Browse Forums General Discussion 1 Sep 29, 2015 10:59 pm So I have just bought my first house to reno, and I am completely stuck with how to make the front facade look nice . The house is currently that old red brick, but the previous owners have extended the front of the house with fibre cement sheeting. So now the front is half ugly red brick, half fibre cement sheeting. Any ideas on how to make this look nice without rendering the whole house would be much appreciated . Link to the house below Check out this property I found in Corio Vic - http://www.realestate.com.au/119493475 Re: Ugly house exterior 2Sep 30, 2015 12:56 am Do you need the room in front? If not, convert back to verandah. If you need it - maybe you could replace fibre cement sheeting with full length timber windows and/or French doors. at most it will have a short lintel which could be moved up just below the ceiling or even above. Above means you need to patch the cornice and might need to deal with… 2 61339 Hi, Currently building, we are on a sloping block so we have from floor level to the roof in axon cladding. Below floor level to the ground I want to put brick facings /… 0 4456 |