Rebirth Of Dom's Teahouse 1992-1993

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his is a  supplementary article providing additional information to a previous article so featured   here under the title Renovation & Refurbishment (Part Two).  The renovation taking place at 6 Victoria Street  is  without a doubt a complete overhaul. I feel I need to reinvigorate myself of having to throw myself onto a new challenge.Wiring, wall plastering, floor covering heat ducting brand new engine room cool room etc. Mind boggling come to think of it. Indeed a mammoth task if restaurants wants to have a complete turn over of a new lease of life.  But exciting times are ahead of me and I always convince myself that one should get oneself constantly involved in life at all  times  so I must treat it that way .I just simply cannot stay rusty by  being too complacent about things .Already my business had reached a plateau after more than a ten year run in South Hobart. Liverpool Street Cafe is considered too small. It has a restrictive sitting capacity and lacks available car parking space. So I decided I need to remain resilience and stay abreast of  the competitive spirit in a rather saturated eatery market of Hobart during the 90's by giving this new found place a complete  face uplift. .It was really a stroke of a luck that I pick up this old solid building for sale because firstly is it did rarely ever exist nowadays  right in the very heart of the city  and secondly is that it gave me a real opportunity to put my dreams to test and ultimately to renew myself with my patrons and the public .

Renovation and Refurbishment (Second Part)

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enovations can be costly. It depends on what you really want. I remember when we’re doing the spray paint on the roof of a double storey Spice shop at 42 Newdegate Street we have to hire a cherry harvester mounted on a truck that works on hydraulics in order to reach to the rooftop. Old concrete buildings generally have higher roofs than the newly built The painter forgot to cover all the nearby cars parked in the area and I had to dash around on his behalf covering each of the vehicle with all his industrial protective cloth including that of my old bed sheets as the wind started to change its course. I assume that he must have his insurance cover. That was the whole purpose of not taking any work related risks myself but hiving off jobs like this to the professionals who were certified and licensed for the it though they may well be the small businessmen like myself.

Renovation and Refurbishment (First Part)

Small business renovation or refurbishment is without a doubt a burden to a proprietor because it is not something you can do without and it represents an additional outlay on top of your purchase of a building or a business you are taking over. Yet it is very necessary because it is very much like a statement that you want to make and you want your own mark on it which clearly indicates that it is you not the previous owner and that there is a complete change of management or ownership of your new business  .It is also an appropriate opportunity for you to introduce a brand name that you would like to stamp on so that it is clearly  identifiable to the public what you  and your service have to offer..There is no escape that any new small business has to deal with the bureaucracy of the day. When it comes to  renovations that require structural changes you will need a permit and obviously an approval, which undoubtedly attract  more fees. Refurbishment is not as complex and most of the time be carried out internally though you may still need prior approval from your landlord. But refurbishment can also be costly depending on your budget target..