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long time no post Well being a first reno attempt things are moving slower than expected. I took a week off work a while back to get things going. At the moment, walls are painted but trim and doors need to be done. Kitchen splashback and sink to be installed. Still need to paint the front...

We did a lot of research before buying our kitchen. We eventually got one from Yato Home Improvements for $4000 - white 2pac with granite benchtops. It's flat pack and although there aren't any instructions, my partner and I managed to put the base cabinets together in a day. It was fairly...

Nice town Ingham is a nice town... in fact there are lots of really nice towns between Townsville and Cairns. Makes for a very long drive actually having to slow down for all the towns. I don't know how it performs but personally I would be looking closer to Cairns like Innisvail (yes the...

Been a while Yeah I know I have been slack. Things have been moving slower than expected. The pic below shows the property at the front currently. We have done some other things; Bathroom has a new vanity, shower and has been re-tiled (will probably paint it next weekend) New front...

coming along

Also if you go through the owner builders course in QLD then you ARE the builder and hence need your own insurance, put on the title deed as the builder and are responsible for the warranty of any works done even if you hire other builders to do the work all the responsibility lies with you...

I am not sure how it is in WA but when I talked with the QBSA in Brisbane the impression I got was that if they licensed it and it would cost you more than $11K to pay someone to do it then you had to. That includes supply, fit and "project management" - no definition forthcoming but basically...

Should have some more pics by mid next week. The frigging on again off again rain on the weekends has been a real obstacle to our painting plans for the front stairs :mad: As for our kitchen, it isn't the cheapest place but I reckon the quality is pretty good and it doesn't take 6 weeks to...

Urban Cowboy as another Northsider I would like to echo your thoughs regarding the transport situation on the south. I have particularly found it to be the case since I live northside but am renovating a property southside. Once I cross that bridge to get south the traffic is terrible. Like...

Yes Panda's was actually an idea we considered :) Hard to get a Panda in Australia though, I did read of another option though... PIGS. Apparently they are great as they eat not only the bamboo sticks but the roots as well. You just have to make sure they don't destroy any of your other...

Is it possible to change the title of this thread? I am suprised more people are not concerned about this and the title isn't very descriptive of this issue. Suggested title "You are probably renovating illegally and don't know it" Cheers, McDeyess

Yeah tried the roundup method with mixed results. Had two of us doing it, one cutting and the other applying roundup straight away. checked out a few gardening sites apparently you have to keep cutting it, until the cluster you are working on is out of "energy" so to speak. Then it won't...

Yeah I have heaps of the stuff down one side of my IP. I believe to get rid of bamboo permanently you basically have to dig it out... well I don't have the money for that ATM and it does provide some great shade and a good barrier on that side as their is a really shoddy half fence. So I...

Very good point about the shade. I did wonder if that is why they had the screens up ..... yet many neighbours didn't. I spent some time their at different times of the day and the sun comes into the deck but not the living area so it is a great light source that really opened the place up. In...

title problems Apparently another problem with Turkey is land ownership. There are l lots of scams where they sell land/houses to foreign investors and then someone else rocks up with a bit of paper saying they own it. You basically bought from someone who didn't own the property. Good...

the master plan Thanks willair. You are correct it is in Tarragindi on the hill. There are some views from the front deck out west, overlooks toohey reserve area I think. We thought the price was ok. For the moment we are just trying to update and get it rentable. In the future we may...

Banks are funny Having just been though this I will provide you with the details of my experience. Banks understand the concept of a HDT and know that although you do not OWN the asset you do control it and derive benefit from it. They will also make you sign a liability clause stating that...