Trust is a massive thing when it comes to renovating a home successfully. As most of us can’t be on site 24/7, how can we be sure that the tradespeople carrying out the work won’t make a mess or annoy our neighbours. Apart from sneaking home every couple of hours to check up on who we’ve hired, there’s not much we can do when things get going. .This has the potential to leave us out of pocket and in a mess.
Continue reading “Red Flags to look out for when hiring trades people.”
Summer is here, at last, with all of its enjoyable warm-weather activities: picnics, hiking, fishing, gardening, swimming, boating, barbeques, and, of course, celebrating the holidays. Unfortunately, it’s a fact of nature that all of these are accompanied by a certain amount of risk. Grey Army wants you to have a safe and wonderful time this summer. So, we have a created the below list of tips for you to keep in mind to reduce the risk of spending any time being treated for injuries from easily avoidable accidents.
Are you noticing small issues around your house? like the slow-running drain or toilet, the water trickling out around the base of taps, cracks in plaster, chipped caulk around windows or small water stains. You say to yourself I’ll fix that soon, but for most of us there isn’t enough time or knowledge to tend to every little issue, so the ‘soon’ is dragged out for weeks to months. Then you are facing a much bigger and more expensive issue. To help avoid this predicament let’s take a look at the warning signs that precede potential disasters, focusing on those areas where problems commonly show up.
Continue reading “Proactive Work Around Your Home Can Help Save You Time And Money In The Long Run”
“I love a sunburnt country” is a line from a famous Australian poem. It’s very true because it cops some serious heat in the summer months, and even well into March. In and around Melbourne we cons
It’s that time of the year. The weather’s fine, the days are long and there are all sorts of jobs around the house that need doing. Are you up for it? More importantly, are your DIY skills up for it?
With the warmer weather upon us, and the holiday season rapidly approaching, it’s important to take particular care of your lawn and garden. If you go away on holiday, your lawn and garden stay right at home and it needs to be very high on your priority list of Things to Arrange before I Go.
You have seen those signs which say Beware of the Dog. Well there should be one on the vans and trucks of incompetent tradesmen. The sign should read Beware of Dodgy Tradesmen.
What happens when people discover a problem around their home or property and they can’t fix it themselves? They need some help and so go exploring the possibilities.
Continue reading “Hiring the wrong tradesman can mean serious problems for you and your home.”
We all know who we mean by the Grey Nomads. The grey is for the colour of their hair and the nomads is for their travel. Grey Nomads are, in the main, retirees who have chosen to travel. For some it’s travel within their own state. For others it’s seeing as much of the Great South land as they can visit and for others it’s even going overseas. The point being, wherever these retirees travel, these Grey Nomads are away from home. In many cases their home is empty.
As a homeowner, there are probably three vitally important things you look for when hiring outside help to work on your property:
• Value for money
• Quality workmanship
• Trustworthiness
