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    Renos and traps

    Dis www.consumer.vic.gov.au gives a little more info. In part it states "Owner Builders may undertake part of the building work themselves, except in areas that require licensed tradespeople" ......"tradespeople who do not require registration , Tilers, plasterers, glaziers and...
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    Renos and traps

    Took a look at the site. Did you read this part? Must obtain a Certificate of Consent from the Building Practitioners Board in order to obtain a building permit to carry out domestic building work valued over $12,000 May only obtain building permits for a single dwelling and associated...
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    Renos and traps

    Maybe the Reno Kings are builders? All I know is this is a can of worms.
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    Renos and traps

    That was my first thought. Turns out QBSA were conducting a "sign and license blitz" ( they periodically target specific items) and as our project was near a new subdivision they had been in the subdivision checking that builders had their signs up and checking licences. I confirmed this with my...
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    Renos and traps

    I've read that again.......you may be correct in noting it doesn't say you have to live in the house. It does say you can only do it once every 6 years and that a note goes on the title that Owner Built work has been carried out to the property. Bottom line is. 1. Any building work in...
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    Renos and traps

    My understanding is that you must have all work over $1,100 inc GST done by a licenced contractor. On top of that, if the value of the work exceeds $3,300 then a contract must be in place. Also the value of the work is calculated at market rates and includes labour and material, not a price that...
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    Renos and traps

    Pulse the $11K trigger applies only to property you are occupying. ANYTHING else you are working on and are caught it is automatically viewed as unlicenced contracting.
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    Renos and traps

    Hi All Have been lurking for some time and learnt a lot thank you. Like many here my wife and I have been buying IP's and renovating them ourselves, but have just hit a snag in this process. I'm fairly handy and can handle most reno challenges so have never engaged a builder and if we need...
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