Rob O'Keeffe Joinery
Job profile: House windows
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These house windows were part of a home addition of 60 square metres that included a common room, two bedrooms, an ensuite, walk-in wardrobe and a link between the house and the garage. The existing house had aluminium windows with not a lot of character. As Rob considers a timber window, properly made and maintained, better than an aluminium window he suggested in the initial plan to make the whole window out of treated pine.
The client was very particular but price was also a major consideration. Rob emphasised that a small amount of attention to detail in the finishing could produce an excellent final effect. "We were going to paint the windows but we decided to use Kwila, a versatile and reasonably priced hardwood, and varnish it. We designed a little leadlight for the windows, which turned out to be really good, sharp feature."
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After hunting around, Rob found a source of reasonably cheap Kwila, which in the end was used for all of the exterior joinery, bathroom units, small areas of flooring, stairs and mouldings. All interior finishing was done with Danish oil, with an oil based paint system on the outside.
Again Rob doesn't point to any major difficulties with the project, however with some of the joinery items being angled, " stepping out of the square always provides challenges" .
