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We've spent the last 6months or so slowly chipping away at our old Victorian Terrace. The front room used to be a bedroom when the previous owners had it, and either side of the chimney they had installed these hideous wardrobes that destroyed the ceiling... The floor is still trashed, but...

Hi Guys, does anyone know of any shops similar to Chippendale restorations for the purposes of finding old door locks, centre door knobs, wrought iron front gates and what not?? Trying to find used peroid bits and pieces for the house...Including the front gate (previous owners put this AWFUL...

Hi People I've been quoted $450 + GST for an engineer to check the plans for a 6 posted 6x5m car port. That seems pretty excessive, all he really needs to do is check footings and beam specs to hang a panel lift roller door. This is for the purposes of obtaining a Construction Certificate...

Thanks for everyone attending, it was a huge hit! Everyone had such a blast! Thanks to my sponsors who without them, it just would not have happened. All safety precautions were taken as you can see! Makita, Nike, Subi Jeans and Country Road. I live to see ANOTHER DAY! As promised.. The...

Anyone know what this is? http://www.flickr.com/photos/dastrix/2852163045/ The watermeter has a small inch pipe going into the house, but Ive no idea where this old galvinsed/iron pipe goes.. I want to remove it to complete my agg project! Any sydney plumbers care to advise/assist in...

Hi Guys Trying to quote up some timber. We have 70sqm in total floor space, and figure we need 10% in wastage, so we are at 77sqm of timber. The boards we are considering are 150x22 Baltic Pine, recycled. Can anyone tell me roughly how much we require then in lineal meters? Thanks!

Hi Guys We need to look at replacing our timberflooring. After removing all the skirting and picture railing we've found the floor is shot. It is FAR from level and very wonky. Most of the picture railing timber was eaten out by termites (and now removed) and the floor is much the same...

Hi Guys We have a room that has about 45% bare walls, ie just brick with mortar falling out. The rest is limestone rendered. We have a quote to render the entire room, I put to the builder the possibility of just rendering the barewalls and leaving the existing limestone in place. The...

Need someone to inspect our wiring, fix a few faulty sockets, install front sensor light and remove all the old meters/switches in a HUGE front meter box and install a smaller meter box. Also want them to tell us whats not active in terms of old wiring so it can be removed (its attached to...

Hi Guys Hoping someone can help, we were told our mortgage product had the ability to take out a percentage split for out payment each month ie: Me = 70%, Gf = 30% however when we went to put that in practice and have it adjust automatically without us intervening when rates change we were told...

I am making a loss on some shares I have... They really are doing nothing and so I'm considering selling the shares (at a loss) and buying shares in another company that is doing well... I purchased all my shares less than 12months ago.. When I take the loss, what will happen in regards...

Is there any around that cater to the home owner, rather then the investor?? Thanks guys

Hi guys We want to rebuild a wall thats falling down and install a double roller door instead of the existing single one. I assume we will need approval. We also want to change the gutter to allow for the 2nd car to get in. This is for the rear of a place, that has lane access for 2 cars...

Hi guys, we have completed a building inspection and pest and am told the place has rising damp which is common for this type of place. Initial costing to resolve appears to be $10 to $15k plus $5k for ful pest treatment as there are some mudtrails... Any ideas how best to approach the REA in...

Hi Guys Looking at another place in Drummoyne, its pretty close to Victoria Road and im wondering if anyone knows anything about the proposed expansion? Would this generate more noise? Or perhaps less given more buses, less cars... Spoke to some owners/renters in the area who love living...

I'm going to my first auction this weekend to bid on a property. We have just arranged a building inspection as I understand theres no cooling off period in NSW for auctions which is usually when the inspection is completed. I believe I just register 30mins before auction on the day...

Do they exist!?? If so , does anyone have some names I can try.. 30's double brick apartment, looks very sound but need to do our DD Cheers~

Its in Randwick, gorgeous old 2bedder, no car space in a old art deco building. Problem is, it hasnt sold in the lat 18 years and its very unique so we cant get a guide from residex or those online reports. We have found a figure the owners are willing to sell at BEFORE auction, but we...

Hi Guys, First time investor, still looking for a place to buy. I'm a bit confused about what type of place I should be looking at Do I buy a new(er) apartment, thats smaller to maximise depreciation? Or do I buy a old apartment, that needs some TLC to gain value in renovations but meaning...

Hi Guys I've just made an offer for a 2bedroom, 1 bath and 1 car space in Coogee. It's a older red brick 60s style complex of 4 floors. 76 units in two strata plans. Car space is opened aired under the building, interior is roughly 62sqm, 12 for the car space. Kitchen is fine, new carpet/paint...