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25/08/2003 - 31/08/2003 25/08/2003 Tradesmen didnt turn up :( I was at home with the flu. NOT what I need right now... Hung out in Bunnings for a while looking at prices of things to get an idea of how much stuff costs before I go to an auction later in the week. 26/08/2003 Tradesmen...

18/08/2003 - 24/08/2003 Back in Sydney shopping - everything is taking longer and is more complicated and more expensive than I hoped. I still can't get hearth tiles I like at a reasonable price - tile shops are now becoming the new bookshops - I'm spending hours in them looking for just the...

17/08/2003 Not much visibly accomplished today, but we got alot set up for the next couple of days work. All the kitchen cupboards and doors are primed and ready for the top coat. Gave the stove another coat of glamour paint. The sleepout walls are all prepared for painting. I...

16/08/2003 Not alot finished today... Mum continues with the sleepout ceiling. I continue with painting the inside of the kitchen cabinets black. I dismantled the cupboard doors and got some special paint applied to them. Dulux Metallic effects. They need to be reassembled and...

Hi Folks, today's update! Geoff - no problem with adding each day as a new post. So today... Finally!! We got some windows for the kitchen at Wallsend Demolition. They are in very good condition bar a couple of cracked panes, and they match the other windows in the house...

Update.... I have updated the original post with today's hi-jinks. Thanks for the encouragement folks!!! Jas - I'm not sure of the address - it's in Lang street going towards Heddon Greta. Maybe a block down on the right going out of town? They had a lot in initially but there is'nt...

Hi Folks, well I got made redundant 2 weeks ago, and I have decided to spend the time and redundancy payout on a renovation. I have a house in Cessnock that was purchased as a one bedroom house for $51k about 5 years ago. The bathroom had been installed into the second bedroom. The...