Fixing a Builder grade starter home. . .
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- Опубликовано: 29 июн 2024
- This is an ugly house that with a few tweaks and adjustments becomes much more visibly pleasing. It is practicing some traditional rules of architecture to calm the eye. Come check it out.
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I know this is never going to happen, but I wish builders would put garages in the back of homes. Garages ruin the street side of homes.
Yep. Most look like garages with a home attached.
He made the house as good as anyone could do. The front garage style is just plain ol ugly. Definitely looks wonderful for what it is.
Agreed, garage doors are one of the hardest things to make look traditional/coherent and proportional. Even if you spend thousands on real wood carriage doors with glass, if they're not exactly right and if the walls around the doors is too skinny/out of proportion, then it STILL looks like crap. It just doesn't look right for the main feature of a home's facade to be doors down to an expanse of pavement.
It used to happen. All three of my childhood homes. One had a long driveway to the detached garage. A second had the detached garage on the alley. The third had an attached garage on the alley. I’ve seen the idea in new urbanist designs. Streets and lots can accommodate the alley if the the development is done right.😮 Most people don’t need a huge front yard and all streets don’t have to be wide.🎉
@@Fedgery007 haha. Later I had a “starter” house with a three car garage. The house looked like an afterthought. No alleys in the area where I live now.
So funny, “Early Crap Period”. 1000% better. Every builder and their CAD homes designer should watch this video and learn.
Nice. Thx.
@@BrentHull I think "early crap period" needs to be in architecture books, that is fantastic
Love this Brent. I think this is really great for those of us who are operating on a more "builder grade" budget to see that these principles you teach can be applied in less expensive settings.
Glad it was helpful!
Perhaps adding a trellis over the garage might add some dimension and growing some plants over the garage might help to soften the area. I would also consider a lime wash over the brick to give it an old cottage appearance.
Good idea.
Great idea
I like what you did with the front door. The revised version looks like more of a ceremonial entry. Good job! 👍
Thanks! 😊
I have said before those sketches are amazing, brings the house to the next level, or how it should have been. A Book full of these kind of upgrades to normal houses would land in my Book shelf, and would be a great reference resource for many.
Great idea. Thanks.
Take a look at Marianne Cusato's book, 'Get Your House Right', which goes element by element with drawings labelled Do and Don't, with a brief explanation as to why. It doesn't, however, go on a project by project basis, which is a real selling point for Brent's videos.
@@Roboticexile Hey Thanks the preview pages look great, I will check it out. I am looking for something away from Project by Project as unless my home is like the project I cannot use the information so well. Also about upgrading for me, as in this is what you home looks like, these various changes can be applied to improve it. Maybe like Small DIY changes, medium and full scale get the tradesmen in. Thanks.
I’m amazed at how much larger the house now looks as well as being more attractive.
Nice. Thanks for watching.
Those changes would definitely make a happier neighborhood😀!
Nice. Thx.
love the sketching. Great stuff.
Thanks!
Amazing how changing just the garage door to a less in-your-face look really improves the appearance. I just followed your principles helping a family member with her house.
So glad to hear it. Thx.
I think you improved the structure's appearance very nicely - especially with changes that diminish the weight of the garage door. I would be interested in seeing what changes you might propose for the other facades. After watching your videos, I have adopted the practice of using a translucent paper overlay to show design iterations. I find it more effective than presenting multiple images side-by-side. Thanks for demonstrating this technique so effectively!
Thanks, I'm glad it is helpful.
What about a wooden pergola/trelis over top of the garage with some type of vine/jasmine something growing on it?
Might give it some more charm.
Noted. Thanks.
The builder came closer than I thought at first glance. Relatively “simple” changes. (But I suspect the roofline change might have been a bit expensive - but well worth it.)
? I'm not sure why that would be expensive. I think it saves them money by deleting a window and less brick work. Thx.
Thanks for doing this video. The belt course makes a big difference.
I agree. Thx.
Brent,
Gotta laugh. You mention the budget. But just what ARE you keeping the same?
Yes, you've made vast improvements, as always. Hopefully the budget constrained homeowners now have a long term plan. Love it.
I think the thought was that if, when building it, they had arranged the elements differently, it would cost the same but look better. The garage door is an upgrade but still very affordable. The pediment over the door could cost a few hundred dollars more. I think they save money by taking out the fan light window and there is no less brick. Maybe a wash overall???
I like your rendition. It has more character.
I agree - it looks, because if the roofline, very French-Mediterranean.
Thanks!
Awesome change. It's interesting that builders don't put that initial effort into the design. More design education needed I guess and homeowners can't always put their finger on it either.
This home is workable because at least it has a simple structure. Good luck on some insane mcmansions! Those ones can be a lost cause, lol.
LOL. Thx.
Wow! Huge difference!
Thanks!
Wonderful!!
Thanks.
If you ever do change a roof (as suggested here), please film it!
Noted. thx.
It seems like these would be really easy changes to make and it looked 10x better! Your phone should be ringing off the hook from builders asking you to make their homes look decent. I fear that people don't know what looks good unless they see it, and with all the builders producing ugly houses, consumers probably don't know what they're missing. Do you think this is true, or another theory?
I think that is exactly what is happening. I'll let you know when the phone starts ringing from builders. I had one builder call saying he wanted my help but couldn't convince his boss. FYI
I'm going to study to be an architect and from what I understand it's unfortunate I won't be learning any of these valuable principles you talk about.
Yes, you may be disillusioned at many schools. Notre Dame is good. There are a few others. Good luck
I think that window on the right was an attempt at a Palladian window that was lost in translation.
I think you are right.
I can tell your design would cost a lot less than the original. Here are my rough estimates:
eliminate 2 gables on right side and a fan light -$15,000
eliminate brick walls next to front door -$5,000
number of other windows (no change)
front door decorations +$5,000
premium garage door +$2,000
switch driveway materials on left side, maybe pavers +1,000
sidewalk to front door +1,000
brick "belt line" (no significant cost, just modify brick orientation)
entablature trim +1,000
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Net: -$10,000 (savings)
Awesome!! Thanks for sharing.
Many thanks Brent; always look forward to these videos. Not sure how tight your clients budget is, but how about dropping the external shutters and instead propose a stone cap and sill. And instead of a pediment and brackets above the door, how about a fan light. I think the house wants to be Federal.
Noted. and good ideas. Thanks for sharing.
Awesome!
Thank you! Cheers!
This I liked a lot. Please show more modest houses and how they can be transformed to improve proportions and overal look, using classical building principles. I agree about garages and it's a major turn off when they are s focal point.
Thanks for watching.
Much improved.
Thanks!
Thanks for proposing true window shutters instead of those fake American shutters that don't even match the size of the window.
Word! Thx.
Yes, the exterior of the house looks much better with your proposed upgrades.
•But how does those upgrades effect the interior?
• For instance the window above the front door, is that a foyer with a 16 foot ceiling height?
•And separating the windows above the garage, is that even possible there may be a closet in the way. (today’s architects can butchered inside also).
•Also, the main roof looks squatty, why not make both roofs the same pitch, or at least closer. With a 5/12 min pitch.
The interior was not the point of the exercise. The point was to show that even ugly builder grade houses can look better than they do, if the builders would use some traditional practices.
@@BrentHull Ok, but I still think the main roof is squatty
Helped a lot, but the belt course doesn't seem to do enough to break up that blank, flat brick front wall. Could we do something above the garage doors to give the facade some depth?
I was trying to balance the builder's budget. Thanks.
👍🏻
THx
Depening on location, you increased the curb appeal and resulting value by $100k
Thanks so much.
brent, have you seen the scuffed realtor stream? you should stream have people pay $5 or so and answer questions. just an idea
I have not seen it. I'll check it out. Thx
We are still in the crap period. Horton moved into our area about 5 years ago and is building the most horrendous neighborhoods - repulsive homes, tiny lots, and still overpriced but easy to buy.
Easy to buy... good point.
The original design shows how the automobile dominates American culture. Two car garage because everyone needs to go where they want or have to go, when they want or need to go. Three car wide driveway so if a visitor comes they don’t block you in or so when your children get their drivers licenses they don’t block you in or have to park on the street.
Yep. Architecture expresses our culture. Thx.
Nice work
Thank you! Cheers!