WIP - Kitchen, bathroom, laundry and verandah

[SilentButDeadly]

Just come off three weeks of worknig on the house and I thought I'd crow a little on behalf of the team...

Fugly was a little timber box dating from the 1920's. Over time it had morphed from a four room box to a five room house with enclosed rear verandah. On the positive side, it has a strong hardwood frame and was fully gyprocked internally in the early 90's. On the negative side, it is very low to the ground and is clad twice (fibro then fake brick )

Previous owners had seen fit to place the bathroom, laundry and part of the kitchen within the enclosed verandah. Bad move cause the floor sloped and the inclusions were badly built. Result was structural failure on a grand scale........so it had to be replaced. With something slightly larger and with a back verandah

At the same time, we decided to add 70sqm of enclosed verandah out to the side, new deck out the front, new old windows all around and a total reclad & reroof in a combo of zincalume and colorbond. So we'll be at this a while yet.

But this is where we started just three weeks back...


This is what was....everything under the flatter roof pitch had to go.

This is what was left after the wrecking crew had been playing for nearly a week

Once the dingo and bobcat had been playing we were left with a field of holes...

which were filled with red gum stumps (down 800mm!) and topped with Duragal bearers....

...which were covered with new hardwood joists....

...while the new rear verandah has oiled red gum joists. The little shack to the right of the water tank is our very comfortable temporary bathroom (even has hot water)

We've since done part of the framing for the new bathroom and laundry and sourced the rear verandah posts (125x125 red gum - lovely) but I'll see if I can add some more photos to reflect this a little later..

[Dirty Doogie]

Geez that house is low on the ground as is the deck in progress. I'm not sure it would pass the Qld regulations for termite inspection clearance (not sure what the regs are for your area). Are you going to chemically treat the dirt under the deck bit for termites?

Doog

[Dirty Doogie]

LOL Photo 3 looks like a battleground complete with fallen comrades Hee hee!

[Bleedin Thumb]

SBD,

Have a beer on me. It looks like a major project you have started on there.

Keep the updates coming!

[SilentButDeadly]

Ohhhhhhh yeah. Old Fugly is low to the ground........no question. However, because of this we could get away with the new section being close too.

We thought about lifting the house but it simply wasn't worth it. It would've resulted in extreme over capitalisation.....as would've a new house.

Termite treatment is a given........and it has been received. Termites also explain why we used steel bearers....it ain't perfect but as long as it makes it harder for the little buggers to get to lunch then I'm a happy camper.

[SilentButDeadly]

The first frames are on....



...and covered with sarking.



The rear verandah posts and top rails (all river red gum) have been through the thicknesser and had two coats of oil. They are now awaiting their inclusion into the structure.

[Dirty Doogie]

OO LA LA ! river red gum !! You cant get it up here unless you are very very rich!

This is the extension where you are installing the half wood, half tile bathroom floor ?

Keep up the good work

Doog

[SilentButDeadly]

This is the extension where you are installing the half wood, half tile bathroom floor ?

Yep...


More additions....


Beginnings of the new front deck.....steel bearers that will be covered by 200x50 sleepers running at right angles to the house. The window will be replaced by french doors...and the fake brick will go!!


Some of the rear verandah posts are up...


Some timber detail......nice figure, eh?

[Dirty Doogie]

Hi SBD, Yep that is lovely figure and color!!

Years ago I found a stash of river red (old growth I was told) and thought I would make chest of drawers out it. It had grain almost the same at that in your pics. I fastidiously finished the drawers off but within a few years the timber was still cracking and checking. Just a learning experience I suppose. I hope you can get it to stay in the condition it is in the pics.

BTW what is that flowering tree you got out the front?

Doog

[SilentButDeadly]

RRG (especially in thin sections) really needs to be fully sealed in poly or similar AND ideally should be select grade to minimise timber movement. There are a few furniture makers about that use RRG but it is always fully sealed and thicker than you'd expect.

My stuff is 1st grade roughsawn but with kiln drying would probably end up feature grade rather than select. Given the size of the pieces and the form that some of the older pieces are in (see old pergola posts behind the new frame) I think they'll be OK.

We think the tree in flower is some sort of ornamental cherry.......

[Dirty Doogie]

I can't wait for the next pics. When I sell this place I might just kick back and watch all the reno projects in these forums for a while Lol

[SilentButDeadly]

Been on the busy side so progress has been slow-ish but most of the frames are up and the back deck is done...

[pawnhead]

Looks good.

Just a point. That lintel should have jamb studs, or be continuous to the next stud if it's fully housed.
If it's half housed, you've probably done your homework and I should just shut up.

[seriph1]

nice going! Can't wait to see this one progress

[peter_sm]

I love the red gum. I grew up in Barmah all my life, my old man worked at the saw mill. I lived, breathed, and played with it.