Attached are before and after photos of a renovation/ extension I did in Mt Eliza, Vic. It was a pretty challenging job on a number of fronts. The double brick structure presented difficulties altering room sizes internally and externally and the original conventional roof system was under engineered.
All in all though the final outcome, I think turned out pretty good.
This was a pretty big renovation and the facade of the house was going to be changed very differently from the original house. The aim I had in mind during the design was to ensure that after the renovation was complete I wanted potential clients to not know that a renovation had ever been done. Not that I wanted to deceive them, I just believe it is a good mark of a designer/ builder when they can make a renovation, not look like a renovation.
One of the most common mistakes I see when I look at a renovation is that the new renovation/ extension is obvious and in many cases doesn?t match the original house. This in my opinion is the typical inexperienced renovator?s mistake and it will affect any potential returns, no questions about it.
Design and build for maximum profit, not for minimum pennies!
All in all though the final outcome, I think turned out pretty good.
This was a pretty big renovation and the facade of the house was going to be changed very differently from the original house. The aim I had in mind during the design was to ensure that after the renovation was complete I wanted potential clients to not know that a renovation had ever been done. Not that I wanted to deceive them, I just believe it is a good mark of a designer/ builder when they can make a renovation, not look like a renovation.
One of the most common mistakes I see when I look at a renovation is that the new renovation/ extension is obvious and in many cases doesn?t match the original house. This in my opinion is the typical inexperienced renovator?s mistake and it will affect any potential returns, no questions about it.
Design and build for maximum profit, not for minimum pennies!