What Does A Kitchen Renovation Cost?

Spending Right For Your Kitchen!

The kitchen can be one of the most costly spaces in your home to renovate and from experience, we know that prices can vary significantly. So what are the most common questions we get on kitchen renovations?

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Sydney Home Extensions: 5 Planning Tips

Sydney Home Extensions: 5 Planning Tips

Planning a home extension? Not sure where to start?

At Tradebusters, we have had years of helping Sydney homeowners renovate and improve their homes with success.

Below we explain some of the most important things to consider when planning your home extension.

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How to Choose An Energy Provider in NSW

What You Need To Know

The freedom to choose your electricity and gas retailer is great but also challenging given the endless choices.

You don’t just choose a provider but you also have to go through a range of price plans – and some of these may be fixed terms contracts which means extra caution is required.

So how do you narrow down your choices and pick the right one?

The NSW Department of Planning and Environment, Division of Resources and Mining website provides a useful guideline.

Check out our tips.

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Dodgy painter

Don’t Risk a Dodgy Painter

Tips to finding the right painter!

It’s  true. A professional painter will save you a lot of time and money because very simply the job is done right, first time around.

But with so many people calling themselves “professional painters”, how do you find the right one?

And how do you make sure you don’t get caught out by a dodgy painter?

Check out our latest tips.

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3 Ways To Not Get Ripped Off By Tradies

It’s all about playing it safe!

Unfortunately, thousands of Aussies get ripped off by dodgy tradies annually. But the honest truth? It really does not need to happen.

Because if you do good upfront research, it really should not happen.

There is a great pool of excellent reputable tradies out there. I hope you agree with me when I say, these are the businesses we should all be supporting!

So how do you find them?

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Home Design Trends Aussies Are Loving

Planning A Home Renovation? Get Wowed!

This year’s home trends are all about interior design and style.

Whether you have an apartment or a new home renovation planned, here are some of the top home design trends highlighted by Australian Times.co.uk worth checking out!

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Energy-Efficient Homes Sweeping Australia?

Why You Should Go Green Now!

Have you started to think green for your home yet?

There is mounting evidence that being aware of your home’s energy performance can bring huge economic benefits. And it’s a growing trend!

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5 Kitchen Trends For Renovators

What’s Hot In The Kitchen For 2017!

Kitchen renovations are very popular with Aussies.

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Report Shows DIY Injuries on the Rise

Avoiding Danger When Renovating

Authorities are warning Australians about the risks of do-it-yourself (DIY) home improvement projects.

According to a report from ABC, the Princess Alexandra Hospital reportedly sees at least one power tool injury daily.

Injuries from DIY activities range from minor cuts to life-threatening situations.

As the situation seems to be worsening, there is a new research underway on understanding whether these disasters are just freak occurrences or whether something can be done to prevent them.

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Boy, Don’t Aussies Love Home Renovations

And we plan to keep doing it!

Australians are proud of their homes and this trend will continue this year as more renovations are expected to crop up across the country.

According to the latest findings from Roy Morgan Research, around 8.4 million (or 62%) of Australia’s 13.6 million home owners did some type of renovation in the past year. This is higher compared to three years earlier at 7.5 million (57%).

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