Rowville's got a lot of established brick veneer homes from the 80s and 90s, most sitting on blocks big enough to build out rather than up — which is exactly why extensions are one of the most common jobs we get called out for in the area. This one was a rear extension needing Hebel panel cladding tied cleanly into the original brickwork, and Best Rendering Group handled it from the panel stage through to a finish you'd struggle to pick as new work.
Scope of Work
- Hebel panel cladding installed to new rear extension wall
- Extension tied into existing brick veneer with flashing and control joints
- Mesh reinforcement applied ahead of render
- 2 coats of render applied to match existing house finish
- Final coat colour-matched to blend new extension with original brickwork/render
The flashing and control joints at the junction are what stop an extension looking bolted-on years later — get that step wrong and you'll see it in a cracked seam long before anything else fails. Once the mesh and two coats of render were down, the last job was matching the final coat to the existing house colour, which is where a lot of Knox Council extensions fall down if it's not done by hand on site rather than off a swatch. As Hebel installers, Melbourne's older brick veneer stock is exactly the kind of job we see most of in Rowville, and this one's a fair example of what a well-tied extension should look like once the render's cured.