Toowoomba builder Stuart Valdal had been looking for a property that could showcase his team’s skills.

And he found it in this heritage-listed worker’s cottage, where he and building designer David Melloy set about preserving the facade while transforming the house into an elegant contemporary two-storey home. Stuart used three different products from the James Hardie’s Scyon Walls range on the exterior and was impressed with how simple they were to install – and how great they look together. “We had the house clad in just a few days and we knew we’d achieved a strong, good-quality finish.”