Browse Forums General Discussion 1 Jun 28, 2009 11:55 am first post! i'm saving for a deposit for a house and i've started looking into renovating, I want to get something cheap and do it up. Within my price range chances are i'll be getting something similar to http://www.realestate.com.au/cgi-bin/rsearch?a=o&id=105735935&f=10&p=10&t=res&ty=&fmt=&header=&cc=&c=28926360&s=qld&snf=rbs&tm=1246153671 i'm wondering if anyone has experience in renovating the exterior of these houses to change the look of it completely? Does this style of house have a name? (other then post war crapbox). I think rendering is one of the better options to change the appearance of a house but im not sure what you're limited to with these being only 1/2 brick. anyway, any advise would be appreciated. Re: renovating exterior post war house 2Jun 28, 2009 12:06 pm indeck…..not sure if it has a name, as in architectural design. Post war is about it, post war CRAP is very UN- fair to that house. I’d love to get my hands on it, it has sooooo much potential! As to what you can do to the exterior……the sky is the limit, but it depends on the budget as always. Internal and External Building and Colour Consultant Online - Worldwide http://www.denovoconcepts.com Re: renovating exterior post war house 3Jul 21, 2009 6:46 pm You would define that house as a Post War design, but you shouldn't discount it as a crapbox. These homes in the Zillmere area have some great hidden features. 90% of these homes have beautiful brushbox floors, solid hardwood frames and period features such as basic cornices and skirting that reflect the general design theories of the late forties and the fifties which was minimilism and symetry - you can see this reflected in furniture design of the time, I suggest you google 'Charles and Ray Eames' for some inspiration. You may also like to research a little on what was knicknamed "The Zillmere Project", which was a government funded housing scheme aimed at returning soldiers. Due to a lack of materials and labour here in Australia after WWII, approximately 650 "kit" homes were imported from France along with the necessary workforce to build them. A lot of people in Zillmere are living in homes with frames built from wood from the Black Forest in Germany. Don't try and change the features of these homes. They are a period home, just as architecturally important as Victorian or Federation styles, just not as elaborate, but as i mentioned earlier, if you compare the design of a sofa from the fifties to one designed in Victorian times, you'll see a similar contrast. Cheers Dan (a Zillmere resident) What you are looking at is fibrous plaster, true gypsum, it is cast on horizontal beds with fibers included to give strength. I has no Asbestos in it. Houses before 1985… 2 7135 It seems very clear to me that your contract states that a security account does NOT need to be established so the answer to the builder is NO. If in doubt find a contract… 1 8505 2 31342 |