The one thing that really separates the houses here in the Oxley Woods developments from all those around, and most of those in the UK, is the exterior design.
Love it or loath it (and it does divide opinions) the exterior finish on the properties is like pretty much nothing else available to the average house buyer.
Personally, I think it’s really good stuff. The way it looks impressed me from the off, but there’s some hidden bonuses too. The biggest plus for me is how bright it makes the whole development . In the morning, sunshine beams through our high level bedroom window, flooding the room with light. Our window faces west. The house opposite is cream in colour, and very reflective, so we still get the benefit of the light!
In fact, with brightly clad properties all around, the light bounces all over the place, making what would be dark, shady places on a brick built development much brighter and cheerier.
There are some downsides, it can chip, scratch, and suffer noticeable damage more than a brick clad property, but overall I think Trespa is a really brilliant choice for cladding properties. Perhaps in a few years people may get creative and re-clad their properties, there’s plenty of choice, Trespa comes in a wide range of colours and they’ve been quite conservative at Oxley Woods, perhaps in sympathy with our neighbours in the rest of Oxley Park.
Have to say, I agree with your statement. We have a north-ish facing kitchen but the amount of light reflected back from the house in front is sufficient for my kitchen cactus to start showing signs of growth for the first time in about 10 years!! Main downside of this brightness is the need to wear sunglasses a lot of the time.
Also have you ever tried cleaning bird poo from brick? Not easy but Trespa just wipe it down with some household detergent job done.