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Traditional Exterior Wall Cladding Ideas and Designs

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The Oscar Home Plan 1428
The Oscar Home Plan 1428
Donald A. Gardner ArchitectsDonald A. Gardner Architects
The storybook exterior features a front facing garage that is ideal for narrower lots. The arched garage bays add character to the whimsical exterior. This home enjoys a spacious single dining area while the kitchen is multi-functional with a center cook-top island and bar seating for casual eating and gathering. Two additional bedrooms are found upstairs, and are separated by a loft for privacy.
Timeless...
Timeless...
Intown RoofingIntown Roofing
Inspiration for a medium sized and beige traditional two floor detached house in Atlanta with mixed cladding, a pitched roof and a mixed material roof.
Mosswood
Mosswood
Riverside Builders, Inc.Riverside Builders, Inc.
This is an example of a white and medium sized classic bungalow detached house in Sacramento with mixed cladding, a pitched roof and a tiled roof.
Gainesville Custom Home
Gainesville Custom Home
Golden Hammer ConstructionGolden Hammer Construction
Medium sized and blue classic bungalow detached house in Miami with mixed cladding, a pitched roof and a shingle roof.
Exteriors
Exteriors
Chiott Custom Homes, Inc.Chiott Custom Homes, Inc.
This is an example of an expansive and white classic two floor brick detached house in Charlotte with a half-hip roof and a shingle roof.
Austen By Bosgraaf Homes
Austen By Bosgraaf Homes
Bosgraaf HomesBosgraaf Homes
Blue traditional bungalow detached house in Grand Rapids with mixed cladding and a pitched roof.
Tangletown Remodel
Tangletown Remodel
grouparchitectgrouparchitect
Remodel and addition by Grouparchitect & Eakman Construction. Photographer: AMF Photography.
Medium sized and blue classic two floor detached house in Seattle with concrete fibreboard cladding, a pitched roof and a shingle roof.
Preston Hollow Transitional
Preston Hollow Transitional
Tanner HomesTanner Homes
Costa Christ
Large and white traditional bungalow brick detached house in Dallas with a pitched roof and a shingle roof.
Angler Mountain Home
Angler Mountain Home
Buffalo Mountain MetalsBuffalo Mountain Metals
Custom fabricated metal siding. Photo by Amy Marie Imagery
This is an example of a medium sized and gey traditional two floor detached house in Denver with a lean-to roof, a metal roof and metal cladding.
3213 Stevenson
3213 Stevenson
Moazami HomesMoazami Homes
This is an example of a brown traditional two floor brick detached house in Austin with a pitched roof and a shingle roof.
Pleasant Ridge Bungalow Exterior Remodel
Pleasant Ridge Bungalow Exterior Remodel
brandli77brandli77
Design ideas for a white classic bungalow detached house in Detroit with mixed cladding, a pitched roof and a shingle roof.
Claremont Cottage
Claremont Cottage
The Interiors ProjectThe Interiors Project
Design ideas for a small and white traditional bungalow render detached house in Dublin with a hip roof and a shingle roof.
Jenks Hills
Jenks Hills
Stanton W. Espinosa Architects, LLC.Stanton W. Espinosa Architects, LLC.
Contractor: Rogers and Associates.
Inspiration for a large and white traditional two floor brick detached house in Other with a mixed material roof.
Челси Декор для фасадов
Челси Декор для фасадов
AS-DECORAS-DECOR
Brown traditional two floor brick detached house in Other with a pitched roof.
Traditional Elegance - Exterior
Traditional Elegance - Exterior
Marcelle Guilbeau, Interior DesignerMarcelle Guilbeau, Interior Designer
Brick, Siding, Fascia, and Vents Manufacturer:Sherwin Williams Color No.:SW 6203 Color Name.:Spare White Garage Doors Manufacturer:Sherwin Williams Color No.:SW 7067 Color Name.:Cityscape Railings Manufacturer:Sherwin Williams Color No.:SW 7069 Color Name.:Iron Ore Exterior Doors Manufacturer:Sherwin Williams Color No.:SW 3026 Color Name.:King’s Canyon
Western Red Cedar Shingles in Chestnut Hill, MA
Western Red Cedar Shingles in Chestnut Hill, MA
United Home ExpertsUnited Home Experts
Brown and large traditional detached house in Boston with three floors, wood cladding, a shingle roof, a hip roof, a black roof and shingles.
Mastic vinyl siding installation in Geneva Illinois
Mastic vinyl siding installation in Geneva Illinois
Opal Enterprises, Inc.Opal Enterprises, Inc.
vinyl siding installation
Photo of a medium sized and blue traditional two floor detached house in Chicago with vinyl cladding, a hip roof and a shingle roof.
Grey Oaks 128 Spec
Grey Oaks 128 Spec
Bob Buescher HomesBob Buescher Homes
Photo of a large and blue classic detached house in Other with three floors, mixed cladding, a pitched roof and a shingle roof.
Island inspiration
Island inspiration
12/12 Architects & Planners12/12 Architects & Planners
This 1990s brick home had decent square footage and a massive front yard, but no way to enjoy it. Each room needed an update, so the entire house was renovated and remodeled, and an addition was put on over the existing garage to create a symmetrical front. The old brown brick was painted a distressed white. The 500sf 2nd floor addition includes 2 new bedrooms for their teen children, and the 12'x30' front porch lanai with standing seam metal roof is a nod to the homeowners' love for the Islands. Each room is beautifully appointed with large windows, wood floors, white walls, white bead board ceilings, glass doors and knobs, and interior wood details reminiscent of Hawaiian plantation architecture. The kitchen was remodeled to increase width and flow, and a new laundry / mudroom was added in the back of the existing garage. The master bath was completely remodeled. Every room is filled with books, and shelves, many made by the homeowner. Project photography by Kmiecik Imagery.
SENDERO 2 HOUSE
SENDERO 2 HOUSE
OSCAR E. FLORES DESIGN STUDIO, LLCOSCAR E. FLORES DESIGN STUDIO, LLC
hill country contemporary house designed by oscar e flores design studio in cordillera ranch on a 14 acre property
Photo of a large and white classic bungalow concrete detached house in Austin with a lean-to roof and a metal roof.

Traditional Exterior Wall Cladding 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 traditional 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 traditional 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 traditional 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 traditional 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 traditional exterior architecture choices for your house designs.
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