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House Exterior with a Shingle Roof Ideas and Designs

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Country Home, Gloucestershire
Country Home, Gloucestershire
Justin Van Breda LondonJustin Van Breda London
Photo of a beige rural detached house in Gloucestershire with three floors, stone cladding, a pitched roof, a shingle roof and a brown roof.
Lifestyle Garden
Lifestyle Garden
We Love Plants - Garden Design by Nic HowardWe Love Plants - Garden Design by Nic Howard
Photo of a white classic two floor detached house in Surrey with a pitched roof, a shingle roof and a red roof.
Georgian House Renovation and Extension
Georgian House Renovation and Extension
HollandGreen Architecture, Interiors & LandscapesHollandGreen Architecture, Interiors & Landscapes
We were challenged to restore and breathe new life into a beautiful but neglected Grade II* listed home. The sympathetic renovation saw the introduction of two new bathrooms, a larger kitchen extension and new roof. We also restored neglected but beautiful heritage features, such as the 300-year-old windows and historic joinery and plasterwork.
Olmi Landrith Dr
Olmi Landrith Dr
The Ransom CompanyThe Ransom Company
This is an example of a white classic two floor detached house in DC Metro with a pitched roof and a shingle roof.
Green Tea
Green Tea
SV DesignSV Design
Located within a gated golf course community on the shoreline of Buzzards Bay this residence is a graceful and refined Gambrel style home. The traditional lines blend quietly into the surroundings. Photo Credit: Eric Roth
Stone Residence 1
Stone Residence 1
Norris ArchitectureNorris Architecture
A traditional house that meanders around courtyards built as though it where built in stages over time. Well proportioned and timeless. Presenting its modest humble face this large home is filled with surprises as it demands that you take your time to experience it.
Garden Suite
Garden Suite
Story LLCStory LLC
This is an example of a small and gey modern bungalow detached house in Seattle with wood cladding, a hip roof, a shingle roof and a black roof.
Viola E
Viola E
Prodigy Homes Inc.Prodigy Homes Inc.
Karen Jackson Photography
Large and white contemporary two floor render detached house in Seattle with a hip roof and a shingle roof.
Decatur-Kirk Road
Decatur-Kirk Road
Alan Clark Architects, LLCAlan Clark Architects, LLC
Scott Chester
Gey and medium sized traditional two floor detached house in Atlanta with wood cladding, a pitched roof and a shingle roof.
Cozy Cottage
Cozy Cottage
Gatling DesignGatling Design
Photo by Ed Gohlich
Photo of a small and white traditional bungalow detached house in San Diego with wood cladding, a pitched roof and a shingle roof.
Water's Edge, Lake Chatuge - Lakeview
Water's Edge, Lake Chatuge - Lakeview
Timberlake Custom HomesTimberlake Custom Homes
Kurtis Miller - KM Pics
Inspiration for a red and medium sized country two floor detached house in Atlanta with mixed cladding, a pitched roof, a shingle roof, board and batten cladding and shingles.
Exterior
Exterior
Marie Meko, Allied ASIDMarie Meko, Allied ASID
Photo of a rustic two floor house exterior in Minneapolis with a shingle roof.
Willow Glen Cottage
Willow Glen Cottage
Arch Studio, Inc.Arch Studio, Inc.
2019 -- Complete re-design and re-build of this 1,600 square foot home including a brand new 600 square foot Guest House located in the Willow Glen neighborhood of San Jose, CA.
Triple Tree Residence
Triple Tree Residence
Studio ArchitectsStudio Architects
Inspiration for an expansive rustic two floor render detached house in Other with a shingle roof and a grey roof.
McGee Home - Killowen Construction
McGee Home - Killowen Construction
Hearth and Home Distributors of Utah, LLC. (HHDU)Hearth and Home Distributors of Utah, LLC. (HHDU)
Studio McGee's New McGee Home featuring Tumbled Natural Stones, Painted brick, and Lap Siding.
Photo of a large and multi-coloured traditional two floor detached house in Salt Lake City with mixed cladding, a pitched roof, a shingle roof, a brown roof and board and batten cladding.
Green Hills Classic
Green Hills Classic
Noble Johnson ArchitectsNoble Johnson Architects
Photography: Garett + Carrie Buell of Studiobuell/ studiobuell.com
Photo of a large and white classic two floor detached house in Nashville with a hip roof and a shingle roof.
Sunset Island Trail Project
Sunset Island Trail Project
JR Builders LLCJR Builders LLC
Large and white rural two floor detached house in Nashville with mixed cladding, a pitched roof and a shingle roof.
Pewter Gray, Walnut Dr., Frederick
Pewter Gray, Walnut Dr., Frederick
Colorado Roof ToppersColorado Roof Toppers
We put a new roof on this home in Frederick that was hit with hail last summer. The shingles we installed are GAF Timberline HD shingles in the color Pewter Gray.
Custom Home
Custom Home
ABT Custom Homes, LLCABT Custom Homes, LLC
Photo of a large and blue classic two floor detached house in Other with mixed cladding, a hip roof and a shingle roof.
Dover Shores Remodel
Dover Shores Remodel
Eric Aust ArchitectEric Aust Architect
Lane Dittoe Photographs [FIXE] design house interors
Design ideas for a medium sized and white retro bungalow render detached house in Orange County with a hip roof and a shingle roof.

House Exterior with 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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