Northfield House Renovation

The structural engineer visited today and it was a relief that he was quite satisfied with the structural integrity of the roof and collar ties. He did suggest simply adding a few noggins in between the rafters as an extra measure. Photo 1 The photo shows a good view of the garage roof from above in all its glory. A very challenging roof to construct and credit to the carpenters for pulling this off. Previous Next

We had a visit from the building inspector and despite the collar ties, he wasn't convinced they were sufficient to prevent spreading and suggested we get the structural engineer to assess it. Moments like this do turn up the stress levels a notch and it meant we couldn't cover the roof until we had approval from the structural engineer in case they recommend some alterations. So while we waited for a visit from the engineer, we got the brickie back on site to install the remaining window sills. Photo 1 Photo 2 Photo 3 Photo 4 Previous Next

Having removed the larger of the two bathroom windows, the bathroom was now deprived of a lot of natural light and had become quite dark. Consequently, we decided to enlarge the remaining window. Photo 1 The above photo shows the window that we wanted to enlarge. Now this window has an arch above it and a brick window sill. We were fortunate that we had salvaged some of these window sill bricks when we removed the main wall for the kitchen extension. We just about had enough! Photo 2 Photo 3 We were also fortunate that we had ordered an extra lintel for the dormer which wasn't required so could be used for the bathroom window. Now the lintel was a lot bigger and needed cutting. Photo 4 Photo 5 Photo 5 shows the enlarged window from within the bathroom. Photo 6 Photo 7  We were again fortunate to have a spare stone head (manufacturing fault) which allowed us to enlarge the window a brick and half. Very pleased with the end result. Previ...

Having sent photos of the roof to the building inspector, they raised some concerns about nothing stopping the roof from spreading if there was a load, so we were required to add some collar ties. Photo 1 Photo 2 Photo 3 Photo 4 Previous Next

With the roof now constructed, there were a couple of things that needed to completed such as adding plywood for the dormer cheeks and valley boards. The brickie was also onsite to complete the gable. Photo 1 Photo 2 Photo 3 Photo 4  Photo 4 shows the valley board fitted. Photo 5 Photo 6 Photo 7  Photos 5 to 7 show the completed gable. Photo 8 Photo 9 Photo 10 Photo 11 Photo 12 Photo 13 Photo 14 We also had the ceiling paper removed from the front rooms in preparation for having a skim coat. Photo 15 Photo 16 Previous Next

The dormer was added to the garage roof today. Photo 1 Photo 2 Photo 3 Photo 4 Photo 5 Photo 6 Photo 7 Previous Next

The garage roof is taking a lot longer to construct than expected due to its complexity with slopes in 3 directions, a gable and a dormer. Photo 1 Photo 2 Photo 3 Photo 4 Photo 5 Photo 6 Photo 6 shows the wall where an opening will be made for a door from the master bedroom. Previous Next