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November 3, 2010
In mid-September 2010 Tim Tyrrell (Tyrrells co-founder) wrote by email to the Premier to ask her to review the Department of Fair Trading’s decision to create a government monopoly on owner-builder courses. That letter was published on the Tyrrells website.
Builders and labourers in the Sydney metropolitan area and surrounding districts (South and Central Coast areas and the Blue Mountains) often come across the Sydney Funnel Web Atrax robustus when digging footings for home renovations. The Sydney Funnel Web is largish in size (between 2 to 7 cm across) and dark brown to black in colour, with a glossy appearance. It can be aggressive and will rear up when threatened. The male Funnel Web is smaller and more active than the female.
September 16, 2010
An open letter: Dear Premier, Tyrrells is NSW largest building consultancy. For almost 40 years its co-founder Jerry Tyrrell has been the driving force behind consumer protection and better education for all consumers involved in the building process.
September 1, 2010
The New South Wales Office of Fair Trading has just notified Tyrrells that they have, once again, granted an extension to provide the course until 30 September 2010. This means that Tyrrells’ self-paced Owner Builder Course and Certification is still accredited until the end of 2010; provided you complete the course with Tyrrells before 30 [...]
August 23, 2010
Over the weekend Tyrrells won Best Exhibitor award when it launched its new Emergency Management Pack at the Australian Institute of Building Surveyors Conference at Cockle Bay. CEO Jerry Tyrrell described the win as a surprise. “I know we have good products that help consumers and building professionals. The new Emergency Management Pack will make [...]
July 6, 2010
Tyrrells has just updated its property resource documents. The refresh makes the information more accessible by being easier to read on the screen and when printed. These documents are great for anyone who wants to know more about building, buying or maintaining a property. The revamped documents are listed below and are also available in the Downloads [...]
June 30, 2010
This was on the ABC a bit over a year ago and was flagged by senior consultant Tony Ransley as something worth watching. “By law it is compulsory in most states for new home owners and anyone doing residential renovations over $12,000 to take out home builders warranty insurance through their builders. But consumer groups have [...]
June 29, 2010
Following up his earlier article on solar technology, in the last edition of Building Connection Magazine, Jerry Tyrrell is at it again. This time Jerry focuses on LED lighting and increasing energy efficiency in order to bring down power consumption and make solar installations more effective. For those interested in reducing their energy bills or [...]
June 28, 2010 Author: Jerry Tyrrell
After watching over three decades of building disasters I decided to write a book on Owner Building for Sydney home owners.
Don’t get me wrong, Owner Building makes sense, and dollars as well. But like anything good, it takes hard work and the right choices to make the most of this ‘loophole’ in the law. That’s right. Becoming an owner builder is probably technically illegal because it is basically allowing an unqualified person to do complex professional work. No other serious profession lets you ‘DIY’ their job. The lawyers don’t. You can’t work as a doctor or dentist. And you need qualifications to teach or be a nurse.
June 16, 2010
A Tyrrells promotional video from the early 90s
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