Thur 6 Sep-did a big cleanup-laid the floating floor, but have not replace the skirtings yet-cleaned bedrooms ready for carpet layers tomorrow.I will get some photos tomorrow.

Wed 5 Sep-final coat on front door-hung security door-hung door from deck to carport-installed rangehood-handle on back doorHelpers finished final coat on all trim, and finished some cutting in on walls that was a bit thin.Also made several phone calls eg. furniture hire company, ordered lazerlight etcAlso had meeting with REA and listed the…[Read more]

Tue 4 SepNothing done to the house today. Working somewhere else.But I did:-make a timeline to finish house in 3 weeks and be ready for an Open House on Sat 22 Sep-catch up on some paperworkSome stats from last week:$ spent =2411Hours = 77 for the week, Total hours = 530

Mon 3 Sep-finished carport frame. Now needs paint, and roof.-some more 2nd coat on inside doors and trim-picked up floating floor-booked carpet for Friday-measured up carport roof with plumber.Hi bsguptaThanks for encouragement.

Sat 1 Sep-Me and 2 helpers got most of the carport frame up. Still needs some collar ties, and roof battens, and heaps more brackets nailed on. Then of course paint it all, get the roof on, get the final building inspection, and think about a roller door.-Another helper did some 2nd coats on some outside window frames, as well as some inside…[Read more]

hi elkamremoved front railing aug 18th as it was too hard to get it to look good.

Fri 31 Aug-rolled 2nd coat on all interior walls (still have to cut in on some spots)-did a bit of patching and gapfilling where it still needed it-went shopping and bought all the taps, toilet, mirror, rangehood and freestanding oven.My total budget for all of the above was $1900. I spent a total of $1595, so saved $305 off the budget. The taps I…[Read more]

Thur 30 Aug-put first coat on all inside walls. Took about 9 hrs by myself using the Paint Crew to roll. Most of the time was cutting in, as usual.-helpers finished gutters, started fascias, continued outside windows-had a return visit from one of the agents who looked earlier. They were quite excited at the progress, and optimistic of a good result.

Wed 29 AugWorking elsewhere today, so not much progress.I did call someone about a quote to re-surface the tiles in the bathroom. I might just do tile paint myself though, we'll see.Hi ChrisI got all door hardware from Knobs & Brass in Hallam. They have a huge range. I checked some Bunnings prices afterward though, and Bunnings was probly just as…[Read more]

Tue 28 Aug-bought all the door furniture (about $740 total) – inside handles, hinges, door stops, cupboard handles, entry sets-got front door hung and handle on, plus 2nd coat of clear gloss-also builders bog old latch holes so new ones look nice.Crashy, I am using water based gloss enamel. Same as Aquanamel I guess.Except the front door which is…[Read more]

Mon 27 Aug-got 1st coat on almost all the rest of doors and trims-replaced 2 damaged doors-checked out hinges on new front door, ready to hang tomorrow.

Hi DonA Million bucks? Is that an offer?!!Completion by mid to late September. Some Stats:Total hours this week = 95Total hours to date =453$ spent this week =$4460Total spend to date= $16150 approx

sumnerstephen wrote:
 – where would you source this information?I'm also finding the same problem as Tina with the numbers not stacking up and we've looked at tons of props in our neighbourhood. Even thought of bringing the 10% reno cost down on some to balance the figures.

I asked an agent to print me out recent sales history in the area. Th…[Read more]

HiI bought the Reno Toolbox from this site and learned heaps from it. It allowed me to get started on my first reno almost straight away. Without it, I would have not been confident to start nearly as quickly. Check out my progress on the "Our first reno" post on this forum.

Sat 25 Aug-2 coats of cream on all the walls around deck-render completed-set out and dug holes for carport posts-1st coat on gutter for about 1/2 the house-bought a nice timber front door and put 1st coat of clear on it-electrician came back and fitted off most of the transformers for downlights, and changed power points and light switchesHave a…[Read more]

HI crashy-DON'T spray on windy day. If on a roof you will need some way of keeping the machine level. It won't work if sitting on the angle.-I don't think you can avoid some overspray. But on a roof you could probly limit it to the gutter.-If you do 2 or more coats there should be no hassles with patchiness.-Holding trigger is quite easy. You…[Read more]

Fri 24th Aug-2nd coat on ceiling-1st coat on doors and trims in all bedrooms.I used the roller attachement on the Wagner Paint Crew to roll the ceilings. I found that it was very tiring if I stood on the ground, so I had to stand on a step and keep moving it. Next time I think it would be easier just to use a normal roller with a pole. The time…[Read more]

Thurs 23 Aug-Texture coated all the blueboard and the purple and yellow bricks on the deck are now no longer (a nice white for now).-2nd coat of bitumen paint inside gutter.-helpers continued with outside window frames. Re: helpers Family of me and business partner generously donating time and doing a great job. (Still being counted in total man…[Read more]

Wed 22nd AugToday I worked somewhere else, so no progress on the reno.Hi kateI am painting only the frames of the windows, not the glass. (At least not on purpose on the glass!!)The frames were raw aluminium. I used an oil based undercoat on the aluminium first, and then just normal exterior acrylic paint over that. Inside the same undercoat, and…[Read more]

Tues 21st Aug-sprayed 1st coat on ceilings. Took 1 hour of actual spraying time, including a couple of phone calls and having to move some drop sheets around. So probly could have done it in 40 min no interruptions. But also had to do about 2 hours of masking up, and cleaning spray gun after. I got too busy with other jobs so didn't get to do the…[Read more]