Developing your own style
Any new home is a statement about those who live there. The team at Bell River Homes can make your house look absolutely individual. We have an architect/designer who can go over your design with you and apply the ‘look’ that you are after. We can then ‘model’ the house in 3D for you so you can see exactly what it will look like. Most designs, particularly those from the urban range have a wide variety of facades applied to the same basic floor plans, each giving the home a completely different look. Some options to consider include:
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Portico'sPortico's can be in gable or hip styles, varied widths & can enter the roofline at different heights. To make a strong statement you could add a wide portico that pitches in high in the roof line. They can also make a beautiful feature with verandahs sweeping away from both sides. Porticos can be finished in a range of decorative finishes, including rendered or stack stone pillars, timber slats etc.
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Gables, hips, Dutch gables & eave overhangsThe main roofline largely defines the look of a home. By utilising gable, skillion, split gable or hip style options, you can transform any plan into a modern, traditional or country styled home. Roof pitch & ceiling height can also alter the facade of the home. Using our cutting edge software we can model any home for you in 3D so you can see exactly how your preferred plan will look.
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Window treatmentsThe type, shape & style of window you select can also have an influence on the finished look of a home. While we normally include double hung windows as standard to the facade of our homes, you could consider awning, triple hung, or Age-craft windows (heavy framed aluminum moulded like timber), double brick feature surrounds (giving a deep shadowed effect) or even solid glazed panels.
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Doors optionsFront entry doors and those opening onto verandahs & alfresco areas are important visual features too. We include glazed front doors as standard on all our homes, but a full range of designs are available. You could consider single or twin sidelites, extra-wide or double entry doors, multi-panel french doors, glazed bi-fold doors onto outdoor living spaces or even stacked sliding doors.
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Roof pitch, verandah posts, mouldings & trimmingsWe can adjust the ceiling height & roof pitch of any home to suit the style you wish to achieve. A steeper pitch, higher ceilings & dropped verandah roof can give a beautiful country look. We can also add a variety of sizes & styles of verandah columns, including a unique 200mm heavy moulded square column with base & capital that we include as standard on some on our most up market, larger designs.
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Brick, Rendered, Bagged or Hardiplank finishThese modern finishes are available on all of out designs. We also do designs utilising very modern style mixed mediums, such as brick homes with rendered fronts or features, rendered/bagged homes with Hardiplank features or brick country styled homes with sandstone look corner quoining & window surround. Each of these options can really express you individuality!
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As you can see, the range of possibilities to make your house unique is endless. For that reason, our architect has applied a look to each standard design that is balanced and classic-one that we feel suits the design best while keeping within budgetary constraints. Many of the additional features and finishes add extra cost to the design, but can add enormously to the appeal and resale of the finished home.