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A 5mm mistake meant 5 years of broken dishes. If only there’d been more attention to detail this could have been avoided.
A lot of people believe that Miele appliances are top of the range. You certainly pay enough for them. So when poor installation means you can’t fully open your new Miele dishwasher it’s enough [...]
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Each fortnight I’m joining Sami and the gang on Radio Real Estate on Hot 91.1FM. Sami, Dan from Ray White, Rob from Adenbrook Homes and me, are taking a journey through The Renovator’s Survival Guide - picking out the very top tips.
Listen to this episode where we discuss the top three problems to avoid.
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A Home Renovation Tax Credit similar to that introduced by the Canadian government in January this year, could be just the type of measure called for by IMF Chief Economist Olivier Blanchard and should be part of the Rudd’s May Budget stimulus package.
Under the measure, anyone who spends money on eligible home renovation items would [...]
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To the layperson, a 30mm shortfall in the length of a roof sheet may not seem like much. To an expert, it’s a key ingredient in causing moisture damage that could cost thousands.
Homeowner Steve Jackson renovated his 60s Castlecrag home in Sydney about 2 years ago. At the time, his builder installed a totally new [...]
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While rock-star marketer Seth Godin doesn’t usually give renovating advice, a recent post gave some interesting tips for creative selling.
In a recent post called On being proactive, Godin wrote: “In my experience, much of marketing is a game of waiting for the other guy to go first. Well, if nothing is happening, you go [...]
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Or if I say it another way, The (renovating) World According to Me.
When I sat down to write The Renovator’s Survival Guide I was intent on helping people avoid some of the simple mistakes I know it’s so easy to make. I felt that if the book were going to appeal to people just like [...]
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