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Damaged verandah flooring should be replaced to match original size, profile and qualities. (Source: State Library of Victoria)
Maintenance principles DO
Things to avoid DO NOT
– Completely replace verandah elements (including roofing, posts, decorative elements or flooring) where a repair or localised replacement is possible – Replace hardwood timber with composite timber, softwood or hardwoods that do not match the visible qualities of existing timber – Add decorative details that were not an original feature of your property – Replace a ventilated verandah with a solid concrete slab. This can cause rising damp and damage the walls of your building
Decorative elements – Reinstate decorative elements based on evidence (such as early photographs, plans or drawings or remnants of original material). Remnant cast ironwork may have maker’s marks or pattern numbers which might assist in identification – Use recycled materials or new elements produced using traditional techniques to match originals (such as recast ironwork) Flooring – Replace damaged floorboards or tiles only where necessary with elements that match existing in terms of size, colour, shape, spacing and material – Replace using the original timber or a timber that is as close as possible to original
Learn more David Young, Timber Repairs,
Heritage Victoria, 2008, available at heritage.vic.gov.au/resource-library
Tips for owners Use a contractor who is familiar with heritage buildings and techniques of traditional carpentry, cast iron work or tiling.
MAINTAINING YOUR HERITAGE PROPERTY
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