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Notes from site
Things worth knowing before you renovate an old house.
Written by Chris, between jobs. Short, practical, occasionally opinionated.
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Curved roof framing rebuilt to original geometry
Heritage·Sep 2026·6 min read
What a curved roof teaches you about the rest of the house
We rebuilt the framing on a 1920s roof this winter, rafter by rafter, to the original radius. It took longer than the client hoped. Here's why that was the right call, and how to tell when it isn't.
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Spotted gum flooring
Money·Aug 2026
Fixed price, cost-plus, and the third option nobody explains How allowances actually work, and what to ask before you sign anything.
Avalon pool and travertine surround
Outdoors·Jul 2026
Travertine or hardwood around a pool Both look good in the brochure. One of them is still looking good in ten years.
St Ives rendered seating and deck
Renovating·Jun 2026
Opening up a sixties floor plan without losing the house Where the walls can go, where they can't, and the one everyone wants gone that should stay.
Side access cleared
Maintenance·May 2026
The pre-winter list for a coastal house Twelve things to check before the first big east coast low, most of them free.
Hardwood decking mid-build
Renovating·Apr 2026
Spotted gum: what it does in the first year It moves. That's normal. Here's what to expect and when to worry.
Curved framing and insulation
Heritage·Mar 2026
Getting heritage conditions cleared without losing a season Council isn't the enemy. Turning up unprepared is.
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Feb 2026Why I only run one or two jobs at a timeHow we work Jan 2026A deck that lasts: fixings, gaps, and oilOutdoors Dec 2025What to have ready before the builder arrivesRenovating Nov 2025Rendered seating: the details that stop it crackingOutdoors Oct 2025Reading a quote: what should and shouldn't be in itMoney Sep 2025Starting TrueformHow we work
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