The details
The house was designed and constructed in the mid 80’s, Its cladding was a vertical pine ship lath which had been dipped in stain. The roofing material was a version of the current product known as coloursteel. The roof also had several large areas of glazed skylights. Existing internal decks were constructed and waterproofed with membrane.
- All existing vertical weather boards were removed
- All exterior walls were repaired structurally where needed or directed by the building inspector
- All exterior timber was coated with a timber treatment
- All external walls were insulated where insulation was missing
- All exterior Aluminum windows were removed & replaced with new as the existing were beyond serviceability
- All exterior walls were then wrapped with new building paper
- All window opening were taped with new sill & jamb flashing tape and new head flashings installed
- All exterior walls had a rigid air barrier installed and the edges sealed
- A cavity was then formed and inspected
- New window were installed into the opening
- New exterior claddings were installed and painted
- The existing roof was removed; existing purlins were replace/repaired where required
- New insulation was installed in the roof where required
- Existing leaking skylights were removed and replaced with new velux skylights
- New roofing was installed along with new flashings, gutters and downpipes where the existing were beyond their serviceable life
- New internal finishing lines were installed around the new window jamb liners
- The existing internal linings were stopped and made good following the window replacement, then repainted
- The existing decks were, demolished, reframed to create compliant falls, re membraned with suitable droppers and overflows installed. Protective decking was then installed
