1970s brick veneer - ideas to update front facade
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Recreating front porch 1970's brick veneer
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Comments (21)I agree you wouldn't need to do much to improve this property greatly and depending on your budget you could do a lot of different things. The main issues I would look at here is the roof, carport and paint like some of the other comments on here I would pressure wash the roof, get it painted if you want to spend the money, Improve the outside of the house either by rendering and painting we do this to a lot on older brick properties if you just render the front of the house you can save money on rendering the whole house. It works out pretty cheap really, I would put some piers up out the front where your carport is and at the front of your porch. Maybe look at getting your driveway resurfaced you could get it painted with a stencil added to it at low cost. I would improve your porch either with a bit of decking or paving The garden out the front is nice and tidy but a rendered front fence or planter box addition here would have a huge effect on the front aesthetics of the property. We do all of these type of improvements on a regular basis and you would be surprised at how little they can cost and how much value it adds to the property. Lastly paint your gutters and improve your front door remember first impressions last a good quality front door can make a world of difference it doesn't look too bad though so I would probably just paint it. Good luck with whatever you choose I hope it turns out amazing....See MoreHelp! Should I render or paint my 1970s facade?
Comments (48)If you want to make the house hotter, then painting the roof charcoal will certainly achieve that. Repointing the brickwork is the most sensible from a maintenance perspective. Once you render and paint, then you have to keep painting (and it's likely to be out of fashion sooner or later). Try to keep passive cooling in mind (i.e. light colours & permeable landscaping) with any of your renovations, and I think it always pays to try and embrace and compliment the original architecture and be unique, rather than trying to look like the latest project home. In my opinion the arch window is actually quite cool, and the excellent mock-ups provided by Geo Toria are along the right track....See MoreRenovating a 1970's blonde brick house
Comments (9)There's a lot to take in . It is pretty quirky , but it has potential to be interesting . I'd leave the brickwork as it is , and the windows are windows -- you say they need replacing soon -- they seem okay to me . I'd quite like darker brown timber windows , but I don't know of many people that have 'reverted' back to timber -- I assume it can be done ? The back door is easy -- its screaming out for a deck in a darker wood ( or darker stained ) , but even then you could have fun , with seating built around part of it , or even a barbeque or similar built unit on the edge -- in a similar light brick , or stone . Personally , I wouldn't do a pergoda or similar over it , mainly because of the studio -- it takes away too much sun and too much open space . Likewise , a modern terrace with glass sides would look out of place . The entry door IMO is not too bad -- it works . The concrete steps let it down -- black or charcoal outdoor tiles would lift it , and look good . A stainless handrail would be the go too -- it'll look out of place until its 6 months old and starts to look 'aged' . The addition to the right needs darker mortar to make it look integrated . The roof looks okay and period in that green , so depending on how much can be reused , maybe stay with that . Or go charcoal , or even orange would suit . The shipboards in crisp white . That leaves just one thing needed -- some colour ! An orange roof with bright orange gutters would lift the whole place ; green with an almost fluro crisp green gutter colour likewise ; charcoal roof with bright red gutters ! Just enough to lift the look , even for people who don't like much colour ! I'd also do the main body of the gables in the same colour as you chose for the gutters , or maybe 1 or 2 shades down ....See Moregirlguides
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