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Introduction to Home Renovations

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Do you have plans to tackle a home or business renovation? Or are you hoping to enhance your employability in the construction or building maintenance industry? If so, this online home renovation course will develop your confidence and practical skills.

Introduction to Home Renovations is a professional development course that provides a foundation for completing a home renovation project.

In this home renovation course, you will learn how to prioritise and address structural deficiencies, including roof, floor, window and door repairs, and manage electrical, plumbing, painting, plastering, tiling and carpentry basics.

You will also learn how to balance aesthetics, quality, cost, health and environment by applying budgeting and project management strategies to ensure the work is completed successfully.

On completion of this course, you will have a foundation understanding of how to undertake home renovation or repairs for personal or financial gain.

Printed learning materials may be available free to print for this course. Requests can be made by contacting us. 

Course Structure
Introduction to Home Renovations

Unit 1 – Introduction to Building Renovation Projects

  • Building renovation projects
  • Obtaining permits
  • Hidden defects
  • Inclement weather
  • Supplies
  • Sourcing tradesmen or women
  • Finding the time
  • Obtaining funding
  • What & why are you renovating?
  • How do you judge what is worth doing?
  • Where to begin?
    • Colour
    • Attend to damage and degradation
    • More light may be good
    • Practical features
    • Luxury features
  • What rooms to renovate
  • Kitchen renovations
  • Bathroom renovations
  • Other rooms
  • Manage risks – avoid surprises
  • Gathering the facts
  • Legal restrictions
  • Status of property
  • Desired goals
  • Resources available
  • What are the costs?
  • Dealing with subcontractors and tradesmen
  • Selecting tradesmen
  • Safety on a site
  • Who is responsible?
  • Tidiness
  • Crowded sites
  • Other hazards
  • Deliveries
  • Clean up & tool storage
  • Allowable tolerances

Unit 2 – Core Structural and Site Works

  • Moisture problems
  • Conducting inspections
  • Inadequate drainage
  • Condensation
  • Defective plumbing
  • Exterior walls
  • Roofs
  • Interior walls and openings
  • Floors
  • Biological damage
  • Animals
  • Birds
  • Mould
  • Dry rot
  • Fire damage
  • Foundations
  • Pile foundations
  • Concrete slab foundations
  • Concrete strips
  • What else can be done?
  • Load bearing beams
  • Replacing or installing beams
  • Replacing or repairing bracing
  • Repairing damaged walls or roofs
  • Walls
  • Roofs
  • Using scaffolding, cranes, temporary supports

Unit 3 – Roofs and Floors

  • Roofing
  • Roof coverings
  • Plain tiles
  • Single lap tiles
  • Slates
  • Wood shingles
  • Thatch
  • Roof repair jobs
  • Replacing tiles
  • Repairing flashings
  • Temporary roofs
  • Cleaning and painting
  • Floors
  • Ground and upper floors
  • Suspended floors
  • Floor finishes
  • Solid floors
  • Wooden floor finishes
  • Floor repair jobs
  • Cleaning & staining
  • Coverings – carpets and linoleum

Unit 4 – Door Windows and Walls

  • Wall maintenance
  • Treatments to improve the appearance of external wall
  • Sealing
  • Preserving timber
  • Repair jobs
  • Re-pointing
  • Type of mortar finish
  • Replacing bricks
  • Windows
  • Choosing materials
  • Aluminium & metals
  • Timber
  • UPVC
  • Types of window
  • How to repair broken window glass
  • For wooden windows:
  • For UPVC or aluminium windows:
  • Doors
  • Choosing to install a door
  • Types of doors
  • Panelled doors
  • Flush doors
  • Ledged & braced doors
  • How to hang a door
  • Adjusting existing doors

Unit 5 – Plastering and Tiling

  • Tools
  • Plastering
  • Using plaster
  • Plasterboards
  • Cutting plasterboard
  • Fixing plasterboards to walls
  • Jointing plasterboard
  • Square-edged boards
  • How to repair holes in plasterboard
  • How to repair cracks
  • Fixing plasterboard to ceilings
  • How to plaster over plasterboards
  • Finishing outside corners
  • Tiles
  • Tiling tools
  • Floors
  • How to tile a wall

Unit 6 – Carpentry Renovation

  • Carpentry tools
  • Hand tools
  • saws
  • hammers
  • chisels
  • planes
  • screwdrivers
  • other hand tools
  • Power tools
  • nail guns
  • power saws
  • electric drills
  • grinders
  • electric plane (power plane)
  • sanders
  • Choosing wood
  • Hardwood
  • Softwood
  • Composites
  • Buying wood
  • Stress grading of timber
  • Working with wood
  • Cutting & joining
  • Edge joints
  • Angled joints
  • Framing joints
  • How to make a mortise and tenon joint
  • Housing joints
  • Halving joints
  • Dowel joints
  • Fixing joints
  • Nails
  • Screws
  • Other fasteners
  • Glues
  • Finishing
  • Sandpaper
  • Steel wool
  • Wood fillers
  • Applying woodwork skills

Unit 7 – Painting

  • Painting tools
  • Paint work
  • Before painting
  • Sanding
  • Preparing to paint – the golden rules
  • Painting a surface
  • Different surfaces
  • Getting ready to paint
  • Using brushes
  • Cleaning & storage of brushes
  • Using rollers
  • Cleaning & storage of rollers
  • Sprayers (spray painting)

Unit 8 – Plumbing Basics

  • Types of plumbing jobs
  • Roof plumbing and guttering
  • Drainage plumbing
  • Grey water plumbing
  • Water supply
  • Water tanks
  • Underground tanks
  • Other water sources
  • Plumbing tools
  • Plumbing fittings
  • Types of pipes
  • Working with copper pipes
  • How to cut the pipe
  • How to join the pipe
  • Working with plastic pipes
  • How to cut plastic pipes
  • How to join the pipe
  • How to replace a tap washer
  • Replacing taps
  • Earth bonding
  • Sanitary appliances

Unit 9 – Electrical Basics

  • Regulated electrical work
  • Current and voltage
  • Resistance
  • Ohm’s law
  • Power
  • Basic home electrics
  • Electrical tools
  • Voltage tester
  • Basic wiring jobs
  • How to wire a plug
  • How to replace a broken light switch
  • Light fittings
  • Lighting design
  • Hanging a chandelier
  • Solar power
  • Energy ratings

Unit 10 – Renovating a Room

  • Planning a room renovation
  • A schedule of works
  • Planning time
  • Drawing up a budget
  • Project management
  • Choosing materials and appliances
  • Aesthetics, quality, cost, health, environment
  • Special project – room renovation
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Estimated Duration
50 hours
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Assessment

Assessment will be comprised of written exercises, including short-answer questions, reflective tasks, short reports and/or projects. There are no examinations or due dates for assessment. As a result, you can complete training in your own time and at your own pace with the assistance of unlimited tutor support.

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Australian Online Courses Pty Ltd is an approved and recognised member of IARC. The IARC is an International association that recognises quality and excellence in tertiary education providers.

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Career Outcomes

Professional Development for:-

  • Handyperson
  • Home renovator
  • Property developer
I had zero technical knowledge when it came to renovating, so this course really helped me understand the mechanics of how things work. There was alot of content where it was a case of “you don’t know what you don’t know” and that was great. My tutor was really proactive and reached out several times to see if I needed help and sent information on study/assignment tips. I would have loved to see more visuals/ pictures/videos of some of the concepts explained, just so I can understand what these concepts look like in real life, eg renovations before and after, repairing a window, wood staining vs other treatments etc Overall I am happy with this course.
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Breakfast Point, NSW
Introduction to Home Renovations
February 2025
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