In order to keep their homes from looking old and weather-beaten, homeowners do a lot of work every year. While some pay more attention to the garden and driveway, others tend to focus on the exterior of their homes. Sadly, the amount of money you have to invest in your house every year is just one of the downsides of home ownership, but it’s important to pay close attention to the curb appeal. We’ve put together a list of great makeover tips to help you successfully remodel your home exterior.
If you’ve had brick façade for a long time, you might feel like it’s time to move on and try something new. While they are undoubtedly made to last for many years, bricks become darker with age, giving the overall worn-down impression. This might be a good reason to give your façade a serious touch-up. One way to do it is to consult an expert in brick cleaning and restoration, who will help you keep the historical value of the façade. However, we recommend this approach only if you intend to keep the authenticity of your antique home. If, on the other hand, you want to try something different, perhaps you could opt for colonial or country French-style makeover. This way, you will keep the rustic charm of your home while still being able to upgrade it by replacing your front door and windows with bigger ones.
If you have a big house, it means that you will have to spend more money and time working on it, but it also leaves you plenty of time and space to improvise and get creative. You will have the freedom to paint your exterior walls with different shades and apply some of the more daring color palettes. We suggest you avoid stark contrasts and instead choose to use different shades of the same color. On the other hand, if you don’t want to experiment too much, you can always opt for the classic simplicity of black, white and red. Remodeling a big house could cause problems when you try to reach higher floors and the roof. This is why you should consider portable scaffolding in order to maximize efficiency and save time. This is a great opportunity to check, repair, and replace worn gutters and prevent further damage caused by water leaking.
You shouldn’t only focus on walls and the garden – the roof is an important part of a home and it plays an important role in the curb appeal. If you’re hoping to keep your home cooler during warm summer months, while at the same time keeping an attractive finishing touch of your roof, you should try fascia and fiber cement soffit. Fascia is the board that goes along your roof’s edge, while soffit is the underside of your roof. Fascia makes a great finishing touch, but you shouldn’t ignore soffit because it will keep the moisture and pests away from your attic.
While at first it seems that owners of wooden homes don’t have as many options when it comes to wall remodeling, there are actually many new options available. You can try new siding (vinyl over wood seems to be very popular), paint the walls or add some decorative details. Older cottages are real diamonds in the rough, and many don’t seem to recognize their full potential. Old rusty red can easily be repainted sky blue and new white pillars will emphasize the structure of an old porch by giving it an exciting new look. Cleaning your front yard is another obvious money saver, because it doesn’t cost you a penny to trim your bushes or mow your lawn and open up the view of your beautiful new porch. It’s a rare pleasure seeing a neglected old house come back to life again.
There are several reasons you shouldn’t neglect your home exterior: not only will your house look exquisite if you keep remodeling and upgrading it every few seasons, but you’ll also be able to get more money if you ever decide to sell it. Besides, you want people who come to your house to have a good first impression, and some of the things we mentioned here don’t cost a fortune. Careful planning and willingness to roll up your sleeves and get a bit dirty will get you a long way.
