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Trestles as supports


Painters trestles when braced properly can be used to support your job or to take the weight off something you are working on.

Never work alone and only use  this method to support your project.

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About We Renovate Homes

We Renovate Homes is owned and operated by Graeme Homewood, an experienced builder for over 30 years whose speciality within the building industry has become renovation and maintenance.

Before registering We Renovate Homes Pty Ltd as a business in 1996, Graeme and his wife Maree traded in a partnership as Graeme Homewood Construction. Graeme, who started building at the age of 19, became a registered  builder in 1982 and currently has  licence's to build both residential and commercial. Graeme also holds a supervisors building license.

Graeme, who has been involved over many years in builder training on a professional level, comes very qualified to assist and provide you with the knowledge and techniques to complete your own DIY projects. In his business ventures, Graeme has employed several apprentices and has also been very involved with East Coast Training Centre at Strathpine with their group training system. He has also been involved with Nudgee College in their work based training for many years.

Outside of the building industry, Graeme is an involved member of the community at Albany Creek in Brisbane where he lives with his wife Maree and four children. In 1997, Graeme was nominated with others for citizen of the year for his involvement with youth in Albany Creek, and was awarded a Paul Harris Fellowship Award for his involvement with community activities by the Rotary Club of Albany Creek.

We Renovate Homes has completed many commercial and domestic building projects including but not limited to:

  • New bathrooms and kitchens
  • Structual and non structural modifications
  • Full home renovations
  • Patios, pergollas, carports and garages
  • Interior modifications
  • Windows and doors
  • Skylights and much, much more

More recently, We Renovate Homes has moved into a new kind business - assisting the do it yourself home renovator or handyman to do it themslves with solid advice, clear instruction and assistance when required. And this is where we can probably help you!

Graeme has extensive experience in fixing problems in the construction industry and even DIY projects. Often a problem can be not as bad as you think it is, and with good advice and guidance you may be able to repair it yourself..

 Costings.$66 for the first half an hour    And $66  For every hour  After. + GST minimum call out $120.00 + GST


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» To arrange a consultation or to find out more, see Contact us
» For more information on the service we provide, see the page What we do
» For more information about We Renovate Homes, see the page About us



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