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Great team involved in my “half-house” renovation. Willing to look into my ideas to see what was possible and what it would mean for my budget. Regular onsite meetings with Mark, Tom and Jason (builder) meant I was kept updated on any “surprises” uncovered (eg: insufficient piling!). I’m looking forward to planning the remaining work (in a couple of years)

We would challenge you to try and find such a tightly-knit team anywhere for both practical and professional expertise. Can we identify some of the particular skills which really impressed us.

(1) Great listening skills to understand the scope of the job as we saw it from the start and from lots of important angles; time-frame, cost-estimate, aesthetic/creative detailing and sensitively suggesting alternatives where thought necessary or desirable.

(2)The team seemed to quite quickly build-up a notion of the completed job which enabled sensible and efficient coordination of all expertise and skills required, in what combination and order which facilitated a problem-solving mindset.

(3) Ready-access to experienced, willing and effective trades-people and companies all seemingly used to working and cooperating with and around one-another.

(4) A real readiness to consider adjustments as required.

(5) Demonstrated in numerous ways an ability to remain within estimates/budget. . They left zero impression that we were in any way being over-charged.. In a word: trustworthy.

(6)They seem to have access to preferred terms and service with many major wholesalers/ retailers and have good knowledge about accessing all sort of hardware/furniture countrywide.

(7) We would recommend highly Lia , Tina , and Nima and all who worked on our renovation project.

Renovation Consultant: Lia Boersma

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From Kick off to touch down the team of Mike, Sophia and Rachel delivered us two beautiful renovated bathrooms. Meeting Sophia and Rachel initially, getting our ideas and giving theirs, then taking it to the design team came up with designs we could visualise, then taking us to choose fittings etc made the job less onerous for ourselves, and we appreciated all their input during the reno. Mike is in a league of his own. His daily contact with us and his tradies, kept us in the loop as to what was happening. His subcontractors, being excellent tradespeople, respected him and ourselves so having them in the house, whilst a noisy, dusty experience, was made easier with them all cleaning up at the end of each day.We have no hesitation in recommending Refresh to anyone contemplating a renovation.

Renovation Consultants: Sophia Roydhouse-Ross and Mike Ross.

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We found Mike and the Refresh Team very easy to deal with. Everything was upfront and easy to understand. Communication was very good. They delivered on what we wanted promptly, and the work was to a very high standard. We are happy to recommend them to anyone wanting a stress-free renovation

We were thrilled with the building work Kris MacGregor and his team did for us. Their workmanship was excellent, they worked hard and Kris kept us really well informed about issues as they arose. We would totally recommend putting your trust in Kris, as we did.

The entire team [Jim Gleeson and team] were most professional and very friendly. They also kept us well-informed as to developments and progress. They were always available to answer any queries and did so in a most polite and efficient manner.
Renovation Consultant: Jim Gleeson
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Our Architectural Designer put us in touch with Refresh Renovations. They believe in collaborative relationships and were always open to our ideas and suggestions. We needed to trust the experts to guide us through this.

Lia, Tina and Nima were a great team in designing and organisation the installation of a home library. The process took away the stress and work from me, with them organising everything. I’m super happy with the really high quality result. Thank you!

Renovation Consultant: Lia Boersma

Nothing was too much trouble and we were given everything we wanted. The different trades persons employed did a very good job and were pleasant to have in our home.