McKinnon Renovation

A renovation and extension to a brick-veneer family home in McKinnon, built to the architect’s plans and specifications.

We demolished the old rear rooms, then built the extension on new stump footings and bearers with a glued-and-screwed structural floor. New timber wall frames and roof trusses tie into the original home. Outside, it is finished in vertical James Hardie Axon cladding with a Colorbond Klip-Lok roof on the south side, and double-glazed charcoal aluminium windows and sliding doors throughout.

Inside, the home now opens into a light-filled kitchen, dining and living area with around 120 m² of timber flooring, and sliders out to a covered alfresco with composite decking. We also built a new bathroom, ensuite and laundry, and a separate living area at the rear with its own kitchenette.

The finishing touches:

  • kitchen with 25 mm stone benchtops and splashbacks, plus a separate pantry

  • bar with matching stone tops

  • bathroom, ensuite and laundry tiled to the ceiling

  • semi-frameless shower screens and a flush-to-wall bath

  • split-system heating and cooling

  • video intercom with electric front-door release

  • R3.0 insulation and double glazing throughout

  • composite timber divider fence and gate at the rear

McKinnon backyard before the renovation, with the old timber deck lifted, a lawn and garden beds behind the brick home
Site set-out for the McKinnon extension, with the old structure removed and stakes and string lines marking the new footprint
New pitched roof trusses being installed over the existing tiled roof of the McKinnon home
New timber wall frames and roof trusses for the McKinnon extension against a blue sky
New timber wall frames going up against the original brick home during the McKinnon extension
New roof trusses and timber wall framing for the McKinnon extension, viewed from inside
New stump footings and red-primed floor bearers for the McKinnon extension, ready for the floor
Old rear wall removed in the McKinnon home, opening the original rooms through to the new extension frame
New extension clad and windows installed, with the deck subfloor framed and scaffolding still on the roof line
Refinished lounge with new timber floorboards, a chandelier and a bay window in the McKinnon home
New open-plan living area with timber flooring, downlights, a teal feature wall and sliding doors to the garden
New open-plan kitchen and dining area with a dark island bench, timber floors and full-height sliding doors to the backyard
Self-contained unit at the rear with timber floors, a ceiling fan, a teal feature wall and a compact kitchen
Kitchenette in the self-contained unit with white cabinets, a blue tiled splashback and a fridge
New bathroom with large grey tiles, a walk-in shower with a rail shower and a toilet

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A floor and landscape plan for a new build in Beaumaris North
Architect's west elevation drawing for the McKinnon renovation, showing the existing brick-veneer facade and the new extension at the rear

Whether it’s opening up the back of the house, adding a bedroom, or a new kitchen and bathroom, we’ll work from your architect’s plans, or help you find a designer, and build it properly from the footings up. Darren runs every job personally, from the first site visit to handover.

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