Lane Cove mixes generations: solid post-war brick homes on quiet loops, a village centre that still feels like one, new apartment buildings along the corridors, and bushland pushing in from the national park side. It's a short hop over the Fig Tree corridor from my Castlecrag base.
The post-war housing here is honest and well-built, and most of my Lane Cove work is about bringing it up to how families live now — opening kitchens, warming up floors, putting decks where concrete once was, and keeping the maintenance list from becoming a renovation list.
What I do in Lane Cove
House work: kitchen renovations in 50s and 60s homes, backyard decks and pergolas — often replacing tired concrete patios — fencing against the bush edges, and built-ins that give brick-veneer bedrooms real storage.
Apartment work runs on strata rails: small jobs booked around building access, and regular maintenance for owners who want the list kept short.
Floors in Lane Cove
Floors are a Lane Cove staple for me: hybrid through kitchen-living areas (waterproof, child-proof, quiet), engineered timber where owners want the real surface, and laminate where budget leads. Post-war homes often hide sound cork or hardwood under carpet — I'll tell you honestly if what you own beats what you'd buy.