Re-cladding is the highest-impact change you can make to a home's street presence. Here is what a facade makeover involves.
Before: dated and flat
Many Australian homes have solid bones but tired skins - face brick, painted fibro or rendered walls that read as dated. The structure is fine; the face just needs updating.
After: warm and contemporary
Wrapping the facade in woodgrain aluminium, adding a batten screen over the entry and lining the eaves transforms the home into something contemporary and warm, often for less disruption than people expect.
Why aluminium for renos
It is light on existing structures, fast to install, and creates no new maintenance - the facade still looks sharp years later with just a wash.
Plan the details
Makeovers succeed in the detailing at windows, eaves and existing features. Planning trims and junctions up front makes the new facade look purpose-built rather than applied.