Ideas needed please to update the front of my 1970s house
Alison Hughes
7 years ago
I love modern design. Thinking of using cladding to update but should what else could we do? It will probably be a white front door to tie in with the white garage doors.
Grateful for any nice suggestions! Thank you.
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7 years agoAlison Hughes
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2 years empty 1970s house. Whole lot needs doing. TERRIFIED!
Comments (29)Hi Allison Oz, assuming UK tax law applies to your situation I would say it is definitely worth looking into. It's not a situation I've come across before where you are retrospectively claiming back the VAT. However it may be that you first accumulate the evidence it was vacant for 2 years and then write to the builder requesting that he reissue the invoices and a refund. Your builder will need to adjust his VAT returns and possibly make a disclosure to HMRC. I would speak to the builder and ask him to speak to his accountant. You might find the following document useful. https://www.gov.uk/government/publications/vat-notice-70045-how-to-correct-vat-errors-and-make-adjustments-or-claims/vat-notice-70045-how-to-correct-vat-errors-and-make-adjustments-or-claims...See Moreideas needed please for a 1970s project!
Comments (17)Hi there and congratulations on owning a new home. Regarding what to do with the outside space, especially the front, I would suggest a few tips to improve the and feel of the area. Introducing a lawn would be a nice place to start. The place will look natural, and plus this may double as play area for kids in future.Flowers and flower pots near the entrance will also enhance the look and feel of the area, making the space more vibrant and energeticYou may also consider one or two large trees to the back of the house, if there is a backyard. Just like flowers, the place will look more natural and probably even larger.Apart from the natural elements additions to the space, it may also be important to use curbs and pavements to define paths from the green areas. This will hugely improve on the organisation of the area. If you can provide more info, including pictures and dimensions and we can help you further a beautiful photorealistic render of what I really think would be a great front looking view. If you'd like to speak to one of our designers, I can offer you a free consultation call. Just contact me at service@betterspace.co or through our site: betterspace.co Thanks, Ed...See MoreHelp needed to update exterior, windows and door on 1970s house
Comments (11)I do like the house Carolina found. I too had come across it during my research and it was one of my favourites. I’m not sure about the wood, however. It looks lovely new, but I suspect won’t weather too well. I 100% agree with ’E D’ - either subtle or extreme changes. When we first moved in we had quotes for a garage conversion... until we parked our car outside, under the tree... the birds use it as target practice so we use the garage. My plan had been to hire internal and external architects such that we had a plan for the whole house that would all tie together, even if we only worked on small components of the project at a time. Then the windows priority and COVID has rather thrown me! I had wanted to hire Back to Front Exteriors, but they are booked until spring, but could offer a couple of hours consultation once we have the internal architecture complete. I have spoken to RESI (online architects), but I get the feeling that to get the most out of them you have to have very formed requirements... something I don’t have. I’m more of a data person than a creative person, so I thought reaching out to the hive-mind collective may help! (If I can’t decide on window type, colour or opening placements it’s what hope is there!!!) Looking at Back to Front Exteriors I like the below from a concept perspective - an extension with a wider base than first floor. It would allow for a long window in the flat roof. The people before us converted the conservatory into a ground floor extension... but it isn’t really working for us; we use it as a dumping ground. I wouldn’t be adverse to sacrificing some of the dining room to make a better kitchen-family area (an island would be a dream, and anything that could make a north facing kitchen brighter would be welcome). Also, if the extension was pushed further along too I wouldn’t mind, as long as the dining room still retained a window. I have to be realistic - I only have a small garden and wouldn’t want a monstrosity extension. All I want is to make the house work better for us. It’s our dream house and we have no intention of moving....See MoreExterior update 1970s house - advice appreciated
Comments (3)There is always a difficulty with semi's as too much change can make it look weird, but you're only linked through the garage so I think you've got some leeway. You could add a small roof over the front door, although I think it would look much better if you added a whole timber built porch and tied it into the roof. You could have it in white to match the windows, or plain wood and reclad the first floor in matching timber, maybe natural edged? Or you could paint it all the same. I think there are a number of things you could do to update it and add a bit without changing it too much as the base is sound if bland. You could also add some nice clipped bushes in pots, they always add to a front....See More
Jonathan
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Carolina
7 years agoHi, lovely house. I would change the cladding for light wood or dark grey, keep the stone, paint the rest white, change the front door for a modern design and paint the window frames dark grey.
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