Need advice on what to do with this white cinder block foundation
Hi there!
I’d love advice on what would look best over this ugly white cinder block foundation? Open to any suggestions whether it be paint, or something else.
(The landscaping and the crack in the brick are in the works of being done. Right now my main focus is on the foundation.)
I’d love to get some kind of paneling to put on the bottom and sides of my front porch so I wouldn’t be forced to use the brown stain everywhere else but with the red brick I’m not sure what options I have. I dont think a stone venier panel would look right? I like the dark stain color I put on my front porch but I’m worried the dark brown may be to much all along the foundation? Another issue is that the brown I used on front porch is a stain and I’d have to get a paint to use on foundation (since the foundation already has been painted ,) and I‘m not even sure if paint stores can match stain colors. I know they can match paint colors. Just not sure they can match a stain color into a paint.
I’m open to any suggestions on what you would do if this were your home to give it more character
and not be so boring.
Thanks so much for your help and advice!
😁
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2 years agoI agree with others. Paint it brown so it blends in and then add landscaping. Once you have some shrubs yo uwon't even notice the brown base.
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2 years agoBefore I respond back to each of you personally I just wanted to say wow. All of you seemed to say the same thing. lol Go with the brown. Alright then problem solved! Brown it is
. Thank you all so much! ❤️
It def needs landscaping for sure! I havent done the front yet because I wanted to get the foundation done first so I wouldnt be fighting against plants and shrubs. My yard/house are very deceiving and have a lot to offer (at least I think so 🥴.) We have a good size yard (little over a half an acre of land. You wouldn’t know that from the front though. Our house is deceiving also because its not a 1 floor ranch. It looks like it though from the front. Unfortunately our home sits right along our road and I would like to plant a ton of things to block it all in. I planted these green giant trees when we first moved in to make our yard more private on the left side. That structure in the pic is my sons playhouse being built.
Since everyone seems to agree on the brown does anyone have any suggestions on the names of any plants and/or shrubs to plant for privacy in front of my house?( Besides the green giants.) I love them but I’m not sure I want a continous row of them in front of my house. I have a river birch tree planted in back and thought of planting more, but besides those and the green giants I havent found anything to plant for privacy that I’m able to keep to a height that I’d like.
I love the pics you guys have sent btw, thank you so much. They give me a lot of inspiration! Heres a few more pics that give a better idea of the lay out. Thank you all so much for taking the time to reply and for your help and suggestions!
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