--- title: "Ranch and Split Level Remodel Ideas, on Your House | Framehouse" description: "Updating a 70s ranch or split level? Upload a photo and see new siding, a real front porch, and a brighter entry on your own house in seconds. Free to try." lang: en json-ld: | [ { "@context": "https://schema.org", "@type": "FAQPage", "mainEntity": [ { "@type": "Question", "name": "How much does Framehouse cost?", "acceptedAnswer": { "@type": "Answer", "text": "Framehouse is free to download. Try it free for 3 days, then choose $4.99 weekly or $34.99 yearly. Cancel anytime." } }, { "@type": "Question", "name": "Is there a free trial?", "acceptedAnswer": { "@type": "Answer", "text": "Yes. Every new user gets 3 days free with full access. You are not charged until the trial ends." } }, { "@type": "Question", "name": "Does it work on ranch, raised ranch, split level, and tri level homes?", "acceptedAnswer": { "@type": "Answer", "text": "Yes. Upload a photo of any of these house types and Framehouse can visualize exterior and interior updates while respecting the home's recognizable architecture." } }, { "@type": "Question", "name": "Can it show the interior too, or just the exterior?", "acceptedAnswer": { "@type": "Answer", "text": "Both. Start with a street view for porches, siding, entries, and landscaping, or upload an interior room to explore paint, lighting, layouts, and finishes." } }, { "@type": "Question", "name": "Will it keep my roofline and footprint the same?", "acceptedAnswer": { "@type": "Answer", "text": "Yes. Ask Framehouse to preserve your existing roofline, footprint, windows, and massing while changing only the features you want to explore." } }, { "@type": "Question", "name": "Can it show what a front porch addition would look like?", "acceptedAnswer": { "@type": "Answer", "text": "Yes. Framehouse can visualize covered porches, entry gables, columns, steps, and railings on your own house so you can compare proportions before planning construction." } }, { "@type": "Question", "name": "How many designs can I create?", "acceptedAnswer": { "@type": "Answer", "text": "You get unlimited designs, with a fair use limit of up to 30 generations per day so the app stays fast for everyone." } }, { "@type": "Question", "name": "Is Framehouse on Android?", "acceptedAnswer": { "@type": "Answer", "text": "Not yet. Framehouse is available on iPhone and iPad through the App Store, with Android coming soon. You can also try Framehouse on the web." } }, { "@type": "Question", "name": "Do I keep my designs if I cancel?", "acceptedAnswer": { "@type": "Answer", "text": "Yes. Everything you create is saved to your account, and your saved designs remain available if you cancel." } }, { "@type": "Question", "name": "Do my photos stay private?", "acceptedAnswer": { "@type": "Answer", "text": "Yes. Your house photos stay private, and location data is stripped before storage." } }, { "@type": "Question", "name": "How realistic are the designs?", "acceptedAnswer": { "@type": "Answer", "text": "Very. Designs are created on your actual photo, so the roofline, footprint, windows, room proportions, and perspective stay grounded in your real house." } }, { "@type": "Question", "name": "Can it help me figure out what this will cost?", "acceptedAnswer": { "@type": "Answer", "text": "Yes. Every design includes a realistic budget, product matches, material quantities, and clear project steps. 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[Try on the web](https://app.framehouse.design/welcome) [Download free](https://apps.apple.com/us/app/framehouse-ai-interior-design/id6758853062) ![The dated 1970s split level before it was visualized with Framehouse](/__l5e/assets-v1/32b3deb8-ad7d-4641-b32e-4411cb69b4e9/ranch-before.jpg) Before ![Framehouse app shown on an iPhone](/assets/home-iphone-bezel-L4q9I6EX.png) ## Every ranch and split level starts with "what if we..." A real porch, new siding, a front entry that makes sense. Framehouse shows you the answer on your own house, so you can stop wondering whether it will work and start deciding. Would a covered porch make my ranch feel finished or just busy?What would updating my 70s ranch exterior actually cost me visually?Can a split level ever look modern?What would the sunken living room look like if I leaned into it?What would my 1970s split level interior look like without the honey oak?Would new siding fix a 1970s split level or does it need more?How do I update my split level exterior without changing the roofline?Would landscaping alone fix my raised ranch, or does it need hardscape?Can I give my split level a front door that reads as the front door?How do I make the split level entry feel less like a landing?Would vertical siding make my ranch look taller?How do I break up the three levels on a tri level exterior?How do I make my ranch look less boring from the street?Would a front porch fix the flat face of my raised ranch?Can I open up the wall between my ranch kitchen and living room?What can I do about the garage taking over the front of my ranch?Can the lower level of my split level feel like a real room?What would a 1970s split level remodel look like if I only touched the outside?What would my 60s ranch look like with a gable over the entry?Can a raised ranch front entrance look welcoming instead of awkward?What would a real front porch look like on my ranch?How do I make an 8 foot ranch ceiling feel taller? Visualized with Framehouse ![Ranch and split level design idea for: Would a covered porch make my ranch feel finished or just busy?](/assets/covered-porch-finished-DMeN611b.jpg) Porch Design Would a covered porch make my ranch feel finished or just busy? ## How it works ![A ranch exterior framed in the Framehouse app camera view](/assets/how-ranch-camera-DJF5QRU_.jpg) Start with the house you want to change 1 Open the app and snap a photo, from the street or from inside. Inside, outside, boat, RV: we really can handle ANY space you can think of. 2 Select the vibes you're looking for and hit generate. Explore hundreds of styles and compare a complete refreshed direction for your ranch. 3 Make small changes once you like the direction. Add the porch, change the siding, try a different door, keep everything else. ## Seeing it is step one. Here's everything for step two. Every design comes with a plan to actually pull it off, whether you're painting it yourself or hiring the porch build out. ChatPlaybookTrusted ProsProductsBudgetDIY StepsPaint Colors Chat Ask anything about your house. It already knows your split level. Do I need a permit for this porch? Most likely yes, since it's a roofed structure on a footing. Your plan flags it and the pro list is filtered to contractors who pull permits. Can I do the interior for under $4,000? You can. Paint the honey oak trim and swap the lighting now, save the flooring for next year. Your plan adds up to about $3,600. 5.0 on the App Store ## Join thousands of people who stopped apologizing for their split level ![Ranch or split level visualized with Framehouse](/assets/real-front-porch-CmR8TPIB.jpg) “Picking a siding color felt impossible. Sample boards looked nothing like our actual house. Saw three colors on our actual home. Picked the one we'd never have considered from a chip.” Heather M. ![Ranch or split level visualized with Framehouse](/assets/modern-split-level-DNw3d_1t.jpg) “Considering a porch addition but couldn't picture how it'd change the curb appeal. Mocked it up with two railing styles. Confidence to move forward, finally.” Greg D. ![Ranch or split level visualized with Framehouse](/assets/split-level-no-honey-oak-BnVpCn_s.jpg) “Trim color, door color, shutter color. All three at once was too much. Built a few combinations and walked the neighbor through them. Easiest decision in months.” Sonia B. ## Cheaper than one wrong porch column. Try everything free for 3 days. Then pick what works for you. 3 days free Weekly $4.99 per week Yearly Save 87% vs weekly $34.99 per year - Unlimited designs for every space, inside and out - The full Playbook for each design: plans, products, budget, and pros - Save, compare, and share ideas with your spouse or your contractor [Try on the web](https://app.framehouse.design/welcome)[Or download free](https://apps.apple.com/us/app/framehouse-ai-interior-design/id6758853062) Subscription begins after the free trial. Cancel anytime in the App Store. ## Questions, answered. How much does Framehouse cost? Framehouse is free to download. Try it free for 3 days, then choose $4.99 weekly or $34.99 yearly. Cancel anytime. Is there a free trial? Yes. Every new user gets 3 days free with full access. You are not charged until the trial ends. Does it work on ranch, raised ranch, split level, and tri level homes? Yes. Upload a photo of any of these house types and Framehouse can visualize exterior and interior updates while respecting the home's recognizable architecture. Can it show the interior too, or just the exterior? Both. Start with a street view for porches, siding, entries, and landscaping, or upload an interior room to explore paint, lighting, layouts, and finishes. Will it keep my roofline and footprint the same? Yes. Ask Framehouse to preserve your existing roofline, footprint, windows, and massing while changing only the features you want to explore. Can it show what a front porch addition would look like? Yes. Framehouse can visualize covered porches, entry gables, columns, steps, and railings on your own house so you can compare proportions before planning construction. How many designs can I create? You get unlimited designs, with a fair use limit of up to 30 generations per day so the app stays fast for everyone. Is Framehouse on Android? Not yet. Framehouse is available on iPhone and iPad through the App Store, with Android coming soon. You can also try Framehouse on the web. Do I keep my designs if I cancel? Yes. Everything you create is saved to your account, and your saved designs remain available if you cancel. Do my photos stay private? Yes. Your house photos stay private, and location data is stripped before storage. How realistic are the designs? Very. Designs are created on your actual photo, so the roofline, footprint, windows, room proportions, and perspective stay grounded in your real house. Can it help me figure out what this will cost? Yes. Every design includes a realistic budget, product matches, material quantities, and clear project steps. Structural work should still be confirmed with a qualified local contractor. 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