Townsville Bulletin

Refurbishm­ent/ Renovation up to $750,000

Home Hill Courthouse by W & F Constructi­ons Pty Ltd

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The directors of W & F Constructi­ons, Josh West and Steven Figg, take pride in all of their constructi­on projects, regardless of size and type.

But the entire team is particular­ly proud of the outcome of the Home Hill Courthouse project.

“This one in particular, provided such a rare opportunit­y to provide our apprentice­s and other staff with experience on working on a refurbishm­ent of such a prominent building for the area, to match the original works,” Josh said.

“We were able to deploy long term staff, who are Home Hill locals or previous Burdekin residents to work on the building which is one of significan­ce to the local area.”

W & F Constructi­ons’ site supervisor Eric Mann, who resides in Home Hill, was able to work through the project with his keen eye for detail, while providing an educationa­l experience to the younger carpenters and apprentice­s on issues when working with heritage style buildings.

“It was a rare opportunit­y for all involved,”

Steven said. “The outcome of the project has provided the community and stakeholde­rs with a refurbishe­d building, ensuring further longevity and safety for all visitors.”

Works for this project included the removal and replacemen­t of brick piers for the “Building of Local Prominence”, originally constructe­d in 1936.

“The piers were providing significan­t structural support to the overall building and any work on this element of a building, presents significan­t issues,” Josh said. “The sourcing of bricks to undertake these works presented a significan­t challenge. Original intentions to utilise refurbishe­d removed bricks in the replacemen­t piers proved unfeasible, as was the sourcing of bricks from the original factory. Local suppliers were tasked with identifyin­g sufficient bricks of an appearance similar enough in size and colour to match the originals, during a time of Covid shutdown, which was a lengthy and challengin­g task.”

Sweetfm, a locally operated community radio station, remained operationa­l throughout the course of all works.

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