My 60's house needs a facelift to the exterior???

Question

CAN YOU GET AN ARCHITECT TO RE-DESIGN EXTERIOR OF HOUSE TO GIVE FACELIFT WITHOUT MAJOR INTERNAL ALTERATIONS

Answer 1

Yes, an architect can help you with that.

You might not need an architect though. There is alot that you can do yourself to change the outside of your house relatively cheaply

1) The walls: Repaint, have wooden siding put on or a brick or stone facing. Have any plaster or stucco re-done with new trim

2) Guttering and eves: Repaint and replace with new colours & up to date materials add decorative touches

3) Windows: Houses of this era often don't have good window frames. A decent joiner should be able to build decorative frames around the windows and I always think that shutters really help the appearence of a house. If you have frames; re paint them a different colour

4) Roof: depending on the material new roof tiles can come times be put on over the old ones without too much difficulty.

5) Front door: A new door with an up todate look, or a different colour. Some people frame their doors with columns, plants or an archway.

I hope that some of these suggestions are useful to you.

Answer 2

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Answer 3

Yes you most certainly can.
Many people put 'bonded stuff' on the front too...looks like fake wood and looks great...

A friend had the whole front 'sliced off' and rebuilt it..looked great. He also sliced off the roof and went up into a two storey.
Choices are unlimited...and you can also maybe sub contract someone to do the carpenter work too.

Run a competition at your local school for the students to submit a design for your place and offer a $50 or $100 prize...that would get some awesome results if there is a good teacher there...

Answer 4

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Answer 6

as it is an old home you could paint it, cover it with faux bricks or bag the exterior with cement to which you have added colour of your choice. go to a hardwear store for advice and help on the bagging procedure

Answer 7

sure my parent just added a roof to their home that made it look completely different. You can also add a sun porch or deck. Or add another room or windows or something. You may also get away with just adding vinyl siding to change the appearance.

Answer 8

Sure but depending on what other housing is around you there may be planning issues. Worth talking to your planning dept. before you start incurring costs. You may need to talk to a structural engineer as well.

Answer 9

You can be here and get all kinds of answers, but an architect can answer your questions better