Help backshed makeover
Stella Hansen
6 years ago
This backshed is in veiw of our dining area.need some ideas for a makeover
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Comments (17)@kymryan..just having another look at your cladded house...Why do you want to remove the white cladding.? Apart from looking into recladding with colourbond as an option...or anything else....I think you might be wise to make sure of exactly what is under the present cladding...if you have not done that already. As cloudpants here says, your place has loads of potential and I am sure you would want it to be timeless so all you have to do is the maintenance. You mentioned that there are weatherboards under the cladding on your house. Do you know that for sure? Usually when they clad old weatherboard places the weatherboards are removed first because they cannot just be c;lad over. Check! Underneath your cladding you might have what I think was called ' wide chamferboards' or even a narrower kind used about 1950-60. These were PINE and the reason for cladding was usually because they were weather-worn or rotted. It might even be that there are no "boards" of any kind under that cladding...maybe fibro or cement sheeting.....or, if you are lucky...the house framework...onto which you can put any exterior cladding. I'd advise you to check this if you have not done so already. The tiles on the roof suggest to me that the original outside of the house may have been these pine boards or even the cement sheeting...but I think the former. I do not think that there would be the older style hardwood weatherboards under that cladding...the house is of the wrong era for those....it would need to be much older.. Another option...some of the really old weatherboard houses around here (in country Queensland) have been rendered using a very old system...All of these houses were on wooden stumps. Before they started they stabilised the stumps as I have described and then built in all around the sides of the underneath with bricks. They covered the house with insulating foil or tar paper then they covered that with chicken wire netting!!! Over that they simply applied a cement mixture and they trowelled it leaving swirls...a bit like the Mexican adobe. Then they painred it. Its a very old technique. It is materials cheap and labour intensive. If the old house on stumps inderneath shifts a little there's no problems with cracking of any kind....due to the cement, hand applied "render" having the (chicken) wire reinforcing bonded throughout with the cement. The finished house looks as if it is built of stone or concrete! ..The insulating properties are great. Its a very old system that lasts the test of time....the early Italians brought it in when this area was opened up for orchards, There's an old weatherboard house just opposite mine that was "rendered" in this manner about 50 years ago and it still looks new.....been pained occasionally of course. Recently its had a verandah added in keeping with the style of the house and they've "prettied up" the facade under the roof with some ornamenral work. You could research that I am sure...you might even find out "How To"....See MoreMakeover help
Comments (7)Love the white windows. We've nearly finished a major renovation of a 1950s Queenslander-esque house, and we agonised over the colour scheme. We found ourselves driving around the suburbs snapping photos of colour schemes we liked, and then analysed what it was we liked about each. We especially liked the look of white windows with medium coloured walls, and then a darker trim. We're thrilled with our final choices, which were Zincalume roof (shiny silver in colour), chamferboards in Dune (Colorbond colour - mid beige with a hint of grey), which really made our white windows pop. Gutters, hand rails and timber battens around base of house in Deep Ocean (Colorbond colour), a dark blue. Garage door and front door are white. Greys would also look great, a mid colour for your chamferboards, and darker for the gutters, lower half of the house and trim. Whatever colour scheme you settle on, I would especially focus on replacing or disguising the white wall material around the lower half of the house. A darker colour is more traditional, as are battens. Even painting the existing white walls will make a big difference. In the photo I've added, rendered fence and garage door surround are still to be painted Dune, white picket fence panels to be added. Due to a sloping block, battens around stumps are only visible from the sides and back of house. Click on the photo to see more of the roof/ paint scheme. This pic was one hubby took to show me the driveway the day it was poured....See MoreHelp needed — house makeover for downsizer
Comments (14)To start with, don't try to do the whole house at once, you will only confuse yourself more. Remember Rome wasn't built in a day. Plan room at a time, look for available options in your price range and then ensure everything comes together through the whole house. A colour scheme can achieve this and introducing blues and greens will keep the look fresh and modern but still masculine. Maybe introduce dad to Houzz too so he can give you ideas of what he would really like. Agree with Louie some simple sheer white curtains would soften the blinds and dress up the rooms better. I don't see anything wrong with keeping the guest room beds if they are comfortable but new, more modern linen would make a huge difference. I think I would have to lose the dressing table in the master bedroom though, but to keep the bed and add new bedside tables and drawers would not be out of place. I would definitely look for new artwork though, unless your dad has any sentimental reason for keeping any he has. Check out $2 shops, many of them have inexpensive canvas prints these days that can be used very effectively. It comes down to how creative you can be. Check out Houzz for interesting ways to hang artwork too. $2 shops are also good for finding interesting pieces to create a coastal look especially when it is all very "in" at the moment. If the lounge is still good and comfortable, don't rush to replace it. It is a little bulky for the room but keep everything else to a minimum. The glass coffee table for example, is a good idea as it visually does not take up space. The most important thing for older people is to have furniture that is not too difficult to move for cleaning and to keep beds and chairs at a realistic height for ease of sitting and standing as joints get older. Good luck with it all....See MoreNeed help with my decking makeover
Comments (3)I second Rhonda’s comment - Feast Watson are widely available and have good tints. If you take a pic to the paint shop, you could ask for help with choosing a colour. One tip: try a small sample first somewhere inconspicuous if possible. Look at it over a few days/different light conditions to help decide if it’s right for you :)...See Moreannb1997
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