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Traditional House Exterior with a Flat Roof Ideas and Designs

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エレガントかつ、フェミニンな住まい
エレガントかつ、フェミニンな住まい
ハウスクラフト株式会社ハウスクラフト株式会社
真っ白なキューブ型の住まい。白とグレーというシンプルな配色は、爽やかで洗練された印象を持たせます。空を見上げると十字窓が印象的なアクセントに。
Inspiration for a white traditional two floor detached house in Other with mixed cladding, a flat roof, a metal roof, a grey roof and shiplap cladding.
Riley Residence
Riley Residence
AMS Landscape Design Studios, Inc.AMS Landscape Design Studios, Inc.
Photography by: Jeri Koegel - Installation by: Altera Landscape
Inspiration for a white classic bungalow detached house in Los Angeles with a flat roof.
Fence 1
Fence 1
STACKLABSTACKLAB
This is an example of a medium sized and gey traditional house exterior in Toronto with three floors, vinyl cladding and a flat roof.
Traditional Custom Home
Traditional Custom Home
Westchester Modular Homes Construction (Brewster)Westchester Modular Homes Construction (Brewster)
Design ideas for a medium sized and blue classic two floor house exterior in New York with mixed cladding and a flat roof.
Beaux-Arts Classic
Beaux-Arts Classic
Morales Construction Co., Inc.Morales Construction Co., Inc.
Morales Construction Company is one of Northeast Florida’s most respected general contractors, and has been listed by The Jacksonville Business Journal as being among Jacksonville’s 25 largest contractors, fastest growing companies and the No. 1 Custom Home Builder in the First Coast area.
Traditional House Exterior
Traditional House Exterior
Red classic brick house exterior in Other with three floors and a flat roof.
Craftsman
Craftsman
B Street DesignB Street Design
Architect- Sema Architects
Green and medium sized traditional two floor house exterior in San Diego with wood cladding and a flat roof.
Period conversion, London NW5
Period conversion, London NW5
UserUser
Clive Doyle
This is an example of a brown traditional brick terraced house in London with three floors and a flat roof.
Notting Hill House Rebuild
Notting Hill House Rebuild
HomeconceptsHomeconcepts
Inspiration for a beige classic terraced house in London with three floors and a flat roof.
James Hardie - Wildwood
James Hardie - Wildwood
SIS Exterior RenovationsSIS Exterior Renovations
S.I.S. Supply Install Services Ltd.
Photo of a medium sized and gey traditional two floor detached house in Calgary with concrete fibreboard cladding, a flat roof and a shingle roof.
Rusholme Restored
Rusholme Restored
M-Squared Contracting Inc.M-Squared Contracting Inc.
Red classic two floor brick detached house in Toronto with a flat roof, a mixed material roof and a black roof.
Classic Brick Style Siding with Matte Black and Wooden Accent | Seattle, WA
Classic Brick Style Siding with Matte Black and Wooden Accent | Seattle, WA
TOV Siding and RoofingTOV Siding and Roofing
For the front part of this townhouse’s siding, the coal creek brick offers a sturdy yet classic look in the front, that complements well with the white fiber cement panel siding. A beautiful black matte for the sides extending to the back of the townhouse gives that modern appeal together with the wood-toned lap siding. The overall classic brick combined with the modern black and white color combination and wood accent for this siding showcase a bold look for this project.
Deepdene: Renovation & Extension
Deepdene: Renovation & Extension
First Avenue HomesFirst Avenue Homes
Modern extension on a heritage home in Deepdene featuring balcony overlooking pool area
Photo of a large and black classic two floor detached house in Melbourne with wood cladding, a flat roof, a metal roof and a black roof.
Vincere, Ltd.
Vincere, Ltd.
Vincere, Ltd.Vincere, Ltd.
Recently completed, with an exterior inspired by several of the finest vintage co-operative apartment buildings on Chicago’s Gold Coast, this single-family home was designed with the utmost consideration for every element. Vincere worked in consultation with the developer to create a unique street presence, sensitive to its neighbors, yet distinct enough to set itself apart. Vincere also assisted in choosing finishes, details of materials, moldings, paneling, and other significant components that together comprise a singular residence
504 Hudson Street
504 Hudson Street
Brinton Brosius IncBrinton Brosius Inc
Halstead Property
Design ideas for a beige classic terraced house in New York with three floors and a flat roof.
Home Exteriors
Home Exteriors
New Amherst HomesNew Amherst Homes
Photo of a medium sized and beige traditional bungalow detached house in Toronto with stone cladding, a flat roof and a shingle roof.
Exteriors
Exteriors
Sinclair PaintingSinclair Painting
Inspiration for a large and blue classic render terraced house in San Francisco with three floors, a flat roof and a metal roof.
Annie Residence
Annie Residence
Root ArchitectureRoot Architecture
Photo of a medium sized and blue traditional two floor detached house in Austin with a flat roof and a metal roof.
Manor Residence
Manor Residence
Aspect Design BuildAspect Design Build
Photo of a large and black traditional two floor detached house in Minneapolis with wood cladding, a shingle roof and a flat roof.
Pasadena Bungalow Haven Craftsman Remodel
Pasadena Bungalow Haven Craftsman Remodel
Grueter ConstructionGrueter Construction
Design ideas for a medium sized and green classic bungalow house exterior in Los Angeles with wood cladding and a flat roof.

Traditional House Exterior with a Flat 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 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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