Beyond help?
Hi! I live in one of those unattractive 1960's townhouses and am trying to figure out if there is any chance of improving the kerb appeal. Aside from the driveway any thoughts on what could be done with the house? Many thanks!
Could I pull something like this off? Perhaps something with cedar cladding?
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10 years agoI think cladding would work but i'm not sure I'd go for cedar against the red brick. I'd also go for the cladding laid widthways to make it feel wider
it might also look good rendered white just between the brick pillars with grey windows? (Think it might work!) Do you own that strip of land where the bins are? Just wondering what a row of cypress or something tall would look like to distinguish between yours and next door if you went for something completely different
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I found these pics which may help a little
I think the cedar works well with the dark grey windows? Or 2nd pic, grey fascia and windows but with white cladding?? Or just grey cladding and fascia? I don't mean to change the wIndows btw, just paint if you went that option. Re rendering, there's not an awful lot to render as it's mostly window. Maintenance thereafter should also be very quick so cheap?
jamjohn thanked minnie101 - PRO10 years ago
There are loads of great options for cladding a townhouse like yours, it all depends on budget of course :)
Pic above shows Cedar working well with brickwork, but I'm not sure about how the white pic windows would look against them. depends if you are looking to change them too?
If you are, black/grey frames look great with weathered cedar cladding...
Have you considered painting or rendering smooth the brickwork in either black/grey or white? A crisp white edge with cladding looks brill.
If you are keeping the white windows you could consider a different colour cladding...
And a large cladded door could add an extra something...
Good luck, it's an exciting project!
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10 years agoIs it tile hung? Can't really see, looking at the picture. Be a shame to lose that period feature.......and I do think that is what it will come to be seen as! I'd always lived in Victorian and Edwardian houses until I downsized to this little estate by the sea four years ago. I resisted to start with.....but just love living in a bright sunny house with big windows and no damp!
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- 10 years agoYes. Mine's tile hung in a greeny-grey colour. However, I think there might be a problem in getting them in finding them in inches rather than metric. I was lucky enough to find a stash in my garage and sometimes neighbours come begging when they've lost one! They could be having me on, though! Of course, that wouldn't be a problem if you re-did the whole thing. From your picture it looks as if you've got that delightful little frilly bit of decorative lead (?) under the Windows as I have. Deep joy! You don't want to lose that! Have you got woodblock flooring on the ground floor and floorboards upstairs too?
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5 years agolast modified: 5 years agoHello all, just read through this thread. Great information and variety of comments and advice. I am interested to know how the owner is getting on with the exterior.
I have had an offer accepted on a similar 1960s end of terrace townhouse in London. I am going to be changing the windows and insulating in between the windows. I thought I would update the look of the property without going to extreme. I would like to retain the mid century look and thinking of using some kind of geometric timber shingles as a nod to the 60s but with durable modern materials. Perhaps either timber (don't like silvered cedar) or hex cladding tiles or even brown zinc like scales!
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