Craig Cleary Queensland as a premier builder. “The awards make it all worthwhile, and it reinforces our belief in what we do,” Craig says.” Some of these projects are tough, and there’s a fair bit thathappens behind the scenes, so it’s good to receive recognition for what we’re doing. We’ve been entering these awards since we started, but each new award means a lot because the competition just gets tougher and tougher each year.” Of the three awards the company won that night, Craig says the Renovation Project of the Year award stands out the most. “The project presented a lot of challenges, and my wife and I had to work really closely with the client to transform that unsightly old house into what it is now,” he explains.” Firstly, we had to put a second level on the home, and the existing structure wasn’t able to support the addition, so that was obviously very tricky to work around. The client had done some cosmetic renovations to that home a few years prior, so we had to make sure we kept them intact throughout the project.” “This is a waterfront property, so we re-
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