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Expansive House Exterior with a Mansard Roof Ideas and Designs

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Head of Oyster Pond Maison Sirene d'Huitre
Head of Oyster Pond Maison Sirene d'Huitre
Polhemus Savery DaSilvaPolhemus Savery DaSilva
Photo Credits: Brian Vanden Brink
Photo of an expansive and gey nautical two floor detached house in Boston with wood cladding, a mansard roof and a shingle roof.
Choptank Waterfront, Cambridge
Choptank Waterfront, Cambridge
Hammond WilsonHammond Wilson
This is an example of an expansive and beige classic two floor house exterior in Baltimore with wood cladding and a mansard roof.
Villa H - Architektur
Villa H - Architektur
Graf Plauen Interior DesignGraf Plauen Interior Design
Design ideas for an expansive and multi-coloured traditional render detached house in Berlin with three floors, a mansard roof and a shingle roof.
Nashville Curb Appeal
Nashville Curb Appeal
Wills CompanyWills Company
Wiff Harmer
This is an example of an expansive and red traditional house exterior in Nashville with three floors, mixed cladding and a mansard roof.
Pound Ridge French Country Home
Pound Ridge French Country Home
Nordic Construction, Inc.Nordic Construction, Inc.
Design ideas for an expansive traditional brick house exterior in New York with three floors and a mansard roof.
Ridgefield Circle
Ridgefield Circle
Carlton EdwardsCarlton Edwards
This design involved a renovation and expansion of the existing home. The result is to provide for a multi-generational legacy home. It is used as a communal spot for gathering both family and work associates for retreats. ADA compliant. Photographer: Zeke Ruelas
South Shore Waterfront
South Shore Waterfront
Sally Weston AssociatesSally Weston Associates
Anthony Crisafulli
Inspiration for an expansive and beige classic two floor detached house in Boston with stone cladding, a mansard roof and a shingle roof.
Cove Neck
Cove Neck
UserUser
This is an example of an expansive and beige classic house exterior in Other with stone cladding and a mansard roof.
Windows
Windows
SoCal ContractorSoCal Contractor
SoCal Contractor- Construction Lori Dennis Inc- Interior Design Mark Tanner-Photography
Expansive and red two floor brick house exterior in San Diego with a mansard roof.
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
Expansive and white classic two floor house exterior in Chicago with wood cladding and a mansard roof.
Coastal Farm House
Coastal Farm House
Becker Morgan Group, Inc.Becker Morgan Group, Inc.
This is an example of an expansive and white farmhouse two floor detached house in Other with wood cladding, a mansard roof and a shingle roof.
Spring Lake Seashore Colonial
Spring Lake Seashore Colonial
Atlantic Architectural MillworkAtlantic Architectural Millwork
This is an example of an expansive and gey beach style detached house in New York with three floors, wood cladding, a mansard roof and a shingle roof.
Bayhead Summer Retreat
Bayhead Summer Retreat
Evenflow InteriorsEvenflow Interiors
This gorgeous summer retreat was in need of a complete overhaul! After SuperStorm Sandy renovations to the lower level, my clients were ready to tackle the 3 upper floors. The home is chock full of original beauty with its custom bead board and moldings. Walnut banisters and solid five panels interior doors - adorned with crystal knobs. We took advantage of the amazing exposed ceiling beams in living and dining rooms. Incredible wavy leaded glass doors are found in both the foyer and bar rooms. Imposing interior walls were removed to make way for this dream kitchen! A classic 9" subway tile sets the tone for the white shaker front cabinets and quartz counter top. While the contrasting soft gray island carries an almost black dropped miter edge quartz top. For that old world charm, we added a pair of open shelves to showcase the dinnerware and glasses. Custom furnishings and window treatments are found through the home. Our goal was to create an amazingly cozy home that our clients could enjoy for generations to come!!
CHIMNEYS & FIREPLACES
CHIMNEYS & FIREPLACES
Castro StoneWorks NY - Masonry ContractorsCastro StoneWorks NY - Masonry Contractors
Natural Stone Fireplace Project done in Water Mill NY www.castrostonework.com
Inspiration for an expansive and beige traditional two floor detached house in New York with a mansard roof, a shingle roof and stone cladding.
Rustic-Mountain-Modern
Rustic-Mountain-Modern
Owen Homes LLCOwen Homes LLC
Design ideas for an expansive and gey modern bungalow detached house in Kansas City with metal cladding, a mansard roof, a shingle roof, a black roof and board and batten cladding.
Witchwood
Witchwood
Patrick Ahearn ArchitectPatrick Ahearn Architect
Greg Premru
This is an example of an expansive victorian two floor house exterior in Boston with wood cladding and a mansard roof.
Wilton Historic Restoration
Wilton Historic Restoration
Four Brothers Design + BuildFour Brothers Design + Build
Complete restoration of historic plantation home in Middlesex Virginia.
Design ideas for a red and expansive country two floor brick house exterior in DC Metro with a mansard roof.
Rear Deck - Mike Ford Custom Homes - Witherspoon Parade Model
Rear Deck - Mike Ford Custom Homes - Witherspoon Parade Model
Marty Paoletta PhotographyMarty Paoletta Photography
Photographer - Marty Paoletta
Expansive and beige mediterranean two floor detached house in Nashville with stone cladding, a mansard roof and a shingle roof.
Monomoscoy Custom Home
Monomoscoy Custom Home
Thomas J. O'Neill, Inc.Thomas J. O'Neill, Inc.
Custom Waterfront Home Designed and Built by Thomas J. O'Neill, INC
This is an example of a gey and expansive victorian house exterior in Boston with three floors, wood cladding and a mansard roof.
Racing Beach
Racing Beach
Cataldo Custom Builders, Inc.Cataldo Custom Builders, Inc.
Aerial Advantage
Expansive and brown traditional two floor detached house in Boston with wood cladding, a mansard roof and a shingle roof.

Expansive 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 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 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 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 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 exterior architecture choices for your house designs.
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