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Country House Exterior with a Lean-to Roof Ideas and Designs

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Endeavor Cove Remodel
Endeavor Cove Remodel
LARK + PALMLARK + PALM
Design ideas for a medium sized and white rural two floor detached house in San Francisco with a lean-to roof and a metal roof.
Modern Farmhouse
Modern Farmhouse
Ken Overstreet HomesKen Overstreet Homes
Design ideas for a large and yellow farmhouse brick house exterior in Chicago with three floors, a lean-to roof, a shingle roof, a black roof and board and batten cladding.
Cliffside Farmhouse
Cliffside Farmhouse
Danze & Davis Architects, Inc.Danze & Davis Architects, Inc.
Photo of a medium sized and white farmhouse bungalow detached house in Austin with wood cladding, a lean-to roof, a metal roof, a black roof and board and batten cladding.
Modern Farmhouse- Personal Residence
Modern Farmhouse- Personal Residence
Lolio ArchitectLolio Architect
Photo of a medium sized and white country two floor detached house in Philadelphia with a lean-to roof, a shingle roof and mixed cladding.
The Vineyard Farmhouse at Rough Hollow (Cedar Siding & Pine Soffit)
The Vineyard Farmhouse at Rough Hollow (Cedar Siding & Pine Soffit)
TimberTownTimberTown
The Vineyard Farmhouse in the Peninsula at Rough Hollow. This 2017 Greater Austin Parade Home was designed and built by Jenkins Custom Homes. Cedar Siding and the Pine for the soffits and ceilings was provided by TimberTown.
Urban Farmhouse
Urban Farmhouse
DK HomesDK Homes
This home is full of clean lines, soft whites and grey, & lots of built-in pieces​. Large entry area with message center, dual closets, custom bench with hooks and cubbies to keep organized. Living room fireplace with shiplap, custom mantel and cabinets, and white brick.
Finished Houses-Exteriors
Finished Houses-Exteriors
Charles Petersheim, BuilderCharles Petersheim, Builder
Farmhouse 35 by CatskillFarms; photo by Charles Petersheim
Photo of a large and green rural two floor house exterior in New York with wood cladding and a lean-to roof.
Casa degli Gnomi
Casa degli Gnomi
Mas Foto di Maurizio SorvilloMas Foto di Maurizio Sorvillo
Maurizio Sorvillo
Beige country two floor detached house in Florence with stone cladding, a lean-to roof and a tiled roof.
Remax Lucca
Remax Lucca
UserUser
This is an example of a white and medium sized farmhouse two floor house exterior in Florence with stone cladding and a lean-to roof.
Modern Farmhouse Exterior
Modern Farmhouse Exterior
Windle Design & ConstructionWindle Design & Construction
Design ideas for a large and white rural two floor detached house in Philadelphia with mixed cladding, a lean-to roof, a mixed material roof, a brown roof and board and batten cladding.
Passive solar awning
Passive solar awning
R-Value HomesR-Value Homes
Back entrance displays the exposed rafter tails, metal roof, and passive solar design at work!
Photo of a medium sized and white farmhouse bungalow detached house in Grand Rapids with vinyl cladding, a lean-to roof and a metal roof.
Farmhouse Exterior
Farmhouse Exterior
Photo of a small and black rural two floor detached house in Austin with wood cladding, a lean-to roof and a metal roof.
Old Barn Worton Farm
Old Barn Worton Farm
Webb Yates EngineersWebb Yates Engineers
Anthony Coleman
Medium sized and beige rural two floor detached house in Wiltshire with mixed cladding, a lean-to roof and a tiled roof.
The Boxcar
The Boxcar
Timbercraft Tiny HomesTimbercraft Tiny Homes
Patrick Oden
Design ideas for a small and red farmhouse bungalow tiny house in Other with a lean-to roof.
Barn House
Barn House
Alisco DesignsAlisco Designs
Curly's Shot Photography
Photo of a large and black rural bungalow detached house in Other with a lean-to roof and a metal roof.
The Vineyard Farmhouse at Rough Hollow (Cedar Siding & Pine Soffit)
The Vineyard Farmhouse at Rough Hollow (Cedar Siding & Pine Soffit)
TimberTownTimberTown
The Vineyard Farmhouse in the Peninsula at Rough Hollow. This 2017 Greater Austin Parade Home was designed and built by Jenkins Custom Homes. Cedar Siding and the Pine for the soffits and ceilings was provided by TimberTown.
Modern Farmhouse
Modern Farmhouse
Salamander Construction Inc.Salamander Construction Inc.
Design ideas for a large and beige farmhouse bungalow house exterior in Burlington with wood cladding and a lean-to roof.
Hill Plains House
Hill Plains House
Wolveridge ArchitectsWolveridge Architects
Derek Swalwell
Inspiration for a medium sized and black farmhouse bungalow house exterior in Melbourne with wood cladding and a lean-to roof.
Modern Farmhouse
Modern Farmhouse
KLM Design-BuildKLM Design-Build
AKD Photography (Austin, TX)
This is an example of a medium sized and white farmhouse bungalow house exterior in Austin with a lean-to roof.
Modern Farmhouse Exterior
Modern Farmhouse Exterior
Lifestyle by Stadler Custom HomesLifestyle by Stadler Custom Homes
Exterior of the modern farmhouse using white limestone and a black metal roof.
Photo of a medium sized and white rural bungalow detached house in Austin with stone cladding, a lean-to roof and a metal roof.

Country House Exterior with a Lean-to 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 country 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 country 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 country 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 country 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 country exterior architecture choices for your house designs.
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