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How Long Do Renovations Take? Melbourne Benchmarks by Project Type
Ask how long a renovation takes and you will get two very different answers depending on what is being counted. The on-site construction weeks are the number...

Melbourne Renovation Trends for 2026: What's Actually Being Built
Trend articles are usually written from mood boards. This one is written from job sites. As a team building kitchens, bathrooms, laundries and whole-home ren...

Site Preparation: What Actually Happens First in a Renovation
Homeowners imagine renovations starting with a satisfying crash of demolition. Builders know the first days are quieter and far more important: protection, i...

Geelong Home Renovations: A Regional Victoria Guide
Geelong is Victoria's largest regional city and one of its most active renovation markets. The population has grown strongly for a decade, fed by Melbourne f...

Accessible Bathroom Design: Standards, NDIS and Ageing in Place
An accessible bathroom is not a hospital bathroom. Done well, it is simply a better bathroom: safer to use at every age, easier to clean, more generous to mo...

Renovating Older Homes: Electrical and Plumbing Upgrades to Expect
Melbourne's most loved housing stock, the Californian bungalows, interwar brick homes, weatherboards and post-war family houses, was built for a different el...

Smart Home Upgrades Worth Wiring During a Renovation
There is exactly one moment in a home's life when running a cable costs almost nothing: while the walls are already open. Every renovation we deliver in Melb...

Renovating on the Mornington Peninsula: Coastal Home Guide
The Mornington Peninsula holds a housing mix unlike anywhere else in Victoria: original 1950s-70s fibro and timber beach shacks in Rye, Rosebud and Tootgaroo...

Asbestos in Melbourne Homes: What Renovators Must Know
If your Melbourne home was built or renovated before 1990, you should renovate on the assumption that asbestos-containing materials may be present until test...
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Great work from a friendly bunch of tradies. Am totally over the moon with the quality and finishes. Once I've saved up some additional funds more work coming their way.