been fitted by a previous owner. Today the walls have been repainted with lime mortar and the gables and chimney rebuilt. A new rear skillion has been erected on the original footings with a cavity brick wall and provision has been made to face this with 150 mm stone at a future date. The west wall of the suggested stable area has been faced with sawn weatherboards and the stone facing will link with this. The 1950s brick wall at the rear has been cement rendered and ruled to match the stone courses of the building. The doors and windows have been replaced to match original details. The doors are mostly of ledged and sheeted design with hand shaped hinges and hand made thumb latches or rimlocks that reproduce those used originally. The windows are of inward-opening casement type where it was evident that these were originally used and in other positions six pane, double hung, box frames with wood sash lifts have been fitted. All joinery is of cedar, and cedar panelling reveals have been fitted wherever these were used originally. Plaster ceilings are installed at the ground floor level where originally provided but all other ceilings have exposed joists; about 70% of these are original. The flooring in the main house is 150 mm box and in the skillion 150 mm tallow wood. The only early stairs in the building were a steep racked flight in the original cart house. These have been retained, but a second flight has been installed at the ground-floor level. The old ladder access to the attic has been replaced by a concealed stairway, but the original attic trap door has been retained. Restoration work on the house has been carried out principally by Stonehill Restorations to plans and specifications prepared by Ian Stapleton of Clive Lucas Stapleton and Partners. The entrance from the front verandah leads to the large lounge room with a huge fireplace. The adjacent dining room retains the original hand-sawn timbers and the sandstone walls and floor. In the two upstairs levels there is a second lounge room and three large bedrooms offering views over the entire property. The house has two bathrooms, a large kitchen, a walk-in pantry and a sun room with a slow-combustion heater. Sustainable living is a feature with 240 V solar power, large domestic water tanks and gas stove and hot water. Heritage listing