#052-365 Classic

Okay so I'm a little different, I tossed up with architecture as a theme for this, but stuck with classic so Ladies and gentlemen let me introduce you to a "Classic Queenslander" This refers to the style that evolved to combat the general hot conditions that we live in here in "Paradise".

You can see that the central core of the house has the usual Pitched roof to handle rain and allow ventilation above the ceiling, but also see that the house is entirely surrounded by a wide flat roofed verandah that that both shades the house walls and those sitting out on the verandah as well as encouraging any breeze to find whatever entry it can into the house.

Almost as a rule these houses were raised, generally to allow further ventilation to flow under the house, but also to get above any flood water that may occur but also to dissuade (hopefully) snakes from entering the house. In the older (original) houses generally the floor boards were not butted together all that carefully, this encouraged up breezes and made sweeping a lot easier.

The house you see here was almost certainly not originally built here but moved to the coast by some retired farmer looking for a Sea Change but with the comfort of the home he had always lived in. This one in fact seems to be a luxury version with built ins on the verandah and the majority of the underneath closed in as well. A lot of money has gone into refurbishing this place, and at the back (hidden) is an Air conditioner which defeats the whole point of the place, but those with money tend to throw it around - but really the house doesn't need air-con.

The view in front of this place would most likely give it a Million $Aust + price tag and I have heard of people spending half a million refurbishing a house that would have cost $30,000 or less to build in the first place. I don't have anything in common with those folks though, cause apart from fixing up the gaps in the floor, (to keep the cockroaches out) I would want one just as they have always appeared, open underneath and with verandahs festooned with people cooling off with a refreshing breeze and a beverage of choice, as a community gathering spot. - LOVELY.

In answer to Tammy who thinks she can wind men around her little finger (you were much younger when that power waned dear!) If you want me checking out the interiors of Millionaires houses so you can do a sales pitch I get put on a stipend and a hefty one at that!
This little Black Duck didn't come down in the last shower. - I plan on emailing this reply to her Now hope it wakes her up.