Home & Renovation

Maximise natural light in your home with these bright ideas

With summer in full swing, now is the perfect time to let the sunshine flood into your home and make the most of those longer, brighter days. Natural light has…

Paul Eyers By Paul Eyers 6 Min Read
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Budget bathroom renovations that wont drain your wallet

Dreaming of a bathroom refresh but don’t have deep pockets?  The good…

Paul Eyers By Paul Eyers 6 Min Read

Summer’s almost over. Here are the outdoor jobs to tick off before the cold hits

As the Aussie summer winds down, now’s the perfect time to give…

Jarrod Brown By Jarrod Brown 7 Min Read

The secret symbols thieves use to mark your home

It sounds like something out of a crime novel rather than what…

Paul Eyers By Paul Eyers 5 Min Read

CBA’s new home loan could make prefab homes the future of Aussie housing

If you’ve been dreaming of a new home but feeling priced out…

Jarrod Brown By Jarrod Brown 4 Min Read

Three ingenious ways architects are designing buildings to stay cool in a heatwave without air conditioning

Written by Sara Saadouni, Nottingham Trent University As the UK braces for…

Build-it By Build-it 6 Min Read

Say goodbye to gas bills. Aussie homes are going all-in on solar

Big news for Aussie homeowners—solar electrification is about to get serious. The…

Jarrod Brown By Jarrod Brown 6 Min Read
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Hot kitchen trends set to sizzle in 2025

With 2025 fast approaching, some Aussie homeowners are cooking up plans to…

Paul Eyers By Paul Eyers 7 Min Read

If you’ve got a dark roof, you’re spending almost $700 extra a year to keep your house cool

Sebastian Pfautsch, Western Sydney University and Riccardo Paolini, UNSW Sydney If you…

Build-it By Build-it 8 Min Read

Smart trick allowing homeowners to build a tiny home without planning approval

Savvy property owners looking to build tiny homes on their land are…

Paul Eyers By Paul Eyers 4 Min Read

5 lessons from ancient civilizations for keeping homes cool in hot, dry climates

Written by Adriana Zuniga-Teran, University of Arizona Modern buildings tend to take…

Build-it By Build-it 8 Min Read

Tuckpointing: The secret to stronger, better-looking brick

If you own a home or building with brick, chances are you’ve…

Jarrod Brown By Jarrod Brown 6 Min Read

See past eye-safety dangers with these vision saving essentials

For tradies and DIY lovers, having good vision is an essential part…

Paul Eyers By Paul Eyers 6 Min Read
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Building with earth could transform sustainable construction – here’s how

Written by Rabia Charef, Lancaster University Imagine you are standing in front…

Build-it By Build-it 5 Min Read

CES 2025: TVs have gotten bigger, see-through, and some just… suck…

The annual January Consumer Electronics Show (better known as CES) always straddles…

Dan Barrett By Dan Barrett 10 Min Read

Costly cycle or clever comfort? Removing the spin on smart washing machines

With technology infiltrating every corner of our homes, it’s no surprise that…

Paul Eyers By Paul Eyers 5 Min Read

Home ownership is slipping out of reach. It’s time to rethink our fear of ‘forever renting’

Written by Dorina Pojani, The University of Queensland A wide range of…

Build-it By Build-it 8 Min Read

What the hell is a pyrolytic oven, and does my kitchen need one?

Self-cleaning ovens may sound like something out of a culinary connoisseur's dream,…

Paul Eyers By Paul Eyers 7 Min Read

‘Skip life’: How this man beat the housing crisis by living in a skip bin

In an ingenious solution to sky-high rents plaguing the UK, 30-year-old Harrison…

Jarrod Brown By Jarrod Brown 5 Min Read
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