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If you want to learn about Home Renovation in Sydney, then this course is for you.

The average home renovation costs significantly more than the average annual income, so why take chances? This course will help you to avoid the many pitfalls associated with home renovation and help ensure that your project is both enjoyable and rewarding. You will learn how to choose a design solution which best meets your needs, how to obtain specialist advice and steer your project through the local council planning approval process, how to select a builder, get a competitive price for your building work and ensure that building work is properly constructed and completed on time and budget. The course is conducted by registered architects specialising in residential alterations & additions.

Agenda

Session 1 – Basics

• Course Introduction
• Clarifying your Needs
• Establishing your Project Budget
• Preparing your Project Programme

Session 2 – Constraints & Opportunities

• Knowing your Site & its Context
• Working with Existing Buildings
• Negotiating the Approval Process

Session 3 – Decisions

• Identifying the Problems
• Clarifying your Intentions
• Preparing a Strategy
• Developing a Plan

Session 4 – Committment

• Communicating Your Intentions
• Finding the right Builder
• Understanding Building Contracts

COURSE STRATEGIES
The content will be exchanged through a combination of:

• Brief whole group discussion facilitated by presenters
• Small group discussion feeding back to whole group
• Sharp Focus on individual participants’ project status & requirements
• Verbal & visual presentation by presenters
• Worksheet Handouts for use by participants during each session.

Objectives

It is intended that participants will gain an understanding of home building & renovating as an integrated process through which needs are questioned and refined by a thorough consideration of all constraints and opportunities.

Specifically, the course is intended to assist participants in preparing for their building project, by addressing the following questions:
• How can I maximize my property’s potential?
• How can I be confident about the design for my project?
• How much could my building project really cost?
• How long will it take to complete my project?
• How can I make sure that Council will approve my project?
• How will I know when to seek professional help?
• How can I find the right builder for my project?
• Is a building project really the answer to my problem?

Other Information

Please bring pen and paper.

Leichhardt Campus, Sydney Secondary College (formerly Leichhardt High School) is located on the corner of Balmain Road and Moore Street West. Entry via Derbyshire Street. Onsite parking very limited, some street parking available.

PLS NOTE: All classes need a minimum number of students to go ahead. If your course does not have enough students it will be cancelled and you will be informed. ***Please be aware that you maybe be informed of a cancellation &/or change via SMS or E-mail.