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What style of home is this?

6 years ago

Hi all!

I'd love your help in figuring out what style of home this is - I believe it was built in the 1960s, but I am never sure how to refer to it! Any thoughts?

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Michael Casha
Original Author

6 years ago

Hmmm, Luke - how would you change the panelling?

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Luke Buckle
6 years ago
Or late 50s maybe? That panelling. eeek.
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Paul McKenna Architecture
6 years ago
Hi Michael

It's typical of a 1940-50s weatherboard State house- windows replaced with aluminium probably in the 80's. You can tell the style- 30 deg roof pitch- usually concrete tile. Narrow (approx 300mm) soffits and no soffit on the gable ends. Inside you would probably have native timber floors (Matai was common) that polish up superbly. It's most likely a very solid house.

I wouldn't worry too much about the paneling yet. It's a little odd that on the front gable it extends down to the top of the window.

Unless you need to add on to the house think colour - you can transform the look with colour alone and it's not expensive.

If you want to spend more, I'd add barge over hangs, and maybe return the soffits around the corner of the gables. Apart from the paneling extending down to the windows on the very front (which you could replace with weatherboard up to the gable) the paneling would not be offensive if treated well. Bare in mind the paneling is most likely asbestos cement so you'd need a specialist to remove it.

You definitely should replace the pipe holding up the porch roof with something more substantial
Bernadette Staal
6 years ago
perhaps a modern bungalow?
Dorothy Taylor
last year
I like the design of their windows, we have the same sliding style in our living room. This window style can really provide proper ventilation and reduce energy costs - thanks to Encinitas Windows, they did a great job in restoring our old sliding window style in our house.
Kate
last year
You have a double fronted bungalow

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