Extension submission to council

Submission to Council

Ok so what does the new design look like ?
We would like to remove the back, which was a mix of different styles and replace with one open plan kitchen and dining area.

 

This plan has been lodged with Council, so the Town Planning process begins.

Existing Site Plan

The existing design

Re-Stumping

What level do you work with?

Most old houses move around over time - old stumps were often only put in the ground a few inches, or they were just sitting on the surface.

This house just has so many levels.  The best thing to do is get the re-blockers in straight away and get the correct levels sorted, as any work you do will be pointless without a good level foundation.

So to start we remove all the floor boards so we can get easy acess to the floor.  Please have a look at the photos of the "Floor Board Removal Tool", if you can make one of these it makes it a lot easier that lots of hits with a hammer.

Firstly lets get rid of that concrete path!!

Not only does the tool remove floor boards but also concrete :)

Let there be light, just about every bearer was rotten, (or not there) due to the fact they were sitting in the dirt

More light and Air, plus the floor space now has room to run central heating pipes when the flooring goes back

The Lounge with, new bearers and the old chimney has had the 1980 cover removed

Removing Baltic Floor Board

How do you get Floor Boards Up without damage?

Ok I have watched the videos on Youtube and they are correct

The best one is Uncle Mills and his technique.

BUT

This takes a long time and after chatting with a Mate, he said you need the tool to remove the floor boards.
There is a professional tool called Ezilifter, can be found in most Total Tools or Ezylifter.

But I made my own Baltic Floor Board Lifter.

Site Survey

What is a site survey?

This is a survey of the site done by a qualified surveyor.  Not only does it check the boundry of the block prior to settlement, but it also provides a core document moving forward as it also shows surrounding houses which may be affected by further site development - the locations of these buildings and their roof lines.