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Destroy
It Yourself The
semi shown below of c1910 is of largely unspoilt character (only the leaded glass is
missing from right door). It is so very easy to destroy such character with alterations to
its four main features. To demonstrate, a simple 'cut and paste' simulation will be made
in three steps to the right hand house, each change in turn will show just how critical
each feature is in changing the whole look of a house.
If you think this simulation is extreme, just look
around, it is happening to thousands of semi's up and down the country! |
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STEP1 : replacement
of front door with a crude Georgian style door. This change being all so typical. |
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STEP 2 : removal of window glazing
bars, less practiced today since wholesale replacement is typical, which normally leaves
these features out anyway. |
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STEP3 : complete window replacement
with plastic frames (Tippex simulates plastic very well!). To complete the mess, a
concrete pantiled roof is combined with a lopped chimney stack, also a sickly coloured
rendering and the replacement door are combined, to create a true house of horrors! |
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And finally....reality but its the house
on the left that suffers from replacement PVC windows, fitted in February 2002!!! |
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