Three year, $15m-plus reno of Home, formerly Lamb House at Kangaroo Point finished

It took three years, more than $15 million and a huge team of skilled tradies, craftspeople and architects.

Steve and Jane Wilson at Lamb House, now known as "Home''.

It took three years, more than $15 million and a huge team of skilled tradies, craftspeople and architects.

Now, arguably the biggest and best renovation ever attempted in Brisbane is done and about to be unveiled to a nationwide audience.

The turret and other roof structures were in a terrible state. @home_kangaroopoint @alex chomicz

The house was built in 12 months. Picture: State Library of Qld, circa 1904

ABC’s Renovation Australia will next month feature the dramatic, loving makeover of “Home’’, formerly known as Lamb House.

Power couple Steve and Jane Wilson bought the then derelict 1904 Kangaroo Point landmark for $12.75 million in 2021 and announced they would embark on a major restoration.

Photo gallery, 50 pix: Renovation of historic Home (Lamb House)

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The couple last November hosted two public tours for local heritage lovers as part of Brisbane Open House, raising $18,000 for that program.

When the Wilsons stepped in to buy the property it had been unoccupied for years, was in a shocking state of disrepair and had been put on the market by Council to recoup unpaid rates.

The laylight at the top of the grand staircase is now fully restored, as is the pressed metal ceiling.

The finished roof with erracotta tiles in place, chimneys restored, operable hatch to tower, skylight above the new attic and copper roofing. @home_kangaroopoint @alex chomicz

Work to stabilise the property, used for years by squatters, began urgently to stop further water damage caused by the poor state of the roof.

The gleaming orange terracotta roof tiles, imported from Belgium, were now clearly visible from as far as the opposite bank of the Brisbane River.

The decaying roof was the top restoration priority and luckily much work was finished before the 2022 flood. @home_kangaroopoint @alex chomicz

The new front portico was handpainted and will have a gilded finish.

Many features were able to be saved or reused, including the distinctive cast iron balusters on the wraparound verandas, although about 20 per cent had to be recast by Brisbane Foundry.

Designed by Alexander Brown Wilson, it was built by the W. Anthony company for the princely sum of 3250 pounds in just 12 months — but the property ended up taking three times as long to save from ruin.

The brick front wall on River Tce had to be re-made after roots from giant figs partly pushed it over. @home_kangaroopoint @alex chomicz

Good as new. The repaired wall. @home_kangaroopoint @alex chomicz

The Wilsons moved in last November, with the massive framework of scaffolding that had been in place for more than two years removed in late 2023.

Lead architect for the restoration, James Davidson of JDA Co, said at the time that the property was literally still falling down around them in the early stages.

The restored roof gleams so vividly it is easily seen from the opposite bank of the river.

Vast amounts of scaffolding had to be dissambled. @home_kangaroopoint @alex chomicz

A restored veranda. Picture: @home-kangaroopoint @clancykelly_

The leadlights on the main door before restoration. Picture: @home_kangaroopoint @alex_chomicz

Amazing detail on the doorway threshold lead lights. Picture: @home_kangaroopoint @clancykelly