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What Pat tells clients across the kitchen table.
Costs, pitfalls, and the questions worth asking any builder. Filmed in the studio and on site. New episode every fortnight.
Episode 01 · The biggest pitfalls in renovationPat · 14 min · Studio
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Cost guide
Guide · 8 min readWhat a rear extension costs in Brighton in 2026
Real numbers from three recent jobs, and where the money actually goes.
Episode
Episode 02 · 11 minKnockdown or renovate? How Pat decides
The four questions that settle it in ten minutes, every time.
Warranty
Episode 03 · 8 minThe one question to ask any builder
Facility limits, letters of eligibility, and why nobody mentions them.
Site diary
Site diary · Week 14Sandringham: the steel goes in
What a second-storey addition looks like at the ugliest, most important stage.
Best bang for buck
Episode 04 · 6 minTwo decks, same look, $18K apart
Hardwood versus composite, honestly.
Guide
Guide · 6 min readPool or no pool: the ROI nobody wants to hear
When it adds value in Bayside and when it quietly subtracts it.
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