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How to Engage the Right Builder

By Michael Como

How to Engage the right Builder Michael Como is Your Custom Home Builder. A Master Craftsman with a team of Custom Home Builders sharing their innovative Bathroom Renovation Ideas and Kitchen Renovation Ideas. Let your imagination soar as you enjoy Building Green Homes and Heritage Style Restoration Ideas. Michael always says it’s wise to look…

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Building a Straw House

By Michael Como

A New Take on an Old Tale It’s the story of the three little pigs and the big bad wolf that blew down one house made of straw and one made of sticks. The only house left standing was the one made of bricks. Now there is new evidence to suggest that houses built with bales…

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How to do Basic Home Repairs : How to Fix a Slow Running Toilet

By Michael Como

How to Fix a Slow Running Toilet Learn the basics… of how to fix a slow running toilet from a home repair professional in this free online DIY home improvement video. You want to check with your local licenced plumber about regulations. Friends, in 2009 my chosen blog designer provided a game plan and a…

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Custom Home Builders

By Michael Como

Custom Home Builder Welcome to Custom Home Builders Site. I am the holder of a current New South Wales Building Surveyor Licence based in Sydney providing an NSW Building Regulations Consultancy service that comprises, Interpretation of NSW legislation relevant to the construction of Class 1 and 10; Issuing: Complying Development Certificates (CDC), Construction Certificates (CC), Occupation…

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Bathroom Maintenance Repair with Custom Home Builders

By Michael Como

Home Improvement & Repair on Video: How to Replace a Toilet Flapper Replacing a toilet flapper is an easy DIY toilet repair. Friends, in 2009 my chosen blog designer provided a game plan and a decent upfront fee. After expending AUD$, years go by so quickly, and a new blog designer disagrees thus I spent…

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Renovation Cost Query with Custom Home Builders

By Michael Como

How Much Will Your Home Renovation Cost? Are you realistic about the cost of your home renovation? When you’re going through a “gut renovation,” potentially it’s a can of worms and the costs can quickly add up. The final price can vary drastically depending on e.g. if you want high-end finishes and if you change…

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Basic Elements to Building Green Homes

By Michael Como

The 4 Basic Elements to Building a Green Home Posted: Sep 29, 2008, | Comments: 0 | Views: 319 | Bookmark and Share The 4 Basic Elements to Building a Green Home By: Chuck Warrender  plus photos by M.Como About the Author Chuck Warrender, an experienced custom builder, opened UBuildIt in 1988 to show people…

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Bathroom Renovation Ideas- Contractors Designs and Ideas

By Michael Como

Bathroom Remodeling Bathroom Remodeling? You need to think creatively about space that may be limited. Create a drawing on your computer. Contractors may provide design input. So to bathroom renovation shops with examples on show. Differing materials have differing price ranges. Next, you need to budget carefully and plan, plan, plan. Can you afford gold-plated…

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Building Green Homes- Breaking Ground

By Michael Como

Building Green Homes- Breaking Ground Friends, in 2009 my chosen blog designer provided a game plan and a decent upfront fee. After expending AUD$, years go by so quickly, and a new blog designer disagrees thus I spent more AUD $ upfront in 2017. Time rolls on and the blogs are judged wrong by the…

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Kitchen Renovation Ideas

By Michael Como

Kitchen Renovation Ideas Kitchen remodelling can bring new life into a home if done correctly. AsktheBuilder.com host Tim Carter shares some kitchen remodelling ideas and tips to help you get the kitchen of your dreams. Look at photos in glossy magazines. Talk to kitchen manufacturers and suppliers. Decide on glass or stainless steel splashback. Decide…

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Hanna Family Home Renovation

By Michael Como

Renovation with Heart Some time back, the Hanna kids sadly lost both parents to cancer within a week of each other. So heartwarming, a  renovation donated to the Hanna family whose parents sadly passed away, led by A Current Affair [channel 9] the local community not only got together and purchased the house, but also 50…

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