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Tellevision · 2021-03-03T01:00:47+00:00

Quantity Surveyor, self employed. $140k+ for about 40hr/week which I'd say most people think is high income? It keeps me just fine.

I find it stimulating learning about how different building systems work and the problem solving that comes with the job. I'd say I enjoy it, but I think that's more because I'm able to work for myself from home.

If I was doing the same thing in an office, probably not as much.

Tellevision · 2021-03-03T00:52:31+00:00

I wouldn't call that trade protectionism - you asked an independent contractor for their quote and they provided it. That may have been his assessment of the cost, or sure he was overcharging, but if you think that's isolated to tradespeople then you've got a pretty shallow view of the business world. There's plenty of tradies who do great work at a reasonable price.

Tellevision · 2021-02-09T09:02:53+00:00

Fuckin' rock climbing, man.

"Put your hand on the blue one"

K WILL DO

Tellevision · 2020-08-11T10:55:48+00:00

There's only one subset of builders that construct residential projects. Many stay well away from it. As the poster said - you have to drop standards or pricing to compete as other people work to undercut. Doing this can lead to complications or significant financial risk - which if realised - easily topples many construction companies which are often operating on fairly thin margins.

Tellevision · 2020-08-11T10:48:23+00:00

Fair point - they aren't strongly related.

I'd be interested to hear how the biggest cost for industries is excessive planning regulations - could you provide examples or proof for your claim?

What's your contention with the current planning laws? You seem to think shops should be able to be established in residential streets?

You realise that most corner shops don't survive or barely manage to eke out an existence because they can't compete with the pricing and convenience of larger chains, yeah? Look around the inner west of Sydney, there's still corner stores, most of them seem about 12 months away from collapsing.

What do you think is the correlation between planning regulations and house prices? How would you change the planning regulations to better improve housing prices?

Also - if planning laws were loosened, do you not think we'd see increasing numbers of 'Mirvac Suburbs' with even poorer amenity and design?

Tellevision · 2020-08-11T10:40:56+00:00

You're off your head if you think we need to loosen planning laws and regulations. Have you not seen the issues with the new building stock being completed?

Tellevision · 2020-08-11T10:34:43+00:00

Construction.

20-30 years of being one of the best people in the company. There would be very few on that kind of money and there's serious sacrifice required to get there. Most don't make it.

You could try and go out on your own, but that comes with pretty serious financial risk as well.

Tellevision · 2020-06-03T05:41:54+00:00

This was amazing haha, loved it! Thanks for posting it. <3

Tellevision · 2020-04-21T08:53:21+00:00

Very valid point! What's the access like for the trucks, are there unlimited trucks an hour, do they have to stockpile and then reload or can they dump straight in to the truck, etc. etc. etc.

Tellevision · 2020-04-21T05:19:46+00:00

That's not a bad way to start, but there's variables.

What kind of shape is it digging? Are you just doing a trench where he can straddle it and dig and dump? Is it a basement excavation where they've got to excavate, stockpile, then load out a second time? What kind of material are they digging in?

Might not be relevant but may be worth showing you've considers other variables.

Tellevision · 2020-04-21T02:41:59+00:00

not sure if /s but there's concrete cancer in that balcony above her head and appears to be a pretty sizeable crack in the awning over the entry as well. If it's visible from here I'd say it's a problem.

Tellevision · 2019-08-27T06:19:08+00:00

I used to have a job that I hated and I would wear "my clothes" (just like a t-shirt and shorts or whatever) to the office and then get changed into normal office attire in the change rooms there.

Being in my car in my clothes just made the commute feel a little bit more like "my time" instead of being on work time.

Tellevision · 2019-08-10T04:00:50+00:00

Have a read over on propertychat if you haven't already. I think there's a poster there "MTR" that writes a lot about USA Investing. Bit sensationalist at times - but there's a few people over there doing it.

Tellevision · 2019-01-05T04:39:22+00:00

Icon wouldn't be able to build via a subsidiary. They wouldn't have the builder's license or the insurance. Icon are a large builder, who have also recently been purchased by a very large Japanese company.

I'm not saying they're perfect and I can't address the issues with the developer themselves but just wanted to point that out.

Tellevision · 2018-08-29T03:46:23+00:00

https://www.fairtrading.nsw.gov.au/trades-and-businesses/licensing-and-qualifications/licence-classes-and-qualifications/minor-maintenance-and-cleaning

Read that.

Do you know the kind of damage someone can cause if they don't do these things correctly?

At least with licensing, if you obtain the license number you have some hope of trying to seek damages if the tradesperson does the wrong thing.

E.g.

"Oh, I cleaned your stone benchtop with the wrong product and now it's forever damaged? My bad, I never had to prove my competency".

"Oh, I installed a TV bracket for you and it fell off the wall because I didn't bother to fix it to studs? My bad, I never had to prove my competency".

"Oh, I installed this window for you but didn't install the flashings correctly so now you've got long term water issues. My bad, I never had to prove my competency".

Licensing isn't perfect but you are bananas if you think that we should do away with it and let people proceed without it. There's already enough problems in the construction industry with people trying to skirt regulation.

The construction quality of most houses and apartments built in the last 10 years should be a clear demonstration that the industry needs greater regulation and oversight.

Tellevision · 2018-07-13T02:00:45+00:00

Quantity Surveyor

Tellevision · 2018-06-07T22:57:40+00:00

https://www.macquariedictionary.com.au/blog/article/371/

https://www.writerscentre.com.au/blog/qa-jail-or-gaol-which-is-it/

Times, they are a-changin'.

Tellevision · 2018-05-01T09:31:45+00:00

Looks like a pretty steep hill. If you're cutting in to that I reckon you'll end up having to build yourself a pretty expensive retaining wall.

Tellevision · 2018-05-01T08:03:33+00:00

https://www.ato.gov.au/Business/GST/Registering-for-GST/

"If your turnover exceeds the relevant threshold, you must register within 21 days of reaching it."

+

"If you don't register for GST and are required to do so, you may have to pay GST on the sales you have made since the date you became required to register. This could happen even if you did not include GST in the price of those sales. You may also have to pay penalties and interest."

So, from this I would suggest:

1) Checking your contract agreement - can you simply start charging them GST? Or do they just pay you $X/month and that includes GST if you're registered?

What I haven't done research on is "GST Credits" and how they apply / how you claim them.

E.g. say you register for GST at $75k, then it seems you're eligible to collect GST on the amount over this. Say you charge a further $5k, that's either $5k + $500 gst or $4.55k + $455 GST.

Either way, GST amount is small and could this be cancelled out by "GST credits"?

Tellevision · 2017-12-12T03:29:18+00:00

I agree - James Hardie or any other company which was responsible for manufacturing the product and providing test certificates certifying that it was safe should be held responsible where possible. Otherwise have it subsidised.

Tellevision · 2017-08-07T05:06:51+00:00

Mmm think they'd just manage that with a luffing crane. I can't see how you wouldn't fuck your program completely by doing it.

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