In the news this week, new apartment building surges; insulating your home from noise; and should you take the NBN box with you when you move house?
If you’re looking to undertake a renovation job then chances are the kitchen and bathrooms will be on your ‘to do’ list. These are ‘make or break’ rooms in a property if you’re looking to sell it or rent it out for a great price.
But just because you need a quality outcome doesn’t mean you have to pay a premium price. Here are a few ideas that can give you a winning finish without the hefty price tag:
REJUVENATE THE KITCHEN CABINETS - Timber, laminate and two-pac polyurethane finished cabinets can be painted over if they are structurally sound. Alternatively, you can have new doors, kickboards and drawer panels installed in a selection of designer materials. Don’t forget to add modern door knobs and handles.
REPLACE KITCHEN SPLASHBACKS - Stainless steel splashbacks can be installed directly over existing tiles. Replacing tiled splashbacks with colour backed toughened safety glass.
RESURFACE THE BATHROOM - Often by resurfacing the tiles and bath with spray on enamel, replacing or adding a shower screen and updating the vanity you can create a designer look bathroom for around half the cost of gutting it and starting from scratch.
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Apartment building rebounded dramatically in the final months of the financial year, according to data released this week by the Australian Bureau of Statistics.
The figures show that the total number of homes commenced rose 23.2 per cent to a record high of 64,596 dwellings in the June quarter, in seasonally adjusted terms. The increase was due largely to work started on ‘other residential’ dwellings, which rose by a whopping 47.5 per cent...
Should you take the NBN box with you when you move out of your home? Where does it belong – the property, or the subscriber?
This question of ownership has been firmly answered by the NBN and Real Estate Industry Association (REIA), who this week launched a campaign ‘Home is where the nbnTM box is’, to educate tenants, homeowners, property managers and real estate agents.
On many new suburban home sites, the space around each home is getting smaller, while noise levels are increasing from everyday living, increased traffic, or even bigger and better entertainment systems.
With many of us still working from home, having somewhere quiet to take calls or be in Zoom meetings has taken a new importance. Here are some ways to 'silence' your space...
Sales of new homes continue to strengthen, new research shows.
When combined with the ongoing strength in renovation activity, home building is expected to continue with high demand for skilled trades and ongoing employment opportunities into the second half of 2022.
Rainbows are traditionally associated with optimism, so why not ensure that we always have them around? This could almost be the thinking behind the Cocoon House, which has colourful skylights that reflect rainbows throughout its interior.
According to the designers of the Long Island home, the tints were inspired by Goethe’s theories on colour. “The colours range from vermilion red, which signals sunset and rest, above the master bedroom, to deep yellow, which signals zenith and activity, nearest the living room”, the team explained.
One of Britain’s largest homebuilders has started building tiny homes in an attempt to turn renters into homebuyers in an increasingly unaffordable market.
Just slightly larger than three car parking spaces, the homes all offer a balcony, large windows but no bathtub, and will be priced to fall within the parameters of an average London salary (AU$76K).