The renovation blog
written between smoko and knock-off
Costs, timelines, strata battles and the jobs that taught us something. Written by the crew, not a content agency — expect specifics, not "10 stunning ideas for your dream space".
Everything we've written up
Six pieces and counting. We add one when a job teaches us something worth passing on — roughly monthly, site schedule permitting.
The site diary keeps filling
We write up one job a month, roughly. Meanwhile the price list and our work have the practical stuff.
Topics we actually know something about
Everything here comes off real jobs — budgets, strata fights, material failures and the occasional win worth bragging about.
Real numbers from real contracts — what things cost and where estimates lie.
WA by-laws, acoustic rules, and getting paperwork through committees.
Week-by-week timelines so you know what "we're on schedule" should look like.
Why we spec what we spec — and the failures that made us change our minds.
The same people who'd turn up at your door
Costs, contracts, and the quoting traps. Writes the money pieces.
Design, strata and drawings — anything with paperwork attached.
Wet areas, tiling and timelines. Writes the process pieces nobody else can.
More about the crew on the about page — licences, history and the jobs that made us this boring about waterproofing.
How the diary works
- One piece a month, roughly — when a job teaches us something
- Numbers come off real contracts, not industry averages
- Photos come off real sites — ours, with client permission
- If a product we loved fails, we say so in print
- No sponsored anything, ever — we don't take supplier money
Reading is free.
So is the measure.
When you're done researching, we'll come count your power points and give you a real number.