House Exterior Renovation

by Home improvement specialties

house exterior renovation, front entry peeling paint I loved the little scallops on the edges of the house but wasn t able to save them due to dry rot

front entry, peeling paint. I loved the little scallops on the edges of the house, but wasn't able to save them, due to dry rot.

house exterior renovation, this is what the house looked like when i purchased it the trees were so overgrown you couldn t see the trim detail On the right of the photo you can see the oversized gable roof over the bay windows WRONG

this is what the house looked like when i purchased it. the trees were so overgrown, you couldn't see the trim detail. On the right of the photo you can see the oversized gable roof over the bay windows. WRONG!

another 'before' shot of the front of the house

house exterior renovation, after trees were trimmed down and paint I also built and added a little matching detail over the entry door and added a trim piece to the lower front windows in the red trim color She got a new roof too

after trees were trimmed down and paint. I also built and added a little matching detail over the entry door and added a trim piece to the lower front windows in the red trim color. She got a new roof too! :)

detail of the trimwork above the windows. Very unique! Looked horrid in robin's egg blue, looks so much better now :)

house exterior renovation, the bay windows really needed a new little roof the other one was a huge oversized doghouse gable roof that looked out of place and weighted down the windows

the bay windows really needed a new little roof...the other one was a huge, oversized doghouse gable roof that looked out of place and weighted down the windows.

we added shake shingles to match the ones on the trim detail in the front of the house.

new front door with new little awning to match the other trim.

Still have a lot of work to do, and another section of fence to put back up, but need to fix the retaining wall first.

really brightens up the place!

house exterior renovation, BEFORE shot of the old fence most of the fence posts were hollow from rot and termites as the builder of the fence left the tops of the posts to absorb water by leaving them flat AND had the pickets all touching the ground

BEFORE shot of the old fence...most of the fence posts were hollow from rot and termites, as the builder of the fence left the tops of the posts to absorb water by leaving them flat, AND had the pickets all touching the ground...