Fixing up the Old House.
We removed 16 tip-truck loads of junk and debris and dumped it in a huge hole dug in the ground.
Where to begin....??
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(c) 1999 Liz Yelland
Fixing up the Old House. |
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| We found the Old House with no
water supply or even a Long Drop Dunny. A hermit had been
squatting there for 8 years and the piles of rubbish and stench were
overwhelming! We removed 16 tip-truck loads of junk and debris and dumped it in a huge hole dug in the ground. |
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| The Heritage Dunny arrives! Bums last graced the single, solid plank seat in 1928, when it was the "Boys" at the Point Sturt School. It had languished under a tree near Uncle Graham's dairy until its Meaning in Life was restored! |
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| The roof frames, made for a heavy slate roof in the 1850s, were still sound. As a result of the changes to the building over its 140 years, every slope of the roof was a different length and angle! In keeping with its historical character we used galvanised corrugated steel. |
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The last re-roof job was in the 1880s, when extensive renovations took place and two extra rooms were built on the front of the house. | ||||
| We also put new glass in many of the windows, replaced the electrical wiring, installed new tanks and plumbing and rejuvenated the waste treatment. The floors, ceilings and salt-damp await! | |||||
| Sunrise on the northern verandah of the Old Cheese Factory showing the new roof, windows and doors. The Old House is in the background. |
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all images on this page (c) 1999 Liz Yelland |
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