This page showcases a few of the projects that I have worked on.
Some have been built, and some have only made it to sketch design stage.
They have all been good projects to work on, and I have learnt something from every single one of them!
A live link with my Facebook posts is also below, showcasing projects I have worked on, as well other articles of interest.
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Ceiling and Roof plans show the works to be proposed for these parts of the building.![]()
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A Ceiling plan can show ceiling heights and ceiling type, any bulkheads or height changes, lights, air conditioner vent locations, ceiling fans, exhaust vent locations for bathrooms, and maybe high-level windows, or skylights.![]()
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A roof plan can show the roof type (tile/metal/other), the roof colour, pitch, where the gutters are including box gutters, skylights, exhaust vents, solar panels, and maybe where the outdoor unit of the Air conditioner goes.
You have a great kitchen, a good lounge room, but the dining area is a tad ordinary, and the bathroom is old.![]()
Plus, you have family coming to stay.![]()
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Solution, knock off the old lean-to with the old bathroom and laundry. Add a brand-new dining/entertaining area, with new, much larger bathroom and laundry.![]()
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Make sure that it is light and bright with some high level glazing and large sliding doors.![]()
Add an ensuite to your bedroom.![]()
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And fit out the shed in the backyard to have a couple of bedrooms, bathroom and kitchenette. ![]()
Easy, right?!![]()
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Fortunately, the shed is solid blockwork and doesn’t need a lot of new works, except for a new roof and the interior linings added.![]()
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The house needs new roof cladding as the tiles have seen better days, and this will help tie the house and extension together.![]()
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New shading protrusions with timber lining to the eaves and plans to one day join the granny flat and extension together with a unified entertaining area.
Ross Castle sits on the edge of Lough(Lake) Leane, Killarney National Park, County Kerry, Ireland.![]()
Ancestral home of the chiefs of Clan O’Donoghue.![]()
It is a 15th century tower house and keep. It has square overhanging turrets (called bartizans) on the diagonally opposite corners, and a thick end wall, and was originally surrounded by a defensive wall.![]()
It also had other defences to make attacking it quite unpleasant.![]()
It five floors with the fourth and fifth floors for the chieftain to live and entertain in.![]()
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Ross Castle was the last place in Munster to hold out against Cromwell. Its defenders, then led by Lord Muskerry, took confidence from a prophecy holding that the castle could only be taken by a ship. Knowing of the prophecy, the Cromwellian commander, General Ludlow, launched a large boat on the lake. When the defenders saw it, this hastened the surrender – and the prophecy was fulfilled.![]()
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It changed hands a number of times during the years, as castles are wont to do, and eventually became a military barracks from the late 1600’s until the mid 1800’s and is now operated by the Office of Public Works as a tourist attraction, with a large collection of furniture and items from previous centuries.![]()
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Website form Heritage Ireland on Ross Castle:![]()
heritageireland.ie/visit/places-to-visit/ross-castle/
What do you do when you have a heritage listed house, a humble workers cottage, but the add-ons/renovations are not in keeping with the style and are a bit of an eyesore?![]()
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Demolition!!![]()
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Yes, demolish the very ordinary flat roofed carport and Greek style entry portico and then replace them with more suitable/sympathetic replacements.![]()
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The Greek portico was replaced with a bull nosed verandah, and the flat carport was replaced with a pitched, gable ended carport.![]()
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As the roof was in poor repair, the decision was made to replace it with new Colorbond roof cladding.![]()
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All the Colorbond was in Windspray tomatch the look and feel of the old galvanised corrugated sheeting of the time.![]()
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This will dramatically change the façade of the house and make it much more in keeping with other houses in the street.