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Purple House Exterior with a Mansard Roof Ideas and Designs

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2018 Showcase of Homes | Saratoga Springsexteri
2018 Showcase of Homes | Saratoga Springsexteri
Witt ConstructionWitt Construction
Randall Perry Photography
Blue classic detached house in New York with vinyl cladding, a mansard roof and a shingle roof.
1373 Wild Indigo Crossing
1373 Wild Indigo Crossing
Athens Construction GroupAthens Construction Group
Nesting In Athens
Design ideas for a white and medium sized classic two floor brick house exterior in Atlanta with a mansard roof.
Grand Country House
Grand Country House
Patrick Ahearn ArchitectPatrick Ahearn Architect
Greg Premru
Large and white classic two floor house exterior in Boston with stone cladding and a mansard roof.
Custom Nantucket Home
Custom Nantucket Home
J. Graham Goldsmith ArchitectsJ. Graham Goldsmith Architects
Nantucket Home with guest house.
Photo of a large and multi-coloured beach style two floor front detached house in Boston with wood cladding, a mansard roof, a shingle roof, a grey roof and shingles.
Front Casita - Mainhouse - Encinitas
Front Casita - Mainhouse - Encinitas
City VenturesCity Ventures
Casita at our Mainhouse Community in Encinitas. *Community is Sold Out. Homes are still available at our Insignia Carlsbad location. Starting in the Low $1 Millions. Call: 760.730.9150 Visit: 1651 Oak Avenue, Carlsbad, CA 92008
Blueberry Hill
Blueberry Hill
Don Stuart Architect IncDon Stuart Architect Inc
Whistler BC
Inspiration for a large rustic detached house in Vancouver with three floors, stone cladding and a mansard roof.
Troon
Troon
MDZA Landscape Architecture and PlanningMDZA Landscape Architecture and Planning
Photo of a large and beige classic detached house in Los Angeles with three floors, mixed cladding, a mansard roof and a shingle roof.
Backyard Aerial View
Backyard Aerial View
Fratantoni Design / Residential ArchitectsFratantoni Design / Residential Architects
We love the reclaimed beams and luxury landscaping as well. Talk about making an impression!
Photo of an expansive and multi-coloured two floor detached house in Phoenix with mixed cladding, a mansard roof and a mixed material roof.
Mediterranean Stunner
Mediterranean Stunner
Lisa & LeroyLisa & Leroy
This house suffered from many renovations gone wrong. We "un-enclosed" the front porch and restored the arches.
Design ideas for a large and white mediterranean two floor concrete detached house in Miami with a mansard roof and a shingle roof.
Memory Lane
Memory Lane
Orchard Home DesignOrchard Home Design
This is an example of a large and gey classic two floor render house exterior in San Francisco with a mansard roof.
Exterior Power Washing
Exterior Power Washing
The Westchester TeamThe Westchester Team
Design ideas for a large and beige classic two floor detached house in New York with wood cladding, a mansard roof and a shingle roof.
Exteriors
Exteriors
Elegance by Colonial HomesElegance by Colonial Homes
Photo of a large traditional two floor house exterior in Cleveland with mixed cladding and a mansard roof.
Sugarloaf Residence
Sugarloaf Residence
Ziger|Snead ArchitectsZiger|Snead Architects
Patrick Ross
This is an example of a classic house exterior in Baltimore with wood cladding and a mansard roof.
野毛2丁目の住宅
野毛2丁目の住宅
株式会社フォルムス一級建築士事務所株式会社フォルムス一級建築士事務所
外観（夕景） 撮影：堀内広治／新写真工房
This is an example of a medium sized and gey world-inspired two floor detached house in Tokyo with a mansard roof and a metal roof.
Shoreline House
Shoreline House
CK ArchitectsCK Architects
Photo of a large and white traditional detached house in Bridgeport with three floors, mixed cladding, a mansard roof and a shingle roof.
Palmerston | BuiltGreen Platinum New Home
Palmerston | BuiltGreen Platinum New Home
Blackfish Homes Ltd.Blackfish Homes Ltd.
This is an example of a large and beige traditional render detached house in Vancouver with three floors, a mansard roof and a shingle roof.
Дом по технологии Timber Frame
Дом по технологии Timber Frame
Архитектурно-строительное бюро ASTRAGAL ARCHITECTSАрхитектурно-строительное бюро ASTRAGAL ARCHITECTS
Photo of a medium sized and green country two floor detached house in Saint Petersburg with wood cladding, a mansard roof and a shingle roof.
Blueberry Hill
Blueberry Hill
Don Stuart Architect IncDon Stuart Architect Inc
Whistler BC
This is an example of a large and brown rustic detached house in Vancouver with three floors, stone cladding and a mansard roof.

Purple House Exterior with a Mansard 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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