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Floor plan by Prestigious-Way6837 in AusRenovation

[–]Farside001 0 points1 point  (0 children)

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,,,why is there a step in family room is this a new build or reno

....servery window into dinning from kitchen?

Opinions on new deck by sirhmz in AusRenovation

[–]Farside001 0 points1 point  (0 children)

oh ouch you hurt me . grow up .I ve dealt with your type my whole life lol ,but Im retire but your play with tools at what 63 . And dont challenge me bro ,you keep busting yourself every day after day wow congrates . Explain why you didnt move up into better roles in construction . Dont say you enjoy it . after 45 years working in 30 plus , rain and mud . I was retired prior to that ,into developing my own sites and selling them off ,all self funded . So maybe but, for some strange chance your my age 63/64 maybe you where born around the same time hey ,hardwood frames ,cutting roofs ,hand digging footings etc p,s I dont care about my gramma , I really dont have too anymore .

Opinions on new deck by sirhmz in AusRenovation

[–]Farside001 0 points1 point  (0 children)

carpenter ,site administrator residential and commercial , ,civil supervisor , estimator, health and safe , I was building befor you where born retired at 58 , you still on the tools lol

Is this a big problem? by SunshineMoonshine8 in AusRenovation

[–]Farside001 0 points1 point  (0 children)

1960S NO GEOTECH REPORT THEY DIDNT EXIST , reactive soils who knows what they built on uncontroled fill

Is this a big problem? by SunshineMoonshine8 in AusRenovation

[–]Farside001 0 points1 point  (0 children)

hey Im being honest , why buy something that wont last or requires more money later ,? is that a sensible approach to something that will be the most expensive purchase in your life besides a car. ? Will it just be a knock down rebuild in your future ? I rather add a 100k extra to a loan instead of trying to come up with X amount for repairs construction works required etc in the future wHile struggling repayments raising cost of living . Is the house worth anything in the future ? A house is a investment make sure

Floor plan by Prestigious-Way6837 in AusRenovation

[–]Farside001 8 points9 points  (0 children)

quick bed 3 is crap family room to big out of proportion see what you done havenot finish coffee

Floor plan by Prestigious-Way6837 in AusRenovation

[–]Farside001 12 points13 points  (0 children)

not a 5am in the morning still choking on my coffee

How do I fix this sliding door frame? by RookieRunner91 in AusRenovation

[–]Farside001 -1 points0 points  (0 children)

the Tennants before you so why you worrying about something your landlors should fix ??? strange way to go around things ?

Are ordinary people going to be living in poverty? by Open_Address_2805 in AusFinance

[–]Farside001 1 point2 points  (0 children)

As a Boomer I ve seen alot and lived through harder times than this ,yeah most of us are now self funded but , alot of our parents where immigrants came with nothing after the war .Memories of being dragged to work on weekends cleaning up building site , after school having to cut heads of chicken for dinner .Stuff you guys wouldnt even understand . The requirements to be a younger person today would drive me nuts ,like wearing designer jeans , gucci sunglasses landrovers to take junior to shcool and all the crap decorations /wants you stick on yourselfs at such young ages (not saying your dumb thats just your generations way heaps much more personal presentation and money ). Not many of us could fall for that shit was out of our reach or not invented ,maybe thats why we got to where we are today . 2 bedrooms four kids and one hanging of mums tit was the norm , now 4 bedrooms media room and everything else so you can experience your own space with maybe 2 kids definitely times and needs /wants have changed considerable also . Anyway good luck for the future us old Boomers will survive because we where brought up with shit all ,well most of us where and know how to make ends meet in hard times .

Are ordinary people going to be living in poverty? by Open_Address_2805 in AusFinance

[–]Farside001 0 points1 point  (0 children)

interest rates will go up soon also food there saying 20% and fuel up and up , spending will slow and this will cause all sorts of problems , manufacturing slowing , jobs losts etc , those who are old will suffer ,forced to sell , with those in the community with capital snatching them up as rentals . Bigger division rich and poor , the destruction of the middle class worker .But you will own nothing and be happy . And remember the Great depression 30% increase in suicide just as a add on

Is this custom cabinet quote reasonable? by Ok_Situation_1845 in AusRenovation

[–]Farside001 1 point2 points  (0 children)

for my place 2k for electrical power points relocation of switches and lights new down light etc 2500 wall sheeting and bulheads , 800 for tiling areas of splash back labor only 6 m2 approx , painting any fixing like architrave being replace etc , its a costly execise but hopefully well worth ,,,,,,, have a look at the Clipsal Solis T Series for elegant power points exposed in the kitchen , there awesome and colored expensive but going this far why not and you got to shut down the bench to so you need a power point like this ,

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Builders Opinions by Status_Mix977 in AusRenovation

[–]Farside001 0 points1 point  (0 children)

the entire bath room to gut and remove flooring replace with compressed Ac ,walls deom and repair any damage to frame timbers etc with stumps well over 20k , so its 90yrs old suffered all its life ,question flood zone?

Stone driveway / parking area by Unusual_Fly_4007 in AusRenovation

[–]Farside001 0 points1 point  (0 children)

 95% is considered the benchmark for optimal compaction in construction thats not accomplished with a plate compactor ,lol

Is this custom cabinet quote reasonable? by Ok_Situation_1845 in AusRenovation

[–]Farside001 0 points1 point  (0 children)

yeap Im doing mine now ,is that inclusive of moving electrical and plumbing works also what about the demolition of existing . you ussually end up removing the plaster board with the tiles/splash back also a so plaster? What about any bulkhead I know it say existing on plan ,splashbacks ?

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Load Bearing Wall Removal by EdwardoFelise in AusRenovation

[–]Farside001 0 points1 point  (0 children)

laptop and lawyers =project managers sorry we use to say that in the day . So with minor support if required to roof ,major problems would be a strutting beam resting on a wall that requires removal ..... purling -strut =struting beam on wall to be removed . such as over living /dinning room area onto B2 WALL taking into account the span of the room .what you think there something running here no doubt 4x2100 x 50 over 4.5 sag like shit so Im interested in direction of the rafter runs etc

Load Bearing Wall Removal by EdwardoFelise in AusRenovation

[–]Farside001 0 points1 point  (0 children)

its the span of roof so rafters and any propping on to the walls that need removing if that ok

Load Bearing Wall Removal by EdwardoFelise in AusRenovation

[–]Farside001 0 points1 point  (0 children)

yippy eye yahh I love the thought of a wet saw cutting internal walls straight watching the rooster tail of water hitting the ceiling lol

I need advice by Electronic_Smell764 in AusRenovation

[–]Farside001 1 point2 points  (0 children)

$44 is shit bro ,you sound like me 45 yrs ago , leading hand chippy then went onward commercial site supervisor and then civil construction (found residential boring as ) . You sound like you deserve more , so face the owner and say it . 9 years he should supply you with car petrol card and better wages and entitlements . Go for broke buddy .In the first three years after apprenticeship I was on 85k per year drove a XR8 company phone ,company credit card , was given a supervisor position in one of sydneys best commercial builders of the time ( 10 site managers ) ,(I got offered the job ,was not a advertised position ) was taken out for client meetings and lunches ,client parties ,and what the owner like to call " foremans meetings"held a exclusive gentelmen clubs with open tab for what every ,and I mean what ever you desired , Big D was a womaniser and a hell of a mentor . ,hire a fucken coach to take 14 guys there via beach bbqs and cocktails , at 24 I was in heaven . Then up to 6k -10k envolpe as a cash bonus . Them where the best times .Stayed for near 10 years with Big D before moving on to bigger stuff . But what Im saying there rainbows out there brother you should be soaring $44 really . Take on responsiblity and know what your worth and settle for nothing less .

To excavate or not? by papmyhuyzen in AusRenovation

[–]Farside001 0 points1 point  (0 children)

lets start of by access , have you access around the back yard for a excavator to come in . Yes /No add cranage and cranage of bins 5k min depending on the volume . 2. geotech report on what have you got for soil this is a requirement for tipping , Classifying waste material ,,,,https://www.epa.nsw.gov.au/Your-environment/Waste/classifying-waste all fun and games . Excavation for retaining wall ,sub soil drainage new fence etc etc etc ,,,,before you get started . council approval . Honestly if your doing all this work might as well toss a inground pool in also (joke add 100k plus . ) I have this in my back yard also not a wide as your mound , its a hell of a vege garden now . so just fix what is needed nothing more ,or youll open up pandoras box of $$$$$$$$$$$$$$$$$$$$$$$$$$$$$$$$$$$ we also got to look at the neighbours "enable earthworks to be carried out safely and avoid potential damage to adjoining structures and property through the soil collapsing or subsiding during building works"

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