To Tudor or not to Tudor
8 months ago
Our 1950s home needs a bit if a makeover due to failing render. I’m not sure if we should stick with what we have, change the wood colour to a lighter option, forget the wood altogether and just render or do vertical black woodlike cladding (no maintenance needed on this one). It’s quite overwhelming as it needs to be money well spent, what do you think? Thanks
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