Ideas for modernizing 1960's exterior
Sarah
8 years ago
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Comments (20)Hi Matthew we bought an old doer upper that needs refreshing so I was keen to follow your post. We so far painted the front door replaced front letterbox guerney washed the concrete drive and have bought a panel lift door for the carport. We removed all the overgrown trees. Maybe guerney wash your roof , driveway and front steps, thats our next job (roof) and start with the gardens. If you keep the awnings - spraypaint them in a single tone, paint or replace the driveway fence, Remove that tall shrub or trim it, plant a row of plants up along the drive. Great house, like ours you can only improve it in value. Enjoy renovating!...See More1960 s conventional home needing TLC
Comments (19)as usual Julie you find the best images for inspiration and Dan asked who likes the grey roof but i wouldn't paint the roof unless the tiles are needing to be repointed and gutters replaced and then grey roof with white fascia and black or white windows, verandah posts and black gutters..just like Julies' suggestion...See Morerenovate or detonate help! 3 bed . 1 bath original 1960’s cottage
Comments (17)first task would be to organise a survey including precise location of existing buildings so you can be sure of the exact amount of space available ... the block is so much bigger than you realise and you should ask local council about precise set backs needed from all boundaries for your specific block (not standard setbacks for the average rectangular block) and, depending on long term goals and the number of people who will need to live in the house immediately, you could renovate in stages eg internal reno with new kitchen and bathroom, new laundry pantry and rear deck, new master suite and front verandahs, clean roof tiles and convert old garage to rumpus, add pool then new double garage....the new master suite, garages and front verandah should create a vintage look with simple skillion roof, wall cladding and the bigger front porch something like this...See MoreExterior advice for a 1960s refurb
Comments (6)I realise you are UK based , but in my opinion you'd be best to keep most of the existing external features . So don't render , keep the windows in white , even the porch and front door all suit the style and era . If you try and go more modern , or more upmarket ( it already is better than average IMO ) , it will look too try-hard -- too much trying to be something it isn't . Possibly , if replacing the wooden framing under the tiles , and you can reuse the tiles , go for it , or possibly do a gable on the upper part ( plasterboard and battens , maybe in a 'sunrise' pattern ? ) and then reuse the tiles on the lower part where the window is . I can't quite work out what you are doing with the garages -- turn them into rooms , or do an upstairs addition and keep the garages ? If you are doing an upstairs addition , maybe 'reverse' what I said about the wooden tiles -- do the middle half of the existing upstairs , and the 'flat roofed' extension , in a plasterboard painted/rendered off-white ; and the upper gable in the tiles ? Landscaping is easy -- just look at the English upmarket estates , so some 'shaped' conifers and maybe even a low hedge , a birdpond possibly , and spray and rake the driveway ( assuming you are keeping the garage ) ; or dig it up at least that last metre ( it would be a pain I know , but theres no real way around it ) , add topsoil , and grass and shrubs and maybe a narrow flowerbed -- basically , make it look like it WASN'T a driveway there ....See Morewuff
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