lol this thread has been a con. Look at all the problems....too many, too illogical., too bizarre. A puddle in the lounge? Who would live with that?
We've been…

Did everyone read Points 2 and 3 of the first post? Why are pool chemicals being detected in water samples from his yard? There is only one other pool in…

One more thing you could do to absolutely rule out yourself, is to leave the house for some days and turn your water meter off before you go. He…

You're still looking at it the wrong way. There is absolutely no need for you to go back and find out the standards for 1977. I can tell you that…

Hi LM11, Thats excellent due diligence you've done so far.
Now its sounds like you've asked everyone in the street whether they have water problems and they said no, right?…

What? YOU have to pay extra as a client because they went over time in your build? Usually they have to compensate the client.

Want your fridge seal to last forever? Once a month, wipe the mating surfaces clean with jif and a damp cloth. Then wipe talcum powder on the seal . …

You are indeed entitled to do that. State fencing laws state each owner must contribute to the fence. The current use of the land (vacant, farmed , etc)…

New code requirements apply to new builds, they are not restrospective. Smoke alarms are one of the rare exceptions.
Whoever recommended hinges to you is a twit. Let the buyers do…

you answered your own question

First, take a look at the photo. Its rural. Most councils will approve shed homes for rural, but not urban. The reasons they occur in rural is manyfold
buyer of a…

Lol you people talk as though only high end stuff comes non Asian countries. Dont forget Taiwanese was once considered rubbish, they now have a higher standard of living than…

At Toowoomba, they do not allow a tree with a canopy or a trunk of certain sizes to be removed. So the way around it is - trim…

ha ha another shocker done by cowboys. How do these people even exist and get work?

Well I actually produced a reference, unlike the figures you gave out of thin air. In your post above you said you were a 20 year owner, now you are…

lol great formatting job.....
"Growth in online spending significantly outperformed traditional retail spending, up 10.2% compared to 3.3%."
Source . Page 5
It has been increasing at the rate of 10%…

You're behind the times a little I think , Gen Y/Z embrace this online stuff like you would not believe.
Banking was once a bricks and mortar business, its fast…

Make an oath (or whatever instrument your solictor suggests) and issue it to your neighbour. The oath should state the distance form your wall to thw boundary , and…

Check yourself if you are seroius about it. I always park outside for an hour at night an hour during the day to see what goes on -…

So tell us what this "a lot of behind-the-scenes work" is they do? They are not solicitors and actually mostly dont know much about the legals. Contract and a…

No one shift a main sewer line to do a hatchet lot. 30K is too great an impost, you have to add it to your sub dividing costs, and then…

I think its more than a slight efficiency over using grid electricity only. A mate has one and swears by the amount of money it saves him. Of…

Ha, the benefit of inside knowledge!

Why excavate at all? Cap the sewer pipe where it comes out of the ground.

I agree with tlcbc. They have to cut it that way to slope the water away from the house, and part of the remediation will be to build a small…

Yes it is bureaucracy gone mad. Rules is rules, and practicality and common sense is never built into legislation.
How could there be no space for the collector? Surely…

You need a permit to demolish the existing,, and a building application approved to build a new house.