Our Projects | Wollongong Home Transformations

Port Kembla: a gabled living extension

Completed

A new living room added to the back of the house, with a raked ceiling, painted rafters, a gable of triangular windows and a full wall of sliding doors that opens onto the backyard.

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White weatherboard-style extension with triangular gable windows above a wall of sliding glass doors, beside a timber deck — The finished extension from the yard: triangular gable windows over a full wall of sliding doors.

Living room with a raked ceiling, white painted rafters, a ceiling fan and a triangular high window — Inside, the raked ceiling and painted rafters make the room feel bigger than its footprint.

Corner of a living room with a sliding glass door open to a lawn and a trampoline — Sliding doors open the living room straight onto the backyard.

The same extension during construction: cladding on, door frames in place, a tradesperson carrying tools through the opening and scaffolding at the side — Mid-build: cladding on and the door frames in place.

A new upper level on a single-storey home

Completed

A second storey we built in 2024 on a single-storey home in the Illawarra. These photos were taken during the build, before the front was clad.

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A single-storey white house with a brick base and a new two-window upper level above it, still in blue sheeting, with the ocean in the distance — From the street: the new upper level on the original single-storey home.

Side view of a two-storey house with weatherboard cladding on both levels and the front gable still in blue sheeting — The side wall the same day, with weatherboard cladding going on both levels.

Roof off: where a second storey starts

Completed

A 2024 second-storey job from the air. The back section of the roof is off, with scaffolding and edge protection around the house: the stage before the new upper floor is framed.

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Aerial view of a house with the back section of its roof removed, exposing the ceiling joists, with scaffolding along both sides — Roof off and scaffolding up, seen from above.

Barrack Point: a whole-house transformation

Completed

A red-brick home turned into a bright coastal house: a white exterior, a covered verandah with new balustrades and stairs, stone around the garage, and a reworked interior with arched openings, a new kitchen and bathroom, built-in robes and new floors.

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The house before the renovation: red brick, with a red roller garage door, a small balcony and concrete stairs up from the lawn

The house after the renovation: a white exterior, a covered verandah with white balustrades, new stairs, stone around a white garage door and a paved driveway

Photographed from slightly different angles.

Kitchen with a fluted-tile rangehood surround, a stone-look benchtop, a gas cooktop and timber-look cabinets — The new kitchen: fluted tiles around the rangehood, a stone-look benchtop and timber-look cabinetry.

Bathroom with a floating fluted vanity, a round vessel basin, brass wall tapware and a backlit mirror — The bathroom: a floating fluted vanity, vessel basin, brass tapware and a backlit mirror.

Hallway lined with white shaker-style built-in robes and timber-look flooring, leading to a balcony with an ocean view — Shaker-style built-in robes line the hallway out to the balcony.

View through a curved archway into the kitchen area during fit-out, with cabinets in place and windows at the far end — During fit-out: the new archway, with the kitchen cabinets going in.

A kitchen and bathroom renovation

Completed

A new white kitchen with an island and a new bathroom vanity, built as part of a home renovation.

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White kitchen with an island bench under exposed timber ceiling beams, a window over the sink and a stainless steel fridge — A white kitchen with an island, under the home’s exposed timber beams.

Corner vanity with a round vessel basin, a white benchtop and large grey wall tiles — A corner vanity with a vessel basin and large-format grey tiles.

Footings for a new extension

Under construction

Every extension starts below ground. An engineer designs the footings for the soil on your block, then the piers or slab go in before any framing starts.

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Brick piers standing on new concrete footings in an excavated area beside a house — Brick piers on new footings for an extension, before the floor frame goes on.

Coledale: a guest room and dining addition

Design stage

Plans for an addition to a home in Coledale: a guest room over the garage, and a larger dining area opening off the existing living room and kitchen.

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Three-dimensional concept drawing of a weatherboard house with a new addition alongside the existing home — Concept drawing of the addition alongside the existing house.

Floor plan marking a proposed guest room over the garage and a proposed dining addition beside the existing living room and kitchen — The plan: a guest room over the garage and a bigger dining area. Where an existing wall comes out, the beam is sized by the engineer.

Oak Flats: a new upper level

Design stage

Plans for a second storey on an existing home in Oak Flats: a main bedroom with ensuite and walk-in robe, an upstairs kitchen, living and dining area, and a balcony.

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