Do not pressure wash an asphalt shingled roof!

What type of cladding is on your house now? What this house needs more than anything is some heavy-duty landscaping!

Ok — any way to clean the roof? It's T1-11 siding, and bottom is getting chewed up. House was built in 1980. I hear you on landscaping....we're starting over with that, too.

Regarding the roof: In order to treat the problem, you first have to diagnose the problem. Here are some pages you might find useful:

Black Roof Stains

Algae on Shingles

Extractive Bleeding Shingles

Regarding the siding: What have you considered/what do you like? Have you had any estimates? I would suggest looking at James Hardie products.

Thank you. I like the materials in this house, but with only one peak, I couldn't make it work. I don't just want a strip of stone across the bottom of the entire home, and Ican't afford to add roof structures. Now I'm starting to think rustic brown faux wood siding and maybe some brick. Maybe a combination of vertical and horizontal boards to add interest? Brick is not absolutely necessary. I like textures...and we live in a rural area.

Okay, Sheree! Now, like we said before, the landscaping is going to be the key to increasing the curb appeal of your home—which looks to be very well kept, btw. As for the cladding, I discourage the use of using multiple materials unless it makes sense. For example, stone veneer is best when it mimics where stone would actually have been used in the construction of a building, like the foundation. You see how the there’s no real rhyme or reason to the placement of the stone in your second photo? And in your first photo, it makes sense on the left side of the house, but it doesn’t make sense in the middle and going up as high as it does on the garage. Same goes for using different styles of siding: in the first photo, the shingled siding is separated from the horizontal siding by the small roof between stories. In the second photo, there’s no logic behind the placement of the horizontal siding and the vertical siding.

I really think that, in addition to the landscaping, the following would make a huge difference:

New, simple (in its design) siding with beefed-up trim

New front door

Larger-scale light fixtures

Shutters removed

Window boxes?

BTW: What is your budget, approximately?

@sammy...trying to keep around $25-35k.
@phuninthesun...so interesting! What are the materials & colors?

Cedar with dark sage paint. I don't have a recommendation for the exact siding to use.

@phuninthesun...would you continue cedar on the back and side walls that have peaks? My house it shaped like a T.

We spend most of our time in the back yard - here's a bigger view. We live in NE Ohio, so we're just setting up for summer.

Beautiful location.

Thank you so much! I really appreciate your help. I am curious, though, why you would provide free services...I hope someone is compensating you for your talent!