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We repair and convert buildings on Wurdiboluc’s farm properties around the reservoir, from doors and cladding to turning a shed into usable space, and we can extend the house too. Out here the blocks are big and the rules are about setbacks and bushfire, so we plan to both.
Wurdiboluc is farmland and the reservoir, with about 56 homes spread along Cape Otway Road and the station roads.
We have completed 14 jobs in Wurdiboluc. Doors came up in 9 of them and painting in 9, along with cladding repairs and a shed conversion. On a farm property that same mix covers the homestead door that has dropped, the weatherboards on the exposed side and the shed that could be a studio or a bunkhouse.
Under the Farming Zone, an outbuilding of up to 250 square metres tied to the house, or an extension of up to 200 square metres, doesn’t need a planning permit if it sits outside the setbacks: 20 metres from most roads (40 metres from a main road in the Transport Zone), 5 metres from other boundaries and 100 metres from a neighbour’s house. On land in the salinity overlay the limit for a shed drops to 100 square metres. We check both before we set out.
All of Wurdiboluc’s farmland is mapped as bushfire prone, so new extensions and some sheds are built to a bushfire attack level, with the materials, screens and seals that come with it. Every home counted at the 2021 census was occupied, and more than half are owned outright, so the work is for people planning to stay.
Running a farm business building or a rural tourism venue around Wurdiboluc? That side of our work is on our commercial carpentry page.
Ordered by the work we have done in Wurdiboluc, then what farm homes and sheds need.
Equal most common with painting, in 9 of 14 jobs. Doors re-hung and sealed.
Painting and repairs alongside the carpentry.
Cladding on the weather side, repaired or replaced.
Extensions and shed conversions sited to the setbacks.
Wide verandahs that shade the homestead.
House-yard fences and runs near the homestead.
Driveway and yard gates that hang straight.
A call or a message, with the address so we can check zone, salinity and bushfire mapping.
Road, boundary and neighbour distances decide whether a permit is needed.
Itemised and free, including travel and any bushfire construction needs.
We bring what the job needs so it is finished in as few visits as possible.
Michael worked with our budget and we were so impressed by their diligence and workmanship. They did not cut corners but went the extra mile. So impressed we engaged them again at another property.
Prompt, great communication and a terrific job. Have used JF Maintenance for lots of work over the years and would recommend.
Beyond our expectations, and it was great to work with people who could turn our ideas into something better than we imagined. Couldn’t recommend them highly enough.
Wurdiboluc shares its name with the reservoir: Wurdee Boluc means big lake in the Wadawurrung language. The reservoir was built in 1927 and enlarged in 1956 and 1991, and it is Geelong’s main water storage. A post office opened in July 1927 and closed in 1966, and a state school once operated here.
The 2021 census counted 147 residents, with every home it counted occupied, mostly on properties of 20 to 60 hectares. Big blocks, farm buildings and bushfire rules are why the work here is planned around setbacks and built to last.
Winchelsea • Torquay • Surf Coast
Wurdiboluc borders Gherang, Winchelsea, Winchelsea South, Buckley, Modewarre and Wensleydale.
Tell us what you are thinking of, house or shed, and we will come back with what the setbacks allow and a free estimate.