Why  would Jubel cease making paments when her husband is legally liable for the rates and mortgage ? Tools

There was a fair bit of it put on walls and front verandas of victorian homes in my area during the 70s as well….Personally I think it is outdated. Tools

Jason said he has pebblecrete,not exposed aggregate.They are completely different things. Tools

MM, you need to add the rent received on to your personal exertion income, deduct the interest paid and other deductions, then pay tax on what is left . Tools

The crossover may have been the original one that may have complied with with the profile  required when it was poured. I would have thought that if it is existing  then  it should be allowed to stay. Tools

JoH wrote:
 our neighbours side fence and retaining wall (we are on the low side) is about 200mm on our property.

We is it your neighbour's side fence  and not shared? Tools

I assume that you are on the high side of the retaining wall.If your neighbour has dug  his land out and that is why the retaining wall was built, then it should be on his side. If your side was built up, then it should be on your side. Tools

Deductibility boils down to the use of the funds. If you redraw 50,000 you will pay interest which will not be deductible. If you borrowed this money for your deposit, the same would apply. I know it is too late now, but you would have been better off putting the extra money in to an offset account which would have reduced the interest paid on the…[Read more]

So it has already had some renovations over the years? If you were to sell it now as is and save yourself the hassle of repairs/renovations, what price would you put on it? Tools

Sasha, what suburb is your house in? Do you have any pics to post? Tools

If you are not a registered builder, and you are building it yourself, then you are an owner builder (in victoria). Tools

What do you mean by a "manufactured home" . Do you mean a transportable home, or a pre fab ? Tools

Go to a laminate supplier, but they won' be iron on.You will need to glue them on. Tools

bam bam wrote:
I only just read your post but we recently had some quotes done for painting our block, and the painter had just finished a job with these ceilings. Bondcrete is apparently what you're after. Apply this first and then the paint will adhere to the surface.good luck

Paint will stick without bondcrete, but if you use some watered…[Read more]

Phorsha wrote:
[And as for the moisture test ‘Tools’, you can grab one for cheap (or not) at bunnings but like all large renos – best seek 'professional' help.

Yes, Bunnings sell lots of toys…so what? The fact remains that you didn't have one and didn't have the knowledge, employed a professional, and he doesn't provide his services for fre…[Read more]

A project I am doing at the moment had this problem and one geotech said we needed to remove all of the fill down to one metre over an area of  about 2000m2. Client didn't like that even though it was his geotech, so they got another guy who said the fill was ok to build on.Footings and slab got redesigned, and saved somewhere in the order of…[Read more]

Phorsha wrote:
Another guy a plumber came over, didn’t do anything, just looked at the walls and did this test thing

"Perhaps Phorsha had the knowledge and equipment but it was a task that the gubbermint says you need a plumbing license to perform?" Srobbins, I would suggest that she didn't. Tools

Phorsha wrote:
Another guy a plumber came over, didn’t do anything, just looked at the walls and did this test thing to see if there was moisture, he wasn’t there for more than 20 mins, didnt get dirty or have to stick his hand in the shitter or anything and charged $88 (and that was apparently pension rate – I made my dad call so I could…[Read more]

Hybrid2007 wrote:
Bob and Tools, what state? So far sounds like QLD is similar to Perth.

Victoria      Tools

Last purchase was 270,000, and as a condition of our offer we said we would pay 1000 deposit, and it was accepted ,no questions asked. It really boils down to what you are prepared to offer, and what the vendor will accept. Tools