Renovations – Lannix Design

Renovating The Front Verandah – Part 1

Nick — Tue, 19 Dec 2023 21:30:34 +0000

Finally, we’ve been able to start on the second stage of our home renovation project. Come and join us while we get busy transforming our neglected verandah into an ensuite for us, an office for our son and a new front porch for our visitors.

In part one of this renovation project, we tackle the ceiling insulation, or lack of, by building new rafters and battens to hold up the insulation while we work. Following that, we get into the real stuff, replacing the floorboards and some missing joists to create a sturdy platform for some new walls, doors and windows.

Our goal for our five day intensive worker bee, was to get the place ready for our electrician and plumber to come and run their cables and pipes. Spoiler alert! We did it and we’re excited to get back into it over the Christmas break. We’ll be sure to film any progress we make in the meantime.

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For more renovation style content, check out the video below where I build a set of shelves around our TV to spruce up the lounge room.

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Backyard Blitz! – The Video

Nick — Tue, 21 Nov 2023 21:30:55 +0000

We’ve been busy with multiple projects going on at once but this is one we’re glad is finally finished. We take you through cleaning up the backyard and preparing it for the concrete driveway pour. Then I hired a mini excavator and levelled everything in preparation for laying 100 square metres of turf.

Enjoy!

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If you need more backyard related content, check out the shed build video below! There will be more to come as we add linings to the walls and ceiling and deck it out for getting into the long list of upcoming projects.

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Update: Backyard Blitz!

Nick — Tue, 31 Oct 2023 21:30:43 +0000

I have a couple of projects on the go at the moment, as well as some health issues that I’ve been dealing with. At the top of the list has been preparing the backyard for a concrete driveway into the new shed. I wasn’t able to do the concreting myself since it’s not a one man job and I don’t have any friends nearby who’d be able to help out.

So we contacted Andrew from Farrow Concreting and he had it done within two weeks of my call. He and his crew did the slab for the shed and were a real pleasure to deal with. It seems hard to get trades in to do work these days so I was glad he could accommodate us so quickly.

Give him a call on 0413 131 185 if you’re in Brisbane and in need of some concreting.

The start of all this backyard transformation stuff.

While the concrete was being done I took the time to take out an old chain-link fence that ran the length of our block and served no purpose. I was glad that the baby monitor has the range to reach the backyard so I can get things done out there.

After the driveway was laid and allowed to cure for a couple of weeks, we tried to get in someone with a machine to level the yad and spread out some topsoil for us. Unfortunately, nobody was available so I thought I’d have a crack at doing it myself, hiring a mini excavator. I have to say, I thoroughly enjoyed playing with the machine!

Next step is to lay some turf and find a company to build a front fence for us so we don’t have to worry about the little man running around in the yard.

Stay tuned to our YouTube channel for the video documenting the process, coming soon!

Gallery - Update: Backyard Blitz!

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Make Your Own Shelves! DIY Video

Nick — Tue, 17 Oct 2023 21:30:35 +0000

Check out what I’ve been up to in the last couple of weeks! The wall behind our TV wasn’t finished while we were doing the first round of renovations since it wasn’t a priority. We had it in mind that we’d make some timber shelves ourselves later down the line and that time is now.

It was a relatively simple project as far as woodworking goes but hopefully you’ll find some tips and tricks if you’re looking to make something similar for yourself.

I’m really happy with how this one turned out so have a look so I can keep the momentum up!

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For more renovation style content, check out the video below on installing an entry door handle in a solid timber door.

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Epoxy Coating The Shed Floor – Shed Build – Part 4

Nick — Tue, 03 Oct 2023 21:30:49 +0000

I’ve been uploading YouTube video tutorials on 3D modelling and animation lately since I’ve had limited capacity for IRL projects. Now the shed is finally built, I’ll hopefully be able to get more practical content for you, although I’ll be using 3D modelling to visualize and plan out upcoming projects.

If you’re curious about what it takes to coat a concrete floor with a durable epoxy coating, check out my latest offering on YouTube. I’ve covered cleaning and preparation as well as the application of the epoxy from Dy-Mark. I’ve tried hard to make the video entertaining and informative at the same time since a lot of practical tutorial videos are either pretty dry or don’t have a lot of production value.

Please enjoy and let me know if you have any feedback to help me create better videos for you!

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If you haven’t yet, check out our introduction video for the shed series. There will be more to come as we add linings to the walls and ceiling and deck it out for getting into the long list of upcoming projects.

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It’s Finally Built! – Shed Build – Part 3

Nick — Tue, 05 Sep 2023 21:30:52 +0000

As regular visitors would know, I’ve been super keen to get the backyard shed built so we can finally move on with more renovations. I’m pleased to report that last week that it has finally happened!

This means that I’ve acquired enough footage to make a feature video for our YouTube channel. I’ve put a lot of effort into coming up with a compelling story to keep viewers interested while watching the cool timelapse videos I captured during the six-month build window.

If you watch the video and have some advice for me to make future videos more enjoyable, please let me know in the comments here or on YouTube. I’m aiming to make my videos as entertaining as I can and I’d appreciate your feedback!

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Short version with just the shed build.

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If you haven’t yet, check out our previous videos where we make the logo in Fusion 360 and then animate the logo in Blender. They’re both great tutorials for beginners in 3D modelling and animation.

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Quick Guide – Install An Eyelet Curtain

Nick — Tue, 23 May 2023 21:30:08 +0000

More renovations! See how we installed an eyelet curtain in our kitchen. There may be another video on curtain installs soon since I’m not sure about the look of these eyelet jobbies.

Don’t worry, I have better ideas for content. This is all I can film at this point!

Check out the 37 second long clip. It’s neato burrito!

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How To Install A TradCo Door Handle

Nick — Tue, 16 May 2023 21:30:56 +0000

Most of my spare time has been spent renovating our house lately so I thought I’d try documenting the process. I’ve made a video that I thought may be helpful for some people who are interested in trying some DIY work on their own house.

Tradco door handles look great in older Australian homes. Since we’ve tried to style our house like a modern interpretation of the classic Queenslander style house, we’ve chosen one of the Tradco door handles that looks the part.

Check out the video if you’re interested in these handles and find out about some of the traps that come with them!

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Shed Build – Part 2

Nick — Tue, 25 Apr 2023 21:30:13 +0000

Formwork & Slab Pour

It all happened at once. It seemed that as soon as the old mango tree had been taken away as a pile of woodchips, we had the concreter coming to prepare the site for his formwork.

If you’ve been following along, you’ll know that I’ve been keen to get the shed happening since we moved in to the new house in December of last year. Things had finally settled down in February after my partner Jade had gone back to work and I became a stay-at-home Dad to my son Emmet.

Long story short, the slab was poured last week on the 20th of April and I’ve been capturing what I can with the new camera. I’ve uploaded a video to my personal YouTube account since I want to make a longer form video for the Lannix Design channel in the future. Please enjoy!

Finally, the slab is down!

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Shed Build – Part 1

Nick — Tue, 18 Apr 2023 21:30:35 +0000

Slab Preparation

The go-ahead was given to the shed builder in February of this year and we were told there’d be a six-month wait til it could be built. Apparently this is normal across the industry at this point for some reason. So much so that we had to go with the only company that actually got back to us with a quote. Luckily, that company, Titan Sheds, has been great to deal with so far.

I’ve been itching to see something happen with it for the last couple of months. A few weeks ago we had the tree lopper in to remove the old mango tree that unfortunately was in the way no matter where we built the shed. The stump left in the ground also had to be removed since the edge of the slab would run right through the centre of it. Aaron was nice enough to take out the large root system that was left as well since we didn’t want it to rot away and leave a void under the slab in the future.

At last, this week we had the concreter come in and prepare the back yard for pouring the concrete. The pour is planned for the 20th April which is tomorrow at the time of publishing.

So far I’ve shot some time-lapse videos of the progress and I’ll continue to do so as the build progresses. Once the shed is up I’ll make a feature video for our YouTube channel so stay tuned for that if you’re interested! For now, enjoy the timelapses and see you next week.

The result of the site preparation for pouring the slab.