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Energy-Efficient Renovation Upgrades Worth Making in Victoria
Melbourne's climate is quietly demanding: cold, damp winters that run for months, hot spells in summer, and older housing stock that was built with almost no...
Double-Storey Additions in Melbourne: Planning and Cost Reality
When a Melbourne family outgrows its home but cannot or will not give up the backyard, the conversation turns upward. A double-storey addition promises more...
Weatherboard Home Renovations: Cladding, Stumps and Insulation
Weatherboard homes dominate whole belts of Melbourne, from Victorian and Edwardian timber cottages in Yarraville, Seddon and Northcote through to interwar an...
Extension or Renovation? Comparing Paths for Melbourne Homes
At some point most Melbourne homeowners hit the same fork in the road: the house no longer works, and the choice is between renovating within the existing wa...
Opening Up: Structural Basics of Open-Plan Living Conversions
Removing a wall looks like the simplest renovation move on television and is one of the most misunderstood in practice. Whether the wall can come out, what r...
Staged Renovations: How to Live Through a Renovation Sanely
Most advice about full home renovations quietly assumes you will move out for eight months. For plenty of Melbourne families, that assumption fails on contac...
Full Home Renovation vs Knockdown-Rebuild in Melbourne
At a certain scope, every Melbourne renovation conversation arrives at the same fork: keep working with the existing house, or clear the block and start agai...
Ensuite Renovation Timelines: Why Small Rooms Still Take Weeks
The most common timeline question we get about ensuites goes something like this: the room is barely three square metres, so surely it is a one-week job? It...
Adding an Ensuite in Melbourne: Costs, Space and Plumbing Reality
Adding an ensuite is one of the most value-adding renovations available to Melbourne homeowners, and also one of the most misquoted. The price depends less o...
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Highly recommend VicWide Renovations. The job they did was amazing, all the guys were very professional and worked hard to bring the results me and my family wanted and needed.
From start to finish, the process was smooth and professional. The crew was punctual, respectful of my space, and incredibly skilled. The quality of work exceeded my expectations.
One of the best decisions we made choosing Steve and Ray to renovate our house. Such an amazing and dedicated team. Would recommend them to anyone looking for renovators around Victoria.
Thanks to Steve and Kevin for their great service provided on renovation my bathrooms.
It was an absolute pleasure dealing with Steve and his guys at VicWide Renovations. Fast, efficient, good quality work and addressed any issues we had along the way without any fuss.
Steve and Kevin did an outstanding job at my parents' old place—highly recommend them!
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.
