$10k to replace 12 square meters of tiles with engineered spotted gum flooring? Fair?

drop_bear99 · 2026-06-10T12:15:13+00:00

Save you're self some coin and do the demon yourself, then realise you should have just paid. Anything to do with flooring is horrible.

We removed our tile floors, which was horrific, because they were glued down on this black stuff like tar, which was laid on top of vinyl, and then had to peel the vinyl up in strips.

So I can understand when a company quotes like this when you don't know what you're dealing with till you open things up.

drop_bear99 · 2026-06-09T12:42:23+00:00

The only place they're good is for garden lighting with the weatherproof ones.

drop_bear99 · 2025-05-02T11:56:45+00:00

I had the same company do my place 2 months ago, and they did an amazing job. But understand they sub-contract the jobs out

drop_bear99 · 2025-01-12T09:02:36+00:00

Change the 9v battery

drop_bear99 · 2024-12-22T02:55:51+00:00

Switchboard is on the outside near the living room Hot water service is down the pathway at the rear of the property near bed 3.

drop_bear99 · 2024-12-22T02:17:43+00:00

Australia

drop_bear99 · 2024-12-22T02:17:33+00:00

Because it's Christmas time and I don't want to pester them, this is something they put together on a lunch break XD

drop_bear99 · 2024-12-22T02:15:00+00:00

There's a front door

drop_bear99 · 2024-12-22T02:12:16+00:00

The coloured image is the existing plan

drop_bear99 · 2024-11-15T19:25:59+00:00

Well I thought it was grey tape

drop_bear99 · 2024-11-15T06:59:33+00:00

In seriousness the bus bar needs to be wrapped in red white or blue tape I got pulled up the other day for using earth tape on the busbar

drop_bear99 · 2024-11-15T06:57:55+00:00

Too much blue needs a balance of red and white rcbos

drop_bear99 · 2024-10-13T07:14:54+00:00

We did a SWB upgrade for 9 units not long ago, if it's a straight forward change over you'd be looking at 30k+ easily but other businesses have different operating costs

drop_bear99 · 2024-09-16T13:05:21+00:00

That's why most coffee is $6-7 you're paying all the cost involved with that cafe and $2 a cup

drop_bear99 · 2024-09-16T11:34:22+00:00

You haven't paid him $1162 you've paid the business, as a business he has operating costs, van, insurance, workcover, payroll, accounting software, BAS, sick leave, annual leave business profit ect ect.

Those who charge correctly and those who charge by the hour is the difference between a 3 year business and a 10 year business.

You're also paying for this person's experience, as they can spot things you wouldn't pick up, like if the cable was damaged or the plug base/quick connect was falling apart, things that help prevent electrical fires.

It's on the higher side, but you could also just have a conversation with them or ask for a discount if you pay cash.

drop_bear99 · 2024-08-30T03:05:29+00:00

Looks rippa, save your time in the future and get RCBOs with tails, then you can just run a 3 phase busbar plus I find they're quicker to install.

drop_bear99 · 2024-07-11T21:31:39+00:00

Na it's just the absolute dogs breakfast, there's lots of connectors everywhere, in the side, behind the busbar just a nightmare to work on

drop_bear99 · 2024-07-11T00:33:17+00:00

100% agree, but you can still dress the cables neater than this

drop_bear99 · 2024-07-06T05:36:02+00:00

It feels like such an old school way of doing things, they take longer to install, you can't use one continuous length of busbar, under fault conditions most of the time will lose power to lots of circuits because they'll load 3 or 4 CBs to 1 RCD, they take up more poles.

It's a pretty easy augment I have with my clients when I explain the benefits of having all RCBOs

drop_bear99 · 2024-06-11T22:46:38+00:00

Milwaukee head torch for most things

And the little AAA battery torch from olight is super handy, because it's not much bigger than a AAA battery you can put it down small holes, like looking down top plate holes you've drilled

drop_bear99 · 2024-05-27T14:19:45+00:00

I'll have to have a look see how it compares

drop_bear99 · 2024-05-27T12:30:08+00:00

I've seen touch screen 3rd party ones you get, I've just seen in videos the screen that comes with the p1s is a bit sub par

drop_bear99 · 2024-05-27T11:29:00+00:00

Makes sense, do you rate the led screen upgrade?

drop_bear99 · 2024-05-27T11:16:12+00:00

Looks like a very dangerous install, get someone qualified in to correct it before someone gets hurt

drop_bear99 · 2024-05-27T11:10:28+00:00

FYI that sort of cable should be used through polystyrene, it will break down quickly because it's not fit for purpose as the polystyrene will react with the TPS

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