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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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    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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    Tradie for laundry chute.

    Im trying to find a tradesmen who can design/build me a laundry chute. The chute will have the drop off from upstairs to my laundry straight under the above room. Its not a big job really but having trouble finding someone who does it. My kitchen guys doesnt do them, My builtin guy...
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    Sort of a tight **** question re insulation batts

    Ok, guys and gals, what would you do in this situation? Ok now, your building a house and its almost near completion, and you wanna put insulation batts in the roof. The house your currently living in has the batts and the house will be demolished when your new house is going to be built...
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    Should i top up super?

    Hi everyone. Since im building my home, i have taken 1 year leave without pay to concentrate on my house.I had a government job and they were giving me rougly 5-6k in super a year. Now i want to keep the super rolling, do you think i should put a lump sum of 5k straight in, or should i...
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    What to look for in a cement renderer?

    Hi everyone. Im about to embark on one of the most important things in building my house, and that is the rendering. Im going to cement render my double story new home and render my lower internal house aswell. Im going to start getting some quotes, but im not to sure what kind of...
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    taking cement off window frames

    What is the best way to take off dried cement from window frames/seals? Ive been advised to get some hydrochloric acid, mix it with water, then get a rag and scrub off the cement. Is this the best way? Are there any other methods i could use or anything i can buy to take off the dry...
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    How do i stop theives entering my building site?

    Currently building at the moment, and is a fence all around, just ridiculous the things that are getting stolen from my property. Ive got to the stage where i absolutely leave nothing on the property. Tools go missing, wheel barrow which i bought brand new and used once, someone even...
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    Should i wait or start building on slab asap.

    Hi everybody. The guy who is doing my concrete/formwork etc for my ground slab for my new home recommends that i wait 28 days till i start building on it so it doesnt crack. Now in reality, dont think anybody is going to wait 28 days to start building. He then says to me just wait...
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    Opening up a youth centre and issues around money

    Hi guys,wasnt to sure which section i should put this in. But this question is more on the hypothetical lines. Say i want to rent out a place to open up a youth centre.This will be DA approved hopefully and I will have programs for the youth in there, sports, courses, lectures etc etc...
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    Termite Control,sydney area

    Can anybody recommend a good termite control person for newly built houses.From my understanding they termite control around the slab pipes where the plumbing is and then again when the slab is on and they put a kind of sheet between where the bricks and wood meet,sort of in that cavity area...
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    Anyone want free top soil?

    Just finished demolishing my house in sydney and if anyone is in need of some top soil then let me know.Its pretty clean, some sticks and rocks in the mix, just come and load your trailer/trucks and just take it for free. Or in there any other way i could get rid of it? Was thinking of...
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    question regarding first home buyer/stamp duty.

    Ok people, this is totally a hypothetical question. If a first home buyer bought a house to live in, and they got the first home buyer grant and payed no stamp duty, i understand they need to stay in the house for one year. Lets say after two months he needs the money and needs to sell the...
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    Windows in the garage.To have or not to have?

    At the moment im about to start building, and im 50/50 on whether i should put windows on the side of one garage. Due to certain reasons, i can only put glass blocks windows on my garage or fire rated windows.Im not allowed to put a door or windows that open on the side of my garage, as per...
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    Any decent Aluminium glass shops in syd?

    Would anybody know or recommend anyone who sells decent and cheap aluminium house windows, bifold doors, slide doors etc etc in sydney Been shopping around for windows and costs of windows vary vastly between each place i visit. Same size bifold doors vary between 7k-10k in diff places...
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    Best swimming pool companies

    Would anybody recommend any good companies if you where to put in a pool? Whats the pros or cons of a good pool companies? Any companies i should stay away from? What questions need to be asked when investigating what pool will fit your needs? How are pools valued?Is it the deeper...
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    Cost to build double story in sydney

    Hi everyone. Would someone give me a price range on a complete cost of building a 4 bedroom, double story, double garage brick vaneer home? House will also be cement rendered. Land is about 600sqm, so im building the house on approx 300sqm, roughly 150sqm upstairs, 150sqm downstairs. Im...
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    Finding the owner of a empty house

    Hi everyone. There is a house in my street which has been vacant for a very long time.You know the usual, the mail never gets picked up, grass never cut etc etc. Now im intersted in buying the house for the land, but what would be the best way to find out who owns the house to see if he...
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    Where to make a secret compartment in a house?

    Hi guys, Many of you people would of seen in movies etc, secret hiding spots in the house, example, a safe behind a picture frame, secret underground apartment in the floor etc etc. Hypothetically speaking, if you were building a house, how or where would you put a secret compartment to...
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    Can i make this property into a duplex site?

    Hi everyone. My local council recommends that a frontage of 15 metres needs to be in place for someone to build a duplex site (side by side house). Thats fair enough. My freind has bought a property and is 14.5 metres frontage, with a 2 metre drainage easement on the side, given the total...
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