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You have a big yard, giving you a great opportunity for more landscaping.

You appear to have little in the way of outdoor living. I don't see a patio, your screen porch is small. I'd plan out door space. Dining, lounging, living. If I lived in Florida, I'd be outside all the time.

And if I had a yard that big, I would have a ton of fruit trees.

Thank you for the feedback!

You have a nice little ranch home do not paint the brick but do paint the siding . But the biggest bang is going to be landscaping Rip out the stuff you have now it does not suit the house . I love this MCm landscaping and it works well in FLA I agree outdoor space needs to be done and used .

So we had/have a similar ranch and replaced the siding and brick veneer a couple of years ago when we added a garage and porch.

The front door is now a deep teal, but you see the changes. The porch is 10’x10’ and has plenty of room for my husband and I to sit out in the morning or evening.

Use an architect to make sure the proprtions of any changes suit the house. Consider what you want from the home and plan accordingly. For us, a garage was important for charging the car, having an interior workspace for projects and beer brewing, the attic space was needed for Scout stuff and winter sport storage, holiday storage.

The porch for sitting out on nice days, providing protection from the elements when entering the home, decorating…

If entertaining is something you do several times a year, then maybe also work on exterior entertaining space.

Tyler, we have a very similar ranch home that we are remodeling (it's currently our vacation/weekend home but eventually to be our retirement home). We also are closing in the garage. We're putting a deck on the front of the house with French doors and big windows on either side, where the garage door currently is. For us the now-garage will be living room space, but this strategy also would make a great master bedroom with an outdoor extension.

I agree with @Sigrid - I am envious of your yard! If you like to garden/cook, consider putting some of your budget to a fabulous outdoor kitchen off the back of the house, and plant some things in that back yard!

If you post the current layout of the house you might get some good suggestions on what you can do with the inside. Some very bright minds on this forum!

Wow, you guys did great! Do you mind me asking what it cost to get that done? Again, well done! @Anna (6B/7A in MD)

@gardengrl66 z5 thanks for the comment! My wife and I have a ton of plans and dreams for the back yard! We would love a few raised garden beds, a deck, grilling area, and maybe a nice fire ring/pit section, all though we only get a fee months of fire weather, but, we will see (it is miserably hot 9+ months a year).

As for the inside, ill def add photos, but we simply have a small living room as you walk in the door, to the left is a hall that leads to the 2 bedrooms and a single bathroom. Then right past the living room you walk directly into a small dining room that is connected to an old galley kitchen. In the kitchen is a door that leads to the one car gagrage, second bathroom (this was an addon years ago and was made as an accesibility bathroom for the orginal owners), and a small, but open laundry area.

We aren’t exactly sure what to do with the layout, but luckily there are no interior walls that are load bearing, so we can essential redesign the full layout, budget allowing.

In 2019, it was less than 90k for new, insulated vinyl siding (not my first choice but affordable and added insulation to a mostly uninsulated home built in 1973), porch, garage with attic and updated electrical, as well as a new roof. There was no plumbing involved but we did add an electric car charger for my husband’s car. We installed Ikea kitchen cabinets for the workspace and to hold his brewing equipment. We also have a folding stepladder to access the attic. We have been extremely pleased with our updates and the feedback from folks has been extremely positive…I’ve caught people recording my home as they drive by (weird and flattering at the same time).

Wow, that is fantastic! I would love to see more photos of the inside, if you have any available. Also, did you do this yourself, or did you pay a professional? @Anna (6B/7A in MD)

Your layout sounds similar to mine. I would really try to avoid the ”open concept” you see all over HGTV, especially in a ranch. If you hang around these boards long enough you’ll find many questions from folks asking how to add barriers (for noise reduction, privacy, furniture placement) because they find their open concept living to be intrusive. Walls exist for a myriad of reasons, unfortunately people are seduced by the shininess and smiles they see on renovation shows which only perpetuates what can be a bad idea in the wrong place.

Good luck!

Lol, we’re handy but not insane. We had a contractor and he worked with an architect.

I appreciate the feedback, thank you both! @Anna (6B/7A in MD) @gardengrl66 z5

Find out if your area requires updates to current codes, especially for things like hurricane safety. You can also check to see what the current setback and other requirements are. A new driveway may require a different curb cut, for example. Your area may have online access to previous permits such as for adding the back covered patio. It's interesting to look at this history.

Thank you for the info! I will certainly look into this!