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14 years14 yearskateypinkkateypink posted:
business from home and office garage

Hi
I am in the Melton council in VIC
I dont know if the answers to these questions are council dependant....
First of all, can you run an accounting business from your home…

15 years15 yearskateypinkkateypink posted:
HELP AND ADVISE ON CLEAN CONCRETE OR MORTAR FROM BRICKWORK

WOW that stuff looks great thanks heaps for that link, now for the 4hr round trip to buy it!

15 years15 yearskateypinkkateypink posted:
Step up or excavate??

just bear in mind the highest step you can have is 190mm. You may end up with 2 steps

15 years15 yearskateypinkkateypink posted:
Fencer needed in Taylors Hill VIC

Yes B + A fencing through service central.
Would recommend him a million times over!

15 years15 yearskateypinkkateypink posted:
stamped concrete for Alfresco?

You could stamp the concrete and if you dont like it put decking over it.
In my experience the stamping doesnt cost much more at all.

15 years15 yearskateypinkkateypink posted:
HELP!!! Worst concrete ever - photos added

Just updating you all that my building complaint is being posted to consumer affairs tomorrow since we had no response from the concretor!

15 years15 yearskateypinkkateypink posted:
HELP!!! Worst concrete ever - photos added

He didnt do any excavation!!!!
Also as we cannot walk on concrete for a few days we could not see the job where all the issues were apart from a distant…

15 years15 yearskateypinkkateypink posted:
HELP!!! Worst concrete ever - photos added

Thanks Lex.
Who's Darren, heard of the other two, actually used Alex for PCI

15 years15 yearskateypinkkateypink posted:
HELP!!! Worst concrete ever - photos added

I dont know as Ive mentioned Im a bit nervous of this guy. I guess I dont want to feel greedy, even though I am probably well entitled to it.
I…

15 years15 yearskateypinkkateypink posted:
HELP!!! Worst concrete ever - photos added

Because Im stupid!!!
He made us pay $2000 deposit.
Then when he turned up on the second day he said he needed another $2000, we said no but he said if we…

15 years15 yearskateypinkkateypink posted:
HELP!!! Worst concrete ever - photos added

Yeah we only have one neighbour (next door) all the rest are still under construction.
But we have told them and they agreed they didnt like the concreters attitude either.

15 years15 yearskateypinkkateypink posted:
HELP!!! Worst concrete ever - photos added

To be honest I am a bit scared about doing anything, Im worried what this guy will turn into knowing where we live and all.

15 years15 yearskateypinkkateypink posted:
HELP!!! Worst concrete ever - photos added

I was worried about that, I hoped he was bent over enough that his face was obscured.
Ill photoshop it now.
**found a better pic of the handles anyway updated

15 years15 yearskateypinkkateypink posted:
HELP!!! Worst concrete ever - photos added

True - crap!!!!!!!!
Im gonna have to get the concrete ripped up.
Well at least the middle section.
We read our warranty and the concrete is the be at least 100mm BELOW the…

15 years15 yearskateypinkkateypink posted:
HELP!!! Worst concrete ever - photos added

::crying:: ::crying:: ::crying::
Can you help explain why the trench wouldnt work??

15 years15 yearskateypinkkateypink posted:
HELP!!! Worst concrete ever - photos added

They have handles!!!!!
Heres the photo that shows him doing it, see the handles.
I am desperately hoping someone can come and cut a one inch section between the wall and concrete…

HELP!!! Worst concrete ever - photos added
15 years15 yearskateypinkkateypink posted:
HELP!!! Worst concrete ever - photos added

OK here are the links to all the photos.
Thanks for spending the time viewing them.
Termite protection access
http://i62.photobucket.com/albums/h81/k ... CN2383.jpg
Fingerprints
http://i62.photobucket.com/albums/h81/k ... CN2400.jpg
and

15 years15 yearskateypinkkateypink posted:
HELP!!! Worst concrete ever - photos added

Oh crap!
Um Ill post all the links in about half hour.
Just heading to the police station to file our report.

15 years15 yearskateypinkkateypink posted:
HELP!!! Worst concrete ever - photos added

Here is the link to a slide show of some photos.
Luckily I took photos throughout the entire process of installation including the concretors so they cant deny it was them.

15 years15 yearskateypinkkateypink posted:
HELP!!! Worst concrete ever - photos added

Oh D&S thats not fair I need you in Melb!!!!!!
We are also having major dramas with our builders. You can probably find my recent posts in the 'building a new…

15 years15 yearskateypinkkateypink posted:
HELP!!! Worst concrete ever - photos added

Thanks again D&S you have been very helpful!
I am about to upload my photos.
I have begun an official dispute about him with service central to at least have him…

15 years15 yearskateypinkkateypink posted:
HELP!!! Worst concrete ever - photos added

Thanks everyone...
Anyhow...
We rang the concreter who go figure didnt listen told us we were trying to rip him off as we still owed money.
He also said he didnt care if…

15 years15 yearskateypinkkateypink posted:
HELP!!! Worst concrete ever - photos added

Thanks heaps for that info dadandsue!
I will be contacting service central on Monday evening after hubby has spoken with the concreter.
I never knew about the contract thing over $5000, but…

15 years15 yearskateypinkkateypink posted:
HELP!!! Worst concrete ever - photos added

I found him through service central. So yes he is a registered business and service central is meant to do all the checks about licenses etc.
The items he used would…

15 years15 yearskateypinkkateypink posted:
HELP!!! Worst concrete ever - photos added

Hi all
I need help
We had about 90m2 of concreting done at our house this week.
We did the whole north side of our house and the 5m long double (and a…

15 years15 yearskateypinkkateypink posted:
Legal Action

Yep,
we have submitted a letter to the manager of the range we are building in with our building company.
It even included doctors letters about the stress it has placed on…

15 years15 yearskateypinkkateypink posted:
Legal Action

Hi all,
Some of you will have followed previous posts of mine that tell you what a total disaster our entire build has been since day one.
We are now 3mths after…

15 years15 yearskateypinkkateypink posted:
Moving crushed rock for Paving

Anyone know where to hire a dingo cheapest?

15 years15 yearskateypinkkateypink posted:
Wattyl Flokati v Dulux Antique White USA v Dulux Stowe White

I have the flokati and really like it but that doesnt give you opinions about the difference.
It would depend on the rest of your colours

15 years15 yearskateypinkkateypink posted:
Moving crushed rock for Paving

There is a thing called a kanga but apparantly they are super hard to find for hire.
You can get a narrow wheel base put on the dingo. Yarra Hire does…

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