how long to draw up plans??

[Terrian]

Queensland Housing Commision still had the original plans for my style of house (they used a number and did variations such as reversing the layout etc). They came in handy and will look good framed one day.

The original plumbing plans still have the water tank, outhouse and stormwater pit.

This was 1954.

the 'lost in fire' excuse became popular amongst a number of victoria councils back in the 70s', they just lost / threw out lots of stuff when moving offices....

[Cliff Rogers]

...they just lost / threw out lots of stuff when moving offices....

Up here they just throw it out so they don't have to move offices.

[womble]

I thought I had posted some of these before but they seem to be missing since the last offline time?

more progress in the bathroom and on the front steps...

[womble]

more...

[womble]

front finally finished yesterday!!!!!!!

[womble]

plumber has been back, toilet installed.

Hopefully have the gas connected in the next week along with electricity

[Wild Dingo]

Comin along a treat Womble... good to see a plan coming together

Just one question... you put a deck out the back yet the front door drops straight onto a stairway? why didnt you do a small porch say 4ft x 6ft out the front door then onto the steps? Just curious we have a small 4 step thing out the back door on this place directly out from the doorway straight drop 8in to the first step and bloody mongrel for catching people (eh me? ) as soon as you open the door... just a thought... of course rather redundant now youve done it but maybe not such a chore to modify for saftey eh? you do have a nipper coming along and that looks like a tumbling nipper trap to me

Anyway good on you!
Shane

[womble]

latest pics are of the undercoat finally on last weekend, topcoat for the ceilings done this one...

[womble]

fans are up, lights next!

[womble]

The floors are sanded and nearly finished. 2 coats of satin poly on today, the last one tomorrow. Looks pretty good! The colour has really lightened up, it was a dark reddish brown before but now much lighter.

The floor guys have never done a red stringy floor before, very hard timber...especially after being down for 70 years

Total cost of job with punching nails, filling, sanding and 3 coats is $2,540 for 2 blokes.

[Terrian]

The floors are sanded and nearly finished. 2 coats of satin poly on today, the last one tomorrow. Looks pretty good! The colour has really lightened up, it was a dark reddish brown before but now much lighter.

The floor guys have never done a red stringy floor before, very hard timber...especially after being down for 70 years

looks fantastic, we did a similar thing with the floorboards here (hardwood), previous owners were kind enough to glue 12" x 12" black & white line tiles to the floorboards, the wife hated them, 1 week later (approx 60 man & woman hrs) the tiles were gone, the glue removed, the floor boards sanded, 4 coats satin finish.
2 years later I scored enough carpet to do the whole house with (hopefully!) a litle over a loungerooms worth left over

Total cost of job with punching nails, filling, sanding and 3 coats is $2,540 for 2 blokes.

punching the nails (and filling) is a bugger of a job, cost was reasonable IMO

[womble]

finished floors, came up pretty well. Lights are on too. Movers moved furniture in on tuesday, put a couple of scratches on the floor from the fridge but nothing too bad.