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Design Dilemma Renovating Exteriors

Should the back of a house tie in with the front?

2 months ago

Hi, we've recently bought a house, which has some fake wood panelling at the back and will require rendering at the back also (to cover bad brickwork and a steel). What do you think to this design assuming the back was off white render? Thanks for any advice.

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Robert Colder
Original Author
2 months ago
Robert Colder
Original Author
2 months ago
Was proposing not to render the left hand side top to leave some brick, that would tie in with front...
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Since you intend to spend some money on the front I think it would be a pity to not employ an architectural designer, do it properly and reface the front and transform it.
katlucy
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I’ve been holding back ..but that butterscotch cladding is …distracting
Robert Colder
Original Author
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Thanks for your honesty, the back was done like that when we bought it. Thought we could do something similar for the front, but if the concensus is no, then we won't.

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