Top 6 tasks you can learn to do like a professional

If there’s one great myth in the renovation world, it’s that do-it-yourself (DIY) is the path to easy riches. The reality is often just the opposite. Apply your novice skills to the wrong job and it could actually devalue your property. A lot depends on […]

How to tile like a professional

Learn Cherie Barber’s steps on how you can tile like a professional right here. In this video you’ll learn: A checklist on what you need to be able to tile When to waterproof and who can waterproof The steps on how to tile splash backs, […]

Rookie renovators’ lesson

Homeowners turned rookie renovators, Dulsiri and Lakmi, bought this western Sydney home in December 2016 with the aim of building a property portfolio for long-term wealth accumulation. The couple deliberately bought an “unrenovated” property so they could cosmetically renovate it and add instant equity. On […]

Ask Cherie – Street Appeal

What are some of the ways to improve a property’s street appeal? We have a brick house that we would love to render, but don’t have the budget for it unfortunately. The whole front of the place is looking a bit sad. What are some […]

Cherie’s Hervey Bay renovation

Vicki and Mark have been living in their Hervey Bay home since they purchased it a year ago with the intention of fixing it up, living there for a couple of years and then selling up. Currently a 3-bedroom, 1-bathroom home, they hoped to be […]

Starting on the property ladder

Bondi buddies, Gavin and Tracy have bought in Blacktown, in Sydney’s west, to get their foot on the property ladder. With Cherie’s help all is going well until their neighbour throws a spanner in the works.  They learn he’s decided to put in a new fence […]