We think our home is pretty amazing....and all the more so since it has needed such intensive work to bring it to livability. We're not there yet, but the ongoing story is pretty interesting as we restore some things, renovate others, and incorporate some new but sympathetic design ideas ideas. We have dated parts of the house....but would like to know more. Not sure how to find out.

Our cottage is very old built around 1890 miners cottage we are slowly fixing it up and replacing everything windows flooring roof plaster would love to show you photos when we are finished but it want be for a few years sally.

Hi sherribingham, we would love to see your house. You can post some photos on Instagram with the hashtag #meetmyhouzz. Otherwise, just email some shots from your phone to aueditor@houzz.com

Wow Sally - would love to see your house - in all it's pre- renovation g(l)ory too because the journey is half the 'fun' - or at least it is for those of us with a love of old houses. Besides, I suspect that our respective houses may have some features in common (besides the need to replace everything from the floorboards to the iron on the roof and all points in between that is). Our house is an old rectory of uncertain age since all it's paperwork was destroyed in a fire many years ago - thus all of the old houses in my area are deemed to be 1910 but some of it's features point to possible colonial origins and as such may have things in common with your home. (And it is going to be a few years yet before our home is done too).

hi sherribingham have put some photos of the stumping and Masonite walls that we took out waiting to plaster the walls not us a pro and new windows to go in had to get them made 3/4 cottage double hung double glazed for the front we have to keep it looking the same and a double glazed casement for the side we thought we were going to have this room as a master bedroom but have changed our minds now its going to be our lounge room with a tiny house all the space counts the house is only about 10 sq and we are living in about 8 it is only the 2 of us plus our dog maxi so its very cosy we love it have gone from a 24sq but we have a big block 1.25 acres massive shed great views low bills free water sometimes you don't need to have it all I have had seven houses this is it not all renos this has been the oldest and most work but it will be worth it, its not going to be a big house big enough for us .

Hi Sally, not sure where/how to message you other than here.

LOVE your house! It is going to be beautiful! - Looks very much like you are going to have to do the same sorts of things that we have too. ( BTDT with the lifted floorboards and view to the ground!) Is your house on sandstone piers too? In our case we did not have to do anything with the internal piers but we did need to lift one side of the house by about 20 cm.

We haven't had to remove all our wall cladding as you have done. And we were lucky - the only remnant of lathe and plaster was a small part of the hall. And we are lucky with the ceilings too We haven't had to take them our as you have. And as they are so high we can plaster over where we need to repair - even in the hall where the fist sized crack in the ceiling has closed as we hoped it would.

Your boards look magnificent - will you be able to relay them once the restumping is done? I would imagine that they would be hard to replace.

Your place is the total opposite of ours though for all that they areboth old country homes. Ours is a cool climate house - located in the Huon Valley (Tasmania) - and big - 24 squares (with an additional 6 squares in deck). Not sure off-hand how big our block is, - but certainly not 1.25 acres! Large block by today's standards though. Tucked into the back of the block since it was originally part of the larger church grounds. So, as is unusual for a house of it's type, the front yard is much larger than the back.

There are other similarities between us it seems. (It is just us at home too ...though in our case the pet is a rather senile feline! ...and as to how we came to be restoring the largest house that either of us have ever lived in at a time in our lives when most are downsizing, - well that is another story!)

Our latest project is the repair of the bay window in the lounge...(when I say 'we are doing this' - I actually mean that HE is doing it, and I am providing help in the form of lots of encouragement!

Must get my act together and post some of our pics. Will you keep putting yours up? I would love to see what you do with your house.

Hi sherribingham we are in gippsland vic and replaced the stumps with concreate ones i love the floorbords but we are going to put them in the kitchen and put carpet in the lounge and bedrooms not sure what carpet hate all the colours i am not into grey waiting to start the next stage windows in new cladding and plaster work before winter you can message me through houzz but i am not sure how you do this you need to put some pics of your place i looked and could not find any love to see it sounds fantastic keep in touch sally always up early

Hi Sally - have been working on collating some photos and putting them up here. Not sure how to post them though. But it has been a while since I have put anything up on Facebook - so if you would like to look me up there, - happy to friend you.

Your garden looks like a charming but wild space just waiting to be tamed a little - very satisfying. Mature trees are such a bonus! (Feeling very overwhelmed by my ...'garden' ...at the moment). What are you intending to do with yours?

Also, we are about half way through what we think will be a 5 year project to get somewhere near done. (Cheryl, not Sherri)

Hi cheryl have posted a before and after photo of the garden lots of work not on facebook but i am not sure how to message you through houzz waiting for sparkie to show need to rewire best be safe then windows will go in need them before winter starting a new job next week so things might move a bit faster i hope i hate waiting think our project will take about 2 years or sooner see how the funds are that will be the first room the our bedroom will be next doing one bit at a time always in the garden pulling weeds wandering dew blackberries and any other weeds and plants have just put mulch down truck load big job and buying some nice plants trygood luck with yours sally.

Hi cheryl check your messages in houzz

Saw your pics cheryl your place looks great like us no floor or walls good luck sally.