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Michael Como
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Building Surveyor
Building Regulations Consultant
Bach. Building Surveying & Inspection CQU
Assoc. Degree Construction(Civil Major) USQ
Builder Licence 40505 since 1988-2024
"Forging construction experience since 1977-2024 in Sydney NSW Australia"
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Latest Blog Posts
D.I.Y.1
Trim Ideas In the Bathroom Friends, in 2009 my chosen blog designer provided a game plan and a decent upfront fee. After expending AUD$, years go by so quickly, and a new blog designer disagrees thus I spent more AUD $ upfront in 2017. Time rolls on and the blogs are judged wrong by the…
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Building Green Homes in Haiti
Devastation Friends, in 2009 my chosen blog designer provided a game plan and a decent upfront fee. After expending AUD$, years go by so quickly, and a new blog designer disagrees thus I spent more AUD $ upfront in 2017. Time rolls on and the blogs are judged wrong by the powerhouse. So be it,…
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2012 International Builder’s Show in Orlando Florida
Friends, in 2009 my chosen blog designer provided a game plan and a decent upfront fee. After expending AUD$, years go by so quickly, and a new blog designer disagrees thus I spent more AUD $ upfront in 2017. Time rolls on and the blogs are judged wrong by the powerhouse. So be it, the…
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Green Blocks
Friends, in 2009 my chosen blog designer provided a game plan and a decent upfront fee. After expending AUD$, years go by so quickly, and a new blog designer disagrees thus I spent more AUD $ upfront in 2017. Time rolls on and the blogs are judged wrong by the powerhouse. So be it, the…
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Consumer Building Guide NSW – D&C Contract
D & C is Design and Construct. A D & C contract covers both the design and construction of a residential property. In a typical D & C contract, the homeowner supplies a basic brief to the contracting builder, who then provides the documentation, designs, approvals, and builds the project. A D & C contract…
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Wallpaper Restoration in Denver
Techniques for Restoring Wallpaper Mr Andy Bell of Handyman Matters illustrates techniques for restoring historic homes at the Molly Brown House in Denver in a room that the public has never seen – the back family parlour. The curator discusses how they plan to restore this room using segments of the original wallpaper to reproduce new…
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Green Homes New Trend 2
Friends, in 2009 my chosen blog designer provided a game plan and a decent upfront fee. After expending AUD$, years go by so quickly, and a new blog designer disagrees thus I spent more AUD $ upfront in 2017. Time rolls on and the blogs are judged wrong by the powerhouse. So be it, the…
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Community Help!
Fixing Homes Of Single Mums Friends, in 2009 my chosen blog designer provided a game plan and a decent upfront fee. After expending AUD$, years go by so quickly, and a new blog designer disagrees thus I spent more AUD $ upfront in 2017. Time rolls on and the blogs are judged wrong by the…
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Building Green Homes in Rhode Island
Friends, in 2009 my chosen blog designer provided a game plan and a decent upfront fee. After expending AUD$, years go by so quickly, and a new blog designer disagrees thus I spent more AUD $ upfront in 2017. Time rolls on and the blogs are judged wrong by the powerhouse. So be it, the…
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Consumer Building Guide NSW- Cost Plus Contract
A cost-plus contract is a contract under which the builder is reimbursed for the direct and indirect cost of the work plus a fee (fixed or percentage of the cost of the work) for services. Cost-plus contracts can be cost-effective as the homeowner only pays for the actual cost of materials and labour. A cost-plus…
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Consumer Building Guide NSW- Fixed Price or Lump Sum Contract
Although a fixed price contract is intended to be for a ‘fixed price’, it is not uncommon for the final cost to increase as builders will occasionally seek a variation in the contract price due to unforeseen circumstances. Changes to the total price of a fixed price contract usually occur when the builder encounters a…
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Building Green Homes in Costa Rica 2
Bamboo Houses Friends, in 2009 my chosen blog designer provided a game plan and a decent upfront fee. After expending AUD$, years go by so quickly, and a new blog designer disagrees thus I spent more AUD $ upfront in 2017. Time rolls on and the blogs are judged wrong by the powerhouse. So be…
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