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The contract does not specify the exact material to be used for the timber floors. It says allowance for timber floor $60.00

Because I went to the timber place to see the floorboards. The person at the timber yard sent me copy of invoice.

Yes it was the allowance for the timber floors.

Thx for your replies. So the $60 for the floors is meaningless. ?????????

Hi all, We had a contract with builder for a reno. Contract says $60 for floating boards But builder has used cheaper ones. Can I ask builder to show me exactly what he paid for the floating boards?

Well fair enough for eg 2 weeks notice for meetings etc. They would go thru the expense of showing plans to engineer? I have given them my engineers drawings.. Owners corporation = committee members of strata? is that correct?

Hi Wake Thank you very much for that important piece of information. I certainly will send it off to strata if there are any dramas. The strata block I live in 7 apts Any idea on the procedure for approval? Why does it take so long?

I read some of that long thread. Thank you Propertunity. Hope to read more of it tomorrow. There was some mention of fire rating and standards. I hope this wont apply to a simple renovation such as mine?

Can anyone recommend a draftsman? Definitely I think my builder cant do the drawings.

I thought it would take two weeks or so! How long does it take for them to create a new by-law? Others in the block have done such renos. OMG! today when I talking to the strata manager I asked if the builder could call him and he said he would be billing me for the time taken. !!!!!!!

Hi all, Planning to renovate my apartment. Need your help as its costing me money as I am renting two places. For my reno I have to Remove 1 wall to open up kitchen. Re do bathrooms and timber floors. Oh I forgot to say: Balcony: Waterproof and tile concrete balcony. Remove exisiting...

Cleaning dirt caught under the timber tiles How difficult is it to keep them clean? Does dirt/ food get trapped underneath making it hard to clean?

Can you trust anyone who says they will renovate your house for you? http://aca.ninemsn.com.au/article/8519633/tv-reno-disaster How very sad for the homeowner. Its up the the professional ( in this case Cherie Barber) to see that all works are completed properly. No excuses Cherie...

They are external tiles.

Good point, Propertunity. I will certainly check the building code. The alternative is ceramic tiles which adds $$$

Hi all, We are considering Timber tiles ( I think Bunnings has them) for the balcony. If anyone has used them- were they easy to lay, looked good for a fairly long time? I will be interested in all your experiences.

Really cash flow positive or not? I am really new PI but I have been looking at the cash postive places yelling out "great deal 7% yield' but when I have looked closer many fees have not been accounted for. It is often the gross rental yield that is calculated which does cause for...

Yes your thought process and sharing it with me is extremely valuable to me. This is precisely what I want to learn. How to critically analyse the place, numbers etc. Thank you

Thanks for sharing your thinking. This is exactly what I want to learn, which I have a lot of to do.

What features do you look for in an investment property- that must be there before you would consider it. 1.Is the ideal investment property a house on a land, with pontential to renovate 2. How do you evaluate CG on properties in areas where prices are so low? esp as many of these areas...