b'house as part of the renovation, but the exterior is alsoa computerandTVroom,twobathrooms andthree not yet finished - the fretwork is still to be replaced. Thetoilets. A small bedroom and bathroom became a bigger verandah railing is yet to be added.bathroom and a store room - old houses tend to come with very little in the way offor storage. Atoftwoprovision the timetheir renovation, the couple hadyoung children.They livedin the house while the renovations"We\'re very happy with the results," were being done. she says."Ilove the fact that we can see "Welivedinruggedconditionsattimesduringthe process.It got pretty stressful,managingtradespeoplean uninterrupted view of trees from any and living on a constant building site. We were lucky towindow of the house." have a very good builder - Denis Evans." The flooring is recycled kauri, some of which was already Paul also did some of the building work intermittently.in the house.The rest they bought from a demolition Liz and the builder both undertook project managementyard.Theoriginalpart of thehousestillhas theold at various stages.carpet, which will be lifted soon and the floor stripped Thealteredhousenow hasfourbedrooms,astudy,and polished to match the new section of the house. 18habitat'