The Fire House
By HarbourCity Building Company
From its humble beginnings as a coastal Bach with numerous extensions and alterations over the years, this house was first presented to us a burnt-out shell left over from an unfortunate house fire.
The owner’s brief was to rebuild the home over the existing floor area. However, the existing foundations proved to be less than satisfactory, having been added to and altered over the years - the floor and foundation were not in any condition to re-use; out of level and with sagging and broken timbers the decision was made to upgrade the foundations to today’s standards, ready to accept new wall frames and a new modern roof design.
The resulting design and build has been achieved utilising the same floor area, whilst improving on the layout and usable space.
The new roof made up of two differing degrees of rafters along with ply ceiling linings has modernised the home whilst allowing the view to be captured from both inside the living and bedroom areas and from the expansive deck area to the eastern side.
The use of vertical cedar profiled cladding complements the Gaboon ply soffit linings and ties itself to the Kwila decking and stairs.
And of course, the entire house has been re-wired and re-plumbed throughout and insulated to today’s healthy home standards.
The once broken home now has a new lease on life for many more generations to enjoy, and the views from the new home tops off the experience.
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They say quality, like beauty, is subjective, but when it comes to building, quality really is black and white. HarbourCity Building Company has a strong commitment to quality and this commitment is evident in every single one of the company’s completed homes.
HarbourCity Building Company is owned and managed by the very people that you will be dealing with throughout your building project, who through their combined talents and history bring many years of construction experience to the table with a focus on value, quality and sound project management of the entire building process from conception through to completion.
HarbourCity Building Company builds residential homes across most price ranges, executive styled and architecturally designed homes make up the core business, with large renovations, recladding and urban investment properties or first homes also undertaken by the company.
Our approach is comprehensive, individual and specialised, and because we are a small niche building company you will receive one off attention at all times from the people who own and manage the business.
Whether the project is large or small, the one thing our projects have in common is that the buildings are individually designed to suit their owners’ requirements and the land on which they will sit.
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Contact HarbourCity Building Company for an initial no obligation chat about your project and let us take you through the construction process and you will be assured of a top quality new home or building project that you are delighted with and proud to call your own.
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