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This is the last post for the year on Renovation Survivor and next week at the Home Buyers’ Show I’ll be doing my last reno-related gig for the year too.
In the virtual world of Renovation Survivor I have to admit it’s been a little quiet. In the physical world it’s been a little busier.
Instead [...]
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I caught up with Sami and the gang on Radio Real Estate yesterday and we briefly covered how and why to develop a design masterplan.
You can hear what we chatted about here. If you want to engage someone to do such a design concept for you, you could try Archicentre. It offers a Renovation Design [...]
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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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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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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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David (a reader) asked me recently: “Is there an easy, concise way to find out exactly what you need permits for - structural is highly likely but what about just changing windows, installing new kitchens and bathrooms, wiring new lights etc?”
Well, the answer is yes, and no. There’s no one central place to find [...]
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Last week Barbra (a reader) wrote in to ask me this: “I need to know how to get rid of the mould in my old terrace house.” Here’s what I can suggest:
In the section of my book called Building and Battling, in the chapter called Look out for trouble, I said that mould (and other [...]
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Did you know that at the free RENOSURVIVOR community I set up you can check out my collection of Delicious resources, share your stories and ask your questions? All without boring your friends?
Well, the site’s still in its infancy, but I was so excited last week to see that we’ve now welcomed our third [...]
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