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Cert 3 in Flooring Technology covers all timber flooring installations, floor prep, subfloors, sanding & polishing etc but you are correct here. pretty much anyone can get into this type of work unqualified. the guys that actually want to inspect the slab for any necessary grinding or...

somoneshould lock this thread and get rid of it. there is some terrible advice in there

$900 is pretty cheap, $1400 is in the higher end of the range depending on how involved the repairs are.

thanks that helps a lot. we already have evaporative cooling but its no good in the hottest parts of summer so the splits are to complement the current cooling not be the primary cooling which is the other reason im leaning towards the cheaper option

I believe Actron are an Australian company but I'm not sure if their units are manufactured here

ive just had a quote for two split system air conditioning units in my PPOR. an 8kw downstairs and a 2.5kw in the master bedrooms. The quote gave me three brands, Daikon, Fujitsu and Actron. the actron being the cheapest and Daikon being most expensive with around $1000 being the difference...

if their price is anything to go by then yes! i get 20 litres of 2 pack poly for the price of 5 litres of waterbased

depends on things like brands, 2 pack vs 1 pack etc. a poor quality poly wont last against a good quality waterbase and vice versa. traditionally poly has been the most durable finish available but waterbase technology has come so far in recent times. as far as IP's go i still recommend poly...

That's a good price if they did some repairs as well

That is ridiculously cheap at around $21 sqm for waterbase. I'd be charging upwards of $35 sqm for Baltic pine done in 2 pack waterbase

Really depends on what type of foor boards you have, condition, choice of coatings, stain?, tint? top or secret nailed etc. I'd suggest anything from $20 sqm > sky's the limit

i dont really give people the option as i use 2 pack products but if i had to quote a difference it would only be a few dollars per sqm.

you shouldnt need any acoustic matting if your unit is on the bottom floor, only if its on floors above the first

2 pack products are always more durable than single pack. when i sand off polyurethane i can tell if its single or two pack by how easy it comes off, obviously 2 pack is harder to sand off. my concern is the difference in price between the two options, he's charging an extra $10 sqm for 2 pack...

the urethane option is probably the single pack version these guys sell http://www.urethanecoatings.com.au/ i use their two pack sometimes which is what he will probably use for the second option and i can tell you its not worth the extra $750 he has put on the price. go get another quote.