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Excellent information, thankyou very much.
It is a win-win situation, so i cant see why it wouldnt work.
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Damiancool thanks heaps, also how do you approximate weekly rent of a property by knowing some details of the property such as size of block and number of bedrooms….etc. For example i find properties that might be for sale, but need a guideline as to what weekly rent might be for such a property.
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Just visiting realestate.com.au, has anyone any other suggestions??
Hey pete,
Isn’t there a wet area plasterboard that can be used instead of the fibre cement sheet?Yep, there sure is> It’s similar to a fibre cement sheet, however is considered waterproof. Usually green or blue in colour and available in almost all hardware stores. The special waterproof cement sheet is generally used for outdoors as the standard 6mm cement sheet is adequate for the wet area. What i would also recommend, is to actually use a waterproofing compound in the wet areas, that will ensure protection of the area. This is probably not necessary, and would only increase your spend, so i would recommend to consult a tiler who can give further advice. Important because each job is different, but having said that there are general rules that need to be followed.
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DamianNo problem. It is true that larger tiles make a small room appear larger, however if you go too big, then it just looks silly because you have to cut most of the tiles. Using a white wall and an alabaster floor would be a good approach, because i think you would target a larger pool of potential buyers. Due to the fact that both colours are simple and other colours can come into the picture, in the form of towels, mats, ornaments etc. Also the light colours would open the room up and also help it to appear larger. Hope this helps….
Hey tgavin71,
I have been working in a tile store part time for the past 5 years. The store is owned by my grandfather who insisted i started working part time at a young age, hehe 14 actually.In reference to your question “Once or week or so the house shakes. There are no wall tiles in the bathroom or any other area of the house and wondering if that could be a reason? We are hesitant about installing tiles in case they are shaken off over time.” I believe installing the tiles using a flexible glue (such as ABA’s ABAFLEX glue which comes in a 20kg bag and covers 6m2-7m2 for cost $42-$48) will do the trick. Also in all wet areas it is important that the tiles are installed on top of a fibre cement sheet, rather than the plaster wall.
As for increasing the perceptual value of the home without increasing the costs to heavily, adding a marble or glass border either vertically or horizontally is a great way of doing this. Each sheet should only cost you about $45per sheet and should cover a length of approx. 1.2lm, (in comparison to a border this is very cheap – eg for a verticle strip in the shower never more than two sheets are needed hence $90cost). Then throw in a plain white or alabaster tile (these colours are most popular and suit any colour scheme), which shouldn’t cost more than $25m2 and you have a tiled bathroom wall that looks a million dollars.
Hope this helps, and if anyone has any questions at all in regards to tiling, i would be happy to share my knowledge.
