Preparing for a Visit from a Pest Control Technician

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Your home is your castle and you want it to be as safe as possible for yourself and your family. You may have found a family of dangerous spiders living on the property, have an infestation that needs to be dealt with, or simply want to hire a local pest control company for monthly preventative maintenance. Whatever your reasons, it is important to know what the pest control technician is going to do, and what he or she needs you to do in preparation, and on the day of the visit.

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What to Look for When Choosing a Pest Control Company

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Pets and bugs can show up almost anywhere in your garden, your home, or your place of work. One of the best ways to get rid of these pests is to hire a reputable, local pest control company. However, it is important to know what to look for when choosing a pest control company in order to ensure that you hire the best one for your particular situation.

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Ways to Find a Good Local Business

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If you need some work done around your home, or are planning to sell your home, or need financial advice do you know how to find a good local business? Of course, you could simply look in the local telephone directory and start making some phone calls, or you could ask your friends, family, or neighbours. However, another great resource is the local directories of tradesmen and other local businesses that you can find both in print, and on the Internet.

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Find the Best Local Tradesmen for Your Home Renovation

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Everyone has heard horror stories about cowboy tradies, shonky builders, and simply unethical contractors, and finding someone who is local, trusted, and reliable is a huge priority when you have something need doing that requires a professional. However, many people are not sure how to find good local tradesmen that are both affordable, ethical, and most importantly, trust worthy.

Below are some tips to finding a good tradie that should help you find the right one for the job.

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Painters in Sydney: How to Find a Professional

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find a professional painterAre you looking for a House Painter in Sydney?

Painting your own house can be fun, and it’s a great way for you and your loved ones to bond. However, there is likely a big difference between the painting job that you and your family can do and one done by a skilled and experienced painter. If you want your home to have that professional finish you’ve always wanted, your best bet would be to find a professional painter in Sydney. Here are 5 useful tips that could help you find a professional painter.

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Find A Good Local Electrician

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Finding a good local electrician should not be that difficult, but with constant stories of travelling trades conmen you hear in the media these days it certainly has most of us on guard more, especially with electrical work. After all, shonky electrical work will only lead to one thing: danger. House fires are commonly caused by faulty electrical wiring, which is the kind of work you can expect from someone shonky or inexperienced.

To find a good local electrician, you have to know what to look for. Here are some tips to get you started.

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Research: Word of Mouth Is Best Marketing For Tradies

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use word of mouth to find a tradieA study commissioned by the NSW Government Fair Trading has confirmed that word of mouth is the best kind of marketing for tradespeople. The 2013 study, which looked into consumer behaviors when they hire a tradesperson, was conducted by independent research company Instinct and Reason. About 1,000 NSW home owners who had hired a tradie in the past 18 months from the start of the survey acted as respondents.

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How To Check If Your Home Builder Is Licensed in NSW

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So you’re embarking on a structural home renovation or house building project. This generally means that you are going to require the services of a builder with the right expertise to make sure that you not only get the results that you want but that the construction is legal and complies with all council and building regulations. You will therefore have to be certain that the builder you’re hiring is properly licensed for your own protection, among other things.

So how do you check if your NSW home builder is licensed?

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5 Factors to Consider When Choosing a Builder

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You are going to need a builder for when you decide to construct a new house or renovate an existing one. However, if you want to avoid the risks and mistakes other home owners make by simply selecting the first builder they come across from a local directory service, you will need to consider a number of other factors to ensure your project ends up exactly the way you envisioned it. To help you navigate the process, here are five tips offered by our team at Tradebusters to take into consideration when choosing a builder.

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Six Questions To Ask A Good Bathroom Renovator

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good bathroom renovatorA bathroom renovation is perhaps one of the more complex renovation projects a home owner can undertake. Some home owners, however, take the “undertake” part of that statement a bit too seriously, and take on the project in DIY fashion.

The reason why a bathroom is complex to renovate is because it involves multiple operations that need to be carefully sequenced. Aside from a plumber to take care of the water pipes, drains, showers, toilet and other fixtures, a bathroom renovation is also going to entail the services of a good electrician, a waterproofer and an expert tile setter, among others. For this reason, your best option when it comes to a bathroom renovation is to find a good experienced bathroom renovator for the project. A good expert bathroom renovator can also deliver a higher quality job and help raise the value of your property significantly. However, before hiring one, you have to ask some key questions upfront to make the best selection. Here are some of those questions.

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