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House Exterior with a Metal Roof Ideas and Designs

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MILNE HOME
MILNE HOME
LAD ArchitectureLAD Architecture
Inspiration for a multi-coloured contemporary bungalow detached house in Hamilton with a flat roof, a metal roof and mixed cladding.
Aerie Residence
Aerie Residence
jls designjls design
Photo of a brown contemporary detached house in Sacramento with three floors, mixed cladding, a flat roof and a metal roof.
New Custom Modern Single Family Home in Malibu
New Custom Modern Single Family Home in Malibu
MESH dbsMESH dbs
Fredrik Brauer
Design ideas for a large contemporary two floor front detached house in San Francisco with an orange house, metal cladding, a flat roof, a metal roof and a black roof.
Stabels Renovation
Stabels Renovation
Jamie Armstrong PhotographyJamie Armstrong Photography
Jamie Armstrong Photography
Design ideas for a red traditional two floor brick detached house in Christchurch with a metal roof.
Contemporary Home from West
Contemporary Home from West
Mark Eric Benner - Architects, Ltd.Mark Eric Benner - Architects, Ltd.
Photographer: Jon Miller Architectural Photography Rear view featuring reclaimed Chicago common brick in pink. Poplar bark siding and clean lines of vertical fiber-cement siding add a palette of texture. Arcadia sliding glass walls blend indoors with outdoors.
9th Street House
9th Street House
Tom Hurt ArchitectureTom Hurt Architecture
Inspiration for a white contemporary two floor detached house in Austin with mixed cladding, a hip roof and a metal roof.
Pearl Street
Pearl Street
Dennehy Builders Pty LtdDennehy Builders Pty Ltd
Inspiration for a medium sized and multi-coloured contemporary two floor detached house in Geelong with mixed cladding, a flat roof and a metal roof.
Kingston Beach House
Kingston Beach House
Studio Zerbey Architecture + InteriorsStudio Zerbey Architecture + Interiors
Photo: Studio Zerbey Architecture
Inspiration for a medium sized and brown contemporary bungalow detached house in Seattle with wood cladding, a lean-to roof and a metal roof.
Mehrfamilienwohnhaus “Ottouno”, Starnberg
Mehrfamilienwohnhaus “Ottouno”, Starnberg
Baehr Rödel Architekten und Stadtplaner GmbhBaehr Rödel Architekten und Stadtplaner Gmbh
Mehrfamilienwohnhaus “Ottouno”, Starnberg, ©baehr rödel Architekten und Stadtplaner
White contemporary render flat in Munich with a metal roof, three floors and a flat roof.
新根塚町のいえ
新根塚町のいえ
伊田直樹建築設計事務所伊田直樹建築設計事務所
Inspiration for a brown contemporary two floor detached house in Other with mixed cladding, a lean-to roof, a metal roof and a black roof.
Casa Hualle
Casa Hualle
A M P U E R O Y U T R O N I CA M P U E R O Y U T R O N I C
Felipe Fontecilla
Large and black modern two floor detached house in Other with wood cladding, a metal roof and a flat roof.
Modern Sustainable Architecture
Modern Sustainable Architecture
Noel Cross+ArchitectsNoel Cross+Architects
Strong horizontal lines and bold colors liven up this Eichler neighborhood. Uber green design features, passive solar design, and sustainable practices abound, making this small house a great place to live without making a large environmental footprint - Frank Paul Perez photo credit
Contemporary Home from Driveway
Contemporary Home from Driveway
Mark Eric Benner - Architects, Ltd.Mark Eric Benner - Architects, Ltd.
Photographer: Jon Miller Architectural Photography Approach view featuring reclaimed Chicago common brick in pink. Horizontal lattice screen shields the garage entry.

House Exterior with a Metal 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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