1. Nothing 2. Yes, brick houses are more expensive Tools

If your dad is a retired builder, why not have him re register and have him be your nominee? Tools

Direct from the PIC website…. What is plumbing work? In Victoria, anyone who undertakes plumbing work is required to be licensed or registered with the Plumbing Industry Commission. Plumbing work is generally defined under six types: water supply, gasfitting, sanitary, roofing, draining or mechanical services (heating, cooling and ventil…[Read more]

Thanks for the reply HC.As it turns out, we inspected the property on the Saturday which was the first OFI and the start of a 4 week campaign.On the following Tuesday we received a call to say the sale date was now 6pm that evening, so it was too soon for us to get our act together and we didn't submit a bid.That was a real pity as our bid would…[Read more]

Ozboy wrote:
I can't keep up!! This is only done by the plumbers association (or whatever they're called) lobbying the government to make it law, so they can get more work. They'll provide some illegitimate reason – "…someone fell down 25 years ago & broke their neck, so better leave it to us…"Installing laserlite is like shelling peas…[Read more]

You can use steel in conventional brick veneer construction to achieve greater spans.Steel and precast concrete is by no means a cheap option when it comes to construction. Tools

Same thing. I don't know that there is much you can do with it.A creeper maybe, though I am not a fan of them. They are an industrial fence and aren't really meant to look pretty. Tools

Are you talking about a chain wire fence? Tools

I would say it is a fixture. After all,it is wired in and bolted to the building. Tools

What state are you in Misty? Tools

Xenia wrote:
It means that the valuation is below the purchase price.

Xenia,I think you mean the other way around. Tools

You can have a basement level if you like.Many developments now have underground carparks so as not to use up valuable ground space.What you may find though is that there could be height restrictions which would prevent you from using the dig one metre and raise the house option. Tools

Why would you want to replace the car? They are not a disposable item. Tools

The reason I don't take on an apprentice is because they already know it all, so there is nothing I could teach them. Tools

Rent a ute from Kennards hire.Just make sure you book it in advance. Tools

I would think that if the  phone line is there, it needs to be in working condition,If there wasn't one there, that might be a different story.I imagine the landlord is upset because it is going to cost him money, not because they are going to dig up the garden.Telstra uses contractors for most things now, and they operate on a fee for service.…[Read more]

Clicking on "all forums" will just list every post in every forum.Active topics is supposed to list all topics that have been active since your last log in,but it just lists every topic in one list rather than by individual  forum Tools

Westan still stcks his head in every now and then. SIS passed away a few months ago.May he RIP. Tools

Public liability comes with your standard home and contents insurance.If it is an IP you can get it just for your unit.The common areas however need to have a body corporate,and they need to take out the appropriate insurances. Tools

We regularly rent holiday houses, and the agents hold the keys, as well as the caravan park that is in the town.The agent is about 20 minutes drive from the town , so they have some arrangement for keys to be collected from the caravan park. It seems to work well for me as a renter.

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