Everyone knows that renovating a character home — such as this one built in the ’30s — is like opening a box of chocolates. In Forrest Gump style, you never know what you’re gonna get.
Forrest’s momma was wise in this respect: once the lid came off this Westmere property, there was a selection of surprises inside. The roof itself needed replacing, the insulation was shot, the exposed ceiling beams had done their dash, and many of the kauri floorboards had moved past characterful to downright
