Recent content by Nibbles55

Thanks Wylie. I have been following your bathroom renovation with great interest and love the finished result - good inspiration for me when I feel like it's all too hard.

For the benefit of anyone who may have the same issues, I have found out the following: Fair Trading is now responsible for bathroom inspections, when they are required. They are not required for bathroom renovations where none of the fixtures are moved. This may explain why most of the...

Hi Wylie, our posts overlapped. One of my concerns about the grate directly inside the door is related to the possibility of blockage because I have two teenage daughters with very long hair who are forever in the shower and are unlikely to even notice if there was an overflowing problem...

Thanks Scott. The idea of a linear grate just inside the door was suggested by a shower screen supplier that I contacted, but when I put it to the last builder I spoke to, he had an issue with connecting the outlet for the grate to the existing floor waste. I think it was because of the...

I have a 1940s house and am renovating the upstairs bathroom. Apparently the building/plumbing code for NSW specifies that all bathrooms must have a floor waste, and my old bathroom doesn't. I have spoken to four different builders and am getting different and confusing answers about this...

That sounds like Monique March. She does have a lot of listings, compared to some of the other agents. I guess my main concern is whether she is stretched too thin to do a good job, or whether someone with fewer listings will work harder to get me a better result. The market in Bondi for...

I need to sell my IP in Bondi. It is a one bedroom older style unit close to the beach. I considered using the same agency that manages the property, but their sales guy failed to impress. Does anyone have a recommendation for a good agent in that area? Thanks in advance.

Thanks NSW 1974 for your kind thoughts. I am intending to suggest that a second and hopefully less knee-jerk report be sought before we go to the quote stage. At any rate, I hope we will find builders who, rather than just quoting for the work described in the current report, might generate...

I'm back and have responded to your private message, NSW 1974. I was sidelined for a bit with dreadful family problems and amazingly, virtually forgot the issue with the unit block, which is surprising. I've still had the sleepless nights, just for other reasons that no amount of money can...

Also wanted to add, I called RBMS (Remedial Builders) and found them to be very knowledgeable, and very generous with advice and suggestions. Unfortunately, they do not work in the Sydney area, being Central Coast-based, but if my discussion with them today is any guide they seem like a very...

Thanks for all your replies. I had already done some initial calculations that the average value of each unit was about $500,000, meaning it would cost $9 million to offer each owner fair value, making it a very expensive block of land. And in fact there are two houses adjacent occupying the...

I have an IP in a 1960s era brick building, comprising 18 one, two and three bedroom units. Mine is a one bedder on the top floor (4 storeys in all). I just received a letter from the strata manager to say that - due to bad practice by the original builders - there is a build-up of mortar in...

I went back with a camera (property is vacant) and, of course, the battery died. It could be wasps, inasmuch as there are no obvious tracks from the ground up. Also I don't think termites leave empty egg sacs. I did notice a horizontal crack through one of the brick piers, so there's been...

I'm considering purchasing a weather board house which was recently passed in at auction (on a vendor bid), so I know pretty much what I'll have to offer to buy it. I think it is good buying, even considering it will need painting, floor boards polished, new kitchen, etc. I took a look under...

Interesting. I have just finished a phone conversation with my agent regarding choosing between two applicants. He was happy to disclose names, employers and incomes of a couple who are both working. The other applicant was currently not working but had sold a property in the US and had money...