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Old 29-09-2007   #14
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Default Re: tiling in australia

Hi guys, just to clear things up I went to brisbane and the gold coast to work which is only 40 mins away from each other, there is quite a bit of work and you dont really bump into an out an out tiler as they are mainly multi skilled this is easily spotted due to there setting out always with a full tile in the corner regardless. The food in coles and woolworths these are the main shopping places is pretty expensive i feel anyway a bottle of vittel water is 3.50 bucks which is around £1.60 which is about 70pence more expensive than here. beer is around 10-20 pound more expensive a case or carton as they call it. The cost of accomodation is cheap compaired to here, you get a lot for your money for 180k you get a 320m2 house with land and a pool in pacific pines between brisbane and gold coast that is brand new. In melbourne the same house is only 80k in perth it would be about 220k so you can shop around for good prices and there are many things you can do to purchase your land and house. I have a deal with my builder for when i get back because he cant get a tiler! end of! the people are just not there. As for tanking in wet areas, they have the joiners do it! crazy i know but why? because the tilers they get just cant do it as they are jobbers and not specilised in our field. I also visited sydney and melbourne. i didnt go to perth as it is a lot more chilled out than the east and isnt my cup of tea. But you are right i would swap liverpool for oz any day but the move is hard when you have a young family mate.

If anyone wants anymore info then holla me.

Does anyone know if ATM are after lads?
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