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wrightie wrote: We bought a 1940 fixer-upper in "as is" condition four years ago. There are serious issues with two very ugly additions. They do not fit the existing style of the house, nor do they blend together with each other. The first one is made with brick, has an awful roofline which has recently begun leaking, and the brick color does not match the existing house. The second addition is made from cedar siding and has a "cathedral" style ceiling with roofline that overshoots Tumor #1's roof. We had an architect come out to discuss the problems and, although he had great ideas, the pricetag to do the work was mindboggling.
I will post a series of photos for your entertainment. So far, we have focused on getting the interior into liveable condition and I also have been focusing on the landscaping as that is less daunting and costly... I figured that I might as well post the pic's here to see if you can suggest a resolution that we have not yet considered.
This first picture is a pre-purchase shot from '03. Tumor #1 is the addition with the front entry. If you look up above the front door, you will make out the roofline of Tumor #2, which is a sunroom off the back of the house.
