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    Employer wont give me character reference.

    The problem is, my managers are happy to give me references, but i have to go through HR to get referencess, and there not allowing my managers to do that. I cant ring up my old boss and say, hey bill, can you give me reference.He has to get permission off HR.
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    Employer wont give me character reference.

    I used to work as a health professional in a sydney hospital, worked there for 11 straight years fulltime, but resigned about 2 years ago cause i was owner builder for my house and wanted to be there as much as possible.. I have now finished my house and want to go back into the workforce...
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    Waterproof membrane under concrete slab

    Not to sure what your surveyor is smoking but find a new one. Its none of his business wheather there is damp course etc or not, his job is only to survey the area and peg out the area etc. Speak to your engineer. It all depends what footing/slab you have.Sometimes you have damp course...
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    Waterproof membrane under concrete slab

    why do you need a waterproof membrane under the slab? Did the engineer specify you need it?
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    Getting trade price

    Be nice and cosy with the salesperson.Crack few jokes and usually they will fix u up. Maybe pay cash and they usually give you discount. Maybe say your mate came here last week and they got the stuff at trade price etc etc
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    Rendering

    Can you remeaseure your walls? Are yo sure its 6sqm?You said 2 walls. 6sqm seems very small, that will take him no more than halve day.
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    Rendering

    Does the 600 also include sand,cement,clay etc?
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    Energy Efficiency Assesment

    What is a BASIX® Certificate? What is BASIX® Certificate? The BASIX® Certificate or BASIX® (The Building Sustainability Index), is a NSW Government planning requirement that affects anyone submitting a Building Application in NSW for a new house, alteration, addition, villa, townhouse, units...
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    Energy Efficiency Assesment

    I think its called a basix. A architect can draft one up for you.
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    Sub dividing with easement

    First, you may need to go to the council and get a stormwater system report. Also maybe get sewer diagrams via a plumber or your water authority. And depending on your council, you can build over a easement but need to concrete encase as the last post mentioned. In nsw, im pretty sure...
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    How do I remove a Coonara?

    Maybe try to get into the roof and cut off the metal pipe, maybe then brace that to the joists. patch the hole with piece of gyprock, get some cornice cement or the like and patch the gyprock piece that you put in.Sand then paint.
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    Getting an old granny flat approved

    Are council asking you to take it down? why dont you just leave it where it is?
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    New home building questions

    Evisional-Are you building a extension of a property, or are you demolishing/building? You have to pay water and electricity.
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    granny flat

    Why would you do it infront or underneath? No space in back or side?
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    Changing tap washers

    Most likey you have a crack and thats why its still leaking. Turn the main off, undo the taps, clean around it and look in the water outlet, there may be a crack (May need torch). Guarantee that a plumber will say your taps need a service, makes the problem sound bad, and then charge you...
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    duplex Development in sydney

    I agree, 240k per unit is alot. Kvell, are you doing brick vaneer or double brick? Any concrete on second story or floor boards? Face brick or render? What kind of footing/slab do you think you will need? Strip footing/raft slab etc
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    detailing for new homes

    Im almost finished building my double story house in sydney and im wondering if anyone knows any people or companies that do professional house cleaning. Its just a big task to do by myself and i cant always rely on family. I want things done like cleaning the bathroom, mopping, cleaning...
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    Water inlet on toilet problem

    Yeah, it will be hard to find a toilet to cover any existing pipework. Is the wall for the toilet brick or villaboard? If you cant find a toilet, then you have no choice but to move it to rear inlet or move it closer to enclose the water inlet.
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    Phillips LED down lights - cheap way of buying them?

    Im actually going to stay away from the e-star range. I went to a lighting shop and they had a machine which tests the watts of certain lights etc. I loved the machine and was playing with it for 30minutes lol. I tried the osram 10w led dimmable and it came back tested at 10w. I...
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    Phillips LED down lights - cheap way of buying them?

    Sunnylighting have the e-star 9w led, what do you think of them?
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