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November 21, 2017

House hunting 101: A beginners guide to dual occupancy homes.

Intrоduсtiоn: A dual оссuраnсу imрrоvеmеnt can likеwiѕе bе knоwn аѕ a ‘multi-ѕtауing’, ‘duрlеx’ оr ‘оnе nеxt to the оthеr аdvаnсеmеnt’. Yоu will diѕсоvеr thеrе is a ѕсоре оf fоrmаt аltеrnаtivеѕ accessible, еithеr twо соnnесtеd hоmеѕ ѕitting оnе next tо the оthеr оr оnе bеhind thе other. Additiоnаllу, duаl оссuраnсу hарреnѕ whеn your neighborhood Cоunсil оf Mеlbоurnе еndоrѕеѕ a tоwn аrrаnging аррliсаtiоn fоr twо rеѕidеnсеѕ to роѕѕеѕѕ оnе раrсеl оf land. A dual оссuраnсу iѕ bеnеfiсiаl when a рrореrtу ѕubdiviѕiоn happens and whеn thаt оnе ѕԛuаrе оf land iѕ subdivided to make аt lеаѕt twо ѕераrаtе рiесеѕ with еасh раrt hаving…

November 15, 2017

Upper level living: in defence of the double storey home

As the price of land increases in value across urban centres, gentrifying neighbourhoods and popular holiday destinations, many people downsize their site size in order to meet their budget realities. When you are faced with a smaller block size, you can still have a backyard or garage if you consider building a multi-storey home. Whilst the double storey home is standard across Australia, triple and even quadruple storey residences are increasing in popularity in inner city areas and town house style developments. Adding another storey to your design can add serious value to the price of your home, especially on…

April 12, 2017

Energy Efficient Building Materials

Lofts Quarries https://pixabay.com/en/construction-site-bulldozer-backhoe-2086535/ Building a home from scratch is an exciting opportunity. You get to build your home however you want; complete creative freedom. A great benefit of building your own home is the ability to make it as energy efficient as possible, saving you money in the long term. A great way to build an energy efficient home is to use energy efficient building materials. To give you an idea of the options available to you, check out our article where we’ve listed the top 5 most energy efficient building materials. 1. Recycled Steel Did you know that two…

November 30, 2016

Does Your Home Need Improving?

Have you taken the time to look around your home lately? If so, are you happy with what you see? For many homeowners, the idea of doing renovations and improvements to their home can be a daunting idea. For starters, there is the time that the home is torn up, in some cases; you might think a bomb struck. There is also the money end of home improvements and renovations. If you are on a tight budget, you may feel like now is not the time to do work around the home, though you know deep down that it surely…

November 23, 2016

Home Builder Explains 5 Things You Should Never do to a New House

The list of things you should do to your new house are endless, and there are also many things that you shouldn’t do. Of course, having a house warming party and setting it on fire is obviously not in one’s best interest. But anyway, here’s a short list of the 5things to be avoided. 1 -Don’t Leave the Locks on the Doors that the Builder Left Yes, the builder and his team may have been a nice bunch of people and a great team of workers, but the only person who should have access to all of the locks, is…

October 20, 2016

Top 10 Home Renovation Don’ts

So, after finally making the big choice to renovate the home, there has to be a list of do’s and don’ts which will make the big change run all that much smoother. This shall result in getting a happy ending after all the work is completed. Here are 10 home renovation don’ts that one should heed in order to ensure that things work out as they should. 1 – Don’t forget to plan ahead. All major battles were won by planning ahead. After completion, smiles will only result by making all decisions before the work starts. A quality builder will…

October 20, 2016

Can Renovations Add Value To Your Home?

Remodelling or renovations are usually about aesthetics. You’re probably bored of seeing that wall between the kitchen and dining room, so you decide to tear it down and combine the two spaces together. A little bit of paint and some new furniture could make your home look brand new. But what if you could do more than simply make your house look better? Could you actually remodel to add value? Here are seven remodelling projects that can actually help you get a better price for your home: Kitchen remodelling Celebrity interior designer Shaynna Blaze recently talked about renovating kitchens and…

September 28, 2016

A Design Theme From Within You

If you’re establishing a new home – or maybe even trying to sell your old one – then choosing a consistent interior design theme is a logical starting point. And in the same way that major corporations decide on appropriate branding for their products and don’t veer from that brand – doing the same with your home will pay dividends. “Green” (CC BY 2.0) by jinkazamah But this is easier said than done. Adopting a strong theme simultaneously means getting rid of some things in your home which you like and which have value, but which simply don’t fit with your chosen theme.…

September 11, 2016

Expert Repairs Keep Your Appliances Happy And Healthy

There’s only so much preventative maintenance can do for your appliances. Sometimes, what you really needed all along was a visit from one of Toronto’s expert repair technicians. When a professionally trained and insured specialist arrives at your door, backed by experience and high quality equipment, you don’t have to worry about Band-Aid fixes. These technicians will find the root cause of your faulty machine and make the appropriate repairs quickly, efficiently, and — most importantly — affordably. Before you call the first repair service you find, it’s important you do your homework. Not everyone with a decaled truck and…

August 28, 2016

Finding Storage Containers for Rent Online

If you’re about to move house into a furnished property while you search out your dream home, then chances are that you are going to need to find a storage solution for the majority of worldly possessions. This is becoming a more and more common way of moving house, and helps you to be able to take your time in finding the right home for you, but it does present some challenges along the way, with storage chief amongst them. Thankfully, if you are looking for storage containers for rent, you should find a whole host of options available to…

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