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1970s L shaped home - updating exterior help

Lizey Kate
6 years ago

Hi everyone,

We've just bought our first home in Perth. It's a mostly original late 1970s L shape build. We will be renovating most of the interior and have a pretty good idea of what we would like to do there, but are a little unsure of what to do to update the exterior facade.


We will eventually (in 10 years!) probably extend on it to add a master suite and second living room where the current garage is and a little forward of this to reduce the awkward L shape. The guttering and down pipes need to be replaced anyway so we can definitely change the colour of these. Roller shutters will be removed.

We're not super keen on rendering (unless we absolutely have to), but quite happy to soften/paint the brick. We're keen to retain some of the original 70s style and not change everything.


The main problems I see are:

- aircon units

- faded roof colour

- awkward layout

- dated brick

- landscaping


What would you do on a limited budget but with a family of builders and experienced DIY'ers? I'm very keen to get stuck into the landscaping, but what would you recommend?

Thank you very much!





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