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Todd and partner Jeff have been at the renovation game for nearly twenty years, but theyve only ever been able to afford the worst house on the worst street. It hasnt been easy, but it has been hilarious.

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, theyve 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 Jeffs labourer, painter, shopper, cleaner and site health and safety manager.

Part inspiration and larger part cautionary tale, Todd Alexanders The Worst House on the Worst Street will help any home renovator keep laughing along the way. Its a comedy, a book of how-to (and what-not-to) and a bloody good yarn for anyone whos survived a renovation or those who dont even intend to lift a finger.

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Funny and moving WHO WEEKLY

Told with sass and sarcasm . . . Anyone whos survived a reno will relate THE EXAMINER

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Funny and moving WHO WEEKLY

Told with sass and sarcasm . . . Anyone whos survived a reno will relate THE EXAMINER

From the first page of this true story I was intrigued; by the second I was laughing out loud . . . Wickedly funny THE AUSTRALIAN WOMENS WEEKLY

A highly entertaining tale AUSTRALIAN COUNTRY

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The Worst House on the Worst Street

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