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We can renovate you.

01.08.2008 | main stories

You’ve probably seen our renovation projects in the media over the past few years and now we’re coming to a home near you – in fact your next renovation or extension project. That’s right, the successful RenoBrothers team can now service your renovation requirements all the way from design concept and plan approval, through to construction. Read more...

Reno Departments

The story of Matt and Simon Judkins; the RenoBrothers, of what’s been and we’ll be telling you about our future mission in the world of renovation.

Ask the RenoBrothers and the team about renovation, do-it-yourself, do-it-for-me, building and construction related matters. Also, if you have discovered any new issues that may be of assistance to others, please drop us a line.

The RenoBrothers team on the road attending homeshows, expos and other public events. We’ll keep you informed with a calendar of events, background information and reports.

RenoBrothers Trade Services are an example of RenoBrothers fulfilling the mission to provide the level of service we would insist on – Quality of work and service at a fair price. Try us.

RenoBrothers also assist in renovating businesses, with the provision of a range of services designed to provide the wider business community with the tools to success. RenoBrothers IT provide a range of computer and web solutions for business and home.

Features

Metal covers fix old fascias.

30.05.2008 | Features

Without regular maintenance, the outside of your home can quickly deteriorate, leaving you with a major and expensive repair job. One outside area often overlooked is fascia boards around the roofline. While weather -boards are sanded then filled and repainted and roof tiles are replaced and mortar restored, fascia boards often go unattended. But ignoring this area could create an expensive problem if the fascia boards have to be replaced. … Read more

Exterior Concepts

Deck it out!

12.03.2008 | Exterior Concepts

Astute property investors will tell you that every dollar spent on upgrading your garden and outdoor entertaining areas adds significantly more to the resale value of the property. Perhaps that shouldn’t surprise us. While we spend the mundane parts of our working week dashing around the other rooms of the house, we spend more of our leisure time – the time we think of as our lifestyle – on the decking, in the courtyard or in the garden.

Interior Concepts

The makeover.

11.05.2008 | Interior Concepts

Renovating is always easier – less challenging shall we say – when you’ve got a bit of cash to play with. But what happens when you haven’t? What if – as “Arfur” Daley used to say in the TV series Minder – “there is an ebb and flow of financial affairs, and right now, old son, the tide is out.” Read more

Me & My Reno

You and your reno.

03.04.2008 | Me & My Reno

Tell us all about your renovation experiences, and if published on the RenoBrothers website you have the opportunity of receiving a free gift from us. In approximately 1,000 or more words we want you to describe the highs and the lows of your do-it-yourself home renovation. Read more

Workshops

Damping down rising damp.

10.06.2008 | Workshops

Rising damp is a costly problem that affects many brick and stone houses, particularly those more than 50 years old. The problem involves salty ground moisture rising up a porous masonry wall, through what is termed “capillary action” or suction.

How to repair carpet.

19.05.2008 | Here\'s How

REPLACING a patch of carpet . . . don’t you hate it? Replacing that damaged patch of carpet is easily done with a little attention to detail and the right equipment. Read more

The Eco Centre

Being eco smart.

02.04.2008 | Eco Living

Australians are slowly getting used to the idea that newly-built homes must be energy efficient. All new homes in Victoria have to meet a five star energy rating and it is likely other states have, or will have similar requirements. What is needed to achieve a five star rating and what does it cost ? Let's look at some of the issues involved.