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I'm in the eastern suburbs of Melbourne and have been trying to find someone to install new windows but no builder or installer wants the work! I have literally rang a dozen companies - too small a job or they will only take it if they can replace all the windows and doors at the same time.. I...

i'm looking at either buying an ip or renovating our house.. no more school fees so i will save close to $28,000 a year.. ppor does need an update as it's looking worse for wear.. am 42 and feel though that if i don't start looking at an ip now, i might miss the boat.. thoughts...

i have a sunroom that is just a waste of space.. i want to keep it but it needs a lot of work - both design wise and in labour. anyone know of an interior designer that may be able to help? thanks!

i have a mould problem on my windows. i was thinking of changing the glass to laminate but that still wouldn't eradicate the mould problem. my only other solution is to change the frames and start again whilst trying to find the source of the mould. question is: will changing the frames...

any ideas of how to deal with a difficult boss? i'm an educational psych and have been working at my current school for 7 months. my boss, who happens to be the principal, is moody, irritable, unapproachable and seems to lack empathy and compassion for the students and staff. i'm finding...

anyone know of a reliable plasterer in melbourne that doesn't cost the earth?? thanks!!

how hard is it to refinance? my income has dropped substantially since i bought the house and i'm not sure if banks will refinance my loan. on the plus side, i do pay close to an extra $100 per fortnight. would that help? i don't want to go through the entire process and get rejected :(

i was preparing my house for rental YAAA!! :D i contacted a handyman to remove the old bathroom tiles and to prep it for tiling. in the process of him doing this, he broke my vanity unit, broke my light fitting, broke the leg of my chair and almost destroyed my suede furniture because of...

can anyone recommend a good and reasonably priced tiler in melbourne? hopefully good and reasonably priced aren't oxymorons! thanks!

my shower base is in need of either a renovation, or a new base altogether. the problem that i am finding though is that they don't make the size of the base that i require. i certainly cannot afford to completely overhaul the bathroom to change shower sizes, so basically wondering if there...

anyone know of a good "cheap" electric guitar pack - with amp? i've rang guitar stores and feel overwhelmed with the information - some say that the fender squire is a good basic guitar whilst others say that it's tinny etc. i'm buying it as a gift. thanks :)

A Japanese company ( Toyota ) and an American company (Ford Motors) decided to have a canoe race on the Missouri River. Both teams practiced long and hard to reach their peak performance before the race. On the big day, the Japanese won by a mile. The Americans, very discouraged...

question my s-i-l has separated from her husband and they have a ppor and 2 ips.. she wants to sell the 2ips to cover all the debts and then change the title of the ppor to her kids.. is she able to change the title over? the kids are both under 8 years of age. thanks :)

not sure where this thread belongs but here goes.. around 7 weeks ago, i had a flatpack kitchen delivered to my house.. they organised the spray painting etc.. problem however is that two of the doors were the wrong size.. i rang them and asked them to fix the problem.. it took them 2...

does anyone know if challenger has passed down the rate reduction? and if so, by how much? contacting my broker is a source of stress for me, she ran away with my solicitor (actually my solicitor's wife) and thus caused a great deal of stress during settlement! if anyone could be so...

anyone know of a 'good priced' fence builder?

has anyone here ever changed their career? if so, how did you go about it? was it hard finding employment in a different field? i have decided that i need a change, for both my mental and physical well being. i just don't know how to go about it. any ideas would be super

anyone know of a 'cheap' place - glazier - to buy a kitchen splashback in melbourne? some of the prices i have been quoted have been astronomical! thanks! :)

one of my bedroom's walls is plaster.. the other wall is all wardrobe.. the other 2 walls are all glass - one of the glass walls looks out into the backyard, the other glass wall looks into the sunroom - there is also a sliding door that allows me to walk in and out of the sunroom.. there is...

http://www.theonion.com/content/video/in_the_know_are_americas_rich was highly amused! :)