Yesterday the structural engineer didn't turn up, so I spent the whole day working in the backyard on the laptop. Very pleasant autumn day.
Today the structural engineer did arrive on the day we'd agreed -- I'd remembered the wrong day. He was very efficient and organised and arrived at 10am precisely, clearly any mistakes dealing with him are going to be mine :-)
He takes a quick look at what I want to do (take out a wall), and says I'll need a such-and-such sort of beam and probably 3 supports and a new concrete pad, and would I be doing it myself?
Ha, ha, ha!
The materials are cheap, probably around AUD 500, but the know-how is priceless.
There's an analogy between business and my little bit of rennovation. Don't waste your time attempting something you've never done before and will never need to do again, especially when consequences of doing it wrong are large.
Such as upstairs moving downstairs.
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