Tips for building a new home

Many of our clients ask what type of underlay we use on our home builds. We have been using Dunlop Luxury plus underlay for years with great success without a single complaint for our clients. The Dunlop Luxury Plus underlay in a superior product to most on the market and comes standard in all ranges of our homes.
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Berstan Homes have been experiencing dumping on many projects across Melbourne and our clients are really feeling the costs for removal. The costs are running at around $350 per ton for mixed rubbish.  With this particular site the bill was $3000 a cost that should never have been and only due to thoughtless people taking advantage of a vacant lot very unfair! If you ever see anyone looking like they are dumping please call your local council or even take some
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A new product to make laying tiles level is on the market and watching one of our tilers the other day with a tiling aid. The aid is a levelling clip and what a great idea they have been around since 2014 known as the Tuscan Seam clip and what a system it is. When butting the tiles up you place a clip under the tile and then press the clip together, this then forces the tiles to become even
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Berstan Homes have currently been asked by many clients for fire pits. A fire pit can easily be made from Austral retaining wall blocks which are the perfect shape.  Bunnings and Masters also sell metal fire pits and cost around $90 upwards so they are not an expensive item and will lead to hours of enjoyment.
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We are finding an increasing number of our clients are requesting a gas point be included to their Alfresco areas. This is a great idea to include a gas point instead of relying on gas bottles. The savings are worth thinking about as well as the convenience.
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Many home owners have doors open in their homes to rooms they don't use so an easy way of saving some serious money is to close the doors to these rooms. Another great way of saving is to lower your homes heating to 20 degrees instead of higher and simply put on a jumper.
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Berstan Homes uses and recommends Jet Master gas fires in all their homes. Yes, they may cost a little more than some but you get what you pay for. With so many cheap imported models flooding the market it's great to know you can invest in a Jet Master fire and know it will outlast the rest.
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A simple way of warming your home without any expense is simply open your blinds or curtains up when the sun is shining. Another great tip is to make sure all areas of draft are addressed for example doors fitted with draft stoppers and windows sealed against drafts also.
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With a massive increase in SMSF (self-managed superannuation fund) property is turning out to be a more certain investment for many SMSF managers than shares and relying on interest rates for any growth of their funds. Berstan Homes are supplying investment properties, 3 bedroom 2 bathroom homes, 5 minutes drive from public transport in several locations and are selling well. We currently will have a new release available in two weeks time and we don't expect the properties to last
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Beware of the display home styling! Don't get lost in the styling of the display homes, most have hired furniture of the best quality and been styled by interior designers.  The real point to a display home is not the cushions and furniture but the quality of the build. The quality of the build can easily be covered up by the styling and you need to look passed all the removable contents. Once you peel away the contents you can have
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