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House Exterior with a Lean-to Roof Ideas and Designs

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Santa Lucia Preserve Residence
Santa Lucia Preserve Residence
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Inspiration for a beige contemporary bungalow detached house in Other with mixed cladding, a lean-to roof and a metal roof.
Citycore Home
Citycore Home
TRU ExteriorsTRU Exteriors
Design ideas for a multi-coloured contemporary two floor detached house in Calgary with mixed cladding and a lean-to roof.
GRIFFIN ENRIGHT ARCHITECTS: Mandeville Canyon Residence
GRIFFIN ENRIGHT ARCHITECTS: Mandeville Canyon Residence
Griffin Enright ArchitectsGriffin Enright Architects
View over the pool to the backyard, outdoor living room and porch above.
Photo of a medium sized and beige contemporary two floor render house exterior in Los Angeles with a lean-to roof.
Diamond Project
Diamond Project
Terry and Terry ArchitectureTerry and Terry Architecture
Photo credit: Ethan Kaplan
Inspiration for a large and brown modern house exterior in San Francisco with three floors, wood cladding and a lean-to roof.
Northview Outlook - Floating Roof
Northview Outlook - Floating Roof
MBO ArchitectsMBO Architects
CACO Photography
Design ideas for a white contemporary two floor detached house in Brisbane with a lean-to roof.
Worthington Dr. House
Worthington Dr. House
Lanefab Design/BuildLanefab Design/Build
photo: Colin Perry
This is an example of a gey and medium sized industrial two floor detached house in Vancouver with metal cladding, a lean-to roof and a metal roof.
Britannia West Coast
Britannia West Coast
Dean Thomas Design GroupDean Thomas Design Group
Inspiration for a brown contemporary bungalow detached house in Calgary with mixed cladding and a lean-to roof.
TRG Architects
TRG Architects
TRG Architecture + Interior DesignTRG Architecture + Interior Design
Photos by Bernard Andre
This is an example of a medium sized and brown contemporary two floor detached house in San Francisco with mixed cladding and a lean-to roof.
Millcreek House
Millcreek House
Effect Home Builders Ltd.Effect Home Builders Ltd.
Merle Prosofsky
Design ideas for a large and white contemporary two floor detached house in Edmonton with mixed cladding and a lean-to roof.
Surfers Dream House
Surfers Dream House
Michael Hospelt PhotographyMichael Hospelt Photography
Noel Cross Architects, Gina Viscusi Elson Interior Design, Messi Construction
Inspiration for a blue beach style two floor detached house in Sacramento with mixed cladding and a lean-to roof.
Дом в современном стиле
Дом в современном стиле
АСК ПоместьеАСК Поместье
"Дом-крыло" по проекту Тотана Кузембаева. Проект фасадов, проект внешнего освещения, дизайн интерьеров - Elizaveta Kruglova Paupe + архитектурное бюро "Студия Перемен". Реализация - "АСК Поместье" 2013-2015 гг.
Modern
Modern
Firmitas Design, LLCFirmitas Design, LLC
Photo of a beige contemporary two floor detached house in Dallas with mixed cladding, a lean-to roof and a metal roof.
Mid-Century Modern
Mid-Century Modern
Nest Architectural Design, Inc.Nest Architectural Design, Inc.
Photography: Daniel O'Connor Photography Interior Design: Mellin Interiors / Heidi Mellin Construction: Old Greenwich Builders Engineer: Malouff Engineering
Modern Bungalow
Modern Bungalow
Sheer Design GroupSheer Design Group
September Days-Laura Reoch
This is an example of a white contemporary bungalow detached house in San Francisco with mixed cladding and a lean-to roof.
Joyous Renovation
Joyous Renovation
Thielsen Architects, Inc. P.S.Thielsen Architects, Inc. P.S.
West Elevation and Back Yard Photo by Art Grice
This is an example of a contemporary two floor house exterior in Seattle with wood cladding and a lean-to roof.
Webb & Brown-Neaves - Mindarie
Webb & Brown-Neaves - Mindarie
Radiant LightingRadiant Lighting
This is an example of a multi-coloured contemporary two floor detached house in Perth with mixed cladding and a lean-to roof.
Mountain View II
Mountain View II
CCY ArchitectsCCY Architects
Robert Millman
Photo of a black contemporary two floor house exterior in Denver with a lean-to roof.
Real Estate
Real Estate
SPCA Visual MarbellaSPCA Visual Marbella
Design ideas for a large and white modern two floor detached house in Other with a lean-to roof.
Clermont County Ohio Residence
Clermont County Ohio Residence
RVP PhotographyRVP Photography
Ross Van Pelt - RVP Photography
This is an example of a modern house exterior in Cincinnati with stone cladding and a lean-to roof.
Chanin Residence
Chanin Residence
KGA Studio Architects, PCKGA Studio Architects, PC
Photo of a large and beige contemporary two floor detached house in Denver with mixed cladding and a lean-to roof.

House Exterior with a Lean-to 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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