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

First Floor Remodel with Kitchen and Hall Bath

Medium sized and yellow traditional bungalow rear house exterior in Philadelphia with vinyl cladding, a lean-to roof, a shingle roof, a brown roof and shiplap cladding.

Ultimate Split-Level

Gill Design Co.

Designed around the sunset downtown views from the living room with open-concept living, the split-level layout provides gracious spaces for entertaining, and privacy for family members to pursue distinct pursuits.

Glen Road

risa boyer architecture

Inspiration for a large and black midcentury bungalow detached house in Portland with wood cladding, a lean-to roof, a shingle roof and a black roof.

Pickford Residence

AAHA Studio

Front facade design
Photo of a medium sized and white contemporary two floor detached house in Los Angeles with mixed cladding, a lean-to roof, a shingle roof and a grey roof.

Contemporary Stucco & Stone Exterior with Slanted Roof

Icon Projects Ltd.

A contemporary new construction home located in Abbotsford, BC. The exterior body is mainly acrylic stucco (X-202-3E) and Hardie Panel painted in Benjamin Moore Black Tar (2126-10) & Eldorado Ledgestone33 Beach Pebble.

West Hills ADU

TELFORD+BROWN STUDIO ARCHITECTURE

This 800 square foot Accessory Dwelling Unit steps down a lush site in the Portland Hills. The street facing balcony features a sculptural bronze and concrete trough spilling water into a deep basin. The split-level entry divides upper-level living and lower level sleeping areas. Generous south facing decks, visually expand the building's area and connect to a canopy of trees. The mid-century modern details and materials of the main house are continued into the addition. Inside a ribbon of white-washed oak flows from the entry foyer to the lower level, wrapping the stairs and walls with its warmth. Upstairs the wood's texture is seen in stark relief to the polished concrete floors and the crisp white walls of the vaulted space. Downstairs the wood, coupled with the muted tones of moss green walls, lend the sleeping area a tranquil feel. Contractor: Ricardo Lovett General Contracting Photographer: David Papazian Photography

Magnolia New Construction Home

Beachworks LLC

Front exterior of home
Photo of a medium sized and blue modern two floor detached house in Seattle with mixed cladding, a lean-to roof and a shingle roof.

Contemporary New Home Build

Victory Construction, Inc

Inspiration for a medium sized and white contemporary two floor detached house in San Francisco with mixed cladding, a lean-to roof and a shingle roof.

Mid Century Modern

Riverdell Construction, Inc.

Jesse Smith
Medium sized and multi-coloured midcentury bungalow detached house in Portland with mixed cladding, a lean-to roof and a shingle roof.

Exteriors

Paula Ables Interiors

Northpointe

Palmer Homes

Design ideas for a small and gey retro bungalow detached house in Other with concrete fibreboard cladding, a lean-to roof and a shingle roof.

Silver Maple - Exterior

Snowden Builders LLC

Design ideas for a medium sized and blue traditional two floor detached house in Grand Rapids with vinyl cladding, a lean-to roof and a shingle roof.

Hillside Curb Appeal

Studio Boise, LLC

Inspiration for a medium sized and multi-coloured eclectic split-level render detached house in Boise with a lean-to roof and a shingle roof.

Modern Farmhouse- Personal Residence

Lolio Architect

Photo of a medium sized and white rural two floor detached house in Philadelphia with a lean-to roof, a shingle roof and mixed cladding.

Tranquil Legacy

Meadowlark Design+Build

Exterior of this Meadowlark-designed and built contemporary custom home in Ann Arbor.
Large and beige contemporary two floor detached house in Detroit with mixed cladding, a lean-to roof and a shingle roof.

The Elwood - Skye Estates

Blackbox design studios

Mark Heywood
This is an example of a large traditional detached house in Salt Lake City with three floors, mixed cladding, a lean-to roof and a shingle roof.

RAPSON REVISITED

Kate Roos Design LLC

View of the elevated deck and surrounding gardens. Andrea Rugg Photography
This is an example of a gey midcentury detached house in Minneapolis with mixed cladding, a lean-to roof and a shingle roof.

Glen Road

risa boyer architecture

Large and black midcentury bungalow detached house in Portland with wood cladding, a shingle roof, a black roof and a lean-to roof.

Front Entrance

Samuel Gordon Architects, PC

Blue coastal detached house in New York with wood cladding, a shingle roof and a lean-to roof.

Modern Farmhouse- Personal Residence

Lolio Architect

Medium sized and white farmhouse two floor detached house in Philadelphia with a lean-to roof, a shingle roof and mixed cladding.

House Exterior with a Lean-to Roof and 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 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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