bolony!

market has dropped about 6% in the last week

congrats, know the feeling

re floating floor…….

DONT cut any corners. floor MUST be flat. if its concrete, use a plastic liner. architraves / skirting must be removed and replaced after flor is laid. when finished, coat the floor with 2 coats of polyeurethane, using a large (not cheap one) brush. dont use a roller or lambswool. if you dont do this, a DROP of water can make the floor bulge / warp. sealing it also makes it stronger, longer lasting and look less fake.

my cat threw up on the boards and even though I cleaned it up immediately, it bulged. also, had a cold drink sitting on the boards and there was a bit of condensation, bulge bulge bulge. grrrr. water can also come up from underneath. also recommend the foam lining for sound absorbsion.

who is silly enough to let someone who doesnt own the place start demolishing it at the owners risk? what about liability if you hurt yourself? what if a tradesman gets hurt on site? who do debt collectors chase?

their solicitor would never allow it.

Hi Podney

Im gonna be brutally honest.

first, street appeal is quite low. you should have rendered the front and resprayed the roof. the plants look enemic. either get the garden growing earlier or spend the extra on more established plants. I do however like tinted windows as a replacement for lace. the letterbox is uninspiring also.

who is davis & park, & why oh why didnt you put in a mixer tap? that box unit a/c isnt a feature I would brag about, and all a/c’s have a remote, its like selling a car and telling people it has a steering wheel. diswasher allowance? you are drawing attention to the fact you didnt bother to put one in. dont do that.

dont say oiled floors, makes people think they will slip or get oil on their clothes. say polished…..but you dont need to say that as they can see from the photos, plus its listed as a feature in point form. people dont care about a fence being freshly painted. bathroom looks good.

“Quality curtains and Tinted windows throughout for privacy.” – car comparison…….it comes with 4 wheels so you can go down the road. they look horrid except for the white ones in the lounge. a/c lead is an eyesore. pelmet over kitchen / dining door still there and should be removed if theres no door. dining table looks like its eating up a lot of room. turn it round. painting in the lounge is all wrong. back yard is fine. maybe more plant variety.

dont say things like “rare quality” as thats a big claim that people automaticly take as B.S. 121m2 living area? the lounge is that big? have you ever seen an ad telling you the square meterage of a house?

“Outside provides a secure rear yard with low maintenance drought tolerant gardens.”

have you ever seen a yard INSIDE? why waste peoples time telling them its outside?

hope my rambling helps you sell

bank wont up your limit with all that debt. plus it would probly be a violation of your mortgage agreement.

Hi Kel

I know how you feel. As an apprentice electrician in the early 90’s I often drilled into asbestos and nobody ever said it might be dangerous to do so.

Im absolutely convinced the stuff is in me. But if it helps ease your mind, its mostly a media beat-up. Im not saying the stuff isnt bad, Im just saying having seen it once is not an instant death warrant.

The ONLY time asbestos is dangerous is in an AIRBORN form. Fibres need to be very small, usually as a result of drilling or grinding.

Of all airborn fibres, 99.9% will be trapped by your nose hairs.
Only 30% of people who inhale asbestos develop cancer.
Asbestos has a dormant period of 25-30 years.

Now the bad news…….

Blue asbestos is the most dangerous (I think). maybe this is because they are finer or have more of a hook.

White asbestos is far less dangerous and 100x more common. Ive never seen blue asbestos.

My father-in-law and neighbour both worked with asbestos since the age of 15. One is now 57 and one is 67. Neither has ever had any associated problems. I also worked with someone who said his dad made him a sandpit and used asbestos instead of sand. He was 3-4 at the time, and is now late 40’s. no cancer yet.

Many elderly people have lived in houses made of nothing but asbestos their entire lives. If it was as bad as people say, it would be the biggest killer.

Having said all that, there is NO EXCUSE for not taking every possible precaution.

If I was a builder, I would be hiring myself out instead of doing reno work…….especially if the reno work is all taxed profit. yeah I know…..youre not registered…….but even on wages you would be better off than doing reno work. are you a foreigner?

Your qualification is a major ommition in the details thus far!

Whats the rest of the story?

The limit for homeowners is $12,000. used to be $5000. its pretty hard to do $12,000 of structural work unless its an addition so I dont see why you would ever need to be an owner builder. things like gyprocking / tiling and even non-load-bearing walls dont need a builder and should be excluded.