The ugliest bow bay roof..

[chillibeansauce]

The house itself is perfect, big garden to the back, close to town and parks and great schools. Just this roof depresses me every time I look at it. I'm having the glazing replaced with stained glass and have had lots of work carried out inside but am unable to find a roofer who can replace this with leading without paying ££££. Could I hide it with a creeper plant ? It's south facing ... any ideas welcome !

It will look lovely with a climber.

You could add some period decorative bargeboard trim - lots of Victorian and Edwardian homes have it. I would stick to something quite plain and simple though as it is a cottage, not a grand old villa, more like the second example:

www.thisoldhouse.com/21017636/gingerbread-trim
www.thoughtco.com/what-is-a-bargeboard-vergeboard-177500

I think it will look lovely with a climber as it is though.

@BridgetInHerBravery

There's nothing wrong with the bay roof/porch thing. If you grow stuff over it you'll end up clogging your gutters and it will be a PITA!

But you need to check that your paving won't breach your DPC - it looks like you might have done that already if the DPC is below the vent.

Im sorry, can you tell me what a DPC is ? The cement is laid lower at the house walls and at an angle so that rainwater can run into the gutter, here's a pic.

DPC is damp proof course.

The roof looks fairly standard. I'd be more concerned about the damp your cemented and paved area is going to cause. The cement is already up to your air brick and I can't see where your damp course is.

@tapdancingmum

Here is mine

I originally thought about this but mine is joined onto the neighbours and sound / waterproof at the moment. Your front area is lovely - I'd love a parking spot right outside the door !

It really looks quite fine to me, wait until you have some nice planting and the front yard all done before making a judgement if it needs changing.

We are very lucky as we also have a drive down the side of the house but to save us having to move the cars every time one of us wanted to go out we paved an offshoot which is my parking space. It's saved a lot of hassle

@Miliao

Are you sure you want to do stained glass? Won’t that look a bit odd on a modern house? Think the roof looks fine.

Erm. It's not a modern house. Look more carefully at the picture! I'd say it's probably 1920s or 1930s, but it's hard to be certain.

I don't think stained glass leaded lights in the windows would look out of place, though I'd keep them fairly low-key as it's not a house which would suit anything too extravagant.

@CasperGutman - your right, built 1914.

If you grow stuff over it you'll end up clogging your gutters and it will be a PITA!

That's no way to live though. If you go out for a meal you will get hungry again and if you put up a Christmas tree you have to take it down in January.

A clematis won't clog anything up, you only need to grow it over the front not all over the roof.