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We have a small cottage that needed more space, so we converted a covered-in verandah into a dining room/living space. We reframed and insulated the walls, replaced the shade cloth covered openings with double-glazed windows, installed mini orb on the wall below the windows as a feature, covered the unsightly hot water service with slats to hang plants, replaced the old door to an adjoining room and laid vinyl flooring.
Materials
- Self-adhesive vinyl planks
- Mini Orb steel wall cladding
- Earthwool insulation batts
- Timber
- Hume Interior door
- Paint
Tools
Steps
Step 1
Step 2
- Removed shade cloth on window opening, framed up the area and installed new windows
- Insulated the walls then made frames for within the wall cavity and covered with mini orb steel wall cladding
- Built a lightweight (removable) frame to cover the hot water service and attached slats as a decorative feature
- Undercoated and painted the entire room using Dulux wash n wear
- Laid vinyl planks on the floor to cover the old timber flooring
Hello @TrishNoble
Welcome to the Bunnings Workshop community. It's sensational to have you join us and thanks for sharing your cottage renovation project.
What a fantastic transformation! I love the cover for the HWC, I totally missed it and thought it was a cabinet with hanging plants on it. The paint colour you've chosen really blends in so well with the vinyl flooring you've chosen. The room looks great and totally uplifted.
Many thanks for sharing.
Eric
