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Travis Heights
Travis Heights
Katz Builders, Inc.Katz Builders, Inc.
Carefully designed by Chuck Krueger, AIA to wrap around the branches of this Heritage Live Oak Tree, this home features a birds nest retreat for homeowner. Although new, this home looks like it's been in the neighborhood since the beginning. It's dry stack limestone and beams give it a very warm and charming appeal.
7 Sunrise Summit Exterior
7 Sunrise Summit Exterior
Larson Shores ArchitectsLarson Shores Architects
This is an example of a contemporary house exterior in San Francisco with wood cladding and a lean-to roof.
Balaclava St, Vancouver
Balaclava St, Vancouver
Ace Copper SpecialistsAce Copper Specialists
Part urban cabin, part neighbourhood intervention, the 1,600-square-foot house and its younger sibling, a 400-square-foot laneway home, read like residential installation art. Featuring Slate-Grey pre painted steel standing seam wall panels by Ace Copper
Asymmetrical Overhaul
Asymmetrical Overhaul
Klondike ContractingKlondike Contracting
Reconfiguration of floor plan adds music room, library room, wine cellar and additional bedrooms for hobbies, work and guests, respectively. Ovation Award Finalist: Best Renovation: 250K - 499K Photos by Ema Peter
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.
Contemporary Exterior
Contemporary Exterior
Green contemporary two floor house exterior in Other with a lean-to roof.
Davis Residence
Davis Residence
Abramson ArchitectsAbramson Architects
The first floor base is mostly solid, in response to the harsh Canadian winter, and is clad in layer of stone and wood. It reads heavy and rooted to the earth. As the façade lifts up and away from the grade, it is wrapped in wood and detailed as a rain-screen, which stands proudly on the stone below it. Photo: Tom Arban
Midtown Portfolio
Midtown Portfolio
Brookfield Residential ColoradoBrookfield Residential Colorado
Residence Four of the Midtown Portfolio
Inspiration for a gey contemporary two floor house exterior in Denver with a lean-to roof.
Maplewood
Maplewood
Whitefish ArchitectureWhitefish Architecture
This high performance home re-uses the shell of a 60's mid century steel structure, adding a new stair "spine" and bedroom wing to the East to create a dramatic, efficient, modern home for a family of four. Photo: Stephen J. Edgar
Mini House
Mini House
Arnal PhotographyArnal Photography
Arnal Photography Designed by LineBox Studio (Andrew Reeves) this infill home in Toronto is a study in minimalism. Small, efficient and at the same time architecturally beautiful in it's detail. "The Mini House is more about minimalism and a rejection of excess. The house makes a statement: Bigger isn't necessarily better, and achieving loft-style living is entirely possible outside the confines of a high-rise building or warehouse," says Reeves.
Lake Austin Water Front Property
Lake Austin Water Front Property
Audino Construction, Inc.Audino Construction, Inc.
Tre Dunham
Inspiration for a medium sized bohemian detached house in Austin with stone 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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