When it comes to renovating your kitchen, choosing the right materials for the job is vital for ensuring long-lasting good looks and practicality. The importance of choosing suitable materials doesn't just apply to your cabinets and benchtops, however, and you should pay attention to the materials all of your kitchen's new fixtures and fittings will be made from. This includes parts of your kitchen that are commonly overlooked during the renovation process, such as the splashbacks.
- Home extensions are generally carried out to add more functional space to existing houses. The traditional way of creating more living space in existing homes has been to extend upwards or outwards. However, there is another option that not so many homeowners are aware of — the 'house raise and build under' approach. This approach involves raising a house and then building under it, as the name clearly suggests. If you are considering extending your existing house, here are a number of typical circumstances when raising the house to get the extra living space you need might be a smart approach.