The work,and what itactually took.

Pressure-treated frame on wrapped posts, stained decking, black aluminium spindle railing with post caps, and a wide stair run down to the existing concrete pad.

• PT framing
• Wrapped posts
• Aluminium spindles
• Stair run

Timber-framed cover over an excavated walk-up, clad in clear corrugated polycarbonate so the stair keeps daylight, with a guard at the opening and a gutter tied into the downpipe.

• Excavated walk-up
• Timber frame
• Clear roof panels
• Guard & drainage

L-shaped kitchen for a basement unit — white shaker uppers and bases, a light countertop run, range with its own circuit, and vinyl plank flooring carried through from the living area.

• Shaker cabinets
• Counter run
• Dedicated circuits
• Vinyl plank floor

Existing rear porch closed in with a timber frame and clear corrugated panels, keeping the light and the view while making the space usable through three seasons. New roof and gutter above.

• Timber frame
• Clear panel cladding
• Shingled roof
• Gutter & downpipe

Armour stone set as risers up a graded slope with cedar tread boards over top, a timber handrail on the open side, and boulder edging holding the bank back.

• Armour stone risers
• Cedar treads
• Timber handrail
• Slope grading

Engineered trusses set, braced and strapped over an existing block structure, with a new top plate, overhangs framed out both ends and hurricane ties at every bearing point.

• Engineered trusses
• New top plate
• Framed overhangs
• Hurricane ties

Stair rebuilt and refinished as part of a basement conversion — vinyl plank treads matched to the floor, crisp painted risers and stringers, and new baseboard carried down both walls.

• Tread replacement
• Painted risers
• New baseboard
• Matched flooring

Concrete porch ground, primed and finished in a grey flake epoxy system, coved up the edges so water runs off instead of sitting at the wall joint.

• Surface prep
• Flake epoxy system
• Coved edges
• Sealer coat

Tub surround rebuilt in white subway tile with a recessed niche and a tiled ceiling above, finished with a new framed sliding glass enclosure and a fresh vanity top.

• Waterproofing
• Subway tile
• Recessed niche
• Glass enclosure

Raised deck framed off the house on wrapped posts with visible galvanised post bases, aluminium spindle railing and a stair returning to the concrete pad.

• Wrapped posts
• Galvanised bases
• Spindle railing
• Return stair

Free-standing timber canopy on buried posts with exposed rafters, a metal roof deck and a horizontal screen wall that hides a service unit without boxing it in.

• Buried posts
• Exposed rafters
• Metal roof deck
• Screen wall

Roof stripped and re-shingled in asphalt with new edge flashing and ridge cap, courses kept straight to the rake so the field reads even from the ground.

• Strip & re-deck
• Asphalt shingles
• Edge flashing
• Ridge cap

Interior slab prepared and coated in grey flake epoxy with coved edges — a hard-wearing, washable surface for a utility space that takes traffic and moisture.

• Slab prep
• Flake epoxy
• Coved edges
• Washable finish

Platform framed on wrapped posts and fully decked, photographed at the stage before railings go on — the point where the frame, the level and the ledger detail are all still visible.

• Post & beam frame
• Ledger flashing
• Stained decking
• Pre-railing stage

The same enclosure from the side, showing how the roof and gutter tie back into the house and how the panel joints are lapped and fastened to shed water.

• Lapped panel joints
• Roof tie-in
• Gutter detail
• Frame fastening

Three-quarter view of the same structure, showing the lookout deck, the monkey-bar run and how the swing beam is braced back to the tower.

• Lookout deck
• Monkey bars
• Braced swing beam
• Sand base