Recent content by Poppy Jane

I've recently found a property that is being sold by the company I work for (I work for a large agricultural company that has a real estate section attached in some locations ). The property is not listed with our office as we don't deal with residential real estate. Is there any conflict...

Do the lights actually need to be there? Could you just remove all together. A couple of LEDS on a stainless bar or similar would be nice .

Hi eeho, I just recently put in a new kitchen, the biggest problem I founds locally was the wait time! 6-8 weeks from order date.. In the end I went with a bunnings standard white kitchen, simple, and having the two bunnings meant I could duck over the border to get any parts not in stock...

Hi eeho, Im guessing this one is in North Albury by the looks of it? I'm local and just completed a similar project over the border in Wodonga... Let me know if you want any local info etc, more than happy to help. The best thing about renovating on the Border is having two bunnings!

I purchased a property which settled in Early February ? purchase purely for investments purposes. I have been renovating the property since then, getting it ready to rent out in early July. Can I still claims all the purchase costs (building/pest/solicitor etc) if the property hasn?t...

Our work uniform is now RM Williams (I work in the ag sector), and you really can't beat it for quality, although a lot of there cheaper stockyard range is made overseas. I still wear jeans that's I've purchased 10 years ago, and I find a lot of the gear never goes out of style .. Check out the...

Php, I use Northy Legal over the border in wodonga, I think they do settlements on both sides of the border. They where great, and very helpful when settling with an uncooperative vendor on the last purchase .

As an ex dubbo girl (just up the road from Wellington) I wouldn't touch the place with a barge pole. I travelled thru town a lot for work, and often felt unsafe. There was always kids wandering around the streets in school hours looking for mischief .. There is a lot of crime in the town, and I...

One the insurance side of things, there are was around it. If you disclose to your insurance company that it is vacant they are quite often happy to continue the cover but with conditions in place. These generally include a higher excess $1000+, and simple conditions such as the power and...

It is very unlikely for a company to pay for repairs to an unaffected portion, particularly in this case with it being a completely different room there would be little to no chance. Most policy wordings state that repair will only occur to the damaged portion, sometimes this will extend to...

JacM is on the right track I reckon. Swap the sink and cooktop around, you will gain loads of storage space under the bench then. I find having draws under the cooktop area great, smaller ones at the top for utensils , and spices etc laid flat, and larger ones for pots and pans. Like...

Hi guys, has anyone had any experience using mini orb as part of internal renovations? It?s cheap, easy to use, and hides a multitude of problems easily. I?ve recently seen it used a lot more in wet areas like bathrooms and laundry rooms, particularly in country properties, teamed with timber...

I?d chose North Albury over West any day of the week, to be 100% honest I didn?t feel safe getting out of my car in parts of West Albury.. I drove by the place mentioned today, not a bad spot, next to a nice newish looking duplexs, walking distance to a small shopping strip with vinnies, the...

I suggest your first point of call is your insurance company, if you claim the cost on insurance why not? They may request two quotes, or offer a cash settlement.

A lot of North Albury is dodgy, commission, or ex commission. There are some nicer area, but even then I think some of these are overpriced. If there is a particular house/street you are looking at let us know. There is defiantly a stigma attached to North Albury/Lavington (or stabbington as the...