1930’s stucco Tudor exterior remodel
We need help with an exterior make over. We just refinanced our 1930’s home (with limited cash back). We need a new roof, new gutters, new front door, repaired or new brick work, painted stucco, and new vinyl window trim. I’m ovwrwhelmed with options and limited funds. Desperate for some curb appeal and light in this dreary new home. Thanks for helping!
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Comments (5)I think the faux Tudor look needs to go. Maybe just paint out the wood trim boards criss-crossing your stucco if you can't remove them. I would go for a sage green top and either a bright green front door or some other light and bright color. Add a light to the front door area so the door is visible. I can't see your walkway to the front door. I assume you have one. If you don't or if the walkway is thin/skinny, replace with a nice wide walkway at least 42-48 inches wide. Have a nice large (deep) planting bed all along the walkway. Something like this pic below. In fact, have a professional landscaping plan put together by a landscape designer - not the guys that maintain lawns, but someone that is a landscape designer by profession. An amazing amount of curb appeal comes from good landscaping. A good landscape designer also designs hardscape. Landscaping is the finishing touch for your home....See More1929 Tudor/Plaster Walls/Remodel help!
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Comments (7)I would keep it all dark and moody. Didn't know Hardie made a stucco looking siding. You should check that out. I'm not a fan of the plops of stone in the stucco, and don't like the siding you have already either. I'd want to go for a more authentic reno and maybe the Hardie product would do it. Here's one that reminds me of a mystery novel with its brooding appearance. That's what I'd go for myself....See More- 5 years agolast modified: 5 years ago
This is the same layout and structure as our house, just a few blocks down from our house. Still a typical door and not an arched door. I agree with though, an arch would look nice!! (And add to cost.)
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I love tudors and their arched doors and yes, I can see your house now! Even though your house is a tudor and mine is a Cape Cod, we have very similar roof lines. Our fireplace and chimney are on the left side of the house. I also suggest a lighter, brighter main color for your house. We had our house painted Taupe Tease from Behr Marquee, used Superior blue trim, and since red is my favorite color, we have red doors too! I'm not suggesting you do the same but picking some beautiful interesting colors will help a lot with curb appeal! We also have vinyl windows and the only painting I've had to do, on the interior side, is paint the window sill and trim. Here is a photo of our house so you can see how they painted the trim around the vinyl windows:
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