Building materials aside, Skol's new house looks ugly as sin. We...

Building materials aside, Skol's new house looks ugly as sin. We were told the block faces north, which the elevation shows is clearly does not (can a piece of land "face" a particular direction"?).

All that aside, covering your modest north-facing windows with a dated and ugly verandah arrangement is really shooting yourself in the foot. I'm gobsmacked.

Your wife will feel embarrassed diving her Lexus EV up to something akin to a 1840s shack.

But go for it - will look great from my place!