Instead of 10% deposit upon signing, another option, which we did, might be to pay a minimal amount of about $1500 plus provide a letter of guarantee from the bank…

OMG - best product ever!!! I want one....

Yay congrats - fingers crossed on the valuation!

Thanks Yak - I think Cellulose might be the way to go....

We are looking to take up the government offer for ceiling insulation, but I want to select an environmentally friendly option. I mean, really, actually environmentally friendly, not just…

My rule when we build our dream home will be no toilet sharing a wall with a bedroom (ensuite exempt of course - but must have door to toilet not…

If you go to the laminex website it has specific PDF downloads regarding the diamond gloss bench tops and a special waterfall edge product (for use with diamond gloss) …

I would imagine it is a highly competitive market and you would also be targeting the top end of the market which is suffering pretty hard in the current economic…

I guess it's tricky as you don't 'own' the house until the contract is complete, therefore you are not the landlord. If their lease has expired I would think…

They could have just asked nicely! Shesh!!

Based on a quote we received recently, I'd say your ball park is probably pretty good!

Royalblue - I'm fairly sure Ben01 already feels silly and didn't really need the lecture... but thanks anyway Dad.

These guys may have something in that style.... http://www.ultrafence.com.au

I would imagine the article is aiming to be humourous....

I don't know if you are referring to doing the painting yourself, but we recently had a quote to paint internal and external of a 3 bed post-war house -quotes…

We are on a corner block and will be doing 1800 high colorbond down the side with the busy main road for privacy and then metal 'pool' fencing 1500 high…

My first instinct would be that you are overcapitalising for a 2 bed house on a small block, however it depends on your location. Do most other houses in…

I was going to suggest nasty tasting/smelling stuff where you don't want them to go too... then I remembered my dog happily licked all the curry powder I put on…

Perhaps also a reality check on the cost of raising children would help them? Isn't it something like $250 000 over a lifetime per child?

Brissie - 2 people - 3 bedroom house, 2 x computers, 2 x tvs, gas hot water & stove/oven, running deep freeze, bar fridge and normal fridge, occasional use of…

The colour of the plant nicely matches his eyes

Unsure - my bank only allows me to direct deposit the money as far as I am aware. Any award points you would earn would be far outweighed by…

Based on those figures, I used a bank's online calculator and it said you could receive a loan of $329 000 (after tax income of $900 a week/over 30 years)....…

Um about 10 windows? At this point I think it's going to overcapitalise the property if we spend that sort of money on security screens, however having said that -…

In a final installment to this saga (for those who may be interested)..... long story short it turns out this guy that was going to build our fence is an…

Everyone on here is generally very helpful - unfortunately your question is very specific so you might have to wait for the right person to come along and answer it!

My parents have polished floor boards throughout the house including the kitchen and they have not stripped or sanded the floor for over 10 years now... yes, it's starting to…

I see! Thanks Melly - I would be having sleepless nights too

I have never built and this may be the norm, but I would be a bit worried about paying 5% deposit and signing a contract with M without unconditional finance.…

I'd guess a combination of the fact that these are usually drought tolerant and also contemporary looking. (We will be doing this when we reno our garden)