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Old Mar 18th 2008, 7:16 am
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Stupidly took on the job of converting one half of my double garage into a treatment therapy room for my wife
Am now at the painting stage (just put primer down) and am going to tile the entrance tomorrow and await the arrival of carpet. This is from someone who didn't know what Gib, Plaster, Sealant, Carpentry etc etc etc was a couple of years ago. Amazing what a couple of years in NZ can do.....
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Originally Posted by nelsonpom
Stupidly took on the job of converting one half of my double garage into a treatment therapy room for my wife
Am now at the painting stage (just put primer down) and am going to tile the entrance tomorrow and await the arrival of carpet. This is from someone who didn't know what Gib, Plaster, Sealant, Carpentry etc etc etc was a couple of years ago. Amazing what a couple of years in NZ can do.....
Well done you!
Karma for your enterprising spirit
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Old Mar 24th 2008, 7:48 am
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Originally Posted by nelsonpom
Stupidly took on the job of converting one half of my double garage into a treatment therapy room for my wife
Am now at the painting stage (just put primer down) and am going to tile the entrance tomorrow and await the arrival of carpet. This is from someone who didn't know what Gib, Plaster, Sealant, Carpentry etc etc etc was a couple of years ago. Amazing what a couple of years in NZ can do.....
Have just joined expats tonight and read your posting hope the work in the treatment room is going OK. We live in Balclutha at the moment with our teenage daughters and have been talking of a move maybe to Nelson. How do you find it?
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Old Mar 24th 2008, 7:52 am
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We'll I've joined the 98% or so of Kiwis in SMEs by starting my own company, MrsL and I are the shareholders and I am the sole Director, plus I have another job to keep the wolves from the door.......now that is pretty darned Kiwi !
Just gotta set up a LAQC to top it off........
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Old Mar 24th 2008, 7:53 am
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Default Re: Wow how kiwi am I !!!!

Originally Posted by nelsonpom
Stupidly took on the job of converting one half of my double garage into a treatment therapy room for my wife
Am now at the painting stage (just put primer down) and am going to tile the entrance tomorrow and await the arrival of carpet. This is from someone who didn't know what Gib, Plaster, Sealant, Carpentry etc etc etc was a couple of years ago. Amazing what a couple of years in NZ can do.....
have some good luck Karma...........let me know if you need any new business tips/links/ideas
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Default Re: Wow how kiwi am I !!!!

Originally Posted by nelsonpom
Stupidly took on the job of converting one half of my double garage into a treatment therapy room for my wife
Am now at the painting stage (just put primer down) and am going to tile the entrance tomorrow and await the arrival of carpet. This is from someone who didn't know what Gib, Plaster, Sealant, Carpentry etc etc etc was a couple of years ago. Amazing what a couple of years in NZ can do.....
Gib, ITS BLOODY PLASTERBOARD, grrrrrr, damned kiwi construction industry...
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Originally Posted by irnbru14
Gib, ITS BLOODY PLASTERBOARD, grrrrrr, damned kiwi construction industry...
Plasterboard? IT'S STINKIN' DRYWALL, grrrrrr, damned Scot sparkies.

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Old Mar 24th 2008, 8:12 am
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Originally Posted by happynz
Plasterboard? IT'S STINKIN' DRYWALL, grrrrrr, damned Scot sparkies.

<US hat> Drywall? What else would one use? </US hat>
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<US hat> Drywall? What else would one use? </US hat>
What happened to solid walls and plaster
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Old Mar 24th 2008, 8:26 am
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Originally Posted by Lincolnshire Lass
What happened to solid walls and plaster
As in brick? Depends how quickly you want it to fall down...
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Originally Posted by happynz
Plasterboard? IT'S STINKIN' DRYWALL, grrrrrr, damned Scot sparkies.

Drywall is as much a trade name as GIB, IIRC, its sheets of PLASTERBOARD!!!
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Originally Posted by Lincolnshire Lass
What happened to solid walls and plaster
Wattle and Daub!!
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Old Mar 24th 2008, 9:53 am
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Originally Posted by Lincolnshire Lass
Have just joined expats tonight and read your posting hope the work in the treatment room is going OK. We live in Balclutha at the moment with our teenage daughters and have been talking of a move maybe to Nelson. How do you find it?
Love NZ and in particular Nelson area. Lived in Welly for a year which was great but weather doesn't compare to Nelson. If your serious about Nelson then you should visit and soak up the atmosphere, any more spefic questions please ask away. Darren
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Originally Posted by lardyl
have some good luck Karma...........let me know if you need any new business tips/links/ideas
The wife has had her own business over here for couple of years now, but we are hoping to set something up together soon. Just completed year long business course over here.
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Originally Posted by irnbru14
Wattle and Daub!!
Don't care what its called just feel good I put it up
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