Advice for renovating front and rear walls of bungalow
I’m looking to do a renovation project over the next year or two. As part of this, I’m considering updating the front and rear of my property.
To start with, the front of the bungalow:
This looks dated, and the render by the front door has blown in places. I’m debating whether to replace like for like, but maybe with a flexible / insulating render system. Alternatively, I’m wondering if it would be worth extending the render to cover the entire faces of the walls that already have it, including replacing the white UPVC cladding above the front window. Would be keen to get thoughts as to how achievable that is, and whether it could be done without planning permission? And also if it’s worth using a flexible and insulating render?
As for the back, this is a bit tougher, as this is a relatively new extension and in better condition:
This render already has a couple of cracks, including down where the water is running off the upstairs window. I’m debating whether to simply repair what is there, or again replace with something flexible, and also to extend the render down to the ground floor? It’s a south facing wall, so I’m thinking that may help with heat deflection in summer, though worry it may also cause glare when sitting outside?
Also, the kitchen window to the right will be replaced at some point - the window was reused when the extension was built so is relatively old. Thoughts on keeping this white vs matching the anthracite grey of the bifolds? Matching photo from the inside:
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