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Hello I have problems getting the neighbour to pay for their share of the fence and the wall. They raised their land so we need to build the wall nearly 40% higher than anticipated. We asked for 20% share of the cost and ask if they want to build the fencing together. Story: This is...

Hi I am building a sandstone wall, apparently they slice the random boulders into small pieces as a cladding and put random cement pieces as the backing. The quote is calculated by height x width x the top cap. Is it how it's done? Also as extras we were given the following information...

Meant to start a new thread on this: Ok I had quotes all ready for the retaining wall once we take possession of the house. Today found out next door filled their land up approx. 50cm. This is going to impact our retaining wall. Does anyone has experience with this situation, should the...

We were asked by our builder to sign an amendment to the development application because the finished floor level is lower than the approved plans. Problem is they only sent us the last page of the application (where the signature goes) and didn't send the whole of application filled. We're...

Hello all We're getting the whole ceiling in the garage replaced and the contractor mentioned that they need the garage doors removed for the duration of the replacement. That was not we were told before where they mentioned garage door would only need to be removed for one day while they...

We're looking to build a retaining wall in Canberra. Anyway used one in the past that they're happy with? Still deciding on stone or concrete.

Hi We're in the process of building a new house. Is roof sarking and wall foil necessary for a normal concrete tile roof?

I am asking this question because I'm unsure if I will turn my main residence into an investment property later on, I would like to know if an interest only loan will cost me more money in the end if I decided not to turn the main residence to an IP. Hypothetically on a $500k loan, with $100k...

Canberra Somersofters, could you please recommend a few good property solicitors working in Canberra. Thanks in advance.

Say a house can be split into two and rent to 2 groups of people but it doesn't have approval for dual occupancy. Can you put up 2 letterboxes and rename each for example 27A and 27B xxxx street?

Are there any Canberra investors/homeowners who build in Canberra before? If so which builders did you use? Costs and recommendations?

The Australian Financial Review 20 Oct 2007 Page: 16 Property The fast growth of Canberras public sector has not dimmed the buoyant real estate market, writes Caitlin O’Toole. Before John Howard’s election in 1996, the Canberra housing market died. As the coalition hopefuls sharpened...

I'm thinking of investing in a IP with my fiance. Currently we are looking to buy an apartment in the following area. 1. The Metropolitan in the city (1 bedroom, 1 garage, around $300k to $330k). 2. Griffith - Staffordshire Terrace (3 bedrooms, 1 garage, possibly around $360k), the place...