June 2007

Built in 1939, this house was built solid and to last. But it was time for her to be recycled for a new modern home to be built. She was a great example of how houses are modified over the years and changes as styles change. When it was time for Ramze Demolition to come and demolish the house she was very different from when she was built. The origional house was a small square house and over time a larger front lounge and back bathroom/wash house had bin built. As we pulled the house apart, the changes were evident, some examples were..

The entire house had bin clad over the villa weatherboard with Decromastic sheeting

Double hung windows removed and replaced with casement windows

Pinex and gib put over the rimu T&G inside

Tin roof placed over a bitumin sarked roof

Wash house and bathroom added on the rear

All interior doors replaced with Rimu verneer hollow core doors

Exterior timber eves filled over with fibrolight

Modern kitchen changes

Most house we pull down have some modification as time goes by. This house was built in a period when tin was scarce so a timber sarked roof with black paper and road tar was used. Before replaced with tin years later. The timber was mint rimu 6x1 so i had run into flooring, which now graces a house in Carlton ave, palmy!!