1970s detached exterior face-lift - Gable front
Discussion
Our ongoing renovation turns to addressing the outside this year, aside from the required maintenance (soffit/fascia/guttering/downpipes + driveway base), i'm struggling on how to improve the appearance of a slightly awkward looking gable fronted house.
Picture may or may not have been taken with a potato.
House was actually built circa 1982 but seems to be a more common 1970s detached design from some limited research. Live on a road full of large detached houses where all the houses are a completely individual design with a mixture of renders/bricks/clad finishes among them so no real concerns over standing out like a sore thumb.
As you can see the front gable is brick but both sides and rear are spar dash. Current plan is to smooth render the two sides and rear. However i wonder whether this is the best option for the front.
For the front face i see the options as
(a) render the whole front smooth as per the sides & rear
(b) leave the bottom brick and render from just above the first floor windows up
(c) render the bottom and perhaps use a modern clad from above 1st or 2nd floor windows
(d) any other option
Budget is enough to render the house, sort out the roofline, pull up the block driveway and go gravel if we decide to go that route, stick some modern up and down lights on the wall, potentially change the front door and add some new side access fences & gates (the arch wall to the right i've already knocked down). So a reasonable amount to spend but no full height windows, juliet balconies, radical overhaul type budget.
A pitched canopy over the front door has occurred to me as possible way to add some depth to a flat fronted design. As has trying to extend the verge overhang as part of the roofline replacement.
Thoughts & any inspiration welcome. I guess the modern approach would be to just smooth render the lot, paint it white, clad the uppermost triangle and change the window frames to grey but i'm inclined to think there may be a better approach.
Short version - how can i make the house above look better from the street without spending silly money
Picture may or may not have been taken with a potato.
House was actually built circa 1982 but seems to be a more common 1970s detached design from some limited research. Live on a road full of large detached houses where all the houses are a completely individual design with a mixture of renders/bricks/clad finishes among them so no real concerns over standing out like a sore thumb.
As you can see the front gable is brick but both sides and rear are spar dash. Current plan is to smooth render the two sides and rear. However i wonder whether this is the best option for the front.
For the front face i see the options as
(a) render the whole front smooth as per the sides & rear
(b) leave the bottom brick and render from just above the first floor windows up
(c) render the bottom and perhaps use a modern clad from above 1st or 2nd floor windows
(d) any other option
Budget is enough to render the house, sort out the roofline, pull up the block driveway and go gravel if we decide to go that route, stick some modern up and down lights on the wall, potentially change the front door and add some new side access fences & gates (the arch wall to the right i've already knocked down). So a reasonable amount to spend but no full height windows, juliet balconies, radical overhaul type budget.
A pitched canopy over the front door has occurred to me as possible way to add some depth to a flat fronted design. As has trying to extend the verge overhang as part of the roofline replacement.
Thoughts & any inspiration welcome. I guess the modern approach would be to just smooth render the lot, paint it white, clad the uppermost triangle and change the window frames to grey but i'm inclined to think there may be a better approach.
Short version - how can i make the house above look better from the street without spending silly money
Edited by ScottJB on Thursday 12th April 12:04
Edited by ScottJB on Thursday 12th April 12:26
[url]Edited by ScottJB on Monday 16th April 16:00
ScottJB said:
Having trouble with the PH image uploader so have hopefully shared a link via google photos.
Can't embed it for some reason, if anyone can see what i'm doing wrong let me know/feel free to correct.
My employer has some sort of ban on Thumbsnap so I had to use my phone as a wireless hotspot to upload my image. If you're at home, I have no idea what's wrong. Can't embed it for some reason, if anyone can see what i'm doing wrong let me know/feel free to correct.
mcbook said:
How about a combination of approaches: smooth white render on the left hand side and wood cladding on the side with the garage doors. Something like this...
That looks lovely now, in a couple of yrs it'll look out of date and a bit grotty, as the wood and render fades and stains.If you haven't already hit Pintrest its your're best bet plenty of before and afters there.
https://www.pinterest.co.uk/pin/407364728780458414...
Fibre cement board / cladding is possibly another option - splitting the front finish wise somehow is the best route as its a big flat front with a lot of brick just now.
Personally I would go routes that minimise maintenance.
https://www.pinterest.co.uk/pin/407364728780458414...
Fibre cement board / cladding is possibly another option - splitting the front finish wise somehow is the best route as its a big flat front with a lot of brick just now.
Personally I would go routes that minimise maintenance.
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