That would be a scraper in Silicon Valley. Where is the property located?

What is a white sheet?

What did you pay for property?

100000

What is a white sheet?

Is blank canvas

Have you had the structure inspected. Not an expert, but it seems there are structural improvements needed and if so, start there. If considering design improvements after that, it really depends on your budget and getting quotes to see what‘s feasible. The last component is curb appeal, including the grounds.

clay tile roof? depending on what else is in the neighborhood, I'd consider Stucco.

Step 1 : Get the structure inspected. Hard to tell from pictures but you need to have the structure in sound condition before doing anything else ( the small roofs over the balconies look scary ).

Step 2 : make sure all doors and windows are good - replace as needed.

Step 3: find out if you are responsible for fixing the sidewalk

Can't tell - but the roof looks nice.

This building has great potential depending on how deep your pockets are and how far you want to go. The idea of stucco on the outside is a great one. Redo the railings by the front door. Get nice trim on the windows and doors. If it is in the budget AND if it can be done easily enough, I would take off the brick walls of the balconies and replace it with nice railings.

The grounds need to be cleaned up with nice paver pathways and some great planters.

Just some starting thoughts

Where is the property located?

Is this your home or an investment?

Was your purchase price reasonable?

Is 100000, or 100k is us dollars?

Do you have a budget for improvements?

France

100k us dollars

This is my home.

budget for improvements 50 000

The house is structurally sound.

The roof is checked

No experience in your location. France is very vague.

Please post progress pictures.

You asked about the exterior…$$50 k USD budget. In silicon Valley, $10-30k is an exterior paint..

are you willing to post/share pictures of the interior.

I am interested that a homeowner in France is asking a Silicon Valley website, owned by a national company for help.

Please update.

We have a lot of experience.

I'm just looking for ideas.

The style of the building is Prarie Style. Here are some examples with horizontal lines and large overhangs.

Is the inside perfect or are you renovating the inside ? The reasoni ask is that often the changes inside have an effect on the exterior. The bricks look to have some issues so iwould be concerned about water intrusion in places . This is an odd house for France I agree, Mostly it would be stone,I see kind of paraire style but not sure it drives the bus. I always hesitate to paint brick it is taking a material that needs little upkeep and turning it into a constant upkeep issue. The pictures are no really helping me undertsand the condtion of the bricks but before painting or anything ellse you need to have those checked by a good mason to make sure they are sound. Taht rotten wood overhang says water issues . I need more info as to what you have had checked . Painting anything needs to first have good prep work done . 50K is not much for this size of building and all the repairs could easily eat that up. It might be the bricks just need repointing and that is where I would spend my money I love the brick so for me a nice color for the rest to work with the brick I love this green with brick or sometimes a gray . The belly bands look to be just concrete ar they?

Get 2 estimates from contractors: one for new stucco, one for new paint on the not-brick areas.

When you are doing a major amount of work, it's good to keep in mind that the most important area (in terms of appearance) is the family entrance because that is what you see and use every day. A nice clean, painted entrance with good lighting, big outdoor floor mat, and nice interior entryway will go a long way to keeping morale up during the long days of work on the house.

Please post an update when you are ready.

By the way, https://www.houzz.fr is the French Houzz website.

Very interesting project! I agree with others, the brick and overhang in first pic would be a great starting point. I would love to see the condition of the interior as well as more info on the floor plan & lifestyle of the people who will live here? There is so much potential!

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