Description
To book a ticket to view this home, visit the Flood Resilient Open Home Afternoon Session Booking Page. Home addresses will be provided after booking is confirmed.
The purpose of this event is for people to increase their understanding of flood resilient retrofitting techniques and materials – particularly for single story solid timber homes on subfloors.
This house flooded to approximately 150mm.
Garry & Denise will tell you about how the flood impacted the house and what the rebuild involves. They are mid way through the rebuild and are inspiringly relaxed! They will share with you tips and tricks that they recommend and share what they may have done differently with the benefit of hindsight.
Everything Garry & Denise say is to be received as simply their story and any recommendations they make purely their opinion as the homeowners. Mullum Cares hasn’t had their house assessed to prove any statements that it or any part thereof is guaranteed to be water or flood proof so you must receive the information from Garry & Denise as simply an account of their experience and their decision making processes.
The table below lists the elements at this home that correlate with items in the NSW Northern Rivers Reconstruction Corporation’s Flood Resilient Design Framework. This correlation does not mean that the NRRC has assessed or approved the works as resilient; it simply highlights elements of particular interest at this home. You can download the Flood Resilient Design Framework here. This framework has been developed to support the NSW Resilient Homes Program – more information here.
| Checklist # | Strategy description | Materials used |
| 1 | Use single skin walls rather than cavity walls | Back wall of wardrobes not replaced exposing the frame and hardwood horizontal panels. |
| 4 | Replace non flood resilient wall linings with flood resilient wall linings | Gyprock was removed to expose solid timber horizontal panels on two walls in one bedroom. So the whole room was restored. |
| 26 | Elevate external services such as air conditioning condenser units, hot water units, rainwater tank pumps and electrical metre boards | Gas hot water unit has been raised |
| Still planning on doing | ||
| 10 | Replace non flood resilient flooring with flood resilient flooring | Kitchen/dining will have hardwood floor replace the lino & yellow tongue |
| 15 | Use solid core doors instead of hollow core doors | OR do not replace them at all. Wardrobe doors not replaced. |
| 20 | Install flood resilient cabinetry | Kitchen will either have steel or hard wood open shelving. |
| 24 | Raise kitchen appliances if possible | Dishwasher drawer replacing freestanding dishwasher |
| 25 | Elevate appliances | Laundry still to rebuild so will build platform for appliances |
| 26 | Elevate external services such as air conditioning condenser units, hot water units, rainwater tank pumps and electrical metre boards | Replacement reverse cycle airconditioner will be installed with motor raised as high as practicable |
| 28 | Elevate powerpoints | Walls yet to be replaced with fc sheet will have the powerpoints move up above the bottom wall panel. |
