Completed work

Before & after, start to finish

A selection of recent jobs across childcare centres, rental properties, retail and full renovations. Every job here was done by me, start to finish. Client names and locations are kept private.

Before: Children’s bathroom upgradeAfter: Children’s bathroom upgradeBEFOREAFTER
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Childcare

Children’s bathroom upgrade

Early learning centre, Gold Coast

Dated tiles, a worn floor and an old laminate bench replaced with a bright, hard-wearing bathroom built for little ones.

  • New floor and wall tiling
  • Toddler-height partitions and fixtures
  • New bench and basin
Staff kitchen fit-out
Childcare

Staff kitchen fit-out

Early learning centre, Gold Coast

A full U-shape staff kitchen with a raised servery and a half-height safety gate, built around how a centre actually runs.

  • Stone-look benchtops and servery
  • Lockable safety gate to the kitchen
  • Hard-wearing timber-look flooring
Playground fort balustrade & stair
Childcare

Playground fort balustrade & stair

Early learning centre, Gold Coast

Hardwood balustrade panels, posts and stair rail made in the workshop, then installed on site with minimal disruption to the playground.

  • Workshop-made hardwood joinery
  • Child-safe spacing and finish
  • Installed in one visit
Before: Staff bathroom refreshAfter: Staff bathroom refreshBEFOREAFTER
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Childcare

Staff bathroom refresh

Early learning centre, Gold Coast

A basic wall-hung basin with exposed pipes turned into a modern staff bathroom.

  • Fluted timber vanity with stone top
  • Vessel basin and brushed tapware
  • Tiled splashback and new mirror
Before: Screen enclosure repairAfter: Screen enclosure repairBEFOREAFTER
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Childcare

Screen enclosure repair

Early learning centre, Gold Coast

Damaged lower panels on a decorative screen enclosure replaced with a clean, durable base.

  • Damaged panels removed
  • New sheet-metal base fitted
  • Enclosure left neat and secure
Before: Structural post & awning repairAfter: Structural post & awning repairBEFOREAFTER
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Childcare

Structural post & awning repair

Early learning centre, Gold Coast

A cracked post and rotted beam under the entry awning, propped safely, replaced and made good.

  • Awning propped and made safe
  • Rotted beam and cracked post replaced
  • New hardwood posts installed
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Property management

Deck & stair restoration

Rental property, Gold Coast

A worn, weathered deck and stair brought back ahead of a new tenancy.

  • Deck pressure-washed and prepped
  • New handrail and posts fitted
  • Deck and stair treads repainted
Before: Timber balustrade rebuildAfter: Timber balustrade rebuildBEFOREAFTER
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Property management

Timber balustrade rebuild

Residential, Gold Coast

Rotted, peeling balusters and rails replaced with new primed and painted timber, built properly rather than patched.

  • Rotted rails and balusters removed
  • New balusters pre-drilled and primed
  • Deck frame and fascia repainted
Bathroom vanity & door hardware
Property management

Bathroom vanity & door hardware

Residential, Gold Coast

The everyday upgrades that lift a property: a new wall-hung vanity and framed mirror, and new lever handles fitted throughout.

  • Wall-hung vanity and basin installed
  • Framed mirror fitted square and level
  • Lever handles supplied and fitted
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Property management

Garage floor restoration

Rental property, Gold Coast

An oil-stained, cracked garage slab cleaned and repainted, ready for the next tenant or the listing photos.

  • Slab pressure-cleaned and degreased
  • Cracks prepared
  • Two coats of hard-wearing floor paint
Before: Entry door & frame replacementAfter: Entry door & frame replacementBEFOREAFTER
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Property management

Entry door & frame replacement

Rental property, Gold Coast

A split door and damaged frame around the lock replaced with a new entry door, then the locks refitted and the property made secure again.

  • Damaged door and jamb removed
  • New entry door hung and fitted
  • Deadlock and entrance set installed
Security & fly screen re-meshing
Property management

Security & fly screen re-meshing

Rental property, Gold Coast

Torn mesh on security and fly screens stripped out and replaced, so windows can open again without letting the bugs in.

  • Torn mesh and old spline removed
  • New mesh fitted and tensioned
  • Screens labelled and refitted to the right windows
Rendered letterbox pillar
Property management

Rendered letterbox pillar

Residential, Gold Coast

A new rendered letterbox pillar set on a concrete footing, with a lockable mail slot and parcel tube.

  • Concrete footing poured
  • Pillar set plumb and level
  • Rendered and painted
Bathroom & toilet refresh
Property management

Bathroom & toilet refresh

Residential, Gold Coast

A tired bathroom and toilet brought back to a clean, fresh finish: the kind of quick refresh that lifts a property between tenancies.

  • Shower floor and wet-area refresh
  • New toilet suite installed
  • Stopcock and braided flexi hose replaced
Full-height retail shelving wall
Retail & commercial

Full-height retail shelving wall

Retail fit-out, Gold Coast

Custom shelving, hanging rails and drawers, built and installed to shopfitting standard with track lighting overhead.

  • Custom joinery made to suit
  • Hanging rails and drawer units
  • Track lighting
Commercial kitchenette
Retail & commercial

Commercial kitchenette

Office, Gold Coast

A compact kitchenette with upper cabinets, drawers and a black gooseneck tap, fitted to a sloped ceiling.

  • Base and wall cabinets
  • Stone-look benchtop
  • Plumbing-ready sink cut-out
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Retail & commercial

Salon conversion

Commercial space, Gold Coast

A downstairs room stripped back to the slab and brick, then fitted out as a working salon.

  • Ceiling stripped, beams painted
  • Slab cleaned and epoxy-coated
  • Feature walls and lighting
Before: Double-height stairwellAfter: Double-height stairwellBEFOREAFTER
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Residential

Double-height stairwell

Residential renovation, Gold Coast

A full stair void rebuilt: steel stringers, timber treads, glass balustrade, gloss wall panels and a feature pendant cluster.

  • Steel stringer stair with timber treads
  • Frameless glass balustrade
  • Old stair and tiled entry stripped out
Bedroom feature walls & joinery
Residential

Bedroom feature walls & joinery

Residential renovation, Gold Coast

Feature bedhead wall with bulkhead, TV panel and glass robe doors.

  • Feature bulkhead and bedhead wall
  • TV feature panel
  • Glass sliding robe doors and walk-in robe
Before: Bedroom conversionAfter: Bedroom conversionBEFOREAFTER
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Residential

Bedroom conversion

Residential renovation, Gold Coast

Stripped back to the frame, then finished with a timber-look ceiling, vinyl plank flooring and mirror robes.

  • Timber-look plank ceiling
  • Vinyl plank flooring
  • Mirror robes and wall-mounted TV
New kitchen
Residential

New kitchen

Residential, Gold Coast

White cabinetry, timber-look benchtops and subway tiling in a full U-shape kitchen.

  • Full cabinetry install
  • Timber-look benchtops
  • Subway tile splashback
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Residential

Tiny house conversion

Built from start to finish

An old site shed turned into a self-contained tiny home with a kitchen, lounge and big views.

  • Full strip-out and re-frame
  • New windows, cladding and roof
  • Kitchen, lounge and joinery
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Residential

Shipping container conversion

Built from start to finish

A bare shipping container fitted out as a liveable space with a bathroom, sliding doors and laser-cut feature screens.

  • Insulated walls and new flooring
  • Bathroom and sliding glass doors
  • Laser-cut feature screens
Bedroom renovation & polished floors
Residential

Bedroom renovation & polished floors

Residential renovation, Gold Coast

Old built-ins stripped out and walls re-framed, then finished with polished hardwood floors and fresh bedrooms.

  • Strip-out and new stud walls
  • Hardwood floors sanded and polished
  • Rooms finished and ready to move into
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