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Trading Terms and Conditions: Services and Documentation

Trading terms and conditions: Clear and concise terms and conditions are important to your business

Your potential clients need to understand what is expected of them when they choose you as their professional tradesman. How do you help them to understand the concept of payment for your services and use of your business website? You hire professionals to help you create your trading terms and conditions documentation. Without clear documentation and information, clients and potential clients can take advantage of you, which will hurt your income as well as your business credibility. Read more

Get More From Selling Your Home

How to sell your home

Last week I was speaking to a user of the Tradebusters service (let’s call her “Jane”) who having purchased a new house six months ago and carried out some renovation improvements, just recently had her property re-valued. Jane was delighted to share that the valuation revealed an incremental increase of $70,000 in property value, and that’s after the renovation costs. Not bad considering the renovation works were completed in less than three months. Read more

Sydney renovations

Are You Ready to Take On Trending Indoor Outdoor Renovations?

Every year rings in new trends in home renovations, just like it sparks New Year’s resolutions. Tradies have to be prepared for what’s up-and-coming or trending as these changes come about. It’s vital to your business to understand the latest trends in home extensions: indoor-outdoor rooms. These projects provide you with a new income opportunity and add to your versatility, credibility and reliability in your local area.

Indoor-outdoor spaces encompass any area that connects to the home and give the homeowner outdoor living options. The designs for creating this type of space can be some combination of functional, aesthetic, and relaxing.  If you are looking to grow your business, the following trending indoor-outdoor renovation projects should be on your checklist. Read more

Ways to Determine if a Wall is Load-bearing or Not

Good Question. Is My Wall Load-Bearing?

Tearing down walls is often a part of any major renovation project in your home. However, before tearing any wall down, you need to determine if a wall is load-bearing or not.

When a wall is load-bearing, then it holds or transfers the weight load of a structure from one section to another. In other words, any attempts to bring that wall down means you will undoubtedly be bringing the entire structure down as well. This is why it’s important that you know how to tell a load-bearing wall from one that isn’t before tearing it down.

Here are some ways to determine if a wall is load-bearing or not.

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End of Lease Cleaning – A Helpful Guide

A helpful guide on your end of lease cleaning

The end of a lease can be a stressful time for both parties, made even worse if the fixed term of the contract has not ended. Here’s how to end your lease with as little pain as possible. Read more

Home Design Tips Sydney – 7 Design Tips to Consider

Designs tips for your new home or home renovation project

Are you considering building a new home or doing a major renovation? There’s a lot to consider whichever road you take, but the following seven tips should help you come up with a solid plan. Read more

Sydney Painters – How To Find The Best

How to find the best painter in Sydney

Painting is one of the most budget-friendly ways to add new life to a room or house. While painting may seem like an easy DIY job, it’s trickier than it looks.

Careful preparation, the right tools, and quality paints are essential to making sure your fresh coat of paint stays put for many years. Therefore, a qualified Sydney painter is highly recommended. Here’s how to find Sydney painters you know you can trust.
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Sydney Plumbers – 5 Vital Things to Check

What to check when looking for a plumber Most of us have heard the horror stories going around about what can happen when you hire the wrong plumber. While tales about disastrous plumbing experiences make a good story, they should also make us aware about just how important it is to spend some time ensuring […]

Home Renovations in Inner West Sydney

Beware the risks when renovating your Inner West Sydney home

Sydney’s inner west suburbs run the full gamut of lifestyle choices. Those who enjoy harbourside living, lovingly restored old-time pubs, picturesque streets, and the world’s best shopping will enjoy all that Balmain has to offer.

Those who like to be close to the hustle and bustle of city life but enjoy an easy escape then Annandale, at just 5 minutes from the CBD, is the perfect location. Leichardt is charming, and a favourite place for lovers of Italian food, excellent coffee, and wine and Newtown is well known for its nightlife, live music, comedy, and theatre. Read more

Builders Sydney Renovations Help Guide

Finding the right builder for your renovation projects in Sydney

If you need to have some major work done on your current house, or you’re building your next home, you’ll need to know the best way to find a reputable builder you can trust to finish the job.

There are basically two options you have available when you are looking for a builder. Firstly, you can research and do due diligence on all builders who come up for consideration, but how do you know who to talk to in the first place?
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