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| This was our house with
the garage I had built about 15 years ago |
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existing garage roof sloped down to the back of the house well above
the position of the new floor joists. The first job was to take out the
dividing wall between the garage and hall to the level of the new floor
joists. |
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garage roof was cut away and propped up off the new floor joists. A
temporary felt roof cover was laid over the cutaway section. This
allowed me to build the outer wall with the house and garage still
sealed to the weather. |
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| Lifting the Steel perlins
into position was a heavy job and called for help from family and
friends |
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front dormer was constructed off the existing double 225mm x 50mm beam.
It meant the front of the garage was now exposed to the weather, so
time was of the essence. |
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| The front elevation was
felted out to provide an initial weather seal. |
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| With the outside weather
sealed it was time to start on the inner partition walls. |
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| Improving the Insulation of the Existing House |
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the extension complete and a much warmer environment to live in I
decided to improve the insulation levels in the rest of the house. |
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rear of the original bedrooms was stripped and rebuilt, insulating
the existing dormers, which were originally constructed without any
insulation. |
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| The existing bedroom roof was overlaid with 100mm celotex insulation. |
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| The dining room roof was stripped back to the rafters and again overlaid with 100mm celotex insulation. |
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| The finished back elevation of the house. |
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