Renovate Australia

A home improvement blog about renovating our Queenslander house in Townsville, Australia

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Entries from July 2007

Tradespeople Needed in Townsville

July 31st, 2007 · No Comments

I had a question sent to me from this site about the need for plasterers in Townsville. I sent a reply to the person asking the question, but I figured that question deserved a post.
Townsville is currently going through a huge economic boom, and it’s really affecting the building sector as well. Last year there [...]

Tags: Contractors

Builders in Townsville Advised Against Fixed Price Contracts

July 30th, 2007 · No Comments

Builders in Townsville are being advised against fixed price and fixed date contracts. With a severe shortage of contractors and building supply costs increasing at a rapid pace it is nearly impossible to predict building costs at anything other than a month by month basis.
As a home renovator not having a contract with with a [...]

Tags: Contractors

Bathroom Walls Sheeted and Floor Waterproofed

July 29th, 2007 · No Comments

The bathroom walls are all sheeted and the bathroom floor is waterproofed. The have also waterproofed the wall around the bath tub and the sheeted frame around the tub that is holding it up.

Tomorrow they should start to tile the bathroom and we hope that we will be able to start painting mid-week and move [...]

Tags: Bathroom · Flooring

Townsville and Thuringowa to Merge - No More Twin Cities

July 29th, 2007 · No Comments

The Queensland state government has decided to merge the twin cities of Townsville and Thuringowa.
In a move that will cut the number of local councils by more than half in Queensland the state government has begun the process of merging many of the smaller councils into regional councils. The number of Queensland councils will go [...]

Tags: Council