a veranda – often with fretwork decoration
a piled subfloor
internal brick fireplaces and chimneys
hipped roof, typically 30–45o slope – sometimes with an internal gutter
corrugated iron roof cladding
rusticated weatherboard wall cladding – very early villas had overlapping boards
facing boards to external corners and windows
no insulation when built
a high stud height – typically 3–3.6 metres
air-leaky construction, leading to draughts and heat loss
no mechanical ventilation in bathrooms or kitchens
originally lined with scrim (sacking) and wallpaper over close butted boarding
bathrooms added as a lean-to at the back of the house
timber floorboards
Pagination