A completed JKC custom home — the entry, verandah posts and garden at dusk

Proof, not promises.

Houses raised and built under, homes taken back to the frame, custom builds and commercial work — from Townsville out to the far west.

Selected work

The work, mid-sequence and finished.

All 44 photographs

A house standing high on steel props above an excavated pad, mid-raise — Montgomery StRaised and held on steel while the lower level goes inHouse Raising

JKC crew working the hydraulic jacks during a house raise — Armstrong StOur own crew, our own lifting gearHouse Raising

A weatherboard house held on steel props while its new lower level is being constructed — Bundock StMid-raiseHouse Raising

A living area stripped back to the timber frame with new louvres and steel roof battens installed — Lancaster StDuringRenovations

Roof trusses set over a new steel frame, seen from below — Lake HouseCustom Homes

A house supported on a beam-and-prop rig part way through a lift — Swales StHouse Raising

A bathroom stripped back to studs with the new bath set in place — Lancaster StRenovations

A completed custom home at golden hour, seen across the lawn — Lake House

A house standing high on steel props above an excavated pad, mid-raise — Montgomery St Raised and held on steel while the lower level goes in

The original 1970s kitchen before renovation work began — Lancaster St Before

Front elevation of a custom home with light raking across the verandah soffit — Lake House

JKC crew working the hydraulic jacks during a house raise — Armstrong St Our own crew, our own lifting gear

A weatherboard house held on steel props while its new lower level is being constructed — Bundock St Mid-raise

A living area stripped back to the timber frame with new louvres and steel roof battens installed — Lancaster St During

Rear elevation of a renovated home with a new deck on steel columns — Tippett St

Roof trusses set over a new steel frame, seen from below — Lake House

A house supported on a beam-and-prop rig part way through a lift — Swales St

Open-plan living looking through to the kitchen — Lake House

The finished entry porch after a lift and renovation — Montgomery St After

Completed two-storey rear elevation after the house was raised and built under — Bundock St Completed

A bathroom stripped back to studs with the new bath set in place — Lancaster St

Verandah and hardwood deck on a custom home built out west — West Build

Finished entry porch following a raise and build-under — Bundock St

A verandah running down toward the lake at golden hour — Lake House

Kitchen and living area after a lift and renovation — Montgomery St

A freestanding bath beside a patterned tiled niche — Lancaster St After

Completed Lancaster Street kitchen with white cabinetry and polished timber floors — Lancaster St After

Amenities fit-out completed on a commercial project — Racecourse

Completed street frontage of the Flinders Discovery Centre in Hughenden — Flinders Discovery Centre Completed

Light-gauge steel framing and roof trusses erected for a regional office building — Ergon Office Buildings Structure

Dining and living areas with sliding doors out to the verandah — Lake House

A new front verandah with hardwood decking against white lining boards — Tippett St

A verandah corner set up with teak armchairs — Robinson St

Main bathroom with a freestanding bath, built into a new lower level — Bundock St

Master bedroom in a completed custom home — Lake House

Renovated kitchen with an island bench and pendant lighting — Serene Ct

Original brick exterior at Serene Court before the extension and recladding were completed — Serene Ct Before

Completed Serene Court extension with white cladding, retained brick chimney and timber entry — Serene Ct After

A home pilates studio built into a custom home — Robinson St

Completed Robinson Street custom home with white cladding and a deep covered outdoor room — Robinson St Completed

Bathroom in a completed custom home — Robinson St

Ensuite in a completed custom home — Robinson St

Detail of a floating shelf against tiled wall — Robinson St

Completed Lancaster Street dining area with wide louvres and white wall lining — Lancaster St After

Completed Lancaster Street living room with wall-to-wall joinery and white vertical lining — Lancaster St After

Completed regional office building with corrugated cladding and a broad covered entry — Ergon Office Buildings Completed

Completed Julia Creek cafe frontage with a deep shaded verandah and accessible entry — Julia Creek Cafe Completed

Completed racecourse amenities building beneath a warm western Queensland sunset — Racecourse Completed

Completed corrugated-metal extension at the Flinders Discovery Centre in Hughenden — Flinders Discovery Centre Completed extension

Timber-decked dining verandah at the completed Julia Creek cafe — Julia Creek Cafe Verandah

Accessible ramp and covered entry along the completed Flinders Discovery Centre frontage — Flinders Discovery Centre Accessible entry

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