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September 5, 2007 - 11:34 am

Wed 5 Sep
-final coat on front door
-hung security door
-hung door from deck to carport
-installed rangehood
-handle on back door
Helpers finished final coat on all trim, and finished some cutting in on walls that was a bit thin.
Also made several phone calls eg. furniture hire company, ordered lazerlight etc

Also had meeting with REA and listed the house. Worked out the marketing plan etc etc.
Overall a very productive day.

Hi merryc, the hours quoted include helpers. It does not include subcontractors eg sparky's as I see that as a one off cost that I have budgeted for. Also does not include what I do at home in evenings like recording reciepts, researching prices/products on internet etc. I probly spend 5-10 hours per week on bookwork, planning etc. The hours I record are pretty much just the onsite hours.

Hi astra

Astrawan wrote:

Now if I can only convince my other half at how easy this reno stuff is .

I am guessing that the smiley at the end means you were joking about "easy". If the last 10 pages of forum posts make this look easy then maybe I better re-write it. Do-able, possible, worth it (I hope), enjoyable – yes. But not easy. And also not low risk. So if you weren't joking, then please don't rush into something or you might get into strife.

Thanks for responses
Jason

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September 4, 2007 - 12:46 pm

Tue 4 Sep
Nothing done to the house today. Working somewhere else.
But I did:
-make a timeline to finish house in 3 weeks and be ready for an Open House on Sat 22 Sep
-catch up on some paperwork

Some stats from last week:
$ spent =2411
Hours = 77 for the week, Total hours = 530

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September 3, 2007 - 12:01 pm

Mon 3 Sep
-finished carport frame. Now needs paint, and roof.
-some more 2nd coat on inside doors and trim
-picked up floating floor
-booked carpet for Friday
-measured up carport roof with plumber.

Hi bsgupta
Thanks for encouragement.

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September 1, 2007 - 9:29 am

Sat 1 Sep
-Me and 2 helpers got most of the carport frame up. Still needs some collar ties, and roof battens, and heaps more brackets nailed on. Then of course paint it all, get the roof on, get the final building inspection, and think about a roller door.
-Another helper did some 2nd coats on some outside window frames, as well as some inside ones
-Sparky's finished off all lights and power points etc. Downlights look nice.

I have put up a couple of photos of the carport.
We also had a visit from a potential buyer – one of the neighbours in the court. We will see if they are interested when we have completed everything.

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August 31, 2007 - 8:44 pm

hi elkam
removed front railing aug 18th as it was too hard to get it to look good.

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August 31, 2007 - 12:52 pm

Fri 31 Aug
-rolled 2nd coat on all interior walls (still have to cut in on some spots)
-did a bit of patching and gapfilling where it still needed it
-went shopping and bought all the taps, toilet, mirror, rangehood and freestanding oven.
My total budget for all of the above was $1900. I spent a total of $1595, so saved $305 off the budget. The taps I got are one step up from the cheapest range, but they look much more classy. So I am happy with the price, and with how it will look.

I have uploaded some photos of the fresh paint, and of the new front door.

http://www.flickr.com/photos/9273576@N06/?saved=1

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August 30, 2007 - 11:34 am

Thur 30 Aug
-put first coat on all inside walls. Took about 9 hrs by myself using the Paint Crew to roll. Most of the time was cutting in, as usual.
-helpers finished gutters, started fascias, continued outside windows
-had a return visit from one of the agents who looked earlier. They were quite excited at the progress, and optimistic of a good result.

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August 29, 2007 - 11:28 am

Wed 29 Aug
Working elsewhere today, so not much progress.
I did call someone about a quote to re-surface the tiles in the bathroom. I might just do tile paint myself though, we'll see.

Hi Chris
I got all door hardware from Knobs & Brass in Hallam. They have a huge range. I checked some Bunnings prices afterward though, and Bunnings was probly just as cheap or better for the same items, so you would not go wrong there. Another advantage of Knobs & Brass is that they can give very good advice, and can key-alike all locks on the spot, etc. At Bunnings you have to make up your own mind. Next time I will probly get most stuff at Bunnings, and just the specialist stuff at the specialist store.

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August 28, 2007 - 10:47 am

Tue 28 Aug
-bought all the door furniture (about $740 total) – inside handles, hinges, door stops, cupboard handles, entry sets
-got front door hung and handle on, plus 2nd coat of clear gloss
-also builders bog old latch holes so new ones look nice.

Crashy, I am using water based gloss enamel. Same as Aquanamel I guess.
Except the front door which is Feast Watson weatherproof clear gloss enamel.

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August 27, 2007 - 10:12 am

Mon 27 Aug
-got 1st coat on almost all the rest of doors and trims
-replaced 2 damaged doors
-checked out hinges on new front door, ready to hang tomorrow.

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August 26, 2007 - 12:04 pm

Hi Don
A Million bucks? Is that an offer?!!
Completion by mid to late September.

Some Stats:
Total hours this week = 95
Total hours to date =453
$ spent this week =$4460
Total spend to date= $16150 approx

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August 25, 2007 - 11:54 am

sumnerstephen wrote:

 – where would you source this information?

I'm also finding the same problem as Tina with the numbers not stacking up and we've looked at tons of props in our neighbourhood. Even thought of bringing the 10% reno cost down on some to balance the figures.

I asked an agent to print me out recent sales history in the area. This gave me addresses, sale dates, and prices. Then I looked up sold properties on Real Estate.com.au and found the ones that had good sale prices on my list. Then I looked at the photos in the ads of the sold properties.
If the houses in your neighbourhood don't fit the numbers, then consider trying the next neighborhood, or the one after that.
I looked for a month flat out in one suburb, and it was hard to find one that worked. Then an agent said I should look at a house in the suburb next door, so I did, and bought it, and it is going great so far.
I think there are not heaps of houses that fit the bill, but there are some. Just have to find them.

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August 25, 2007 - 11:40 am

Hi
I bought the Reno Toolbox from this site and learned heaps from it. It allowed me to get started on my first reno almost straight away. Without it, I would have not been confident to start nearly as quickly. Check out my progress on the "Our first reno" post on this forum.

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August 25, 2007 - 10:53 am

Sat 25 Aug
-2 coats of cream on all the walls around deck
-render completed
-set out and dug holes for carport posts
-1st coat on gutter for about 1/2 the house
-bought a nice timber front door and put 1st coat of clear on it
-electrician came back and fitted off most of the transformers for downlights, and changed power points and light switches

Have a look at the new photos. I will put them up now. The render color is darker than I had imagined, so I am going to paint the fascia board cream, and just the gutter black. Look at the photos and you will see what I mean.

http://www.flickr.com/photos/9273576@N06/?saved=1

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August 24, 2007 - 9:45 pm

HI crashy
-DON'T spray on windy day. If on a roof you will need some way of keeping the machine level. It won't work if sitting on the angle.
-I don't think you can avoid some overspray. But on a roof you could probly limit it to the gutter.
-If you do 2 or more coats there should be no hassles with patchiness.
-Holding trigger is quite easy. You could do it all day. Only tiring if reaching above head for long periods of time.
-It gives as thick a coat as a very wet roller, and if you are not careful it puts on so much paint that it will start to drip off.
-It is quite loud. When using it, the motor kicks in every few seconds, but when cleaning it you have to run the motor constantly for several minutes. Not as bad as a jackhammer, but probly comparable to a power saw.
-Definitely wear a mask. There are mirror wardrobe doors in the bedrooms at my reno. I didn't cover them all the way to the ground when spraying ceiling, and now they have a fine white mist coating them. It will wash off easy, so I'm not worried, but glad I wasn't breathing in that fine mist of paint.

Cheers

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August 24, 2007 - 9:37 am

Fri 24th Aug
-2nd coat on ceiling
-1st coat on doors and trims in all bedrooms.

I used the roller attachement on the Wagner Paint Crew to roll the ceilings. I found that it was very tiring if I stood on the ground, so I had to stand on a step and keep moving it. Next time I think it would be easier just to use a normal roller with a pole. The time it takes getting up and down from the step is the same as re-filling the roller, but no cleaning the machine after. So Paint Crew quick for spraying ceilings, not for rolling them.
Rolling walls should still be quicker with the Paint Crew though.
I also used a small spray tip and tried spraying the windows and trims. This was a failure. The Paint Crew has too much pressure for fine work. Even though the tip only sprayed a 2inch fan, there was just way too much paint coming out of it. I did half of one window and gave up. Went back to a brush. Paint was going everywhere, drips all over the place. So Paint Crew good for big areas only.

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August 23, 2007 - 10:06 am

Thurs 23 Aug
-Texture coated all the blueboard and the purple and yellow bricks on the deck are now no longer (a nice white for now).
-2nd coat of bitumen paint inside gutter.
-helpers continued with outside window frames.

Re: helpers
Family of me and business partner generously donating time and doing a great job. (Still being counted in total man hours worked, just helping get it done quicker).

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August 22, 2007 - 9:48 am

Wed 22nd Aug
Today I worked somewhere else, so no progress on the reno.
Hi kate
I am painting only the frames of the windows, not the glass. (At least not on purpose on the glass!!)
The frames were raw aluminium. I used an oil based undercoat on the aluminium first, and then just normal exterior acrylic paint over that. Inside the same undercoat, and then an acrylic gloss enamel, same as I am using on the rest of the arcs & skirting.
I have got all my paint from Solver paints. They are pretty cheap, and good quality too. I think 10L of exterior was about $80. I have an account there though, so I get it a bit cheaper than retail. The only paint I might get elsewhere is some specialty paints eg suede effects, or maybe paving paint. Solver has their own products but with the specialty ones they might not have exactly what I want. Good luck with your painting. Want to come do some painting for me??!!

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August 21, 2007 - 10:33 am

Tues 21st Aug
-sprayed 1st coat on ceilings. Took 1 hour of actual spraying time, including a couple of phone calls and having to move some drop sheets around. So probly could have done it in 40 min no interruptions. But also had to do about 2 hours of masking up, and cleaning spray gun after. I got too busy with other jobs so didn't get to do the 2nd coat.
-did 1st coat of bitumen in gutter
-undercoat onto blueboard
-2 coats of black onto some of the windows, and 1st coat on some others.

Had some helpers who did great work. Thanks.

I will put a photo of the new sprayed roof onto web now. Have a look.
And did you all like the handrail on the deck? Too late if you don't!!!

Cheers

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August 20, 2007 - 10:54 am

Mon 20th Aug
-undercoat on most of the outside window frames.
-removed front screen door ready for replacement
-u/coat on front door
-finished sanding ceiling
-plasterer did top coat on blueboard joins. paid him. $220
-paid roof restorer – $950 (Bargain!!) It was $850 for cash, but I really need receipts, so he charged $950. Still cheap as.

Forgot to take camera, so can't show you the roof yet. Tomorrow.
And tomorrow I get to spray paint ceiling. Yay!