Gone are the days of painting a feature wall in the living area of your new home. Beautiful designer wallpaper looks much more sensational. Papering walls rather than painting them adds richness, texture and depth in a way paint can never match. Wallpaper can be compared to a piece of artwork
for a room.
Wallpaper should not just be limited to the living areas either. It adds a sense of luxury to the bedroom, where dark moody colours and deep
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Tips for building a new home
Gardening in a small space
Tuesday, March 21, 2017
The days of large backyards in a new house build are over. Blocks of land are getting smaller, and dual occupancy and duplexes on the same block are more
common as land prices increase and urban sprawl continues.
Even knockdown rebuilds often reduce the size of the backyard as home owners re-prioritise their leisure time and maintenance demands.
If gardening is your passion but you don’t want to be a slave to weeding all weekend, it is possible to have
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New home builder cost
Thursday, March 16, 2017
Many of our clients have been asking lately about the extra costs for under mounted sinks.
Builders charge more for these installations due to the extra works involved.
The under mount sinks cost between $400-$500 in comparison to the standard surface mounted sink which costs around $280. The other extra cost
is the cutting and finishing of the stone which can range from $500 to $800.
So you should expect to pay around an extra $820+ for an under mount sink.
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Home ownership achievable with Berstan Homes
Monday, February 20, 2017
Are you in your thirties with a family and still renting? Do you feel home ownership is out of your grasp because of the current high price of houses?
It is possible to save money when entering the home market by choosing a new home build in Melbourne.
You get exactly what you want with a brand-new house by Berstan Homes. There is also a substantial saving on stamp duty when you buy land rather than
an existing house. First
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Baths and what to look out for!
Friday, October 07, 2016
With so many homes being built fast and cheaply these days, we are often spotting design oversights that can really effect the quality of a home.
For example Standalone baths look fantastic but can take up a lot of room. Many builders solve this problem by building the baths very close to walls. It might make the bathroom look bigger but they are nearly impossible to clean behind, especially a water spillage. Any water that is not removed will ultimately
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Tiling made easier
Monday, November 09, 2015
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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First home buyer's advice 11
Tuesday, May 12, 2015
Beware of the display home hype! With so many display homes around it is very easy to get sucked into the hype associated with them. Most of the major builders don't have any smaller homes on display and are only able to show you through their 30 square singles plus massive double stories.
By having only larger homes for you to view it creates a false sense of what your smaller home is going to turnout like. It's an old sales
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First home buyer's advice 9
Tuesday, May 05, 2015
With so many new estates around the outer suburbs there is plenty of competition between the land agents for your custom. This can lead to numerous problems due to many agents being focussed on their bottom line.
For example they may not mention factors like fill and the (fall) slope of the land which can add costs to your building project. When purchasing land I would strongly suggest getting your builder involved before you place any deposits. A builder will
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First Home Buyer's Advice 7
Wednesday, April 29, 2015
With so many new home builders out there how do you choose one? Well there are a few ways of selecting a good builder. Have a look at their work; when did they start building? When going into their display are you talking to the builder or just a sales person?
It is very important to speak to a builder and not just the sales staff and it's not unreasonable to request to meet the actual builder that will build
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First home buyer's advice 6
Monday, April 27, 2015
When looking for land let the builder do the work and get the builder to source your land.
This is a good idea because the builder knows where all the estates are and will be able to get you a better deal. Developers give builders a better deal because they are securing land every day for their clients.
The builder will be able to work out many features of land that most would not know about and could
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