Another recent project requiring significant extensions and renovations to an existing holiday cottage. Right on the Gorokan waterfront of Tuggerah Lake, with beautiful views looking southward towards The Entrance and Killarney Vale. This was a complex project requiring great care and experience!
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Glenda had purchased this property with the intentions of enjoying a semi-retirement lifestyle on the waterfront with her partner Scott. An adventurous sea-change move from the northern beaches of Sydney, with the intention of giving the older two storey weatherboard house a face lift and modernising the outlook to take better advantage of the tremendous views across the vast Tuggerah Lake. It turned out that the old place needed a lot of work, but where to find a builder capable of seeing it through? |
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It was originally intended to strip of the old roof tiles which had become somewhat porous, and to then recover the original timber structure with all new Colourbond steel roofing utilising the old roof trusses. Upon inspection it was discovered that existing trusses had become quite distorted and uneven over the years, and could not be trusted to provide the clean lines required for the new roofing and ceiling alignments. New roof trusses would need to be manufactured & installed without uncovering the building's interior.
First of all came the formalities of architectural drawings and Council applications etc. Based on Anne's vision and direction, our friends at CEO Architectural came up with an excellent set of design drawings and the project was soon progressing rapidly under the care and control of the BuildFlex crew.
The old cottage had very low ceilings throughout which needed to be raised to a respectable 2.7 metres high, and a new Colourbond roof was to be pitched over the newly created additions and merged across the existing profile of the house. There were of course the usual unexpected issues to be resolved and rebuilt as we progressed, including poorly constructed frames, termite damage and rusted steel floor posts. All in a day's work for the BuildFlex crew!
It was originally intended to strip of the old roof tiles which had become somewhat porous, and to then recover the original timber structure with all new Colourbond steel roofing utilising the old roof trusses. Upon inspection it was discovered that existing trusses had become quite distorted and uneven over the years, and could not be trusted to provide the clean lines required for the new roofing and ceiling alignments. New roof trusses would need to be manufactured & installed without uncovering the building's interior.
First of all came the formalities of architectural drawings and Council applications etc. Based on Anne's vision and direction, our friends at CEO Architectural came up with an excellent set of design drawings and the project was soon progressing rapidly under the care and control of the BuildFlex crew.
The old cottage had very low ceilings throughout which needed to be raised to a respectable 2.7 metres high, and a new Colourbond roof was to be pitched over the newly created additions and merged across the existing profile of the house. There were of course the usual unexpected issues to be resolved and rebuilt as we progressed, including poorly constructed frames, termite damage and rusted steel floor posts. All in a day's work for the BuildFlex crew!
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Coming shortly: a few of the owner's images of the completed project. Some simple photos taken with an iPhone, but they will give you an idea of the superb detail and level of finish which which was provided. We can't take credit for the interior design selections and layout. Neither can Anatol. That's all Anne's work! Who you gunna call? |
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Testimonial from Anatol on completion:
"If you are thinking about renovating, then Wayne and his team at BuildFlex are the way to go!
Great team of skilled tradesman & genuinely nice guys!
Nothing was too hard! The finished job is just amazing!
Thank you Wayne, Kris, Dane, Torrin and the rest of the team!
Great work!!!"
"If you are thinking about renovating, then Wayne and his team at BuildFlex are the way to go!
Great team of skilled tradesman & genuinely nice guys!
Nothing was too hard! The finished job is just amazing!
Thank you Wayne, Kris, Dane, Torrin and the rest of the team!
Great work!!!"
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