Foundation

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10 Fun Facts About Your Home Foundation

10 Fun Facts About Your Home Foundation. It’s interesting how little awareness there is about the foundation of your home. After all, it’s kind of the glue that holds everything together. That’s why, today, we’re partnering with Restumping Melbourne to… Continue Reading…

Owner Builders

BuildSafe Top 3 Tips Building During the Session

Here are BuildSafe’s three tips to give you peace of mind before the holiday period: Bushfires: If you are planning to start on your project over the Christmas holidays – ARE YOU INSURED?Insurer have generally a 7-14 day cooling off… Continue Reading…

Construction and public liability insurance

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Pick the right provider – Construction Insurance!

Selecting a company to supply you owner builder construction and public liability insurance is an important decision with heavy costs in time and money if you make the wrong choice. Before you select a company and insurer, make sure they… Continue Reading…

why owner build

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Why wouldn’t you Owner Build?

After reading this article about the ‘tricks’ builders are getting to why wouldn’t you owner build. Appoint a Project Manager and save the builders margin. Dodgy building materials Owner Builders need to be aware when purchasing building products in Qld… Continue Reading…

insurance contracts

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Building Contracts Important Things to Watch For!

A lesson for homeowners & owner builders to check all contracts & sign off on variations.Plus check to see if the builder has Renovaters Home & Contents insurance to protect your existing home,renovation ,contents & public liability. If you are… Continue Reading…

gutters

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Check your Gutters!

If you are an owner builder  & renovating ,check to ensure your plumber is registered ,and do so when building a new home as well… If the sound of rain on your roof is followed by the sound of a… Continue Reading…

Owner Builder Study Guide and Insurance

Owner Builders

Dodgy Building Materials

Owner Builders need to be aware when purchasing building products that non conforming products brings new responsibilities, especially if they import the product directly. The expectation that this legislation will extend to all states soon. Participants involved in the supply… Continue Reading…

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What is Underinsurance and how could it effect you as an Owner Builder?

Owner Building is a fabulous way to improve family finances, by investing in your home without paying the 30+% Builders margin, it will set you up for future financial independence. This is not to say building your own home is… Continue Reading…

Owner Builders

Do your homework before signing a building contract

Owner builders do your homework before signing a building contract with your subbies,this recommendation is for all owner builders & homeowners as well. NSW Fair Trading is urging consumers to do their homework before signing a residential home-building contract, following… Continue Reading…

Home warranty

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What is Home Warranty Insurance?

Can be called a number of different names, Residential Home Warranty, Home Indemnity, Home Owners Warranty, Domestic Building Insurance…. Whatever the phrase used, Home Warranty insurance is for the benefit of the purchaser. Whether the home/renovation/extension is built by an… Continue Reading…