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Building and Renovating

Should you buy an Ikea or Bunnings flat-pack kitchen?

August 30, 2025September 9, 2024 by Kylie Matthews
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Is a flat-pack kitchen right for you? 

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Categories Building and Renovating, Design and Trades, Home Improvement Tags Article explainer

The secret house paint tax you’re paying for

August 30, 2025April 3, 2024 by Jarni
lots of empty paint cans

Australian consumers are forking out millions for a paint recycling scheme with no reporting on where the money goes.

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Categories Building and Renovating, Home Improvement, Painting Tags Article investigation

Bunnings best buys and products to avoid

August 30, 2025February 7, 2023 by Alice Richard
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We look at popular Bunnings buys to help you with your next hardware purchase.

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Categories Building and Renovating, Design and Trades, Home Improvement Tags Article multiple product

5 bathroom renovation traps to avoid

August 30, 2025January 30, 2023 by Kylie Matthews
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A bathroom renovation can add significant value to your home, as long as you avoid these five renovation traps.

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Categories Building and Renovating, Design and Trades, Home Improvement Tags chart, email signup

Five steps to house plans that won’t blow your budget

January 16, 2023 by Alison
do i need an architect?

How to make sure your architect delivers design plans that you can afford to build.

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Categories Building and Renovating, Design and Trades, Home Improvement

How to buy the right cordless drill for the job

September 1, 2025June 24, 2022 by Chris | Peter
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We explain drill types, sizes, features, speed settings and more.

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Categories Building and Renovating, Home Improvement, Tools

How we test cordless drills

June 24, 2022 by Chris
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Boring holes is never a boring job for our lab experts.

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Categories Building and Renovating, Home Improvement, Tools

How to buy the best carpet

September 1, 2025September 23, 2021 by Matthew Steen
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Want to take a walk on the soft side? We explain carpet pile types, what to check for instore and average costs.

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Categories Building and Renovating, Flooring, Home Improvement

How to buy the best timber and tile flooring

September 1, 2025September 9, 2021 by Matthew Steen
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Tiles and timber are popular types of hard flooring. Which is best for your home?

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Categories Building and Renovating, Flooring, Home Improvement

How to buy the best flooring

September 1, 2025September 9, 2021 by Matthew Steen
carpet tile and timber floor materials

Boards, tiles, carpet – a guide to all the options.

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Categories Building and Renovating, Flooring, Home Improvement
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