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Country House Exterior with a Shingle Roof Ideas and Designs

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Coastal Cottage
Coastal Cottage
Mom's Design BuildMom's Design Build
Inspiration for a white farmhouse two floor detached house in Minneapolis with a pitched roof and a shingle roof.
Hanahan Residence
Hanahan Residence
Priester's Custom Contracting, LLCPriester's Custom Contracting, LLC
Patrick Brickman and Ebony Ellis
Photo of a gey country two floor detached house in Charleston with a shingle roof, wood cladding and a pitched roof.
Totteridge Cape Cod
Totteridge Cape Cod
MK Homes, IncMK Homes, Inc
Mary Jane Salopek, Picatour
Photo of a medium sized and blue rural two floor detached house in Other with vinyl cladding, a pitched roof and a shingle roof.
Lakeside Mountain Modern
Lakeside Mountain Modern
Alexander Design Group, Inc.Alexander Design Group, Inc.
Spacecrafting
This is an example of a gey country detached house in Minneapolis with three floors, mixed cladding, a pitched roof and a shingle roof.
Ashdale Lane
Ashdale Lane
Mark Langos Interior DesignMark Langos Interior Design
Photo: Meghan Bob Photo
Design ideas for a large and white rural two floor detached house in Los Angeles with wood cladding and a shingle roof.
Duration shingle by Owen's Corning - color is Black Onyx
Duration shingle by Owen's Corning - color is Black Onyx
Intown RoofingIntown Roofing
Photo of a large and white rural two floor detached house in Atlanta with concrete fibreboard cladding, a pitched roof and a shingle roof.
View From the Driveway
View From the Driveway
Renaissance Partners, LLCRenaissance Partners, LLC
Design ideas for a large and white rural two floor detached house in New York with wood cladding, a pitched roof and a shingle roof.
Fall Showcase
Fall Showcase
Rauscher & AssocRauscher & Assoc
This is an example of a large and white farmhouse render detached house in Minneapolis with a pitched roof, a shingle roof and three floors.
Quaint Cottage Remodel
Quaint Cottage Remodel
Pillar HomesPillar Homes
Builder: Pillar Homes Photographer: Landmark Photography
Design ideas for a medium sized and white rural two floor detached house in Minneapolis with wood cladding and a shingle roof.
Elllsworth St, Naperville, IL
Elllsworth St, Naperville, IL
M House DevelopmentM House Development
Inspiration for a white rural detached house in Chicago with three floors, wood cladding, a pitched roof and a shingle roof.
Paris Mountain Farmhouse
Paris Mountain Farmhouse
ID Studio InteriorsID Studio Interiors
Inspiration for a medium sized and white country two floor detached house in Other with concrete fibreboard cladding, a shingle roof and a pitched roof.
McKeaney Bank Barn
McKeaney Bank Barn
King Construction Company LLCKing Construction Company LLC
Photo of a medium sized and brown country two floor house exterior in Philadelphia with wood cladding, a pitched roof and a shingle roof.
Indianapolis Contemporary Farmhouse
Indianapolis Contemporary Farmhouse
TR Design Group "The" Residential Design GroupTR Design Group "The" Residential Design Group
Design ideas for a large and white rural two floor detached house in Indianapolis with wood cladding, a pitched roof and a shingle roof.
Country Residence
Country Residence
brwarchitectsbrwarchitects
This is an example of a large and white country two floor detached house in Other with wood cladding, a pitched roof and a shingle roof.
1920's Colonial Renovation in Greenwich, CT
1920's Colonial Renovation in Greenwich, CT
Domus Constructors, LLC.Domus Constructors, LLC.
Jim Fuhrmann Photography | Complete remodel and expansion of an existing Greenwich estate to provide for a lifestyle of comforts, security and the latest amenities of a lower Fairfield County estate.
Sunset Island Trail Project
Sunset Island Trail Project
JR Builders LLCJR Builders LLC
Large and white rural two floor detached house in Nashville with mixed cladding, a pitched roof and a shingle roof.
Modern Farmhouse
Modern Farmhouse
House SprucingHouse Sprucing
Photo of a large and white country two floor detached house in Other with mixed cladding, a pitched roof and a shingle roof.
The Savannah: Best of Ohio Custom Home Over 5,000 SF
The Savannah: Best of Ohio Custom Home Over 5,000 SF
Justin Doyle HomesJustin Doyle Homes
Carry the fun outside right from the living area and out onto the cathedral covered deck. With plenty of seating and a fireplace, it's easy to cozy up and watch your favorite movie outdoors. Head downstairs to even more space with a grilling area and fire pit. The areas to entertain are endless.
Modern Farmhouse- Personal Residence
Modern Farmhouse- Personal Residence
Lolio ArchitectLolio Architect
Design ideas for a medium sized and white country two floor detached house in Philadelphia with a lean-to roof, a shingle roof and mixed cladding.
Before & After - Villanova, PA
Before & After - Villanova, PA
Peter Zimmerman ArchitectsPeter Zimmerman Architects
Tom Crane and Orion Construction
Design ideas for a small and beige farmhouse two floor detached house in Philadelphia with stone cladding, a pitched roof and a shingle roof.

Country House Exterior with a Shingle 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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