Info needed, Brisbane
Feb 9th 2008 | 4:49 am
#16
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From: Brisbane
Re: Info needed, Brisbane
[QUOTE=sallyclaire;5908968]
Well, hopefully someone can help him out in the end !!
Perhaps there's no-one around on the forum at the moment who can help him out...maybe its that simple.
cheers
Well, hopefully someone can help him out in the end !!Perhaps there's no-one around on the forum at the moment who can help him out...maybe its that simple.
cheers
Feb 9th 2008 | 5:02 am
#17
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From: Tropical North QLD
Re: Info needed, Brisbane
[QUOTE=markallwood;5908981]
Well, wrong time of day for answers from Oz. Either you are going to bed very late or you are up very early!
Feb 9th 2008 | 8:10 am
#19
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From: The Magic Roundabout
Re: Info needed, Brisbane
Can anyone help? heres the thing...
im wanting to live in Brisbane/sunshine coast region. Also i have been drudging through countless job websites and forums posting for help/advice about plastering opportunities/wages/type of plastering most commonly used. Not only that, but I'm wanting to know the bare minimum of funds to take over. I'm really struggling to find the information i need, is there any advice you can give me?
im wanting to live in Brisbane/sunshine coast region. Also i have been drudging through countless job websites and forums posting for help/advice about plastering opportunities/wages/type of plastering most commonly used. Not only that, but I'm wanting to know the bare minimum of funds to take over. I'm really struggling to find the information i need, is there any advice you can give me?
This makes for good reading......
http://www.britishexpats.com/forum/s...ght=plasterers
..... especially from post 8 on, or
http://www.britishexpats.com/forum/s...ght=plasterers
http://www.britishexpats.com/forum/s...ght=plasterers
A good idea might be to PM Crest57, even though he is a tiler by trade, he may have some idea as to wages for plasterers.
Last edited by The Bloke; Feb 9th 2008 at 8:24 am.
Feb 9th 2008 | 9:04 am
#20
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From: Brisbane, until they throw me out :(
Re: Info needed, Brisbane
Haha! thats really weird, dontcha think! dont tell me your husbands called david and your called louise? that would be something to write the papers lol.
You have msn messenger to keep intouch hun? Got any information on which suburb etc your thinking of? rent prices?
Dtox
if i take your advice this is what i'd be doing... I would pay £2000 for a Visa, wait a year during which time im not getting well-informed about the place im wanting to move or trying to because im going to "wing it" basically, travel a stupid ammount of hours/miles, get to Brisbane, with maybe not enough money, try to figure out which suburb to live in, try find a house to rent (Hopefully do that in a day because i dont want to live on the streets whilst i do haha), cross my fingers that theres work for me.
Surely you dont hand out advice to anyone close to you haha
:curse:
You have msn messenger to keep intouch hun? Got any information on which suburb etc your thinking of? rent prices?
Dtox
if i take your advice this is what i'd be doing... I would pay £2000 for a Visa, wait a year during which time im not getting well-informed about the place im wanting to move or trying to because im going to "wing it" basically, travel a stupid ammount of hours/miles, get to Brisbane, with maybe not enough money, try to figure out which suburb to live in, try find a house to rent (Hopefully do that in a day because i dont want to live on the streets whilst i do haha), cross my fingers that theres work for me.Surely you dont hand out advice to anyone close to you haha
:curse:
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Feb 9th 2008 | 9:50 am
#21
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From: Morayfield - The Posh Part
Re: Info needed, Brisbane
1st question brisbane or sunshine coast ?
2nd plastering websites,jobs,wages,types and techniques ?
3rd what funds to take ?
British expats has a fantastic search facility, and I hasten to add , I nearly always adopt the "If I can help I will help attitude ! "
So not to derail this superb thread into further chaos.
1. plastering here is dry lined, sheet work.
2. one fella installs the gyproc, a second guy tapes and spots the fixings.
3. all gyproc sheeting in QLD is glued to studs.
4. I would plumb for brisbane over sunshine coast for work.
5. wages generally in the trade, are about 200-400 per day for a good tradie, dependant on experience.
6. no wet work plastering here, no brown and skim... or dot n dab, or dryline n 2 coat skim.
7. bare minimum of funds... well that I cannot answer ( dont know how sorry )
8. use the search facility above for more information.
The reason I say this, is most HELPFUL ppl would also do the same, and try to point you to pertinent information. Therefore it makes sense that i you require specific information, then you spend your time wisely, refining your search criteria.
IS that any more helpful, or less so... who knows.
Ste
2nd plastering websites,jobs,wages,types and techniques ?
3rd what funds to take ?
British expats has a fantastic search facility, and I hasten to add , I nearly always adopt the "If I can help I will help attitude ! "
So not to derail this superb thread into further chaos.
1. plastering here is dry lined, sheet work.
2. one fella installs the gyproc, a second guy tapes and spots the fixings.
3. all gyproc sheeting in QLD is glued to studs.
4. I would plumb for brisbane over sunshine coast for work.
5. wages generally in the trade, are about 200-400 per day for a good tradie, dependant on experience.
6. no wet work plastering here, no brown and skim... or dot n dab, or dryline n 2 coat skim.
7. bare minimum of funds... well that I cannot answer ( dont know how sorry )
8. use the search facility above for more information.
The reason I say this, is most HELPFUL ppl would also do the same, and try to point you to pertinent information. Therefore it makes sense that i you require specific information, then you spend your time wisely, refining your search criteria.
IS that any more helpful, or less so... who knows.
Ste
Feb 9th 2008 | 11:57 pm
#22
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Re: Info needed, Brisbane
Cheers for all your help guys, i havent the work experience being recently passed... so ive decided on the holiday visa for a year, hopefully learn the ways of plastering then, and maybe find an employer who likes me, then apply for my 457.
Feb 10th 2008 | 12:24 am
#23
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Joined: Feb 2007
Posts: 309
From: Jimboomba, QLD
Re: Info needed, Brisbane
Don't start me on plasterers....:curse:
I've lost count on the amount of times I've had to buy you lot cartons of beer for simply pulling a couple of cables through the wall for me..
I've lost count on the amount of times I've had to buy you lot cartons of beer for simply pulling a couple of cables through the wall for me..
1st question brisbane or sunshine coast ?
2nd plastering websites,jobs,wages,types and techniques ?
3rd what funds to take ?
British expats has a fantastic search facility, and I hasten to add , I nearly always adopt the "If I can help I will help attitude ! "
So not to derail this superb thread into further chaos.
1. plastering here is dry lined, sheet work.
2. one fella installs the gyproc, a second guy tapes and spots the fixings.
3. all gyproc sheeting in QLD is glued to studs.
4. I would plumb for brisbane over sunshine coast for work.
5. wages generally in the trade, are about 200-400 per day for a good tradie, dependant on experience.
6. no wet work plastering here, no brown and skim... or dot n dab, or dryline n 2 coat skim.
7. bare minimum of funds... well that I cannot answer ( dont know how sorry )
8. use the search facility above for more information.
The reason I say this, is most HELPFUL ppl would also do the same, and try to point you to pertinent information. Therefore it makes sense that i you require specific information, then you spend your time wisely, refining your search criteria.
IS that any more helpful, or less so... who knows.
Ste
2nd plastering websites,jobs,wages,types and techniques ?
3rd what funds to take ?
British expats has a fantastic search facility, and I hasten to add , I nearly always adopt the "If I can help I will help attitude ! "
So not to derail this superb thread into further chaos.
1. plastering here is dry lined, sheet work.
2. one fella installs the gyproc, a second guy tapes and spots the fixings.
3. all gyproc sheeting in QLD is glued to studs.
4. I would plumb for brisbane over sunshine coast for work.
5. wages generally in the trade, are about 200-400 per day for a good tradie, dependant on experience.
6. no wet work plastering here, no brown and skim... or dot n dab, or dryline n 2 coat skim.
7. bare minimum of funds... well that I cannot answer ( dont know how sorry )
8. use the search facility above for more information.
The reason I say this, is most HELPFUL ppl would also do the same, and try to point you to pertinent information. Therefore it makes sense that i you require specific information, then you spend your time wisely, refining your search criteria.
IS that any more helpful, or less so... who knows.
Ste
Feb 10th 2008 | 12:26 am
#24
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Re: Info needed, Brisbane
Feb 10th 2008 | 9:13 am
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Re: Info needed, Brisbane
[QUOTE=TheDaddy;5908693]Haha! thats really weird, dontcha think! dont tell me your husbands called david and your called louise? that would be something to write the papers lol.
You have msn messenger to keep intouch hun? Got any information on which suburb etc your thinking of? rent prices?
No Jude and Jase
Contact can be made by PM and then i can give you my msn and we can follow throught the stages together.
We have looked at many states but are not sure where is best yet, might get some books etc for more info. Will have to rent at first any way just so we can get settled. Hear from you soon
You have msn messenger to keep intouch hun? Got any information on which suburb etc your thinking of? rent prices?
No Jude and JaseContact can be made by PM and then i can give you my msn and we can follow throught the stages together.
We have looked at many states but are not sure where is best yet, might get some books etc for more info. Will have to rent at first any way just so we can get settled. Hear from you soon
