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Traditional House Exterior with a Mixed Material Roof Ideas and Designs

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Castlebrook Farm Estate
Castlebrook Farm Estate
MaterialMaterial
Builder: Builder Fish Stones: Latte Travertine and Cafe Noir Marble
Before & After - Haverford, PA
Before & After - Haverford, PA
Peter Zimmerman ArchitectsPeter Zimmerman Architects
Tom Crane
Lot 855 @ Norton Commons
Lot 855 @ Norton Commons
JH Designs, LLC.JH Designs, LLC.
Photo by Tim Furlong Jr.
Bahama - Whole Home Remodel
Bahama - Whole Home Remodel
Anderson & Rodgers ConstructionAnderson & Rodgers Construction
Modern Craftsman | Saratoga | Sobey
Modern Craftsman | Saratoga | Sobey
Brad Cox, Architect, Inc.Brad Cox, Architect, Inc.
A graceful, mature Oak tree leans over the driveway just outside the entry. Wooden posts, cross beams and stone elements nudge this home from its original Ranch style toward a Modern Craftsman.
Before & After Painted Brick Exterior
Before & After Painted Brick Exterior
Color Revival By Rebecca DumasColor Revival By Rebecca Dumas
Before and after updated brick
Rolling Hills View
Rolling Hills View
Danze & Davis Architects, Inc.Danze & Davis Architects, Inc.
Additions and Alterations to 1920's Tudor Home
Additions and Alterations to 1920's Tudor Home
Daniel Conlon ArchitectsDaniel Conlon Architects
Upton Street
Upton Street
Brush Arbor Home ConstructionBrush Arbor Home Construction
Mid-Century Modern
Mid-Century Modern
Blue Stone WoodworksBlue Stone Woodworks
Photo Credit Don Murray Boring front lawn becomes a burst of color with low-maintenance xeric flower beds and flagstone; plants obtained through "Resource 2000 "Garden in a box" program.
Craftsman New Construction
Craftsman New Construction
Brad Cox, Architect, Inc.Brad Cox, Architect, Inc.
The front door to this home is on the right, near the middle of the house. A curved walkway and inviting Ipe deck guide visitors to the entrance.
Oak Park
Oak Park
Scott Christopher HomesScott Christopher Homes
Traditional in style, modern in layout, the Oak Park exudes elegance in every space. The earth-tone fiber cement siding and natural stone accents blend perfectly with its wooded location.
Modern Farmhouse
Modern Farmhouse
CHASE HOMESCHASE HOMES
Prior Lake Modern Transitional Prairie Style
Prior Lake Modern Transitional Prairie Style
David Charlez DesignsDavid Charlez Designs
A unique Prairie style home with an L shape 3 car garage configuration. Photo by Mark Teskey Architectural Photography
Englewood Boothbay Blue | James Hardie ColorPlus
Englewood Boothbay Blue | James Hardie ColorPlus
BellwetherBellwether
This 1970s home still had its original siding! No amount of paint could improve the existing T1-11 wood composite siding. The old siding not only look bad but it would not withstand many more years of Colorado’s climate. It was time to replace all of this home’s siding! Colorado Siding Repair installed James Hardie fiber cement lap siding and HardieShingle® siding in Boothbay Blue with Arctic White trim. Those corbels were original to the home. We removed the existing paint and stained them to match the homeowner’s brand new garage door. The transformation is utterly jaw-dropping! With our help, this home went from drab and dreary 1970s split-level to a traditional, craftsman Colorado dream! What do you think about this Colorado home makeover?
3621 Hawthorne Avenue, Richmond, VA
3621 Hawthorne Avenue, Richmond, VA
Richmond Hill Design + BuildRichmond Hill Design + Build
Brand new home in HOT Northside. If you are looking for the conveniences and low maintenance of new and the feel of an established historic neighborhood…Here it is! Enter this stately colonial to find lovely 2-story foyer, stunning living and dining rooms. Fabulous huge open kitchen and family room featuring huge island perfect for entertaining, tile back splash, stainless appliances, farmhouse sink and great lighting! Butler’s pantry with great storage- great staging spot for your parties. Family room with built in bookcases and gas fireplace with easy access to outdoor rear porch makes for great flow. Upstairs find a luxurious master suite. Master bath features large tiled shower and lovely slipper soaking tub. His and her closets. 3 additional bedrooms are great size. Southern bedrooms share a Jack and Jill bath and 4th bedroom has a private bath. Lovely light fixtures and great detail throughout!
Front Elevation
Front Elevation
DeMotte ArchitectsDeMotte Architects
Brad DeMotte
Exteriors
Exteriors
Wedgewood Building CompanyWedgewood Building Company
The Beacon Hill
The Beacon Hill
Riptide Builders, LLCRiptide Builders, LLC
Balsam Lake 2
Balsam Lake 2
Lands End Development - Designers & BuildersLands End Development - Designers & Builders
Roadside Exterior with Rustic wood siding, timber trusses, and metal shed roof accents. Stone landscaping and steps.

Traditional House Exterior with a Mixed Material 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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