Help to improve entry access around porch enclosure
Chris W
4 years ago
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Comments (13)Keep an eye on your bromeliads. Now that the tree has gone, they might not like so much sun and will need to be moved. Maybe under your front window? The stone edging screams 80's, I agree with removing it or growing something to cascade over the top. Stump removal can be expensive. Maybe attack the multiple stump clump with shovels and an axe to get it below ground level. You could put a birdbath or sculpture on top of the large stump? Even a large decorative pot? Clumping bamboos grow quickly and could add some softness. I like the previous suggestion of grasses too. Good luck with it....See MoreExterior improvements - 70s brick veneer
Comments (9)Wow now we can see the front, I think you should use the double garage for parking with side access to the garden to unload shopping etc. Remove the other roller door and carport, replace the carport with a pergola,. As previously suggested make lovely garden path access from the new front gate which would be to the left side of the picket fence, , Run another courtyard fence off the garage so that you can plant this area and include a clothes line, this now the rear entrance to the house. At the end of the new pathway to the lane side of the house, extend the deck and add stairs so that you come from the pathway up onto the deck on the old carport side. All that parking drive way parking space could be a lovely out door area. Paint the garage doors and gutters on both buildings grey to match your roof.Use a fence similar to this with a gate at the front and between the neighbours to the left. cheers,...See MoreNew Home Design Feedback and Ideas for Improvement
Comments (26)A northern frontage. Alright, then I'd move the garage to the NW corner, to take the brunt of the summer sun. I probably wouldn't flip the plan, I'd redesign, as you want rarely used rooms in the west, not your living areas. If you'll be working from home, predominantly in the study, I think a lot of thought should be put into it's location, among other things. I certainly wouldn't want it facing west! I'm interested to hear people's thoughts on which direction is best for studies. I've heard some people say north facing studies are not great due to the refection on computer screens from the all-day sunlight. If that's the case I'd locate the study on the east to get morning sun, to start the day in a good mood. Possibly in the SE corner, for dual-aspect, if the study should take pride of place. I'd have OPEN planned living on the eastern side, running north to south, so that all these rooms can gain northern light. So to the west. Garage, guest bedroom (if it's rarely used), laundry, bathrooms, maybe lounge (with a predominantly south window, not west). Upstairs, have corner bedroom windows face mainly north & south, smaller windows east, & none facing west. As I mentioned, have a good read of the Your Home website. Your architect friend should read it all, & know this stuff! Orientation & passive design is critical for creating a comfortable efficient home, & should be the first thing a decent architect or building designer thinks about when designing a home....See Morewanting to create new entry & deck
Comments (6)Like oklouise , I'm trying to work out what you are wanting to achieve ? Do you have a handicapped person living there -- its not clear to me . A ramp down the right side is going to look funny IMO -- the section slopes , but a flat ramp back to the driveway/garage would cover the bottom couple of inches of that picture window and the sill .A sloping ramp would just be wrong and weird , angles that would look wrong . It looks like the existing terrace is 2700 deep -- its hard to tell if 'behind' that is an entry foyer ? If the terrace isn't deep enough , I'd tend to try and go IN , not out . I hope you take this as constructive , but the existing doors look more like factory doors than house ones . So I'd go 'inwards' , and do an 'impress the neighbours' double solid full height timber doors , with stained timber picture windows either side . On that theme , I'd also change the 3 picture windows to stained timber frames too , and the greeny grey shiplap I'd try and strip and stain -- if not possible , paint in apricot or lemon or light red , THEN do the fascia boards in a really bright shade the same ( bright orange , sunshine yellow or fire engine red ) . The grey outdoor tiles I'd try and concrete stain ( I probably shouldn't admit this , but I once got a good charcoal oil-based outdoor paint , thinned it ( from a 20 litre thing of turps ) about 2 to 1 , and brushed the outdoor tiles twice over 2 days -- it soaked in well , wasn't slippery , and lasted well -- at least well enough to sell the property a couple of months later haha ) . So $20k instead of $100k , less matching to do , but there is still the problem of the ramp . . . . . ....See MoreChris W
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