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House Exterior with a Shingle Roof Ideas and Designs

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N. Andover, MA
N. Andover, MA
G. M. Roth Design Remodeling, Inc.G. M. Roth Design Remodeling, Inc.
Inspiration for a gey and medium sized contemporary bungalow detached house in Boston with vinyl cladding and a shingle roof.
Kirkwood Terrace | Sammamish
Kirkwood Terrace | Sammamish
Quadrant HomesQuadrant Homes
White traditional two floor detached house in Seattle with mixed cladding, a pitched roof and a shingle roof.
Cooper Woods Modern Tudor
Cooper Woods Modern Tudor
Havlicek Builders Inc.Havlicek Builders Inc.
This 2 story home with a first floor Master Bedroom features a tumbled stone exterior with iron ore windows and modern tudor style accents. The Great Room features a wall of built-ins with antique glass cabinet doors that flank the fireplace and a coffered beamed ceiling. The adjacent Kitchen features a large walnut topped island which sets the tone for the gourmet kitchen. Opening off of the Kitchen, the large Screened Porch entertains year round with a radiant heated floor, stone fireplace and stained cedar ceiling. Photo credit: Picture Perfect Homes
The Hidden Treasure
The Hidden Treasure
Colby ConstructionColby Construction
Tricia Shay Photography
Inspiration for a white farmhouse two floor detached house in Milwaukee with wood cladding, a pitched roof and a shingle roof.
Classical Revival
Classical Revival
VanderHorn ArchitectsVanderHorn Architects
This formal front façade at the top of a rising promenade fits a long doric porch and Chinese railing, elaborate front door and surround, handsome custom window patterns, rustic stone base, shingle cladding, and smart classical mouldings into a ceremonious composition.
Arriscraft Fresco Silverado Stone Home with Citadel® Manitoulin Mist - Quebec
Arriscraft Fresco Silverado Stone Home with Citadel® Manitoulin Mist - Quebec
General ShaleGeneral Shale
Stunning home design featuring Arriscraft Fresco Silverado with Citadel® Manitoulin Mist CIT36 (custome blend) stone exterior and gray mortar.
Inspiration for an expansive and gey traditional two floor detached house in Other with stone cladding and a shingle roof.
Alexander Valley Ranch
Alexander Valley Ranch
Wade Design ArchitectsWade Design Architects
Photo of a rustic bungalow detached house in San Francisco with mixed cladding and a shingle roof.
River side story
River side story
CMM Custom HomesCMM Custom Homes
This is an example of a beige coastal two floor detached house in Other with wood cladding, a mansard roof and a shingle roof.
Grand Transitional
Grand Transitional
Mountain ConceptsMountain Concepts
Matt Waclo
Photo of a rustic two floor detached house in Sacramento with mixed cladding, a pitched roof and a shingle roof.
Cabot Cove Tiny House
Cabot Cove Tiny House
Tyler Karu Design + InteriorsTyler Karu Design + Interiors
A tiny waterfront house in Kennebunkport, Maine. Photos by James R. Salomon
Design ideas for a blue and small nautical bungalow tiny house in Portland Maine with wood cladding, a hip roof and a shingle roof.
pocco
pocco
YIA イシウエヨシヒロ建築設計事務所YIA イシウエヨシヒロ建築設計事務所
「pocco」 photo by 冨田英次
This is an example of a white and medium sized modern two floor detached house in Other with a flat roof, metal cladding and a shingle roof.
Via Lido Nord
Via Lido Nord
Graystone Custom Builders, Inc.Graystone Custom Builders, Inc.
This is an example of a white beach style two floor detached house in Orange County with a shingle roof.
Modern Farmhouse
Modern Farmhouse
Rocco J LettieriRocco J Lettieri
This fresh modern farmhouse began as a cape home with years of additions and adds on, creating no formal structure. Rocco J Lettieri worked to keep the footprint of the home due to limitations based on the wetland conservations on the property and opted to go from a traditional home to a modern barn with a semi-open plan. The goal was to feel clean and crisp throughout all of the seasons. It was built for a close family so the layout is designed to be inviting for their children as well. Photo Credit: Tria Giovan
Beach House 3
Beach House 3
South Coast Architects, Inc.South Coast Architects, Inc.
Inspiration for a white nautical two floor detached house in Orange County with wood cladding, a pitched roof and a shingle roof.
The Nook, Earlswood
The Nook, Earlswood
Hall + Bednarczyk ArchitectsHall + Bednarczyk Architects
Photography by Simon Maxwell
Contemporary two floor house exterior in Other with mixed cladding, a pitched roof and a shingle roof.
maple-bluff-post-war-colonial-to-neighborhood-delight-remodel
maple-bluff-post-war-colonial-to-neighborhood-delight-remodel
Architectural Building Arts, Inc.Architectural Building Arts, Inc.
Photography by Joe DeMaio
This is an example of a blue and small classic two floor detached house in Other with mixed cladding, a pitched roof, a shingle roof and a grey roof.
Juno Beach-Family Friendly Waterfront
Juno Beach-Family Friendly Waterfront
Krista + HomeKrista + Home
Inspiration for a white beach style detached house in Miami with a hip roof and a shingle roof.
Gold Award winning 2017 Manor Homes Parade House
Gold Award winning 2017 Manor Homes Parade House
Couture DesignsCouture Designs
CA Robinson Photographic
Inspiration for a white rural detached house in Columbus with wood cladding and a shingle roof.
The Cliffs at Mountain Park
The Cliffs at Mountain Park
Design EliteDesign Elite
Photo of a green rustic two floor detached house in Other with wood cladding, a hip roof and a shingle roof.
Nantucket
Nantucket
Clive Daniel HomeClive Daniel Home
Design ideas for a beige nautical two floor detached house in Boston with wood cladding, a pitched 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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