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It is taking shape nicely. I do love a before and after photo :D. Are you going to live upstairs and rent out the downstairs? And does that mean it is fire rated and legal to do so? Will you choose people you know or hope to find a couple of people who know each other, or bring friends of...

I like what you are doing, but those windows look more 1950 than 1900. Will you be replacing them? Or adding fake moulding bars down the middle of each side could make them eight lights? I also recall you saying how you are tired of renovating. I get that, because I think you and (hubby and) I...

I love your island bench and that is a lovely sink... but I need a chiropractor after trying to get the right angle to see them properly :D:p

They ARE crazy prices. They could build three double storey houses for the price the first quote came in at. Laughable.

Ouch indeed. I thought it was a bit high too. I was thinking $50K would see it lifted, slabbed, connected up ready to close in the bottom level. The "quote" over the phone was about $12K for the lift, and "guesstimates" for the service reconnections, slab etc was based on my trying to guess the...

Adding to Perp's answer, you cannot just add another storey to a queenslander. It would not have been made with enough strength to hold the weight of another storey, but if you lift the queenslander you can make the bottom level strong enough to hold the weight of the existing house. We will...

Very nice bathroom... I like it! :)

Shouldn't there be some cross-bracing there? :eek: Are you really doing the stumping yourself? Are you covered if something goes wrong? I'm guessing a house lifter put it up on styes, and that by DIY you perhaps are installing the steel? Is that the case?

Haven't looked at the clip yet, but I love these types of threads. We are serial renovators, but I wonder if you will be doing 90% of the work, if you are a builder, will be doing it "owner/builder" or just doing the work and not worrying about the limit that seems to be either $3K or $11K or...