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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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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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The last instalment on RealEstate radio also went unrecorded - because I forgot to press ‘record’. (Blonde moment!) However it was all about the missing third step from last time. Here’s roughly what we covered.
In the three budgeting steps we looked at before you worked out what you wanted and roughly how much that would [...]

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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.
In the second interview we talked about how to set a budget - unfortunately [...]

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I know lots of people think building is easy or at least straight forward. Don’t kid yourself though. If your building expertise is limited to hanging a painting, get an expert to help you check the building quality of your renovation - well before it’s finished.
There are enough building regulations to fill a phone book [...]

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With all this swine flu going around, it might seem merely opportunistic to add a pig to the title of this post. But then, you probably can’t see the bricklaying on my neighbour’s renovation.
My partner who’s a carpenter, frequently has a gentle whinge about brickies. (Oh, and for those who have my book about my [...]

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When you’ve just spent thousands on your new bathroom, the last thing you want is to rip it all up a year down the track and do it again.
I was chatting to builder and TV presenter Luke Van Dyck earlier this week and he told me it was “standing room only” at his seminar at [...]

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While building a new project home will usually be cheaper than a renovation, the launch of a new affordable housing prototype sheds some light on the design rules for cost-effective building.
You can’t really compare what your friends paid for their new project home with the quoted cost of your renovation. A new home [...]

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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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