She's A Tool

Well that's a wrap! We've endured the awkward laughs, barking dogs, rough audio and patchy editing to survive our launch season of She's A Tool. It has been the best experience and we are so grateful for your kind words and positive feedback. Kos and Bron now get to recalibrate and uplevel to bring you a better listening experience... we will be jumping into the recording studio (a proper one!) to bring you a brand new season with more insightful content and better quality production.

So while we are sharpening our tools, you can catch up on season one episodes and don't forget to follow our socials for other helpful bits and pieces!

Lastly, if there is a topic you would like us to cover, please drop us a message or make an anonymous comment in the Q&A here on Spotify.

Thank you so much for sticking with us. If you like our pod, please share the love by telling others about it and if you're feeling really generous, we'd appreciate a 5 star review too. See ya soon tools!

Today in Handy Tools we discuss the role and importance of Energy Assessors and why this mandatory component of the building process exists to benefit the homeowner, rather than just being another check box item to fulfil. How many stars would you want to achieve...? Don't know what we're talking about? Listen and find out.

The building industry was one of the first major industries to see a very quick incline in costs at the start of the Covid pandemic early 2020, continuing well into the current inflated market. Yet while we've been sitting amidst this well publicised financial cycle for the last few years, it seems people are only just now really connecting the dots on how much inflation has impacted the cost of building or renovating a home. In this episode we offer transparency around current costs and considerations, not to discourage but to equip people with up-to-date information to have in their toolkit as they enter new building projects.

Article link: https://amp.abc.net.au/article/102512248

Hey Tools! One of the most annoying things for Builders and trades is when homeowners follow them around site like lost puppies! While it is understandable to want to watch your project evolve, learn why you could be in breach of your building contract by being under the feet of the construction team, or by stepping onsite when they are not present.

Welcome back to another Handy Tool edition of She's A Tool. Today we talk Justification Letters.

"What are those?" we hear you say. Join us on your smoko or your drive to work as Kos explains where these fit into the build process and why it is important to have a well written justification letter on your building application.

NOTE: at the time of recording, R codes were about to be rolled out over Western Australia. The government has since backflipped on this policy and we are still waiting to hear what will happen next. Kosoula, being the stickler for information, will provide updates as soon as they become available. Stay tuned!

Starting a business can be hard. Growing your business is even harder. At a time when demand is high and resources limited, the girls offload on the challenges of running a small business in the building industry and delve into the balancing act that people perhaps don't see, and therefore can't understand.

We hope this sheds some light on the reality of juggling multiple clients while trying to maintain a viable operation.

Welcome to Handy Tools - your "good in small dose" episodes to bring you short and shiny content on the run!

Each Handy Tool episode we will provide pro tips in under 10 minutes. This week we discuss factors that contribute to choosing your Builder - not just the obvious stuff, but other important considerations that contribute to how smooth your build will run... or not. Enjoy!

Join Bron and Kos LIVE from Central Tafe in Perth!

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It's one thing for experts to sell their services, but when case studies come along, the need for professional help is clearly highlighted. Join Kos and Bron as they use a real life example of why it pays to have the pros on your side and how paying for the services of experts can actually save you big money in the end!

Time seems to be one of the most important considerations of home building, yet time is always the thing Homeowners think they have plenty of while unknowingly never allowing enough of it! They usually don't find out until they are in the thick of things and learn exactly just how long a build journey can take from design to construction completion. In this episode, we break down realistic timelines in a bid to reset expectations, so when you build you can allow yourself a good amount of time and enjoy your build journey a whole lot more without unnecessary time pressures!