Hamish Ogilvie
Hamish Ogilvie spent a decade pricing work for a Melbourne building company, which meant reading quotes from hundreds of subcontractors. He writes about how to compare what you are actually being offered when the numbers do not line up. Hamish lives in Ballarat and keeps a folder of quotes he still cannot explain.
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Asbestos Removal: What You Can Legally Do Yourself, and What Has to Be Licensed
The wall you are about to open The quote for the 1970s bathroom has arrived higher than expected, and it is hard to argue with because nobody has yet established what the wall contains. On that question, the law is more permissive than most householders assume. Every state and territory allows an owner to remove […]