Peek inside this structural house renovation project in Chelmer, Brisbane to see how it started and how it progressed through construction.
A big thank you to all of the people involved in this project:
Peek inside this structural house renovation project in Chelmer, Brisbane to see how it started and how it progressed through construction.
A big thank you to all of the people involved in this project:
Cornell Engineers was proud to provide the structural engineering for this amazing house renovation in Hamilton, Brisbane.
Building designed by MR Design & Drafting
Construction by Novo Property
Structural Engineering by Cornell Engineers
We asked the lucky owners of this house raise project in Ashgrove some questions about their home renovation project. Check out their tips for a successful house raise and renovation project.
This week we caught up with home owner, Emma, who is raising and building in under her beautiful Coorparoo home. We asked Emma five questions about her renovation project which has already started construction.
We always planned to renovate our house, even from the first day of purchase, as we have three small boys and we need a bit of extra room for the family to grow.
Ours is an old style triple gabled Queenslander, and we are lifting it and building a level underneath, and also making a few changes upstairs – adding a walk-in robe and en suite to the master bedroom, putting in a new kitchen with butler’s pantry and adding a deck.
We are also building a pool and a shed in the back yard.
Having the extra space for our family, and the ability to have friends and family to stay and not feel squashed!
In terms of features, we have chosen some lovely blue and white tiles as a feature wall for each bathroom, and we are also pretty excited about getting a pool!
We did a few years of concentrated saving before embarking on our renovation, to ensure the budget wasn’t too tight going through the transition and beyond.
We are also quite pedantic with our family budget so everything is accounted for, and this gives us peace of mind that things won’t get out of hand financially.
We love the sense of community in Coorparoo, and the excellent schools and facilities.
Martha Street is a 10 minute walk away with some great restaurants and shops, and we have some lovely parks in the area too.
It is close to the city, but still retains all the good things about being a residential suburb.
Overall we are enjoying the process, and it is very exciting to see our home transforming before our eyes.
Also, make sure you use Cornell Engineers for all your engineering needs, as they are a pleasure to deal with – prompt, friendly and professional!
Thank you for your time Emma. We can’t wait to see and hear how your house raise and build in under project progresses.
We love a good home renovation project – but even more so, we love to meet the people behind a good home renovation project.
Today we caught up with Lerissa and asked her five questions as she embarks on a home renovation project in Keperra, Brisbane.
We bought our home in 2002 just prior to Brisbane’s housing boom. We love our tiny mortgage, but we have found ourselves at a cross-road now that our children are almost teenagers – do we move to a bigger home that better meets our needs [and deal with the bigger mortgage] or do we renovate to make better use of the space we have?