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If you're putting your home on the market, you've probably thought about what you should do to your home to ensure that you get lots and lots of prospective buyers flooding in, and lots of interest once people have seen your home. When deciding what to improve on your home, the key thing to look out for is Return on Investment. Any upgrades that you make to your home need to be certain to give you a return - either helping you sell your home in a competitive market, or helping you to get a higher price that initially valued at. Read more...

Leave a comment · 25/11/2010

If you're considering home improvements a question most people will need to ask is 'Do I need planning permission?'. Many alterations and home improvements will need council approval - so if you ignore the council you could be forced to return the building to it's former state at great expense or pay a fine. Read more...

Leave a comment · 19/11/2010

Many Australian homes have a foundation of stumps. Wooden stumps to support your house were common up until the most recent years when concrete stumps became more popular. The reason why concrete stumps became more popular is because wood can only be expected to last between 20 and 80 years depending on the type of timber, soil conditions and other factors like drainage and pests. Archicentre has said that up to 30% of timber stumped homes need an immediate full or partial restump, so your house could very well need to be restumped. What are the symptoms of stump rot or movement? Read more...

2 comments · 21/07/2010

Plaster is common in Australian homes, and so are plaster cracks. But why are there cracks and are they serious? Read more...

Leave a comment · 20/07/2010

A tradesperson's answers to your questions can give you a good sense of whether you could work with him or her. Here's a list of questions to help you work out which tradesperson is best for you. Read more...

6 comments · 04/02/2010