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Expansive House Exterior with a Hip Roof Ideas and Designs

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Sequoyah Addition
Sequoyah Addition
Jonathan Miller ArchitectsJonathan Miller Architects
Red and expansive classic brick detached house in Other with three floors, a shingle roof and a hip roof.
Santa Barbara Barton Creek
Santa Barbara Barton Creek
Glen Screws Construction LLCGlen Screws Construction LLC
Design ideas for an expansive and white mediterranean two floor detached house in Austin with mixed cladding, a hip roof and a tiled roof.
Elegant and Understated Home
Elegant and Understated Home
Des Ewing Residential ArchitectsDes Ewing Residential Architects
Front Elevation
Expansive and white classic two floor render detached house in London with a hip roof and a shingle roof.
French Country in The Settlement
French Country in The Settlement
Ryan Homes, Inc.Ryan Homes, Inc.
Expansive and beige two floor detached house in Denver with mixed cladding, a hip roof and a shingle roof.
Summit Ridge Lodge
Summit Ridge Lodge
Summit Ridge Design LLCSummit Ridge Design LLC
Inspiration for an expansive and brown rustic two floor detached house in Portland with wood cladding, a hip roof and a shingle roof.
Modern Prairie Style Home on Minnehaha Creek
Modern Prairie Style Home on Minnehaha Creek
Sustainable Nine Design + BuildSustainable Nine Design + Build
Landmark Photography
Inspiration for an expansive and multi-coloured modern detached house in Minneapolis with three floors, mixed cladding, a hip roof and a mixed material roof.
Lake Minnetonka Castle
Lake Minnetonka Castle
John Kraemer & SonsJohn Kraemer & Sons
Builder: John Kraemer & Sons | Design: Sharratt Design | Interior Design: Bruce Kading Interior Design | Landscaping: Keenan & Sveiven | Photography: Landmark Photography
Mediterranean Escape in Saratoga, CA
Mediterranean Escape in Saratoga, CA
Golden Visions DesignGolden Visions Design
Front entry of the new mediterranean style home in Saratoga, CA.
Design ideas for an expansive and beige mediterranean two floor render house exterior in San Francisco with a hip roof.
French Chateau
French Chateau
William T BakerWilliam T Baker
James Lockheart photo
Expansive and beige mediterranean two floor house exterior in Atlanta with stone cladding and a hip roof.
202 Seabreeze Ave | Delray Beach, Florida
202 Seabreeze Ave | Delray Beach, Florida
Seaside Builders Of Delray Beach, FloridaSeaside Builders Of Delray Beach, Florida
Photo of an expansive and beige mediterranean two floor concrete detached house in Miami with a hip roof and a tiled roof.
2015 Midwest Home Luxury Home #1 - Denali Custom Homes
2015 Midwest Home Luxury Home #1 - Denali Custom Homes
Spacecrafting / Architectural PhotographySpacecrafting / Architectural Photography
Builder: Denali Custom Homes - Architectural Designer: Alexander Design Group - Interior Designer: Studio M Interiors - Photo: Spacecrafting Photography
SEABROOK BEACH HOUSE
SEABROOK BEACH HOUSE
Duncan McRoberts Associates, LLCDuncan McRoberts Associates, LLC
This is an example of an expansive beach style two floor house exterior in Seattle with wood cladding and a hip roof.
Ludowici Renovation Award
Ludowici Renovation Award
JUST ROOF IT - More Core ConstructionJUST ROOF IT - More Core Construction
Ludowici Revovation Award -2009 First Place East Coast. Third Place Nationally. Photo: Lou Handwerker
Design ideas for an expansive and beige mediterranean render detached house in New York with three floors, a hip roof and a shingle roof.
Longmont - 6,122 sq ft
Longmont - 6,122 sq ft
Metropolitan Custom HomesMetropolitan Custom Homes
www.tkimages.com
Photo of an expansive and white traditional two floor brick detached house in Houston with a hip roof.
Arcadia French Country
Arcadia French Country
Hendricks ConstructionHendricks Construction
Design ideas for an expansive and beige bungalow render house exterior in Phoenix with a hip roof.
Front Elevation
Front Elevation
DeMotte ArchitectsDeMotte Architects
Brad DeMotte
Design ideas for an expansive traditional two floor house exterior in Other with mixed cladding and a hip roof.
Traditional Exterior
Traditional Exterior
This is an example of an expansive and beige traditional two floor detached house in Other with stone cladding, a hip roof and a shingle roof.
Colfax
Colfax
Ross Builders, Inc.Ross Builders, Inc.
Rear
Inspiration for an expansive and gey beach style rear detached house in Chicago with three floors, wood cladding, a hip roof, a shingle roof, a grey roof and shingles.
Waters Edge Front Elevation
Waters Edge Front Elevation
Sater Design Collection, Inc.Sater Design Collection, Inc.
Modern luxury home design with stucco and stone accents. The contemporary home design is capped with a bronze metal roof.
Inspiration for an expansive and multi-coloured contemporary two floor render detached house in Miami with a hip roof and a metal roof.
Sequoyah Addition
Sequoyah Addition
Jonathan Miller ArchitectsJonathan Miller Architects
Red and expansive traditional brick detached house in Other with three floors, a shingle roof and a hip roof.

Expansive House Exterior with a 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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