Guest jmcbroom Posted November 29, 2006 Share Posted November 29, 2006 Hi everyone, as the application of our residential visa approaches my girlfriend and i are in need of a little advice. After a huge amount of discussion we have finally decided we would like to emigrate to somewhere on the sunshine coast. However, as i am a joiner and work outside a fair amount of the time, i was wondering whether the climate would get a little too much to work in? Is there anyone in this situation? Any advise would be a bonus. Cheers. Jay Mc Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Guest Koala Posted November 29, 2006 Share Posted November 29, 2006 Hi Jay, ...i was wondering whether the climate would get a little too much to work in? This could apply to many places/states. Sydney was 35 degrees last week, and it's a long way from the Gold Coast. I always pity the roadworkers or anyone having to even be outside in these high temps, let alone having to work in them. Koala Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Guest Aldo Posted November 30, 2006 Share Posted November 30, 2006 In general construction workers start very early (6am) and finish early so avoiding he hottest part of the day for too long. Its also important to wear the right clothing (long sleeve shirts and wide brim hats) and remember the old "slip slap slop". I worked in brissy back in the early 90s as a bricky and didn't take this advice and was laid up for a week with heat stroke (not a nice experience)! At the moment i work in Spain and the temperature get up to early 40s in august and its a case of just pacing yourself, following the advice above and (nearly forgot) drink plenty of water! Anyway most of Queensland homes are timber construction so somebody built them. One more thing to remember; Don't Whinge!!! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Guest pleasant jo Posted January 9, 2007 Share Posted January 9, 2007 Hi everyone, as the application of our residential visa approaches my girlfriend and i are in need of a little advice. After a huge amount of discussion we have finally decided we would like to emigrate to somewhere on the sunshine coast. However, as i am a joiner and work outside a fair amount of the time, i was wondering whether the climate would get a little too much to work in? Is there anyone in this situation? Any advise would be a bonus. Cheers. Jay Mc Hi jay, I too am a joiner, still in very early stages of application . working in the heat is one of my my concerns.I have been informed that melbourne is cooler but changable.(more rainy)Dont know if this helps,or is true .Anyone agree? please keep intouch i would like to know how you get on.Tradies need to stick together. Any luck with work yet?.What type of joinery do you do,site,bench,domestic? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Guest tombo97 Posted January 12, 2007 Share Posted January 12, 2007 hi jay , just come back from gold coast weather was quite hot while i was there i am also a joiner and am in the very early stages of visa application, i had the same concerns as you about the outside temp but talking to some locals about working conditions 35deg is the max temp the trades will work in?. just stay coverd up and drink plenty was the advise i got i am in shopfitting and exhibition joinery also benchhand have you had any look regarding work out there .. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Guest darrell&sarah Posted February 6, 2007 Share Posted February 6, 2007 hi i am also a chippy and in the early stages of my application back here i specialise in timber frame erecting [well for the last 7 years ]and before that 1st &2nd fix kitchens etc,i was leaning towards fitting kitchens out there to get out of the sun,any one know of any jobs going thanx darrell Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Guest IrishPost Posted February 9, 2007 Share Posted February 9, 2007 Just an observation. I am not in the building trade but my father was and is now retired. I remember when he came out to Australia about 30 years ago, he always referred to himself as a Joiner but found that that trade name was not used very often and instead anyone in that game referred to themselves as a Carpenter. I notice that in house construction there are two types of contractors that do the carpentry, the Framers who errect the frame and the Fixers who finish the inside, ie fix in the cabinets, skirting boards, door frames and doors etc. Most homes in Australia are brick veneer. The framing part looks like hard work and they all seem to be young blokes clambering over the frames with a nail gun. It seems to be all power tools these days. I notice that the trusses are pre made and delivered to the site. Anyhow, as I said, it seems to be squads of young blokes doing the framing. My father, being in his late 50's got a bit too old for it and got himself a nice little job in a cabinet making firm. So there you go, just my observations. Cheers. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Guest chello Posted August 30, 2008 Share Posted August 30, 2008 It is a matter of acclimatisation! I have a friend from London who has lived here in Buderim for the last 5 years, he thinks the winter which drop to oohh a chilly 6degrees C are so cold that he wears a coat that Scott of the Antarctic would be proud of! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Guest JoanneHattersley Posted August 30, 2008 Share Posted August 30, 2008 You do acclimatize. Took us almost three years yet friends of ours were "chilly" immediately! LOL! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Guest Working to fish Posted August 30, 2008 Share Posted August 30, 2008 Hi i am on the sunshine coast working as joiner ,i am in the workshop and also out on site .Yes it gets bl**dy hot but as long as you drink loads of water ,loads of sun cream and try and work out of the sun as much as you can then its not to bad. Give me this any day to working out side in winter in uk ,done lots of that and this is better than being so cold . eddie Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Guest JoanneHattersley Posted August 30, 2008 Share Posted August 30, 2008 Hi i am on the sunshine coast working as joiner ,i am in the workshop and also out on site .Yes it gets bl**dy hot but as long as you drink loads of water ,loads of sun cream and try and work out of the sun as much as you can then its not to bad. Give me this any day to working out side in winter in uk ,done lots of that and this is better than being so cold . eddie Well said mate! Much better than the wind and rain of the UK! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Guest earlswood Posted August 30, 2008 Share Posted August 30, 2008 The sun does not shine as much as the name suggests but when it does it gets bloody hot in the summer....you will be OK if you take precautions....never ever work in the Sun without a top on...and always splash loads ofsun- creme on your legs every couple of hours....always wear a hat..(cut off the corks):twitcy: and just be SUN-WISE.....and you will be Bonza mate. Ohhhh and when it's winter bring a brollie and a thick-jumper, because I tell you what....If you think you have seen rain in the UK....wait till you get here. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Guest Pinhead Posted August 30, 2008 Share Posted August 30, 2008 The sun does not shine as much as the name suggests but when it does it gets bloody hot in the summer....you will be OK if you take precautions....never ever work in the Sun without a top on...and always splash loads ofsun- creme on your legs every couple of hours....always wear a hat..(cut off the corks):twitcy: and just be SUN-WISE.....and you will be Bonza mate. Ohhhh and when it's winter bring a brollie and a thick-jumper, because I tell you what....If you think you have seen rain in the UK....wait till you get here. Err Earlswood what do you know about the Sunshine Coast, you've never been there and you live in Perth? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Guest earlswood Posted August 30, 2008 Share Posted August 30, 2008 Err Earlswood what do you know about the Sunshine Coast, you've never been there and you live in Perth? Because Oz is a Country which has ....errrrrr sunshine, which is harmful no matter where you are....telling a bloke who is going to work in it to cover up is OK in my book, unfortunalty only Brits seem to like to work in the sun with their shirts off which will most probably do them great harm in the future.. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
jdt1986 Posted August 30, 2008 Share Posted August 30, 2008 Hi everyone, as the application of our residential visa approaches my girlfriend and i are in need of a little advice. After a huge amount of discussion we have finally decided we would like to emigrate to somewhere on the sunshine coast. However, as i am a joiner and work outside a fair amount of the time, i was wondering whether the climate would get a little too much to work in? Is there anyone in this situation? Any advise would be a bonus. Cheers. Jay Mc Hey Jay Mc, I live on the Sunshine Coast, and to be honest, it's been warm here, but not unbearable. Once you acclimatise, I don't think you'd have any problem working in it. Might be a little uncomfortable at first, but you have to remember you have moved from the UK to Australia! Our last 2 summers have been pretty crap anyway (I'm a sunlover!). As always, I would advise you to come here and visit for at the very least 2 weeks in the middle of summer just to check if you like the climate. If you personally feel the climate is too warm as a tourist, don't even bother thinking about working here, you'll probably hate it! I hope you decide to move here! I personally love the Sunshine Coast! Jamie Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Guest Maka Paka Posted August 30, 2008 Share Posted August 30, 2008 Last summer here(Brisbane) it rained most of the time. No storms,just humid wet heat with rain. But when the sun does come out then by jove it's hot hot hot and you will need to cover up.Get a wide brimmer and drink loads of water,but you'll still end up going to bed at 9 o'clock prompt,cause you'll be knacked. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Guest earlswood Posted August 30, 2008 Share Posted August 30, 2008 Last summer here(Brisbane) it rained most of the time. No storms,just humid wet heat with rain. But when the sun does come out then by jove it's hot hot hot and you will need to cover up.Get a wide brimmer and drink loads of water,but you'll still end up going to bed at 9 o'clock prompt,cause you'll be knacked. :twitcy: why does everyone go to bed at about that time in Oz....it's the same in perth.....mind you everywhere is shut at 5 anyways. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Guest Maka Paka Posted August 30, 2008 Share Posted August 30, 2008 :twitcy: why does everyone go to bed at about that time in Oz....it's the same in perth.....mind you everywhere is shut at 5 anyways. I've noticed. Very peculiar,the place dies a slow death. No nightlife to report!!! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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