Help i would like to update the outside of my house
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We live in a late 80's mock tudor house, its in a small road with all the same type of houses, I would like to modernise the outside but don't have a big budget, so really i am talking about a paint job, should i paint the beams and door the same colour, say a grey or french grey or perhaps a stone colour or sage green. Help
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Hilary Webb
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8 years agoIt's a tricky one on a budget. You need to be careful what you do, as painting the beams and just the front door are going to affect the look of the windows. Always make sure that the colour you pick is going to go well with your red brick. You could think about doing the outside in stages as and when you could afford to do so, as there are many things you could do eventually. Start by painting the Front door and two long windows either side of it to broaden the look of the entrance and do the garage door too. This will immediately change the look and make it more modern. The sagey green will go well with your brick at this point, and the greys won't look odd.
Eventually for future plans, it is possible to have the mock beams removed in most instances, and you can hang tiles in that area to re-waterproof it.
Then you can render the whole of the rest of the house and have it whatever colour you like. The clay tiles to hang in place of the mock tudor beams also come in a few colours including grey! See it as a long term project and just do it right slowly. Many people fail to see a long term goal and end up making costly snap decisions, slowly, slowly catchy monkey x
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