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Comments (27)I like the idea of adding some wood trim to frame out the front door. The only problem is that you have the same problem with your ranch home that I have with my two - no room at the top! The traditional-looking trim with the large capital (I think the top trim is called) does not work because your roof is right above your door. In the long run, when you redo the roof, you can consider making a little peak above your front door to bring attention to it and give room above it for trim and to distinguish the front door from the rest of the roof line, but for now, most of the more traditional trim options are out. Really, all I can imagine you doing is just putting some wooden or vinyl trim that you like better than what you have next to the front door. Try out designs until you find one you like. There is fluted molding, plain flat molding, or you could have squares of picture-frame molding - options are endless with wood and more limited with your vinyl products. Figure out what product you are using and then you will know what your options are. As for the blank areas of wall space between the windows and doors, I think that your landscaping plan will need to address them. The little sidewalk being so close to the house is limiting you there. Are you able to take it out and put in a curvaceous path to the door that allows for space to plant taller plants in those empty wall spaces? I hear your frustration with fixing poor construction practices of past builders! I have "saved" both of my ranch homes from ills caused by poor construction or bad luck. We are still paying off foundation repairs on the house we now live in, and had to put a new roof in with no extra to put toward nice updates because of the bad timing. I am already planning the new bathroom we will need because of a rotted floor, but can't do it for three years because we are paying off the foundation and roof. This is being a homeowner!...See MoreWhat to do... weird window nook
Comments (3)So there is an interior wall that is making these two windows in separate rooms? Without seeing or knowing anything more, I would brick the white middle space and hang shutters on both windows to make them more substantial. If that is too much money, then I would paint the white middle space to match the color of the shutters and then hang the shutters over it to just have that middle white area disappear into the shutters....See MoreHouse has weird asymmetrical windows -- how can I improve curb appeal?
Comments (38)There really is nothing farmhouse about your home's style. The roof is Spanish. From the front, the board and batten and casement windows are contemporary. From the side, the house looks like it was a Garrison Colonial with the overhang filled in at one point. The solid wall makes it feel more contemporary. The extra trim around the windows look like they were added on at some point. This is a good example of an authentic, typical farmhouse. If you were to remove the front porch, it would be a typical Colonial with an addition on the back. This shows the overhang of a Garrison Colonial. Here, the entrance is in the middle rather than on the side. If you're curious as to what your house was look like when it was originally built, perhaps you can get a copy of the plans from the office that issues building permits in your county. You would more than likely be able to find elevation drawings that shows how the house was meant to look....See MoreWeird Stain on brick exterior
Comments (3)Definitely mineral-based: the roof over the exterior wall, maybe a rusted screw on your gutter, OR possibly the previous owner had a plant there. You'll need lime-away toilet bowl cleaner and depending on how much damage has been done to the grout, I use either a nylon pot scrubbing brush or a copper-bristled parts brush. How long have you owned the house? That downspout looks way younger than the mineral spot. If it's not growing, then the previous owner fixed the moisture issue with that *ugly as sin* drain extension. Personally, I'd have replaced/sealed off the existing downspout- then put 3 T's in to the gutter equidistant along the walkway, Japanese gutter bells, and a French drain in. https://rainchainsjp.com/products/migumo/ https://rainchainsjp.com/products/migumo-l/...See MoreSilvia Punta
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