Posts Tagged ‘pre purchase building inspection’
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Heritage Style Restoration in Burwood Heights 2 Back at Burwood Heights, another facet of the building restoration was the opening up of the front veranda. This included: 6 no. new western red cedar window sashes, stripping paint off the brick walls, treating the wood affected by dry and wet rot, mending of the damaged and…
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Heritage Style Restoration in Burwood Heights 1 In 2009 we were engaged to construct a veneer extension of a Federation house in Burwood Heights NSW. The rear of the house was cladding/lined with the dreaded toxic asbestos plus the internal ceilings as well. The area was greater than 10 square metres and a licenced asbestos…
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Heritage Style Restoration in Rosehill 1 In early 2012, a potential client googled my services for working on a Victorian house in Rosehill. The Victorian house was previously the subject feature in the now-old Dulux paint heritage colours brochure. The quote was for: At the right front of the house attach 1 # existing lace…
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Heritage Style Restoration in Strathfield 9 A particular part of the maintenance work last year was on one of the two shoulders of the main gates. The treated pine curved top rail was rotten to the core. So I utilised a piece of old clear American Oregon from my personal stock of timber for recycling…
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Heritage Style Restoration in Strathfield 8 Yes indeed, since 1998 I have carried out a lot of maintenance work there at the house in Strathfield. Wood rots and needs to be mended with tender loving care, if not replaced. Pet dogs chew up my good work and I have to mend wood or take protective…
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