This 100 hundred year old plus home in Enfield (circa 1910) had been renovated previously, making this renovation a much simpler affair than it might otherwise have been. The house was good structurally but the previously applied vinyl cladding, gutters, windows, fascias, roof and eaves were all largely in need of replacement.

We were able to quote a price that was about a quarter of a knockdown and rebuild. The pictures don’t exactly do it justice but the renovation completely removed the dingy-grimy inner city that it had pre-makeover.

AFTER

We removed the old rusted roof, replaced the battens, added a new 50mm foil insulation blanket, and used new colorbond for the roofing. Gutters, downpipes, barges and fascia were also replaced colorbond, and Icon Hampton’s eaveboard was fitted to box in the eaves.

The windows of the house were quite deteriorated and were replaced with our Bracey cladding windows. Due to the location and the need for sound and temperature insulation high quality insulating security glass was used – effectively bringing the home into the 21st century.

The old vinyl cladding was then removed, and Australian made Palliside structural UPVC weatherboards were put in place. This type of cladding is safe, never needs painting, is long lasting and relatively impervious (compared to many other types of cladding).

The verandah awning at the rear of the house was replaced with a new Lysaught flatdeck one, and finally the site was cleared of rubbish.

In conjunction with the yard clean up, the house now shows some pride in its heritage!

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The NSW government has introduced legislation governing insulated cladding and in particular vinyl cladding with polystyrene insulation ( refer to the posting below ). 

At this point in time it only applies to buildings of two or more storeys, which encompasses all two storey homes at this time. Why single storey homes with cladding comprising of polystyrene insulation are not included, I suspect, is because of the sheer number involved.

There are tens of thousands of single dwelling homes with insulated vinyl cladding containing polystyrene and polystyrene cladding that has been rendered in NSW.

KEEP YOUR FAMILY SAFE ONLY INSTALL NON-FLAMMABLE AUSTRALIAN MADE PALLISIDE CLADDING ON YOUR HOME

Unlike Vinyl Cladding which has a polystyrene foam backing, our Palliside Cladding conforms with the Australian Standard AS1530.3.

• Ignitability 0
• Heat evolved 0
• spread of flame 0
• Smoke evolved 8

Please click the image to read the full combustible cladding regulation for this long overdue development.

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The weatherboard home was built in the 60’s and after 50 years was ripe for a facelift and the Hamptons style seemed the logical solution.

The tiles had lost there waterproof coating although still structurally sound,the gutters were the original galvanised ones,the timber facias had dry rot and needed painting,the fibro eaves were sagging,weatherboards had dry rot and needed major repairs and painting, the brickwork and timber railing needed a spruce up.
Peter Bracey and his tradesmen to the rescue!

AFTER

The roof had the broken tiles replaced, roof cleaned, a sealer coating applied, then two coats of roof membrane with a 10-year warranty and finally the ridges were rebeded were necessary and top pointed in flexi-point, a new roof!

The gutter, timber fascias and downpipes were all changed to Lysaughts colorbond, so no need to paint.

The eaves were all cladded in Hampton’s eave sheeting again eliminating the painting
The walls were rid of any dry rot and clad in Australian made Palliside UPVC weatherboards that contains a UV filter, so it will not become brittle and insulates the home with its inbuilt cellular core.

The timber windows were retained on this job.

The handrail was renewed and the brick foundations were clad in sandstone tiles.

The clients have made a very canny investment in their home for future, no more maintenance worries and a big increase in the value of their home!

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As you can see this home has previously be clad in vinyl cladding, with normal skinny aluminum windows, the windows give the house a whole in the wall look, there is no character to the windows, because there is no exterior architrave. Vinyl cladding, because it does not contain a UV filter had become brittle and the cladding had hole in them. Also the colour has faded and a white powder appeared on the surface. 

AFTER

The client wanted a Hampton’s beach style cottage look, and so Peter Bracey replaced the tiled roof with a colorbond roof, matching colorbond gutters and fascias, front patio. the old vinyl cladding was stripped off the home, old aluminium windows removed and Australia made uv protected Palliside wall cladding was fitted, with Bracey architrave laminated glass windows were also installed and the fibro eaves we clad in Hampton’s style eave boards. As you can see $150K was added to the value of the home. 

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Peter Bracey, a premier cladding installer in Sydney offers only 100% Australian made Palliside cladding that offers a nil combustion ratio.

A number of experts are now suggesting that the recent addition of new aluminium cladding at Grenfell Tower played a significant role behind the fire. Instead of using fireproof insulation, the space between the building structure and the aluminium façade was stuffed with inexpensive and non-fireproof insulation. Some reports claim that the fire was created by an exploding electrical appliance, and was expedited by cladding with inadequate installation and flammable insulation.   

The incident at Grenfell Tower is no less than a wake up call for the regulatory authorities in Australia. It is extremely frightful to know that thousands of high-rise buildings in Sydney have used exactly the same cladding materials that were responsible for the fire at Grenfell Tower.

Australia has had its own share of fire disasters over the years. In 2014, Melbourne’s Lacrosse Residential Apartment Building suffered extensive damage from fire caused by a cigarette. The building’s combustible external cladding helped the fire spread quickly to all its floors. Further investigations revealed that this imported cladding material was highly inflammable, and was not tested to Australian standards.

Unfortunately, the regulatory bodies in Australia have not responded adequately to the   incident at the Lacrosse Residential Apartment. Even today, the nature of cladding used in thousands of apartment complexes in Sydney is exactly similar to the one that accelerated the fire in Grenfell Tower. A very high percentage of these buildings have an inflammable cladding done, using aluminium composite panels with a polyethylene core. Experts suggest that replacement of the existing cladding in these buildings is not a viable solution because the cost may touch billions of dollars.

Along with the increase in the number of high-rise buildings throughout the country, the application of flammable cladding materials have also become common over the last decade or so. Some of the most common benefits of cladding are enhanced rigidity, insulation, and cosmetic improvements of the building. However, most of the cheap and imported cladding materials comprise of plastic cores compressed between two aluminium panels, and are less fire retardant compared to the compliant materials.

The best step towards protecting our buildings from potential fire hazards is to use non flammable cladding materials that are tested to perform under the extreme Australian climate. The desirable attributes of a safe cladding material has been clearly specified in the Australian fire standard (AS1530.3). The use of non-combustible building materials has also been recommended by the National Construction Code (NCC). In order to comply with the Australian fire standard (AS1530.3), the cladding materials are required to have the following qualities

• Zero ignitability
• Zero heat evolved
• Zero spread of flame
• Smoke developed 8

As per recommendations from the fire safety experts all over the country, the best cladding option for the Australian buildings is solid UPVC Palliside Cladding. Australian manufactured and engineered to tolerate the hostile Australian climate, this material is used extensively in areas that are bushfire prone. Palliside is also capable of handling extreme temperatures with a temperature range of -10°C to 60°C as well as many other benefits.           

Please feel free to contact us to find out more about ensuring unbreachable fire safety for your family and household by installing the best quality Palliside cladding.

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• Ignitability 0
• Heat evolved 0
• Spread of flame 0
• Smoke developed 8

When you have Australian made Palliside cladding installed on your home, you will have the most superior domestic cladding, you can be comfortable that your home is not only maintenance free but also fire proof!

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We are now getting a lot of calls to perform Hampton’s style renovations.

The Photo above has a Colorbond Deep ocean blue roof, gutter, facia, barges.
Australian made Palliside white walls , eaves and windows.

STOP PRESS: We have now introduced our new Slate Grey ( same colour as Lysaughts colorbond materials with the same name).

We are now completing our first jobs in this new colour, and we are positive it will be very popular, from the responses we are receiving.

Icon Plastics tested the colour for over 2 years in a rapid ageing accelerator before release this May. The manufacturer, Icon Plastics holds the highest quality assurance qualifications of any manufacturer in Australia. That is why we have a 25 year “fair dinkum” Australian warranty.

Australian made Palliside has a unique UV coating applied to the exterior of the weatherboards which eliminates fading and powdering, as occurs with imported vinyl cladding.

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The home looks ready for a knock down/rebuild ,however the owners could not afford that option! They had seen the 2 homes across the street, Peter had renovated 25 years prior.

AFTER

The foundations and piers were renewed were necessary.The walls straightened, Australian made Palliside cladding, with a 25 year warranty fitted. New windows and doors were configured and installed, note the windows have an external architrave, which takes away that caravan window look, as well as laminated glass for security and insulation, new timber reveals and architraves inside, security locks that are key to lock, fly screens and stainless steel crim safe screens to the sliding doors. The eaves were renewed with Icon eave sheet which looks like painted timber and never needs to be painted. New colorbond gutters, facias, barges and downpipes were fitted.The rusted out iron roof was stripped and a new, insulated colorbond roof was installed on new battens. A deck and colorbond patio was constructed at the rear and a colorbond awning with an attached carport to the front of the home, finally the garage received the same facelift. The home is like new again at a fraction of the price of a rebuild, Peter’s price is a fixed price, no extra costs, the price you are quoted is the price you pay!

You guess the increased value to the property, $200K, $300K, $400K ! And the bonus of all Australian materials and no more painting, ever!

Go to Start to Finish 2 in Wall Cladding Gallery for 15 more photos of this job in progress

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As you can see this Ryde area Sydney home built 1910 was looking tired. It had a makeover in the 1960’s with house cladding products and house cladding materials. The Permalum aluminium cladding and the coating was powdering away and it was dented, the aluminium windows were the old thin ones and the rubber seals was perished. The roof tiles were fretted and needed to be replaced they could not be restored.

AFTER

We made everything old new again. Firstly we stripped the roof and replaced the battens and then laid an insulating foil blanket, then a new colorbond roof. New colorbond gutters and facias were fitted. A bullnose verandah replaced the old and a window hood fitted over the new front window. A gable set with finial was added. The eaves were clad with Icon eave cladding system New Bracey aluminium windows and sliding doors with a 70 mm external architraves, (as part of the window) with fly screens security locks, and laminated glass (used for extra insulation and security) were fitted with dressed maple architraves and reveals to match the existing internal timber around doorways. Some of the windows were changed to new sizes to match the new use of rooms with tyne internal renovation. Palliside insulating UPVC weatherboard cladding was fitted to the home after the the old aluminium cladding was stripped off. The home is now the best looking in the street and reflects the original architecture

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