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yes... reverse cycle aircon is more efficient. Other then that, all electric heaters are the same efficiency (100%- unless they have a light on them). Radiant vs oil column vs fan heaters are all the same efficiency, it just changes how the heat is delivered into the room. So the students...

can you put up a floor plan & some photos?

Why is an extra person worth more rent? The property is worth what its worth in rent... I can't really see how an extra person increases that. If the person all checks out I would let them.

Ikea has just totally replaced their kitchen range btw- something to bear in mind (both positive and negative). Cabinet sizes have been "streamlined" (i.e. less) and they are taller now (kick board is smaller) & slightly deeper.

it can do- you can have your internal phone wiring connected to the phone port on the fibre NTD, which which allow it to continue functioning as it does now for phones.

Another option If the seat is "kinda" ok) is to install ceramic disc taps. You can get the spindles for about $12 each at bunnings if they are common types, or fixmytap.com.au has a wider range. You need to be able to get it to seal on the seat ONCE, but after that the internal mechanism does...

I would have thought the bathroom. Its the most expensive & complicated to do, and so is the thing people would be most keen to not have to do themselves.

could you buy a secondhand gas heater cheaply?

I know this guy: http://brendanwong.com

Yeah I would say so- department of housing picking the cheapest contract :). I saw some interesting info going around from one of the solar installers of a huber of dodgy brands of breakers & isolators that failed within nominal spec. One of them was a polarised AC breaker sold as an...

Generally speaking they protect people from faults in appliances and stupid things they do (eg hair drier in the bath, knife in the toaster) rather then wiring faults (although they can do that too). Qld now requires them to be retrofitted to any house that is leased, at some point the other...

Yes- they sometimes do so quite spectacularly. They are supposed to be tested regularly. I know someone who was auditing Dept. of Housing properties, and one of the jobs was to test RCDs (by pressing the test button). A number went bang and emitted smoke & sparks :)

interestingly, going by the gyprock red book you are better off putting 2x 13mm standard gyprock on one side and 1x 13mm on the other side in comparison 2x soundchek (1 each side). Better insulation, better acoustics & 60-70% of the cost!

more batts!

strata titling it however- would add value.

well, firstly you need to actually know what they are asking for, "move sewage or something" is... totally useless. Move what? to where? why? who is paying? what is the impact?

Yep- cheaper, tougher but in my opinion they always look fake. Much colder underfoot too, if you walk around barefoot. For cheaper reno/IP they would be perfect but higher end I would avoid. Also, the cheaper-end laminate's are 8-10mm mdf and if the mdf gets wet they curl up at the joins. Super...

this sort of thing: http://www.architecturaljoineryltd.co.uk/images/index/product_range/floor_fitting_products/ffp-lm/ffp-lm-oak-19mmx19mm-quad.jpg If you have no skirts, I would put down the flooring, then skirts, then paint.

That depends on how you do the edges. "Proper" way, that looks way better, is to remove & refit skirting boards over the top, in which case paint after. Much cheaper & quicker way, that looks worse but may not matter depending on application, is to butt up to existing skirts & put quad in. If...

I eventually settled on Google Sketchup with a Diabac plugin: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=IvyArqrU_2Q Its brilliant. With sketch up, you can import 3D terrain from Google Maps & paste a picture of google earth on it, trace all the buildings & pull up to size. Great for mapping out...