The Property Ladder

Here’s a home renovation post from www.AdBraganca.com with some really good points about budgets, hiring contractors and consultants and planning for the full spectrum of renovation works.

I’m presently shopping around for a tankless hot water system to replace my far too small hot water storage tank.  I’m also looking at bathroom sinks and toilets for my bathroom reno next year. Everything has to be ripped out and replaced, including the ceiling!
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Creating “backyard living spaces“ is one of the hot trends in garden landscaping and home décor. Whether your desire is for a place to host parties, or simply to sit back and enjoy a quiet place, the idea is simply to get away from it all right in your own yard. Adding the right outdoor [...]

A kitchen can make or ruin a family life. A badly designed, ill-equipped and cluttered kitchen is likely to affect the peace of mind of an otherwise happy couple. A functionally efficient kitchen makes cooking a pleasurable activity instead of drudgery.

There is a reason why many Hollywood actors keep their awards in their bathrooms — all their guests will visit that room at some point, so why not put the trophies were everyone will see them? But even if you haven’t won any Academy Awards, your guests will be still checking out you bathroom. A [...]

10 Things to Think About BEFORE Beginning Work

As important as the bathroom is in our daily life, it is consigned to a lower status in most homes and are usually considered a pain. Too much plumbing, fixtures and moisture and the room serves little purpose besides the calls of nature and bathing.

How do you create an attention-grabbing, designer kitchen on a reasonable budget? How do builders and remodelers design kitchens that sizzle? They’ve figured out the secret to creating kitchens that sell. They hire a kitchen designer! So, if builders think kitchen design is a smart idea, do you think it might be worth the investment?

The hub of most modern homes is the kitchen. Even though the purpose of it is to prepare meals, in most families, it is where you go as soon as you get home, and it is where everybody in the family hangs out.