This is the conversion of a 1970 concrete block shed at Goolwa, S.A. to a habitable room. The shed didn’t have sufficient internal height for a habitable room (which has to be at least 2400mm), so the plan was to demolish the existing roof and build a new one higher up.
Work is progressing with the new roof, and a recladding of the structure with cedar shiplap on a new timber frame fixed to the old concrete block walls. This is necessary to bring the building up to current energy retention standards. New insulation will go into the timber frame, underneath the cladding; this will raise the insulation-value to R 2.5. The roof will have R5.0, as required for 6 stars.
Cedar-framed double-glazed windows are being built into the new spandrel wall above the existing concrete to illuminate the new raked ceiling.
Rainwater will be harvested and stored in a tank around the back.
Internally, there is a new concrete floor, which will be polished; the existing concrete walls will be painted.