From the monthly archives:

July 2009

Archicentre’s seminar on the Ten Things You Should Know About Renovating Before You Begin, has a couple of extra things added when I join them as a guest presenter. In this episode, some advice about the contract and choosing a builder.

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Kitchen renovation advice - tips from Blum

by Amanda on July 25, 2009

While the chassis is one thing, it’s what’s under the hood that’s just as important. Hardware manufacturers like Blum make lots of space-saving and organising products you could consider for your new kitchen.

Kitchen renovation tips from RENOVATION SURVIVOR on Vimeo.

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Neighbour from hell part 2

by Amanda on July 22, 2009

When it comes to building, close enough usually just isn’t good enough. When my neighbour’s builder made a mistake of 100 mm it meant he had to pull down part of the renovation and start all over again.
You might remember from my first Neighbour from hell post that I said the challenge would be making [...]

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This week I was back on 91.1FM. Today’s topic was some advice on creating a design concept.
(The bag-of-a-fag-pack cost assessment is a critical first step though…) You can have a listen here.

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Here’s part three - the final segment - of the kitchen renovation seminar. In it we cover construction essentials and disaster proofing - with a few examples from the field thrown in for good measure.

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Here’s part two of the kitchen renovation seminar - this time we cover typical costs and ways to save.

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