Designing Your Renovation or New Build: Three Mistakes to Avoid
What are the key mistakes to avoid when designing your renovation or new build project? Learn three key mistakes here, and how you can prevent them from tripping you up. Or significantly costing you...
View ArticleBefore you Build your Renovation or New Home: Three Mistakes to Avoid
What are the key mistakes to avoid before building your renovation or new build project? Learn three key mistakes here, and how you can prevent them from tripping you up. Or significantly costing you...
View ArticleBuilding your Renovation or New Home: Three Mistakes to Avoid
What are the key mistakes when building your renovation or new build project? Learn three key mistakes here, and how you can prevent them from tripping you up. Or significantly costing you in time,...
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Comparing building quotes: How to Understand Pricing
Comparing building quotes and trying to understand the differences between prices can be difficult. Many homeowners dive into the nitty gritty detail to nut out the quotes they’re receiving. However,...
View ArticleSquare Metre Rates: What are they and how can you use them?
What are square metre rates for building or renovating? And how can you use them to determine your costs? Read more here. “What’s the square metre rate?” Square metre rates. They’re the place that so...
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Don’t use your architect or building designer to advise on project cost
Your architect or building designer is not the best source of project cost information. If you want to deliver your home on budget, then read on. A while ago, I was a panel member on a presentation...
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How to save money during the design phase
Want to know how to save money during the design phase? Design with this in mind: how will you live, and how will your home be furnished? Learn more here. It’s a goal for many homeowners to figure out...
View ArticleThe best research when building or renovating
What’s the best research to do when building or renovating your family home? Learn the best way to simplify your research journey. Read more here. I recently read something on social media where a...
View ArticleWhere is your construction budget being spent in your renovation or new build?
Where is your construction budget being spent in your renovation or new build? And are you focussing your money saving efforts in the right place? Learn more here. When it comes to the cost of your...
View ArticleYour Building Budget: Should you tell your builder?
Should you tell your building budget to your builder, even before you’ve started working with them? Do you fear losing your competitive advantage if you share what your building budget is? Here’s what...
View Article5 Problems to Avoid When Starting Your Renovation or New Build
Starting your renovation or new build can feel daunting, and full of challenges and overwhelm. There are 5 common problems homeowners share with me when they’re starting their renovation or new build....
View ArticleI’ll Never Build Again
The post began: “I hate it, I’ll never build again”. Worried you’ll feel like this about your renovation or new build? Here’s 7 things to remember so you don’t get yourself in this position when...
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Will your home be too big? 4 tips before you begin
You may have specific ideas about what you want in your future home. But will your home be too big? And will it cost too much? Here’s 5 tips before you begin working with an architect or designer, to...
View ArticleLifting the Lid on Builders’ Margins
What should a Builder’s Margin be? And is your builder making too much money? Learn more about builders’ margins, whether you’re entitled to know what they are, and what else you need to know about...
View ArticleThe Cost Risk of Saving Your Money for Construction
So are you saving all your money for construction? Are you protecting as much of your budget as you can for that part of your project as possible? It’s common to do this, but this is a big cost risk...
View ArticleWhere to Start When Renovating, with Louise + Zane
Confused about where to start when renovating? Learn from Louise and Zane as they share their first steps when renovating their Melbourne home. Listen to the episode now. Hello! This is Episode 317,...
View ArticleBeginning a Californian Bungalow Renovation, with Louise + Zane
Beginning a Californian Bungalow Renovation can be exciting and overwhelming. Louise and Zane share their first steps for their Melbourne renovation, their concerns in choosing the right team, and...
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Designing a new home with a difference, with Janet
Janet and her partner are designing a new home with a difference. Learn how they got started on their project of building their ideal home in Brisbane. You’ll also learn how they got educated to feel...
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Building a new home on a challenging site, with Janet
What options do you have when building a new home on a challenging site? Janet and her partner share their experience and the steps they took. Listen to the episode now. Hello! This is Episode 320,...
View ArticlePrepping for a Smooth and Stress-free Build, with Janet
Is it possible to have a smooth and stress-free build? Learn how Janet prepared for her new build construction to make it as smooth and stress-free as possible. Their new build is on a challenging...
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