Spot the Difference

Can you spot the difference?

Before

During

Before

After

Before

After

Before

After

Very, very before

Now

Did you spot the difference in the fascias from the first photos? Or was it the close ups that gave it away? The old wooden ones have been replaced with shiney new uPVC ones that won't need painting and can be kept clean with a simple wash down (something that the window cleaner can do.)

And, did you spot what else has changed on the porch? It's something that has bothered me for absolutely ages, but something that we waited to change/replace until all of the fascias, guttering and drain pipes were replaced. One of those essential jobs that eat up money but aren't exactly exciting - not like buying a new piece of furniture or decorating internally or landscaping the garden. Saying that, the front of the house really does look so much brighter and cleaner, and it now matches the back and sides which had new fascias, etc when the extension was built. 

Oh, and in case you didn't spot what the thing that has bothered me for ages was - we had the drainpipe on the front of the porch moved round to the side. Why, oh why, would anyone choose to stick an ugly old thing like a drainpipe in a place where it really stands out (or perhaps it was only me who noticed it...) when it could so easily be tucked around the corner? The only trouble now is that it makes it even more obvious that the door is off-centre. Not sure I can persuade hubby that moving the door a few inches to the left is a job worth paying good money for...