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House facelift
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Question: My 60's house needs a facelift to the exterior?
CAN YOU GET AN ARCHITECT TO RE-DESIGN EXTERIOR OF HOUSE TO GIVE FACELIFT WITHOUT MAJOR INTERNAL ALTERATIONS
Answer: Yes, an architect can help you with that.
You might not need an architect though. There is alot that you can do yourself to change the outside of your house relatively cheaply
1) The walls: Repaint, have wooden siding put on or a brick or stone facing. Have any plaster or stucco re-done with new trim
2) Guttering and eves: Repaint and replace with new colours & up to date materials add decorative touches
3) Windows: Houses of this era often don't have good window frames. A decent joiner should be able to build decorative frames around the windows and I always think that shutters really help the appearence of a house. If you have frames; re paint them a different colour
4) Roof: depending on the material new roof tiles can come times be put on over the old ones without too much difficulty.
5) Front door: A new door with an up todate look, or a different colour. Some people frame their doors with columns, plants or an archway.
I hope that some of these suggestions are useful to you.
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