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Residential

Three-storey house, stripped to the structure

This one was a gut in the literal sense. The rear elevation had lost its render down to the brick, the openings were boarded, and inside there was very little left but the outer walls, the joists and a stair. The building was stripped out completely, rebuilt from the structure forward, and finished in a new render with new openings throughout.

Scope

  • Complete strip-out
  • Structural repairs and new framing
  • Masonry rebuilding at the base
  • New windows and doors throughout
  • Rendered and finished elevations
  • New rear yard slab
The same view once the work was finished.
BeforeCompleted

The rear elevation, before and after. Drag the divider, or use the arrow keys.

The sequence

The rear elevation with the render gone and the openings boarded over.
Before
The rear elevation with the render gone and the openings boarded over.
The ground floor, back to bare brick and block with the ceiling opened up.
Before
The ground floor, back to bare brick and block with the ceiling opened up.
Looking up at the floor structure once the ceilings had come out.
Before
Looking up at the floor structure once the ceilings had come out.
Down through the stair void, with the roof structure exposed above it.
Before
Down through the stair void, with the roof structure exposed above it.
New timber on site and the first of the rebuilding under way.
In progress
New timber on site and the first of the rebuilding under way.
Scaffold up, openings sheeted and protected, and the base of the wall rebuilt in block.
In progress
Scaffold up, openings sheeted and protected, and the base of the wall rebuilt in block.
The render going on, worked down the elevation one lift at a time.
In progress
The render going on, worked down the elevation one lift at a time.
Finished: new render, new windows and doors, heating and cooling installed, and a new slab across the yard.
Completed
Finished: new render, new windows and doors, heating and cooling installed, and a new slab across the yard.

Next project

New house, going up from the foundation