Recent content by Ned

hi david sounds like it's double brick - you should be able to cut hot and cold water pipes into the brick and tile over. agree with foxysilvers on raised shower base with pipes hidden underneath and out through wall. another option if you can't cut into wall for pipes is to have them all...

Hi i've just put in a washe dconcrete pad because of a similar situation. or try pavers with stones between then a friend in perth used grey slabs with gaps of about 10cm between and filled the gaops with mortar with river stones embedded - looks fantastic - cost was low - easy to do...

Hi Glenn I have used pretty much all of the methods described above at various times. Two critical factors are: 1. How much weight is on the wall 2. how good is the mortar if there's no load on the wall and mortar is rock solid, then angle grinder (or concrete saw) method will be...

Hi Sabre I'm getting waaaaayyy off track here, but you have me guessing - what does S.N.A.F.U. stand for? Cheers Ned

Hi the_captain i did my whole house using a spraygun and the result was excellent - took 2 days - lots of spray on the floor, which we had sanded anyway with no problems. We used the same colour for the ceiling, cornice and walls - "Elizabeth pearls" - Dulux colour i think. I have a...

Kylie i had a few similar problems myself on my PPOR, buit learnt a lot along the way. The 2 most important things (for me) were: 1. Ensure the wall you are plastering to is straight to start with and; 2. Just about ANY plastering problem can be fixed by applying topcoat, sanding back, and...

Hi will: What are the consequences with tax for 'live in students' in your house ? assesable income, which can be offset against expenses of having them - i assume that interest on the portion of the house they use can be deducted also, but in my case no debt against ppor, so not sure on...

thanks manny, i'll try to make it - thursday nights not always good for me, but certainly appreciate your efforts in getting it organised ned

hi di and welcome we are all a bit the same when it comes to advice - I was a little like you and prone to be influenced by what others told me about where to buy etc. i 'd therefore agree with the others on what your accountant says - "a flat in hawthorn" sounds like "a stab in the dark" to...

hi alan i think what the other guys are alluding to is that you can probably keep your properties, and invest in the sharemarket, and retire, on a bit more than $30,000. do a search on 'Navra' (one of the buttons at the top of the page) and also look at 'cash bonds'. you have found a...

hi will while i don't beleive i have been on here long enough to become well respected (yet), i do understand your frustration - i have been in a similar situation to yourself in the past and have spent money attending seminars, buying products etc only to go away disapointed. one of the...

Hi Jim I attended Steve's course last wekend in Melbourne, and both from that and reading the forum, there seem to be plenty of people who have/are doing well using Steve's methodology. From my own point of view, I'm looking forward to doing the post seminar evaluation and implementing...

Hi David i was recently (may 03) investigating uni accom - i notice you are in melb. - i spoke to a woman at Monash Uni's caulfield campus who was VERY helpful. She gave me brochures for 4 different student accom places around the uni and a lot of details about what they like etc. I'd say...

a mate of mine actually has no home phone and no work phone - just a mobile he is semi-retired but gets lots of people wanting his advice in his area of expertise, so it means that he doesn't get long calls from people he doesn't want to talk to... and he can turn it off when he wants to and...

well, it should be easy to find you Mrs Bird... judging by the avatar... ned ;-)