What Your Neighbours Were Up To This Year

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e all have a bit of that nosy-neighbour curiosity when it comes to home improvement. Afterall, any upgrades in your neighbourhood affect the relative value of your own home, so it’s only natural to wonder what they’re getting done.

More than that, we also love knowing the details. When it comes to renovations, we’re curious about budgets and timelines, which tradies they hired, paint colours, decking materials — anything really, so that you can start your project with a bit more confidence.

Our Projects Stories go into this kind of detail (more on that later), and to close out the year, we’re bringing you the top home improvement trends as seen on Builderscrack in 2025.

Here’s what your fellow neighbours have been up to this year, based on data from 100,000 job posts nationwide.