Trendy Pergolas for Your Sydney Backyard Design

Backyard Sydney Pergola Designs

Every homeowner has their own idea of what makes the perfect backyard décor. Some homeowners like fountains or other water features, while others prefer an oasis where they can sit and enjoy a beautiful sunrise or sunset when they are at home. One type of structure that will provide a nice, relaxing outdoor environment involves having a Sydney pergola built to your specifications. Read more

Getting on the Roof – What to Check, When to Do Roof Restoration

Time to Check Your Roof for Repairs & Roof Restoration

We don’t often think about our roof. Much of our time is allotted for interior problems. Seems like when disaster hits, the roof can attack without notice. There are things to inspect on a consistent basis, so grab your ladder. If roof restoration isn’t your gig, then grab a phone and dial up a recommended roofer in your area. Read more

Sydney Builders: How to Feel Confident with Your Selection

Choosing a Sydney home builder for a new construction or home extension

Whether you are building a new home or making renovations to your existing home, a qualified building contractor is a must. You want to feel confident that you choose one that can perform the tasks you want for your new home or extension. When you know how to choose the best Sydney builders, you will feel you have made the right choice and invested wisely in your home.

Stress is a common factor when it comes to building a new home in Sydney or adding onto your existing one. Researching to find out if the following elements are met when choosing a builder, will reduce your stress levels and give you the peace of mind about your decision. Read more

What to Look for in the Best Painters in Sydney

The Benefits of a Coat of Paint

A home’s exterior is the first thing people notice as they walk or drive through a residential area. How well-kempt or ill-kempt your home and property looks reflects on you as well as on your neighbors. Every homeowner has the responsibility to keep their home and property looking clean, neat, and well-maintained. A coat of paint gives your house a facelift and beatifies your property. When you want to use local painters for your home renovations, there are a few things to look for in a contractor. Read more

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Tips to look out for before signing a building contract

Avoid getting trapped in a building contract

Tradebusters Connect Member, Luke Carroll from EC Credit Control as featured in Smart Property Investment Magazine.

Luke Carroll shares valuable advice for home owners wanting to avoid costly mistakes when signing building contracts in this below video.

Electrician Sutherland Shire – Installing Recessed Outlets In Your Home

Recessed outlets are great to have in any home. However, they should only be installed by an experienced electrician Sutherland Shire has available. An electrician should be able to install them quickly, safely and efficiently. If you only have recessed outlets in a couple of locations in your home and desire to have more, a good electrician can replace all your regular outlets easily. Read more

5 Reasons Calling In Renovation Professionals Is Worth It

We live at a time when DIY seems to be the way to go for home owners when it comes to renovations. For many home owners, doing renovation work by themselves not only saves them money, but also gives them the satisfaction of having used their own two hands to create something for their own homes.

A DIY renovation project is good, but the truth of the matter is, getting professionals to at least help in planning the whole thing is even better. They are more skilled and infinitely more experienced at planning a renovation project than the average home owner. To drive this point home, here are 5 reasons calling in the pros for a renovation is worth it.

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The Perfect Blinds For Your Home

For a long time, most homes depended on just curtains to add visual appeal to their windows. These days, however, many home owners go for blinds for various reasons. Aside from being even more aesthetic, blinds are also more practical in so many ways.

Aside from décor and sunlight control, blinds also provide you privacy. More importantly, blinds help your home become more energy efficient, especially during the summer when the scorching heat of the sun passes through your glass windows and makes your air conditioner work harder, which results in larger electricity bills.

If you’re thinking about switching to blinds, you need to know how to choose the perfect blinds for your home. To help you get started, here are the types of blinds that are available in Australia.

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Boost Apartment Value With A Second Bathroom

boost home value with a second bathroomHere’s a bit of great news for home owners who are renovating to sell. According to a report on Smart Property Investment, you can boost apartment value with a second bathroom, and by a significant amount at that.

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How to Make Your Relationship Survive a Renovation

For couples living under one roof, the idea of initiating a renovation project for their home together seems like a very romantic idea. After all, what could be more romantic than making your dream home come true by working with the person you love on it? Alas, a renovation project is not that simple. Exciting, yes, but easy, no. As a matter of fact, renovations could prove to be so stressful it’s not uncommon for couple to get into arguments or fights over the way they’re going. Some relationships may even suffer so much strain with the renovation that they eventually fall apart.

However, don’t let the preceding paragraph scare you if you’re a couple planning to get some renovation work done. Far more couples have survived a renovation than those that broke up. Here are some tips that we hope would help make your relationship survive a renovation project.

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