Victorian Exterior Wall Cladding Ideas and Designs

Historic Takoma Park addition

Grossmueller's Design Consultants

22 Station Street

NOCK ARCHITECTURE PTY LTD

Pergola seating area

Modern Victorian Home

Sharkey Design|Build

Integrity from Marvin Windows & Evening Blue Hardie Siding, Chicago, IL

Siding & Windows Group Ltd

This Victorian Style Home located in Chicago, IL was remodeled by Siding & Windows Group where we installed Wood-Ultrex Integrity from Marvin Fiberglass Windows, James HardiePlank Select Cedarmill Lap Siding in ColorPlus Technology Color Evening Blue and HardieTrim Smooth Boards in ColorPlus Technology Color Arctic White with top and bottom frieze boards, Hardie Soffit and Hardie Corner Post Trim. We also completed the Front Door Arched Canopy with Douglas Fir Beaded Ceiling, new Porch Beams with Crown Molding and new Entry Door System.

Historic Victorian Renovation

Copper Sky Design + Remodel

Project: Malvern Eat House

Brickworks Building Products

Austral Bricks Natural Stone paving slabs in Sawn Basalt decorate the front path and steps leading to the verandah. They also feature in the outdoor room and paths flanking the house rear. Structural Engineer: Mark Stellar & Associates Bricklayer: M&M Bricklaying Paving Construction: Komplete Bricks & Pavers Architect: Peter Jackson Design in association with Canonbury Fine Homes Developer / Builder: Canonbury Fine Homes Photographer: Digital Photography Inhouse, Michael Laurie

Classic on the water

Fradkin Fine Construction, Inc.

Victorian Home Restoration and Addition

Normandy Remodeling

This balcony is off the new master suite and the double french door style lets plenty of natural light in throughout the day. created by Normandy Design Manager Troy Pavelka.

Modern Craftsmen Remodel

THREE SIXTY ONE Architecture, AIA

This was a remodel of a traditional craftsmen/shingle style home. The clients wanted to make their home more energy efficient, warm and functional. The solution was to bring more light into the spaces (master bedroom and kitchen), insulate throughout and redo the existing space and create a fully functional, roomy kitchen to be used for both cooking and entertaining.

Shingle Style House

VanBrouck & Associates, Inc.

VanBrouck & Associates, Inc. www.vanbrouck.com photos by: www.bradzieglerphotography.com

Interior Design + Architecture - Rock Star Family Home

My-Studio Ltd

Victorian double fronted house

Renovation and Extension of Victorian Dwelling

Des Ewing Residential Architects

Bernal Heights Residences

Knock Architecture and Design

Hood River Renovation

Craft Homes Northwest

A complete home renovation in the heart of Hood River, OR. New owners worked with Oregon Finish Carpentry, Inc. to breath new life into this old home. We prioritized durability, craftsmanship and charm, and created a heritage home to be passed down through generations. The open main level creates a great space for family to come together. The unique split-level design on the upper floors allows for separate bedroom and bathroom spaces for privacy at the end of the day. This home features two master suites, an art studio, and custom craftsmanship throughout.

Inner City Terrace Makeover

schemes & spaces

Regional Project Projects

360 Painting Charlotte

Old Metairie, Hotard General Contracting 2

Jefferson Door Company

Jefferson Door supplied: exterior doors (custom Sapele mahogany), interior doors (Buffelen), windows (Marvin windows), shutters (custom Sapele mahogany), columns (HB&G), crown moulding, baseboard and door hardware (Emtek). House was built by Hotard General Contracting, Inc.

Castle Estate

iQuarters

The landscape speaker system is a robust setup designed to be durable while providing excellent audio fidelity and volume. A subterranean subwoofer was even installed by the pool to add base that literally makes the ground shake! The luxury landscape speakers are also from James Loudspeaker.

Castle Estate

iQuarters

If you look closely in the picture above, you will see that we ran a series of pipes flush against the house. These were picked to ensure their color matched the exterior nicely, while both protecting and concealing the network cables that were ran.

Historic Victorian Renovation

Copper Sky Design + Remodel

Victorian Exterior Wall Cladding 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 victorian 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 victorian 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 victorian 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 victorian 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 victorian exterior architecture choices for your house designs.

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