construction almost entirely of timber
facetted bay windows
casement windows – often with leadlight glass
a deep porch – often more like an outdoor room
later bungalows incorporated a bathroom adjacent to the bedrooms
piled subfloor
plastered brick fireplace and chimney
gabled roof, typically a 15–25o slope
wide eaves
extended, decorative barge boards
corrugated iron roof cladding
bevel-back weatherboard claddings (there are also brick and stucco bungalows)
gable ends with contrasting claddings and bell-cast
no insulation when built
stud height was typically 2.7–3.0 metres
high heat losses
no mechanical ventilation provided in bathrooms or kitchens
match lining with scrim (sacking) and paper; fibrous plaster ceiling linings began to be used
timber floorboards
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