Original and matched verandah posts: Hawthorn, Melbourne, 2024
A replacement needs to follow the original profile, not just its overall length. These business-supplied workshop photographs show existing timber references alongside newly made components, so you can see which details belong in a matching enquiry.
These examples show workshop components before installation. Use the photographs to compare profiles; record the dimensions for your own post separately.
Matching an original verandah post from Hawthorn, Melbourne
Hawthorn, Melbourne · 2024
The customer brought an original verandah post into the workshop as the sample for matching replacements. The green-painted original and newly made timber posts are shown together below.
A green painted original lies above newly turned timber posts in the workshop. This Hawthorn job was made from the customer-supplied sample. Open the complete photograph to compare the outlines.
From original sample to matching posts
The matching posts took four weeks to make for this job. That is the recorded production time for this example, not a quoted turnaround for new enquiries. Ask the workshop about timing for your own quantities and profile.
A physical sample provides a reference for the turning, collars and transitions into the square sections. If you have an original available, arrange delivery with the workshop first. Otherwise, start with straight-on photographs and a clearly labelled measurement record.
For another local project, see our Melbourne verandah post guide or send a custom matching enquiry.
What to compare in this photograph
Look at the succession of rounded features and narrow rings, the taper between them and the transition into the square ends. The overall silhouette matters, but so does where each feature begins and ends. A replacement with similar rings can still look different if the turning is positioned higher or lower.
The photograph also shows why an original is useful: it gives a physical reference alongside the reproduction work. It does not provide a complete measurement record. Perspective, distance from the camera and paint build-up can obscure small differences.
A weathered pattern beside new shaped components
A weathered painted reference stands beside new shaped timber components. This is a different workshop example, not a later stage of the turned-post photograph above.
Record the straight sections as well as the decoration
Compare the long straight faces, the changes in section, the collars and the shaped details. For this kind of profile, a clear front view alone may not show every face. Add a second view and close-ups so the shape around the member can be understood.
Mark where adjoining rails or other timber connect. A decorative match and a correctly positioned connection are separate details; neither should be guessed from a catalogue code.
Prepare a useful matching record
- Label each different post position and the quantity required.
- Provide a straight-on, full-length photograph with a tape measure beside the post in the same plane. Include the top, bottom and a readable scale.
- Add close-ups of the upper and lower details and any rail connection. Note anything hidden, damaged or uncertain.
- Write the overall length, square width and depth, top and bottom sections and decorative section in millimetres.
- If you have a safely available original, arrange delivery of the sample with the workshop before sending it.
Do not remove a supporting post to obtain a sample yourself. Your builder should arrange any required assessment, safe removal and temporary support. A photograph or matching decorative profile does not establish structural capacity.
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Use our labelled photo diagram and printable measurement checklist. If a standard design may suit, compare the V1–V7 posts and their size options before choosing.