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The worst house on the worst street
Alexander, Todd2024
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Dundas Library | Nonfiction | 643.7 ALEX | Available |
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Parramatta Library | Nonfiction | 643.7 ALEX | Available |
In "The Worst House on the Worst Street," Todd chronicles their journey from optimistic home buyers to self-taught, weary home renovators. Beginning with humble rental refreshes, they've tackled and transformed collapsing apartments, damp-infested terrace houses, acres of overgrown vineyards and off-the-grid homesteads - with a growing tally of injuries, floods and menacing neighbours thrown in. But nothing could have prepared them for the very worst house: a small-town, dilapidated fibro shack on the wrong side of the tracks. Asbestos, mould, rotting timber, vermin, crumbling walls, shoddy repairs, holes in the roof, floors and windows... This house has it all. Amid Covid-19, near-bankruptcy and multiple DIY-related hospital visits, Todd and Jeff put their hard-won knowledge to the test. Jeff brings his dogged determination, obsessive quest for perfection and super-human DIY skills, while Todd brings a sense of humour to his roles of Jeff's labourer, painter, shopper, cleaner and site health and safety manager.
Main title:
The worst house on the worst street / Todd Alexander.
Author:
Alexander, Todd, author
Publication Details:
Gadigal Country ; Sydney, NSW : Hachette Australia, 2024.©2024
ISBN:
97807336525099780733652509 (paperback)
Language:
English
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