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Thanks Iceverge, lots of food for thought here. Your time on this is much appreciated!
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Thanks very much for your pictures Iceverge. I really like the metal roof. Is it costly? Looks smart and modern. The rear windows are standard grey aluminium, just look black in the photos. I’m thinking about a wider porch but squared off like you have it, what do you think about making a feature of it to break up the width of the building? Also, what do you think of the dormer done in white render?
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This is the back of the house before and after
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Thanks Iceverge, here are the pictures. I will also post another of what the back of the house looks like now.
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Thanks Temp. Yes, that looks so much better and dormer free! I will check it out but fear it will be way over budget and we've nearly finished the inside which would obviously be affected.
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Thanks Iceverge. I think it would look a lot better with a slate style roof, it’s just budget. Tempted to try and get the roof cleaned and resprayed dark grey, which I think you mentioned before, but it’s a risk. I will work on the dimensional picture.
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Hi everyone, thanks for all your previous comments, everything has been on hold but I can, at last, start planning this project again. Currently looking at rendering the ground floor, new grey windows and some kind of bigger feature porch instead of the current one. Still undecided what to do with the dormer, could continue the white render or possibly clad it. Here are some badly put together pictures of how it might look with a dark or light dormer and with the porch flattened and a bit of landscaping. If I could extend the porch out and along it would break up the front and be much more practical. I'm working on some better pictures but finding trying to incorporate the porch quite challenging. I like the picture below but not sure how that type of porch would fit with our house. Thanks.
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Thank you Ferdinand and Iceverge some great ideas there! Ferdinand - we are a bit restricted at the front as need space for cars turning but could certainly divide some of the space and fence / add features. We have a west facing back garden which meets all our needs in terms of entertaining / chill / private space so the focus can truly be on the aesthetics of the front and making it more at home in the plot. Lots of ideas for me to ponder - thanks! Iceverge - yes I feel I need to be more confident that some small changes may impact a lot. The roof tile paint looks fantastic - is this hard wearing etc? We have lots of lychen / moss on our tiles, all the houses do close by, I wonder if this will spoil the effect or make it impossible to use, will try cleaning a tile up. I really dislike the texture and colour of the bricks so will have to render or paint. Any ideas of what materials could work on the dormer please? Could the length be broken up by some wood areas / render so it's not just a massive rectangle!? I like the idea of adding external mouldings to the windows, is this an expensive option, where would I look for a supplier of these please? I haven't had a chance to explore how I could change the area around the front of the house yet but have lots of food for though which I will work with and come back on.
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Thanks for the replies and links! Sorry, the porch was just a pic I found DorsetLuke, I haven't sourced someone who can do one of these yet. Ferdinand - your comment about how the house isn't rooted to the area really rings true, it just looks like it has been dropped in the plot. Have started printing off my pics to draw on! DevilDamo - yes this is a forever home, we've done most of the inside now but as usual everything has cost more than expected so budget is tighter. I have a brickwork area to paint at the back so will see what that looks like, problem is we have very, very textured, patterned bricks so the task could be lengthy. Replacement windows will be required and some additional velux or similar to bring light into a very dark hall. Any ideas for the structure on the front, like Ferdinand mentioned some kind of pergola? If a structure is attached to the house what material would need to be used if we are going for a modern look. I like these below.
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Thanks everyone. Nod - I like the idea of incorporating some insulation when we do the front. We didn't do this at the back as it was already partially rendered and we are just making good and painting it - see picture below. Any advice on adding the insulation would be very welcome. I do like the use of stone in your photo, I think mixed materials may be a good idea to break up the too wide shape of the house. Puntloos - I love that look but would be over budget I think. DevilDamo - budget is about £20-£25k to include both sides of dormer, porch and new roof coverings. Your photo looks smart but I want to move away from the small tiles as the dormer is such a large area. Looking for something more contemporary - maybe wood / metal cladding or possible breaking it up with a mixture of materials which could also be used in limited areas on the ground floor. Ferdinand - I think you are right, breaking it up with vertical elements is the key but which ones would look right is tricky. I really like the idea of something projected on the front - maybe I could work something in with the porch. Will think about the orangery / pavilion aspect. I have added a porch idea I had below I but maybe this look could be extended.
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Hi everyone, I am looking for cost effective ways to transform the outside of our ugly house. We are going to remove the current porch which is totally out of proportion with the house and would like something very modern. At the back, ground floor, we now have grey aluminium windows / doors and white render but the box dormer above it and also the whole of the front needs a complete make over. We are on a budget but would like something low maintenance and striking. We also plan to re do the steps and front wall by drive to fit. Any advice welcome - thank you.
