Rear of the year?
Charlie Oades
5 years ago
Can you help?
We’ve not long finished our house extension (pic taken late last summer). I had planned on cladding some of the back of the house in larch or similar to allow it to silver over time but paused as the bills came in and money ran out.
I now look back at the house and think it is missing something. what do you think? Would you...
1. Leave it crisp white as it is
2. Clad ground floor rear only
3. Clad some of the 1st floor around the large doors (or more)
4. Clad ground and 1st floor of the rear extension
5. Something else...?
Thank you for your experience and opinion.
We’ve not long finished our house extension (pic taken late last summer). I had planned on cladding some of the back of the house in larch or similar to allow it to silver over time but paused as the bills came in and money ran out.
I now look back at the house and think it is missing something. what do you think? Would you...
1. Leave it crisp white as it is
2. Clad ground floor rear only
3. Clad some of the 1st floor around the large doors (or more)
4. Clad ground and 1st floor of the rear extension
5. Something else...?
Thank you for your experience and opinion.
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