Replacing the Upstairs Windows

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We are replacing four older windows upstairs windows with new ones. One of the windows that we are replacing is an old timber double casement window that doesn’t quite work right anymore.

Old Double Casement Lounge Room Window

We are replacing that one with a single casement window that will match the double casement that the previous owners installed next to it.

New Double Casement Lounge Room Window

The other three windows that we are replacing are old sash or double hung windows that we are replacing with new double hung aluminium windows.

Old Double Hung Bed Room Window

I actually agonized over what kind of windows to get to replace the timber double hung. I even considered repairing and restoring the old windows, but I was too worried they would be unsafe for the kids. In the end we chose to go with what looked good and was in line with the period the home was built, but that was more economical and practical with the aluminium framed windows instead of timber.

Our Back Yard

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I am really looking forward to moving into our place and for our son to have a good back yard to play in.

Back Yard Panoramic

In our previous yard I have not been able to grow grass, so it’s nice to see a lot of grass already in this place. We’ve already cut the garden back a bit to give us a bit more grass for the kids, which I know goes against the common trend, but it’s what we have always wanted for our kids. This should be a good backyard for backyard kicked or kicks of the footy.

We are planning to build a cubby house in the back right corner of the yard and next to that we plan to have a good swingset. All these things we will look at putting in a bit down the track.

Photo of the New House

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Here’s a photo of the front of our new house.

new_house

It’s on a 500 square metre block with about a 12 metre street frontage and around 40 metres deep. It’s a lot more usable that our old yard was, even though it’s actually 100 square metres smaller. It’s got a great back yard that our kids are going to have a lot of fun in we hope.

2500 New Homes Built This Year in Townsville

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This year Townsville has seen about 2500 new homes built and has a population growth forcast at around 3500 people.

In the next 20 years the Townsville & Thuringowa population is expected to double from the current 140,000 to aroun 280,000 residence.

With a growth that fast I can only expect it to get even more difficult to find tradespeople to work on renovations as they will almost always prefer to work on new homes and developements over renovations…

Source: Townsville Bulletin – Houses mushroom on skyline