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Ideal Home
Ideal Home
Amy Reeves

I clad part of my house to boost its kerb appeal on a budget — it’s unrecognisable now

Timber cladding on garage with gravel path and garden bed.

When my partner and I bought our hodge-podge half cottage-half 70 bungalow house, we had a list of things we knew we wanted to change. But as any renovator will know, you have to start with the urgent issues, such as rewiring, new plumbing and a new bathroom, and leave more aesthetic changes for a later date.

Happily for us, we’re now three years into our renovation have tackled the core issues, which means we’re now able to make optional changes to boost our home's kerb appeal. One of those changes was to update the exterior of the 1970s single-storey extension with an integrated garage.

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