The way the exterior of your home looks is arguably more important than the way it appears inside. Your home’s exterior style and appearance have a lot to do with its value, its curb appeal, and how quickly it’s able to sell when put it on the market.
N'ihi ihe ndị a, ọtụtụ ndị nwe ụlọ na-arụsi ọrụ ike iji hụ na mpụta ha mara mma, na-edobe ya, na ịkwado ihe ndị ọzọ nke ụlọ ha. Ma ọ bụ ezie na e nwere ọtụtụ ihe dị iche iche dị na ahịa iji nyere gị aka ime nke a, ọ bụghị ha niile ga-enye gị otu ịma mma, ọdịdị, na ogologo oge nke nkume okike.
Mkpuchi okwute na paịlị siding na-agbakwunye ụbara ma na-adọrọ mmasị na mpaghara ọ bụla ị rụnyere ha, gụnyere akụkụ niile nke mpụta ụlọ na nhazi ala. Lelee ihe mkpuchi okwute 30 ndị a na echiche panel siding iji nyere aka nweta mmụọ nsọ maka akụrụngwa gị.
Mmetụta mbụ na-abụkarị ihe kacha mkpa. Maka akụrụngwa nwere ọnụ ụzọ ma ọ bụ archway iji banye na set gaa n'ihu site na isi ụlọ, ntinye ntinye a ga-eme ka ọ pụta ìhè tupu onye ọbịa ahụ abata n'ụlọ gị. Mee ka nke gị pụta ìhè site na iji mkpuchi Nkume Estate nke ga-edobe ụda ozugbo maka mpụta na nhazi ala gị ndị ọzọ.
Enwere ihe ole na ole na-adịgide adịgide iji kpuchie mpụta nke ụlọ gị karịa brik na nkume eke. Brick bụ ihe a ma ama maka ụdị ya na ịdịte aka ya, mana ikpuchi ụlọ gị niile n'ime ya nwere ike ịpụta ikpuchi ụfọdụ ihe owuwu na nkọwa ya. Site n'iji Nkume Estate mee ka brik ahụ pụta ìhè, ọ na-amụba ma na-agbaji ụkpụrụ ahụ, na-ekwe ka nkọwa ndị ahụ pụta ìhè.
Ọ bụrụ na ị na-eme ọtụtụ ntụrụndụ gburugburu ebe ọdọ mmiri gị, ị ga-achọ ka ọ mee ka ndị ọbịa gị nwee mmasị n'otu aka ahụ. Ihe ndị dị ka ewuru n'oche, olulu ọkụ, na njiri mmiri mmiri na-enye aka ma ụdị na arụ ọrụ maka oghere. Ikpuchi ha niile na-ejikọta nkume honed na-eme ka mpaghara ahụ dị n'otu ma na-emeju nhazi ala n'otu oge ahụ.
Ọtụtụ ndị mmadụ achọpụtalarị uru dị n'iji mgbidi ụda olu n'ime ụlọ mee ka mgbidi ha dị elu na nhazi ha. Ụlọ a na-eji mgbidi ụda mpụta dị iche iche dị iche na panel siding ma tinye ụfọdụ mmasị na nhazi nke oge a. Mgbidi ahụ na-anọdụ n'ogo 90-ogo na akụkụ ndị ọzọ nke siding, nke na-adọrọ uche gaa na ntinye na ihe owuwu n'otu oge ahụ.
Maka ụlọ ndị dị na ihu igwe na-ekpo ọkụ, ọ bụ ihe a na-ahụkarị inwe ebe lanai ma ọ bụ patio nke dị n'ime ụlọ na nke dị n'èzí. Ngwongwo a na-eji ebe a na-ekpo ọkụ na ngalaba a nke ụlọ maka ịdị ukwuu ma n'ichepụta ma na arụ ọrụ. Nkume a na-ekpo ọkụ na-ekpuchi ọkụ na-eme ka akụkụ abụọ nke ụlọ ahụ dịkwuo mma, na agba ya na ọdịdị mara mma, akụkụ dị ọcha.
Ọ bụrụ na ị nwere ebe iri nri dị na mpụga ụlọ gị, kewapụ ya na oghere ndị ọzọ site na ịmepụta mgbidi ụda mara mma iji kee ya. Oghere a nwere otu mgbidi na-agbanye na nkume a na-ekpo ọkụ, nke na-enyere aka mee ka uche gaa na ebe iri nri, na-ekewapụ ya ma n'ime na ebe ndị ọzọ.
Ịtinye atụmatụ nsụda mmiri na ọdọ mmiri gị na-agbakwụnye ma mma anya na ụda dị jụụ. Njirimara nke oge a na-eji ọ bụghị nanị ọkpọkọ ọkpọkọ, nke kwekọrọ na ụda nke ngere dị n'azụ ya, kamakwa ihe mkpuchi nkume na-ekpo ọkụ. Ihe mkpuchi ahụ na-eṅomi ogwe nke ngere nke oge a n'azụ ọdọ mmiri ahụ, na-emepụta ọdịdị dị n'otu, ebe ọ ka na-adaba na gburugburu ebe obibi nke ogige ahụ.
Nnukwu ụlọ a nwere ụdị mgbanwe nwere ọtụtụ nkọwa ụlọ na-atọ ụtọ nke nwere ike ịla n'iyi ọ bụrụ kpuchiri n'otu ihe. Kama nke ahụ, a na-enye akụkụ nke ọ bụla ohere ka ọ na-egbuke egbuke, gụnyere ogidi ndị dị n'ihu bụ ndị a na-etinye na nkume a na-egbuke egbuke nke na-emeju brik isi awọ gbara ọchịchịrị nke a na-eji n'ebe ọzọ.
Ọ bụ ihe a na-ahụkarị n'ụdị ihe owuwu ụfọdụ iji gosipụta ihe dị iche na ọkara ala nke ụlọ karịa nke etinyere n'elu. Nke a na-eme ka akụkọ dị iche iche nke ụlọ ahụ pụta ìhè ma na-eweta mmasị na ụdị dị iche iche na nhazi ahụ. Ngwongwo a na-eji granite panel honed na uwe mwụda, na-ebute ya ozugbo na nsọtụ nke akụkọ dị elu maka ọdịiche dị egwu na agba na udidi.
Ọtụtụ ndị mmadụ na-eche na okwute sitere n'okike bụ omenala ma ọ bụ ihe a na-eme na ngosi na imewe, mana nke a abụghị mgbe niile. Ulo a dị ugbu a na-enweta nkwalite ihu si ojiji nke honed, nke oge a nkume planks. Enwere ike itinye planks n'ọtụtụ usoro iji nweta mmetụta dị iche iche. N'ebe a, a na-achịkọta ha n'elu ibe ha, na-akọwapụta ihe ahịrị ije nke ulo.
Mgbe ị na-eji nkume eke eme ihe n'èzí, mgbe ụfọdụ ọdịdị dị egwu nwere ike inye aka jikọta na njirimara ahụ na nhazi ala na gburugburu ọdịdị. N'okwu a, ụda olu Shadowstone dị n'elu gburugburu nke oge a na-enyere aka jikọta ebe a na-ere ọkụ n'èzí na ya. eke oghere dị n'azụ.
Stucco bụ ihe na-ewu ewu maka ọtụtụ mpụga ụlọ, mana udidi ya nwere ike ịdị nro maka ụfọdụ ihe. Ụlọ a na-ebuli elu chọrọ nke ukwuu si a udidid nkume ọcha na-ekpuchi ihu. Ụcha ọcha dị ọcha nke nkume ahụ na-eme ka ọ pụta ìhè, na-emepụta facade nke oge a, ebe stucco na-eme ka ihe ndị ọzọ na-ekpo ọkụ na-ekpo ọkụ, na-agbakwụnye ọdịiche dị nro.
Iji wepụta patio a, otu akụkụ nke ụlọ dị n'akụkụ ka etinyere n'ime omimi, etiti abalị Shadowstone. Agba gbara ọchịchịrị a na-akpa patio ma nyere aka weta uche na ya. Ihe n'ezie na-eme ka imewe pop, Otú ọ dị, bụ nkume ọkụ ọkụ gbara gburugburu ebe a na-ere ọkụ gas, na-agbakwụnye ma ọrụ ma na-ahụ ọkụ.
Otu n'ime ihe kachasị mma gbasara mkpuchi nkume bụ ike ya itinye ya n'ihe fọrọ nke nta ka ọ bụrụ elu ọ bụla, ma n'ime ma n'èzí. N'okwu a, nkume ahụ na-esote gị kpọmkwem n'okpuru okporo ụzọ nke na-eduga n'ihu ụlọ ahụ, wee pụta ìhè ọzọ gburugburu ọnụ ụzọ ahụ. Ojiji akụkụ atọ a nke nkume nwere mmetụta nke ịdọrọ gị n'ihu ozugbo n'ime imewe.
Mgbe ụfọdụ a onwunwe nwere ike ịpụta karịa ma ọ bụ na-erughị nke dịkọrọ ndụ ma ọ bụ omenala dabere na ihe ọ na-e clad na. Nke a dị nnọọ ọgbara ọhụrụ n'ụlọ na-egosi ọtụtụ ihe ndị ọzọ mgbanwe na n'idebe ya gburugburu ebe e clad na ìhè, multi-agba Shadowstone. Ihe odide sitere na nkume dị iche iche mara mma na ahịrị dị ọcha nke ihe onwunwe ahụ, na-enye atụmatụ ahụ dum ọtụtụ omimi.
Ihe owuwu ụlọ a ga-efunahụ ma ọ bụrụ na ejiri otu agba ma ọ bụ ihe kpuchie ụlọ ahụ dum. Kama nke ahụ, a na-ebute ahịrị nke ụlọ ahụ n'ụzọ dị nkọ site n'iji nkume nkume dị n'ihu. Agba gbara ọchịchịrị na ọdịdị nke nkume dị iche na ihe onwunwe ndị ọzọ, na-atụba akụkụ dị n'ihu na enyemaka ma na-adọrọ uche gaa na nhazi ahụ.
Iji nkume dị ka ụda olu ekwesịghị ime ka ọdịiche dị na ihe ọ bụla ọzọ ị rụnyere n'ebe ahụ. Ụlọ a na-eji ma nkume na osisi mee ihe dị nnọọ aghụghọ na nkọwa zuru ezu. Nkume a na-acha Terracotta na-ebuli ụda ọkụ na-ekpo ọkụ site na osisi ahụ, na-emepụta ihe na-ejikọta ọnụ nke na-agbakwụnye mmasị n'emeghị ka ọdịiche dị.
Siding gbara ọchịchịrị mgbe ụfọdụ na-enwe mmetụta nke ime ka ụlọ dị larịị ma ọ bụ abuo akụkụal. Site na iji ọkụ ọkụ, ma ka na-ahazi, uwe mwụda nkume na ọkwa dị ala nke ụlọ, ọ na-agbakwunye omimi na nhazi dum. Agba ụda olu miri emi dị n'ime nkume ahụ dabara adaba na siding gbara ọchịchịrị, mana agba agba nke nkume ahụ ka dị ọkụ iji gbakwunye ọdịiche na mmasị.
Ihe mkpuchi nkume okike nwere omimi, ọgaranya, na ịma mma nke na-adịkarị ụkọ site na ihe ndị ọzọ dị na mpụga. Jirid n'ime ọtụtụ n'ime ụlọ a, nkume ahụ na-agbakwụnyekwa udidi na nkọwa nke na-enye ohere ka ihe ndị ọzọ pụta ìhè na-arụ ọrụ. Ọnụ, akụkụ dị iche iche na-enyere aka hụ na nhazi nke ụlọ ahụ dabara nke ọma na nha ya na nhazi ya.
Ọ bụrụ na ị na-atụrụ ndụ ugboro ugboro, jide n'aka na ị nwere ebe a na-ahụ anya ma ọ bụ ebe mgbakọ dị ka akụkụ nke nhazi ala gị. Ebe a na-ekpo ọkụ nkume na oven na-emepụta ebe obibi eke ma lekwasị anya n'ime ime ụlọ ahụ. N'otu oge ahụ, nkume ahụ na-adaba nke ọma na mpụta na nhazi ala, ya mere, mgbe ọ na-adọta anya, ọ bụghị n'ihi na ọ dịghị ebe.
When considering the exterior cladding of the home, don’t just give your consideration to the entrance. This seating area gets a warm backdrop from natural stone used as a cladding on the back wall of the home. The cladding extends inside the lanai as well, unifying the two areas and creating a more fluid living space.
Walls can help to define spaces, provide privacy, and give some security for pets and children. In the patio area, they also need to coordinate with the rest of your landscaping and design. This bluestone wall perfectly matches the patio pavers, while also following the lines of the wall to better define the space.
The columns on either side of this porch would be completely lost to the rest of the design if they were clad in the same material as what surrounds them. Instead, they gain focus and interest by being clad in natural stone. The color of the stone also picks up the other cladding and wood accents, creating a unified design that still calls attention to the area.
In oversized properties that have multiple interior and exterior living spaces like this one, each area needs to be defined in order to help set it apart from the rest. This outdoor living room gets its definition from a stone accent wall that reaches up to the next story.
Using a natural stone skirt on the bottom of a home or building does not have to mean extending up several feet. Sometimes, just a few feet of skirting at the bottom of a property is all that’s needed to break up the design and add some much-needed interest, detail, color, and texture.
When creating an outdoor living room area, the space needs to have some separation from the inside in order to make it its own. For this reason, materials like natural stone can add the gravity and durability needed to set the space apart and still unify it with its surroundings – in this case, the pool area and landscaping beyond.
This pool area features two very distinct sections that are still accessible to one another. To help define both spaces and still allow them to connect, an archway and columns are placed between them. The color and texture of the stone helps to brighten the space, adding contrast to the city scape and colors beyond.
Using natural stone does not have to mean adding a lot of color and attention-grabbing detail. Sometimes, a more subtle approach is warranted. This dark Shadowstone panel has texture and depth, but won’t overwhelm or call too much attention to any single area.
Natural stone can add depth and interest without adding texture, as well. For more contemporary properties, a honed panel like this one can add architectural detail and interest that complements the rest of the lines on the property without contrast.
Some properties need more contrast or texture than simple wood cladding can provide. But using brick doesn’t always give the desired result either, as brick is often seen on much fewer property types. This church solves these issues by using natural stone in an area typically reserved for brick, maintaining the contemporary look of the building.