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one story home with white shingle facade and a green yard with tall trees behind it
Photo by Fujifilm X-T1, via Pixabay
Ranch

A ranch style home is a one-story house that is typically designed with an emphasis of the width of the facade. This style home was especially popular in the 1950s and 1960s.

Restoration
Tadahe, CC BY-SA 4.0 , via Wikimedia Commons
Restoration

The overall process of repairing or renovating anything from a building, home, furniture, art, etc.

Red, light gray, dark gray roofs with tan colored facades
Photo by Jack Price-Burns, via Unsplash
Roof

The top of a building or house that allows for protection of the outside elements.

inerior of a building made out of gray cement with a smooth finish
Photo by Rich Walker, via Flickr
Rubbed

A type of finish that’s accomplished by using an abrasive tool to remove any irregularities found on the surface.