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couldn't get into the chat room at all last night and still don't know what the problem is/was, so it may not be just you. Was speaking to someone else who had gained access to the chat room without any problems at the same time. A little weird but hey that's computers for you.

Looking at doing a quick reno (is there such a thing we ask??) with a sale of the same within 6 months (ambitious, but possible). We are D.I.N.K.S and going to do it with a friend who is a full time renovator in 50/50 partnership. How does this place us with the dreaded capital gains tax...

All ready set up to go as a holiday rental (never do that one again!!). Tops of the windows were done with a glass paint from spotlight craft dept. Good bang for your bucks there. The ever crafty wife at it again with the bedspreads matching the wall dado boards (couldn't do it the other way...

Ok so the agent rolled out the red carpet for us. Note also the classy beige carpet and poo brown dado boards. yuk, this was an ugly duckling.

Amazing what a lick of paint and 20+ tubes of no more gaps (wonderful stuff for the dado boards and all those non wet areas) will do. Flat pack kitchen cost around $1200. Curtains and lounge covering by my very talented wife.Exit the daggy beige carpet and hello to some wonderful cyprus pine...

It isn't a big building (about 5.5m x 8 m) so we had to make the most of what space we had. It started out as a bare shell. No water to main building and no hot water or sewer, only the old septic.

This is as we bought the Church. The non-opening north facing window definately had to go. Time for a major face lift!

The church needed more living space.A square deck would have been more spacious, but aesthetically detracting. The final solution was alot more labour intensive (including the 3 skylights) but far more attractive. Note the addition of the 3.5 m double door for access and more light.

I am interested if anyone has had any experience in dealing with Cessnock council in regard to Duplex>>>multiplex applications on blocks around 1000sq m. Have you been successful in any application or know any one that has or have you been declined and if so on what grounds. If successful what...