Category: General

How to give your kitchen a budget facelift

The kitchen is a place where families gather and memories are made, so it’s only natural it can be a focal point for buyers during a property inspection. If you’re considering selling soon and are worried about the quality of your kitchen, you’ll be delighted to know there are many ideas to give it a…
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Floor buyers with garage update

Preparing an older home for sale often presents a few maintenance challenges. Fixing problems that may have been annoying you for months or years is essential if you’re going to maximise the value of your property. One of the challenges is fixing dirty or cracked garage floors.  Getting long-term grease out of the cement is…
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Rejuvenating scratched hardwood floors

Constant foot traffic and the inevitable knocks of everyday living eventually take the gloss from any hardwood floors. Many buyers highly value a beautiful wooden floor. It’s an elegant foundation that sets the tone for the rest of the property. These tips will help restore these floors to their former glory. Return on investment If…
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How to find the right agent

One of the first and most important actions when selling a home is to find a high-quality real estate agent. Choosing an agent can be a confronting challenge so it’s worth looking at some figures from proptech Active Pipe. Research revealed sellers made their choice based on: personality of the agent (24.2%); reputation, conveyed by…
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Fertilisers to super-charge your garden

A retreat from the hustle and bustle of daily life, a garden is also somewhere to send the kids when they’re getting under your feet or have used up all their screen time. However, being able to maintain a garden and even make it thrive, can be a mystery for some homeowners who complain they…
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Enjoy stink-bug free garden

It’s that time of year again when the sweet smell of jasmine wafts across towns and cities and heralds the beginning of summer.  But if you have fruit trees or a vegetable garden, there’s an entirely different perfume that is just as much part of summer: the pong of stink bugs. Those nasty little suckers…
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Garden checklist to avoid s-s-slithering problems

A city home in a bush setting is one of the more desirable types of property that Australians aspire to own. It has everything. Proximity to the city, employment, and world-class services and amenities while nestling among the gum trees and cooling ferns. It also has snakes.  Lots of them, if reports of sightings this…
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Nine tips for staying on top of chores

If it feels like your home is getting on top of you and it’s impossible to find the time to finish the chores, don’t feel despondent. Many homeowners often struggle to find a balance between dedicating time to maintaining their home and living their best lives! So, as we enter the holiday season when family…
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Avoid being floored by apartment rules

Renovating an apartment can be a tricky business. Owners must follow tightly controlled rules and regulations enforced by a strata committee or owners’ corporation on behalf of all residents in the block. You can’t simply alter the outside of your apartment, such as installing new windows or doors, without written permission. Strata rules, which are…
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Signs your water heater is about to breakdown

A water heater might be the last piece of domestic equipment you’d expect to fail in late spring or summer. Usually, that little disaster reserves itself for cold winter nights when hot water is essential. However, the unfortunate truth is that a water heater can break down at any time of the year. It usually…
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