing to pay for the brain dump. The cost of developing and presenting a course in a professional way is non trivial, so its going…[Read more]

I know the property now , I looked at it back in early 07 for a client.12 months later it was back on the market for double and now note the price has jumped even more .I think if you screened  off under the house with say horizontal slats and a new paling fence around the sides and rear the place will be very tidy and give that feel of…[Read more]

Like many I have no clue about the guy, but if he wants to win peoples trust why not give us all a "taste"  what he is offering.As stagazer posted " Why is commonsense knowledge always have a cost attached to it. " There are many forums floating about with people who are willing to share/help for free , some most likely with far more experience…[Read more]

I was unaware that any 6 bedroom houses existed in Bowen for rent , I know there are a few 5 Beds around one being in Sonoma asking $500I guess you could call it a revamp but honestly it's sitting out in the open , no privacy , with some tin for carport and some old chook sheds of sorts out back.It just does not show comfort,privacy or…[Read more]

Don't get me started on the QBSA , money grabbing $#$%#^$^%# who I feel have lost touch with the real world!They have a web site that states one thing but when the time comes it's a different story with their own twist.  From my experience you try and do the right thing and contact them to be told 5 different things with them all passing blame or…[Read more]

Pro investor with out knowing your property that's hard to say.But from my knowledge of the area people have snapped up these properties for $40-50k back in 04 with large 1000sqmt blocks and done nothing to them at all and are expecting people to pay them $300-$400 per week for an old Queenslander with not a tree or bit of privacy.Take a drive aro…[Read more]