Hi Liliana, no the house house weather board, it is brick but - I don't know how to describe it but the house has wood linings(?) that are decorative. …

Hi Liliana, wish I knew all this before! There was minimal sanding, I had to point out specific parts that were missed. When I asked about the…

Hi Stewie, I have no idea whether there is a sealer or undercoat.

I did not specify. I siad the house needed to be painted, and it had to look good in preparation for a sale.
For $3000 over 2 weeks, I assumed…

Thanks for the feedback, we weren't sure what to expect.
We paid $1200 for the plastering which was completed in a day and a half, and $3000 for a further 2…

Thanks Stewie, it's a relief to know it'll come off. Is this normal if we were to get more plastering work done?

The plastering job looked like it was done well but there are white marks all over the brick walls that can't come off.
I don't know if it's some kind of…

If I was going to have guinea fowls, I'd have more than three for sure.
Have you guys seen a documentary called 'My Life as a Turkey'? It's quite surprisingly…

The property is just under one acre so space shouldn't be a problem, lots of trees and foliage around if they want to go sit on a branch or something.

Where does one buy guinea fowls anyway?

Ah well, it looks like I'm going to have a lot of trouble then. I have two cats and a dog. So the kookaburras might attack them, and…

I saw a couple of kookaburras at the property but I think the building process will probably scare them away.

I guess the safest bet would be to use both pulse emitters and guinea fowls. I don't suppose you can get em at the local pet shop, those guinea…

Just came back from Velvet Paint in Clifton Hill, bought a 10L Dulux can, $132. Staff was friendly and helpful.
At Bunnings and Masters the same 10L cans were…

Thanks miteq, if I was to build a fence, I'd let my neighbours know too. It was just a hypothetical situation I wanted to discuss above.

That's a lot of reading!
Heh thanks, it looks like a lot of great info, I'll be printing some of them out and reading through them.
I should…

I figured that if I had a proper fence, my dog wouldn't run into the thick bush and get lost or end up in another property (amongst other reasons).

Hi Yogybear, this is in Victoria, Belgrave. The local council website has some information but nothing specific:
http://www.yarraranges.vic.gov.au/Resid ... ing/Fences

Out of interest - if I wanted to build a fence around my property, the normal thing to do is to discuss with my neighbours and split the costs, right?
What…

It looks so strong and determined, I wouldn't want to cut it down so it's great you've moved it to its own pot.

You could try the ABC's Gardening Australia tv show's website forum here:
http://www2b.abc.net.au/tmb/Client/Board.aspx?b=72
Don't know if you watch the show:
http://www.abc.net.au/gardening/

That's a pretty determined looking plant. You might have to post this in a botany forum to find out what it is.

ah you're in WA, it may be different there. I'm in Victoria, the site survey is conducted by surveying engineers so that may be the engineer certification that they're…

Thanks to you both, I'm on a huge learning curve. A soil test and site survey is generally $500 - $1500, I wouldn't have thought you'd need to spend…

In that case, what's the difference between the soil test and the engineering? Because I thought the soil type will be able to determine the engineering required to build…

Can I ask what the difference is between the site survey and the contour plan? As far as I know, the site survey produces the contour plan doesn't it?

I was under the impression that the soil test and site survey is all the builders need to determine how to build on the property (and therefore the costs). …

I've been told $500 at the cheapest, to $1500 for the 'premium' survey where they spend 3x the amount of time at the property, for whatever reason.

I was given two quotes of $1000 to do both the soil test and site survey.
One quote of $2000 for the same thing.
And another quote of about $1500 just to…

Thanks to the both of you, fellow Melburnians I see.
My partner told me about this forum, she spent hours reading up about the building process that the forum…