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    Thanks scott,
    I will get the tape measure out again and have a good look today I think and take some pictures. 

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    Thanks for the info guys. I was chatting to a mate of mine who is currently renovating and he was under the impression that it could be measured from finished floor to underside of floor boards above if the joists werent occupying the majority of space for that rooms ceiling? can anyone confirm what the BCA states the measurements have to be from. If the joists could be left exposed it would look ugly but still functional and adds another room.

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    ah your right, ive taken down the measurements on my phone wrong (didnt have a pen). Ive got the keys still so will pop over to measure again properly this afternoon. In any case i think its going to cost more to try and do this stuff then it would add value. 100mm would be alot to gain, and i suspect  the council woudlnt be to worred about a cmor 2?

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    not sure, Joists = supports that hold floor boards up?, Bearers= joist supports? 
    From the cement to the joists (the ones right below the floor boards that run right the way across under the house with only like 300mm spacing is 2300mm.  The bearers are probably only 2000mm. So if i sheeted the celing to the joists this would give 2200ish from floor to ceiling – tiles/carpet.  So an idea was 1 by 1 remove and replace the joists with a equal span and strength RHS as it should be skinnier and give that extra height to apply the ceiling to in hope to make 2400mm

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    Ok so went and took some measurements last night.  From the cement floor to the joists above its around 2300mm, in a 'utility room' already built from carpet to fibro ceiling its 2200ish.  If i was to buy this place and build in in the future what are the methods used to do this to make legal height?  Its a cement foundation so i dont think removing a few cm of that would be an option, and shaving 2 cm off the joists would be quite a task and probably require further reinforcement.  I was thinking if a room size was chosen then only this livable room would require the joists to be shaved or floor to be dug in, a 2nd shower and laundry(existing) would be fine at 2200 according to the BCA.  Any one done this work before or had a similar desire to?
    Another thought was to remove the joists in a area where a room is to be built and replace them with steel RHS members of sufficient size to bare the load. It would have to be looked at closely but im sure an RHS member of equal rating would shave a few cm's in height off it.

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    Thanks for your info Jo-anne. your setup sounds awesome.  I really wanted to do something like this once i have a bit of experience behind me but was thinking maybe i could make some extra cash by doing some outsourced drafting for friends and extended friends for building projects etc. to get some more drafting experience.  I guess the main part with the engineering is that unless you've had alot of experience in a consultancy and alot of engineering skills its hard to form a business so young and get work, so thought drafting maybe a way to break-in.  Do you know the regulations for say doing a drawing for a friend for a deck or something similar in terms of who can sign off on the work? does it have to be cpeng, just wondering what kind of limits there are to what you can produce without needing higher statuatary sign offs.

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    Hi Jo-Anne,
    What type of engineering/drafting service do you run? I'm a fresh engineer only 2 years out and a goal of mine was to make a similar firm when I'm experienced enough to do so.  Was thinking of doing some drafting work on the side for friends  and extended friends for things like decks and additions to houses and that sought of thing for some extra money.  Have you been running your business for long? was it difficult to start? what kind of areas do you specialise in?  Would love to know some of the ins and outs of it if you wanted to PM if you had any helpful information.  What I like about engineering and design business is that there isn't alot of overlay except for the software.  Do you have alot of guys with CPeng, im currently doing PDP to gain charter status but alot of guys I work with aren't bothering.  I would say this is mandatory for a firm though?

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    unfortunately not. My folks just bought a new place and I'm doing it all off my own back.  I have a friend who works for westpac doing the home loans there in town, she said they were not lending more then 90% in mount isa atm. 

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    thanks very much for your comments and feedback. 
    My current savings are with Westpac, I have held them for 3 months from the sale of a boat I made some money off and also my own input so around 5k input +11.5k from the boat.  My ccard is with westpac and also a gecard for the interest free amounts.  I have my car on a lease which runs out early next year, and a 3k owing on a personal loan with CUA.  I am on the title of the loan with my gf so we could get her a car last year but we are going to try and change the name solely to her before I apply for a homeloan.

    As i see it I have around 80k worth of assets including my car, toys and personal affects.
    My debts are = 3k personal loan, 8k creditcards,
    Savings = 16.5k (will be genuine as of 7/7

    Tax is coming up also and i was going to try get this in asap and use it to pay the personal loan off. Just trying to set myself up in the best possible position to improve my chances. Is there any recommendations anyone has?

    I talked to RAMS a few weeks ago and they said they were doing 95% LVR + LMI ontop (is referred to as capped?), and they are a westpac company who I bank with.  
    Richard, was that declinded loan in mt.isa or just a regional town?

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