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Expansive House Exterior with a Half-hip Roof Ideas and Designs

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La Cantera Dream Home
La Cantera Dream Home
Haus of Blaylock | Award-Winning DesignerHaus of Blaylock | Award-Winning Designer
The La Cantera exterior is a grand and modern sight. Fort Worth, Texas. https://www.hausofblaylock.com
Stone Retaining Wall
Stone Retaining Wall
Orren Pickell Building GroupOrren Pickell Building Group
The stone retaining wall with integral planing beds. Photo by Mike Kaskel
Photo of an expansive and beige traditional two floor detached house in Milwaukee with stone cladding, a half-hip roof and a shingle roof.
French Country Magnified
French Country Magnified
MDC Cabinetry & MoreMDC Cabinetry & More
French Country, Transitional - Photography by Narod Photography - Design Build by CEI (Gretchen Yahn)
Expansive and beige classic detached house in DC Metro with three floors, stone cladding, a half-hip roof and a tiled roof.
Kapalua Custom Home
Kapalua Custom Home
KAHE ConstructionKAHE Construction
Inspiration for an expansive and beige world-inspired bungalow detached house in Hawaii with a half-hip roof and a shingle roof.
South Glastonbury, CT
South Glastonbury, CT
Kellie Burke InteriorsKellie Burke Interiors
Design ideas for an expansive and gey classic detached house in New York with three floors, stone cladding, a half-hip roof and a shingle roof.
Country Home
Country Home
Grace Hill DesignGrace Hill Design
Landmark Photography
Inspiration for a gey and expansive traditional two floor house exterior in Minneapolis with wood cladding and a half-hip roof.
Historic Beauty - Wilmette, IL
Historic Beauty - Wilmette, IL
Scott Simpson Design + BuildScott Simpson Design + Build
This grand, neoclassical home, built circa 1875, was one of the first residences constructed in Wilmette and the oldest surviving home in the neighborhood. We were lucky enough to become custodians of its renovation and the construction of a much needed addition.
River Oaks, Houston, TX Residence
River Oaks, Houston, TX Residence
Eubanks Group ArchitectsEubanks Group Architects
View of bocce ball court looking back upwards toward the rear view of the home.
This is an example of an expansive and red classic two floor brick house exterior in Houston with a half-hip roof.
The Renovation of a Historic Landmark Property
The Renovation of a Historic Landmark Property
Mainline Group Architecture, Inc.Mainline Group Architecture, Inc.
Front Entrance | Photo by Matt Marcinkowski
Photo of an expansive and beige traditional house exterior in St Louis with three floors, stone cladding and a half-hip roof.
Lakeside Residence
Lakeside Residence
Tom Kuniholm Architects, AIATom Kuniholm Architects, AIA
Different types of natural materials including stone, mahogony, and slate were used to construct this European-inspired home.
Inspiration for a beige and expansive mediterranean two floor detached house in Seattle with stone cladding, a half-hip roof and a shingle roof.
Naples Mediterranean
Naples Mediterranean
EKO DevelopmentEKO Development
Design ideas for an expansive and white mediterranean two floor render detached house in Miami with a half-hip roof and a shingle roof.
Breezeway w/ Barrel Vault Ceiling
Breezeway w/ Barrel Vault Ceiling
Green River DesignGreen River Design
Design ideas for an expansive and white traditional house exterior in Boston with three floors, concrete fibreboard cladding and a half-hip roof.
Deck
Deck
UserUser
Nick Ryan
Inspiration for an expansive and brown contemporary two floor house exterior in New York with wood cladding and a half-hip roof.
A Hillside Villa
A Hillside Villa
Andrew Skurman ArchitectsAndrew Skurman Architects
A Hillside Villa with Mediterranean detailing. Photographer: Matthew Millman
Photo of an expansive and beige mediterranean two floor render detached house in San Francisco with a half-hip roof and a shingle roof.
Standing Tall in South Highlands
Standing Tall in South Highlands
WoodshapersWoodshapers
Photo of an expansive and red classic two floor brick house exterior in New Orleans with a half-hip roof.
draper castle
draper castle
RGS Exteriors & ConstructionRGS Exteriors & Construction
Inspiration for an expansive and brown traditional split-level detached house in Salt Lake City with stone cladding, a half-hip roof and a shingle roof.
Transitional Estate
Transitional Estate
Interior ArchaeologyInterior Archaeology
Design ideas for an expansive and beige classic render detached house in San Francisco with three floors, a half-hip roof and a green roof.
Exteriors
Exteriors
Chiott Custom Homes, Inc.Chiott Custom Homes, Inc.
Design ideas for an expansive and white traditional two floor brick detached house in Charlotte with a half-hip roof and a shingle roof.
Braeburn Drive
Braeburn Drive
BAS Concepts LLCBAS Concepts LLC
This is an example of an expansive and white traditional two floor detached house in Houston with a half-hip roof and a shingle roof.
Delray Ocean
Delray Ocean
INTELAEINTELAE
Inspiration for an expansive and gey contemporary two floor clay detached house in Miami with a half-hip roof and a metal roof.

Expansive House Exterior with a Half-hip 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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