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Whole-home renovations · Mid-range

Weatherboard home & rear extension

A weatherboard home opened up with a rear extension — raked ceiling, exposed-brick feature wall, a new kitchen and wide openings to the garden.

The project

Glen Iris

The back of the house is a warren of small rooms. Walls come out under engineering, a new steel beam goes in, and the rear addition creates a raked-ceiling living space with the kitchen at its centre. Recycled-brick detailing ties the new work to the old house.

What the work involves

  • Structural engineering and building permit
  • Rear addition with raked ceiling and steel beam
  • Exposed recycled-brick feature wall
  • New kitchen with stone-look island
  • Wide stacker doors to the garden

Before & after

The transformation

Before — weatherboard home & rear extension, Glen Iris
Before
Completed — weatherboard home & rear extension, Glen Iris
After

Start to finish

Every stage of the build

The parts of a job that decide how it lasts — demolition, framing, services and waterproofing — are the parts you never see once it's finished. Here they are.

  1. Stage 1 of 3

    Before

    The existing room or site, before any work begins.

  2. Stage 2 of 3

    During construction

    Strip-out, structure and services, then fit-out — the stages most clients never see.

  3. Stage 3 of 3

    Completed

    The finished result at handover.

Representative project imagery illustrating the scope and quality Local Tasker Construction can deliver. Final design, material selections and outcomes vary by site, approvals and client requirements.

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