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Spring is all about new beginnings to the crew at Service Central. We've used the Spring energy to launch our brand new redesigned website, re-organise our office space and start to start thinking about the upcoming holidays. So what can you be doing to take advantage of this time of year? Read more...

1 comment · 18/09/2010

I decided that I’d had enough of sleeping in ratty bedroom with holes in the walls, more shiny, vinyl paint, dirty carpets and ugly fitted wardrobes. I had a week off work, my parents were coming to stay and I had a brand new sledgehammer to try out. It was time to decorate my bedroom. Read more...

1 comment · 13/08/2010

There are two great pains to building. First, getting rid of all the rubbish. Second, where to put all the materials you get delivered. Especially since sometimes they'll happen at the same time! Read more...

2 comments · 12/08/2010

Kirsten attacks the front room, rents a rubbish bin, hires a builder to fit a fireplace and paints skirting boards. Read more...

Leave a comment · 06/08/2010

One of the very first things I did after taking possession of the keys to my new purchase was start to tear it apart. I picked up the keys yesterday and now it has one wall less than it did when I signed the papers. The problem was that I can't get my beloved sofa in the living room, the angles are wrong and it wouldn't go through the doors despite being taken to pieces. So rather than take the easy way out and buy a new sofa that would fit, I decided to take the wall between the hallway, stairs and living room down. Sensible. Read more...

1 comment · 29/07/2010

Household waste can accumulate during the course of normal life, or it can be as a result of a renovation, new driveway or new fence. One of the most difficult things about DIY is rubbish removal - because unless you have a ute, getting rubbish to the tip can be troublesome. Rent a skip for a week or more, fill it up, and watch it being taken away. Read more...

Leave a comment · 21/07/2010

Moving house is right up there with life's most stressful things - marriage, death, and exams. Here's a checklist to follow for each stage of the move and some tips on how Service Central can help along the way to make at least organising some of it a little easier. Read more...

Leave a comment · 20/07/2010

I'm sure I'm not the only person who's thought that I'd just prefer to buy a new appliance than go through the rigmarole of getting the old one fixed. Appliance repair is a classic area where the consumer is held hostage by confusing processes and lack of information, plus poorly balanced economics. Read more...

Leave a comment · 22/06/2010