front of house gable extension makeover ideas. windows, finish etc
rachrobinson87
5 years ago
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Comments (13)Its the hip that makes it look all a bit odd i think but i can totally see why it is irritating to spend money making it into a gable when in fact it gives you no usable room just a better looking house externally. The pitch to the top plan does seem very shallow which is going to compromise your rooflights to some degree. Of the two i think i would go with the pitch & flat combo as it will be marginally better looking and will give you a nicer vaulted space within the building. Have you thought about building a very modern extension? Still think that may be the way to do it, black framed windows / doors, high walls in grey render with totally flat roof - maybe put sedum on it to make it green and then get a massive roof lantern in the middle which will really brighten the inside up - wood burning stove and you got your self some Scandi-design. To take away from the height a bit get your builder to knock you up some brise soleil over the windows doors and bring planting as close to it as you can so it merges into the garden. Australians do modern on bungalows very well so i would look to them for inspiration....See MoreHouse exterior makeover - ideas?
Comments (12)Point noted. Four different colours at the moment. Black, brown, white and the garage door. All okay alone, but all four together do seem to be a little out of balance. I suppose the windows and front door are UPVC, so painting them would be out of the question and replacing them would be costly, so that would remain as the starting point. The side door next to the garage door - does it lead into the garage and if so is it necessary? A skilled bricklayer could brick that up or a (white UPVC) window could replace it with a panel either also in white UPVC or coloured to match the cladding from waist to ground level would complete that space nicely. With the side door sorted we are down to 3 colours. I can't help thinking the panelling looks nice in black but I think a black garage door would be rather gloomy, so perhaps a white garage door? An alternative would be grey and grey panelling but getting the shade right would be hard. Depending on the neighbourhood (near the sea perhaps?) you could be quite playful with the garage door and the cladding - anything from pastel colours through to a rich dark red even. It is nice to see a house where there are so many options really. So many simply don't appear to lend themselves to anything but one single colour, either white or wood. To be spoiled for choice is a luxury really. Please do post pictures of the finished product....See MoreIdeas for the re-design of the front of our house
Comments (4)Thanks for your suggestions. We have decided to extend the porch under a gable ended roof and demolish the car port. The only remaining problem is what to do with the white wooden cladding? Also, when the car port is demolished there will be holes to fill/cover up on the house and garage wall and we would also dearly like to get rid of the white wooden cladding above the garage door! We could replace the wood cladding with hanging tiles and continue them across the front of the house. Or is there some more modern cladding that we could use and continue it all across the front of the house, down the side of the garage and across the top of the garage door? Or just render the whole of the front of the house?...See MoreIdeas wanted for kitchen extension roof
Comments (21)OnePlan Can I please ask, the service you provide, if you are not architects, do you work WITH an architect or would i then need to speak to an architect as well? A bit confused as where I come from (Greece), it would be an architect that I would talk to initially, who would provide a couple of concepts as to what it would look like structurally, for me to decide. Once I chose the concept I like, the architect would draw the plans and either I or them would submit the planning application. They would then talk to a structural engineer to come and have a look at walls and decide what support will be needed and where). At the same time once I had the new floor plans in hand, I would take them to a kitchen company to decide on the new layout for units; their input would then influence building (e.g. where to have access points for gas/ electric). I don't have an endless budget to throw towards professional services, and I am baffled as to WHO can draw up plans for the builders to use: an architect or an interior designer?...See Morerachrobinson87
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