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Traditional House Exterior with a Mansard Roof Ideas and Designs

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Cape May, 1236 Cape Avenue
Cape May, 1236 Cape Avenue
Fenwick ArchitectsFenwick Architects
New Gambrel style home in Cape May, NJ
Dusk view of home from dock
Dusk view of home from dock
Christopher A Rose AIA, ASIDChristopher A Rose AIA, ASID
The windows capturing the views are highlighted in this dusk photo.
Traditional Exterior
Traditional Exterior
Exterior Renovations
Exterior Renovations
Jeffrey Brummer ArchitectsJeffrey Brummer Architects
Norwell, MA Metal Roof
Norwell, MA Metal Roof
Revered Metal RoofingRevered Metal Roofing
This blue metal roof is so pretty and so unusual!
Cincinnati Dutch Colonial
Cincinnati Dutch Colonial
Wentz DesignWentz Design
Greg Grupenhof
Greenwich Waterfront Shingle
Greenwich Waterfront Shingle
VanderHorn ArchitectsVanderHorn Architects
The stone base, painted blue shingle upper story and hipped natural shingle roof create a distinctive composition reminiscent of an architectural precedent nearly one hundred years old.
Parker Ranch Road
Parker Ranch Road
Epic HomesEpic Homes
Lone Ash Lookout
Lone Ash Lookout
Cushman Design GroupCushman Design Group
Traditional Exterior
Traditional Exterior
Curtis Point Transformation, Mantoloking, NJ
Curtis Point Transformation, Mantoloking, NJ
Degnan Design Build + Degnan Design GroupDegnan Design Build + Degnan Design Group
Curved gambrel roof detail view showing diamond cedar shakes against straight shake. Photo Credit: Bill Wilson
Green Gambrel Exterior
Green Gambrel Exterior
LDa Architecture & InteriorsLDa Architecture & Interiors
LEED-H Certified Residence in Newton, MA.
Chastain Park
Chastain Park
Hask Custom HomesHask Custom Homes
A Country Residence
A Country Residence
Andrew Skurman ArchitectsAndrew Skurman Architects
Detail of a front wing with quions at the corner. Photographer: Matthew Millman
The Four Gables - Restoration of a Seaside Retreat in Narragansett
The Four Gables - Restoration of a Seaside Retreat in Narragansett
Picus WoodwrightsPicus Woodwrights
Just a stone’s throw away from the ocean, the house was designed and built by Willard Kent, a prominent Rhode Island architect, as his personal home in 1898. It is a large Shingle-Style home with a massive cross-gambrel roof giving it its name – the Four Gables. The “Gables” was largely conceived and built in the early Arts and Crafts style. This included well-considered, functional built-in seating and cabinetry in Douglas Fir. Over the years, the Gables has changed hands quite a few times and recently was used as both a bed and breakfast and as a vacation rental prior to being purchased by Dave and Elizabeth Adams in 2016. The Adamses attended URI years ago prior to starting their family and careers. Now grandparents and soon-to-be retirees, they looked back to coastal Rhode Island for a family home with a history of its own. They were not specifically looking for the responsibilities that they inherited with the Four Gables, but they took them on with a passion and enthusiasm that has made our work, and the relationship we have with them, a high point for everyone at Picus. The sun, wind and time had their way, and the exterior of the house was tired. Picus Woodwrights restored the exterior details to what we feel is a close rendering of the original siding, millwork and windows. Much of our work was restorative. When we could reuse original materials, we did and when we could not, they were reproduced. We re-sided the house with Red Cedar shingles. The house has a curved bay and areas where the side walls flare out. To maintain those details, we steam-bent the shingles on site. Most of the exterior trim was either restored or reproduced. The interior presented several challenges. It had been chopped up a bit over the years and needed a new kitchen, updated plumbing and electrical wiring. We also added a dumbwaiter to move food between a basement freezer and the kitchen. While our primary focus was on returning the house to its original state, we did make a few creative changes. We designed a custom stained-glass window to an exterior door. We also renovated a later “fishing shed” that was transported from Galilee, a nearby fishing village.
Dutch Colonial
Dutch Colonial
Hawthorn BuildersHawthorn Builders
Michael Patrick Lefebvre Photography
Hill Country Craftsman
Hill Country Craftsman
Aubrey Homes, Inc.Aubrey Homes, Inc.
Haworth 1
Haworth 1
FDS ArchitectsFDS Architects
Custom Built Traditional Home by Dave Knecht
Custom Built Traditional Home by Dave Knecht
Dave Knecht Homes, LLCDave Knecht Homes, LLC
Premier Landscape Design karen Knecht Photography
James Hardie Siding in Wilmette, IL
James Hardie Siding in Wilmette, IL
Siding & Windows Group LtdSiding & Windows Group Ltd
Siding & Windows Group remodeled the exterior of this Wilmette, IL Home with James HardiePlank Select Cedarmill Lap Siding in ColorPlus Color Iron Gray and HardieTrim Smooth Boards in Color Plus Color Arctic White.

Traditional House Exterior with a Mansard Roof Ideas and Designs

With so much attention devoted to interior design, the exterior of a home can often get overlooked, but as the first thing that welcomes both us and our guests, it is worth devoting some time tending to the outside of your house. Furthermore, focusing on the traditional kerb appeal of your home can add significant value if and when it comes time to sell up. Georgian, Edwardian and Victorian homes, with their bay windows and elegant plasterwork, often benefit from built in architecture advantages, but even if your house design is unassuming from the outside, small decorative and structural improvements to the traditional exterior of your home can equal huge impact. Key areas of building design to focus on are the front door, the driveway or approach to your home, the porch area, the windows, the facade and the roof. And just a note of caution... before any significant traditional exterior architecture gets under way, check first whether you need planning permission for your exterior house designs– this applies particularly to listed houses or buildings in a conservation area, but it’s better to be safe than sorry. Take a look through the house designs, exterior architecture and images of front doors and driveways on Houzz to inspire your facade or building design, or read on for a few more pointers when it comes to redesigning your exterior.

How do I give my home an exterior facelift?

You may feel like your home’s exterior architecture is unalterable but there are a wide range of options available to improve its external building design, no matter what raw materials you begin with. Begin with the front door and the pathway or driveway that lead up to your home as these are easy to improve without huge budgets. A driveway or pathway must be kept neat and tidy and you can consider replacing tarmac with attractive tiles or gravel. Repainting or replacing the fence, wall or gate that fronts your home can also offer an overnight transformation without breaking the bank. An area to not cut corners however is the front door, where spending a little extra can make a huge difference in quality, and painting it in a colour you love will pay you back every time it welcomes you home! Updating your windows can be a significant building design project but it is one that has benefits both inside and out, as well as potentially saving you money on energy later. If you are lucky enough to have period windows such as bay windows with sash or leaded windows, then maintaining them should be a top priority, but if they are beyond repair then there are plenty of window professionals that will offer modern, double or triple glazed equivalents that could still work in your bay window. Working with uPVC? Not a problem – the best improvement you can make is to ensure your windows are the right size and shape for your home's overall proportions.

How do I update my home’s facade?

When it comes to updating the facade of your home, painting is the quickest and most affordable way to achieve a traditional makeover, and if you opt for a colour other than white it can really make a statement (although sticking within the palette of your road and local area is advisable). A makeover that requires a bit more patience but can add romance and character to the most mundane of homes is to adorn the walls with climbing plants – delicate trailing wisteria is ever a British favourite, whilst roses and jasmine offer fragrance as well as beauty. If you’re looking to make more significant changes to the exterior of your home, whether that is adding timber cladding, hanging tiles, installing a bay window or rendering, then you should first check whether your house designs require planning permission. A New England style wood boarded home is beautiful and bright, but remember that it will need frequent repainting if it is going to stay looking its best, whilst stucco render or Tyrolean render can tidy up a home's exterior but think carefully before covering over original brickwork.

What should I consider if building a home from scratch?

If you’re working with an architect on a brand new build, the options are endless when it comes to deciding on the exterior architecture. But first things first, you will need to check planning permissions, building regulations and local restrictions, such as being in a conservation area, to make sure your plans for your exterior house designs will meet stipulations. If you are building in a street with predominantly Victorian facades, with bay windows and side returns, you might need to ensure your house designs fit in with the rest of the homes on the street, but if you’re building in a more remote area you’ll probably have more freedom for your building design. There are many architectural decisions to make, do you want a flat, gabled, hipped, mansard or perhaps even a curved roof? Do you want bay windows? Crittall windows? Perhaps external shutters? Do you want glass walls? Do you want wood cladding? Do you want a very symmetrical building design or something more contemporary? The decision is all yours but remember to consider the benefits of various materials over others and the effects that some architecture styles will have on everyday life, for example glass walls will look attractive but will give you less privacy. Your architect or builder will be able to guide you through the best traditional exterior architecture choices for your house designs.
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