Deciding whether to do a knock down rebuild - A real-life reno story with Helen Al Hariri

Dream Home Movement

Should you renovate your home or knock it down and start again? This is a common dilemma faced by many home owners. I chatted with owner-builder, experienced renovator and mum of seven Helen Al Hariri about her knock down rebuild decision making process.

In this episode we discuss:

Why Helen originally considered the knock down rebuild option

The factors that influenced her decision

Helen's three best tips for anyone thinking of embarking on a major home renovation project

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Helen would like to give the Dream Home Movement's listeners a 15% discount code for her growing ‘World’s Best Tradie’ series of personalised thank you mugs currently available in her Etsy store. The code is DREAMHOME15 and it is valid until December 15th 2020. Here's the link to that collection:

https://www.etsy.com/shop/halunahappynames?section_id=30178535

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Guest bio

Helen is a mother of seven children aged between 16 and 4. She is in the middle of her third owner builder project, all on one home in southern Sydney. Her renovation adventures started ten years ago, when she and her husband had ‘only’ four munchkins to manage.

After learning a ton the first time round, the owner builder decision became an easy choice when the family was bursting at the seams again in 2018. Her building projects combine an emphasis on practicality - meeting her family’s specific lifestyle needs - with a wish for cost saving and a desire to take ownership of the whole process, including any mistakes along the way.

Helen is the owner of Haluna Happy Names, which turns everyday items into cherished gifts through colourful and fun personalised designs that include an option for names and slogans written in Arabic.