Hi J.W

You are correct about getting license for the work you want to do. 
 
What types of work are not covered by an owner builder permit?
The permit must be for a building used for residential purposes only. A permit will not be issued for construction or renovation of multiple dwellings, commercial premises (e.g. duplexes, boarding houses, shops, industrial buildings, shops, farm buildings etc). Where the work is to be carried out on a farm building please contact BSA as in certain circumstances this work may be exempt from the requirement to be carried out by a licensed person.

Try this number Monday and see what is your options.
Townsville – Counter Service available 8.30am to 4.30pm weekdays 
287 Ross River Road
Aitkenvale QLD 4814
Telephone 1300 272 272

I dare say you would be the principal contractor and thus responsible for all workplace health and safety issues, workers comp insurance, ensure the trades are licensed and have correct insurance, you may need to consider GST requirements, check ABN numbers. It maybe worth getting a copy of their insurance certificate for your records.

hope this helps

Brian

I guess it will come down to due diligence in the end and from what I can see from above it depends on which office you work from (kinda luck of the draw) not really a good recommendation.

I don't really understand why places are taking so long i'm sure there are contracts in place which deal with these issues. Quality control well this is an issue if the trades don't have some pride in the process and finished product. Also a good supervisor is a huge bonus providing he has the back up to do his job.

Good luck with your decision.

Brian

Well I guess it depends on where you are. You would need a asbestos removalist with a minimum of a B class License and I would say you be looking at 1 to 1.5 thou. Ummm how old is the property? If in Brisbane I can give you a name of someone who does this work.

Thanks
Brian    

Boy that was a read   quite interesting and scary at the same time.

Yes what they have said is correct however before you kick the dog and drown your sorrows, you are best to go back to where you got the weatherboards and ask for the manufactures specification for the product and find out the painting requirements. I would also KEEP the spec on file.

In most cases the primer or what I prefer to call it "preservative" is only a light organic solvent preservative (LOSP) for the timber and not a true primer and thus has to be sanded back then a primer painted on followed by the top coats. If this is not done this preservative it can breakdown later and you will have to sand it back and re paint, or worse if you do it for a client you have to deal with a pissed of client and all the work on top. Best to do it right the first time. 

The aim of the preservative is to protect the timber until it is painted and in an exterior location I think this must be done within 6 weeks (don't quote me on that time line). Hopefully the nails used where gal and not normal bullet heads and all end grains were primed which is a manufactures requirement. 

I don't like the way it is marketed (clever) but it should be marketed as a preservative and people clearly advised how its to be painted.  Then again I have had to stop painters on jobs and get them to do it properly as some believe it is a primer.

Hope it works out.
Thanks
Brian