New look to front of house

Darren Black

last month

Hi folks
Does anyone have any ideas or pics to help me with ideas on what to do with the front of this building ?
Ta

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Sonia
last month
Render it maybe? Is the stone on the bottom half real or faux?
Darren Black
Original Author
last month
Real. And thanks 🙂
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Jonathan
last month
Is there a beam across there? In which case the stone might be quality but not original. I wonder if it used to have a shop front and whether changing the stone and having a more conventional frontage might be easier than if it was built like this.
Darren Black
Original Author
last month
Yeh. Either way I am happy to work on the cosmetics to make it more appealing to buyers
Darren Black
Original Author
last month
Thanks for your thoughts 😃👍
Jonathan
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Assuming the cost of changing it adds sufficiently to the value I think the front needs to be unified and smartened up - which for me means lining up the windows, raising the height of the downstairs window and a smooth render.
Darren Black
Original Author
last month
Thanks . I have a few ideas on what I would like it to look like but can’t find an app out there to effectively do what you just did there ☝️. Know of any ?
Jonathan
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I drew this with sketchup

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