How can I update the front of the house?
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Need to update the front of our home.
Comments (4)Consider adding a porch. You could add a shed roof over the two windows that are left of the door and enlarge the gable over the front entry door https://s-media-cache-ak0.pinimg.com/736x/4d/d7/ff/4dd7ff7baf6b81755d6978f31675cfc2.jpg or create a single large forward facing gable with its peak the height of the peak of the roof of the house http://www.qhremodeling.com/image/maichle%20front%20porch%20after.jpg or even create a hip corner shed roof. http://www.qhremodeling.com/image/maichle%20front%20porch%20after.jpg Budget permitting, changing out at least one or two of the windows would help. If you create the porch, you could change either the two windows that will be under the porch roof or change the window on the right that would not be under the porch -- you need not necessarily change all the windows -- this will depend upon what's behind them. A bay window could keep the approximate size and still be different or you could match the style but enlarge the size....See MoreHow can I make my Edwardian house front look nicer?
Comments (16)Personally I think that the issue is that the pebbledashed section is too plain and this is exacerbated by the fact that the roof here is higher than the original plan. In my opinion the solution is to create some visual interest in this area. If both you and your neighbour is replacing the porch a taller version might help. Personally I think the pebbledash looks like a lower quality product than the rest of the house and painting it would help lift it (as long as the neighbour also want to do it as half done would look worse). Ideally I would put a tall thin sash style window in the pebbledashed section but I recognise this might be inconvenient inside the house- but it could be faked by adding a window surround to the outside to match the stone on the bay....See MoreHow to update the front of my house
Comments (8)For me the issue is that you are attached to neighbours and these houses are designed to be different but have a cohesive thread. When you change the color palate this run of houses no longer sits as comfortably together. Perhaps the Coronation Street house I posted had a story line before your time but Vera Duckworth lived there, had what she wanted and blow the neighbours and of course it adversely affected the look of that street and remains like that many years later. In fact a few years ago Sarah Beaney did a programme called Streets Ahead where they brought together whole streets by undoing peoples “improvements” to unify the look and add value. This programs demonstrated the need to respect your streetscape when spending money on your attached house. The trouble is as soon as you start changing your house it green lights all of your neighbors to also do what they like and before you know it your street is devalued by thousands....See Morehow can improve the front of my house?
Comments (11)Hi Abbie, are the windows wooden? If they are then they can be painted in white or whatever colour you like. The cladding could also be painted (maybe matt Black?) with a wood preservative to give a burnt wood look, which is very trendy at the moment. Then you can have the door painted too if it is wooden....See Morerinked
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