We're talkin' faux "Tudor" here, folks. You can do any damned thing you like. That is about as pallid an imitation of a
half-timbered house as one could imagine.
Below you will see an actual half-timbered house. Oh certainly it has been renovated in the
last 400+years, but i wanted you to see a comparison so that you could understand just how
"un-Tudor" your house is.
The Tudor era was from 1485 to 1603. They didn't know from patios. My advice is that anything
you and Mr. B can live with, which Mo cannot destroy, and which does not glaringly clash with your
house and yard will be fine.