Home improvement online resources

Featured homes

• Home designed by Angela Elliss
• Home designed by John McKinney
• Home designed by Brad Fitzpatrick
• Home designed by Kevin Snell

Featured products

• Windows and doors
• Door screens
• Fibre cement
• Stainless steel
• Cement render

Home design

• Australian residential architecture styles
• Council requirements and reports
• Some design tips on lighting, outdoor spaces & more
• How to design your own home
• So you want to be an owner builder... then read this article
• How to read a builder's quote
• Sample construction specification

Construction

• Residential construction cost calculator
• Residential structures: the basics
• Home design and construction process
• How to read construction plans

DIY and renovations

• DIY page. Do-it-yourself portal.
• Renovations page. Renovations portal.

Bathrooms

• Bathroom cost estimator
• Australian bathroom design
• DIY bathroom renovation

Kitchens

• Kitchen cost estimator
• Australian kitchen designs & appliances
• DIY kitchen design

Landscaping

• Aussie landscaping (A DIY article)
• Garden themes. Types of gardens or garden styles.
• Planning your garden. How to plan your garden on paper.
• Plants for your garden. How to select plants for your garden.

Lighting

• Superlight architectural lighting Superlight is an Australian based company specialising in architectural lighting for commercial & high-end residential projects.
• Superlight architectural LED lighting Superlight is a leading supplier of all architectural LED lighting products and can assist with any requirements you have.

Informative blogs

• Home I own, Aussie real estate blog.  Australian Real Estate market explained for newbies and outsiders: everything there is to know about buying, renting or building a house.
• The architected mother.  Tips, opinions and the miscellaneous ramblings of an architect and mother of three.

Specifications

• Electronic Blueprint Technical Specifications and details are provided free of charge to architects, engineers and builders

Air conditioning

• Gosford air conditioning Servicing the central and mid-North coast of NSW. Largest regional supplier of the Actron Air digital air conditioners.

Government & professional association sites

• BASIX NSW government water and energy calculator
• Water wise web site
• Energy ratings - what does it all mean?
• Environmentally sustainable homes
• Water easement information
• Treated pine and other timber chemical treatments
• National Association of Forest Industries (NAFI) (Learn all about timber)
• Surveying information