Renovation Information Hub

Thinking of staging a makeover on your home?

Here’s some inspiration and information about home improvement projects and remodelling, plus how you could go about financing the work.

If spending so much time at home due to the COVID-19 outbreak has you looking sideways at your place and wondering how you could improve it, you are not alone. Statistics seem to show that many people have the ‘iso-reno bug’.

Trade services site ServiceSeeking.com.au said there had been “a huge surge in demand for tradies”, particularly for jobs involving flooring, paving, fencing and roof restoration. Hardware chain Bunnings was reported to have experienced increased demand for lighting, gardening and painting. Trade services site hipages.com.au found that skip bin hire, rubbish removal and concreting had risen in popularity, but the top of the trending tradie requests so far during the COVID-19 crisis had included security feature installers, kitchen improvements, and help with cleaning and DIY jobs.

Financing a renovation? Learn more:
→ Ways to fund a renovation: Loan, refinance, redraw or savings?
→ HomeBuilder scheme explained for homebuyers and renovators
→ What is a construction loan and how does it work?

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Renovation Guides

Whatever your renovation project is – from cooking up a better kitchen, redoing the bathroom, sprucing up the inside to making over the outside of a home – the following collection of articles could help. They include expert advice and opinions, inspiration for designs and planning, and guides to help you get the most out of your budget.

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Renovation ideas: Inside

Bathroom: Costs and inspiration, tiles
Kitchen: Inspiration, costs, butler’s pantry, splashback looks, dishwasher installation
Bedroom: Decor, walk-in wardrobes
Living room: Inspiration and ‘how to’
Home office: Create workspace
Laundry: Design ideas
Lighting: Downlight costs
Flooring: Carpet, bamboo, polished concrete
Comfort and privacy: Double-glazed windows, split-system aircon, fireplaces, plantation shutters, security screens
Image: Imageflow (Shutterstock)

Renovation ideas: Outside

Pool: Design ideas, costs, pool fence laws and inspiration, solar heating
Landscaping: Costs, driveway, garden edging, tree removal, turf
Exterior: Makeover for value, rendering, painting, garage doors
Roof: Restoration, gutters, insulation, whirlybirds
Structures: Carport, shed ideas, pergola
Fence: Costs, gate designs
Retaining walls: Inspiration, costs
Outdoor kitchen: Ideas
Deck: Ideas, costs
Image: Photographee.eu (Shutterstock)

And then there’s these articles on …

Renovation ideas under $1000
Grand designs: the costs of hiring an architect
Sustainable home design
Restumping a house
Demolishing a house
Concrete slab costs
Granny flat costs
Building inspection costs
Tiny houses in Australia
Termite treatment costs
Shipping container costs
Reduce bushfire risk
Replace a broken window
Image: Ariel Celeste Photography (Shutterstock)

Inspiration from The Block TV show:

Kitchen week | Heritage transformations | Loving the laundry

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Insights into real estate and home ownership:

→Has COVID-19 changed the way we want to live?

→Australia in Recession: An economist’s view on property

→Does your home and contents insurance cover fire damage?

→How Much Does A Building Inspection Cost?

→How much does it cost to sell a house in Australia?

→How to apply for home loan pre-approval

→Property valuations – how much is your house worth?

→ How to haggle for a lower home loan rate

→ How Much Home & Contents Insurance Do You Need?

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