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Traditional House Exterior with a Lean-to Roof Ideas and Designs

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Bridle Trails
Bridle Trails
AOME ArchitectsAOME Architects
The simple entryway, framed in stone, casts a lantern-like glow in the evening. Photography by Mike Jensen
Design ideas for a large and gey traditional two floor detached house in Seattle with a lean-to roof, mixed cladding and a metal roof.
Side and Back Door Porticos
Side and Back Door Porticos
Georgia Front PorchGeorgia Front Porch
Bracket portico for side door of house. The roof features a shed style metal roof. Designed and built by Georgia Front Porch.
This is an example of a small traditional brick detached house in Atlanta with an orange house, a lean-to roof and a metal roof.
Silver Maple - Exterior
Silver Maple - Exterior
Snowden Builders LLCSnowden Builders LLC
Design ideas for a medium sized and blue traditional two floor detached house in Grand Rapids with vinyl cladding, a lean-to roof and a shingle roof.
Sliding Doors, Barn Doors
Sliding Doors, Barn Doors
Sunny Day Homes Inc.Sunny Day Homes Inc.
Photo by Rowan Parris Baltic birch reinforced sliding barn doors. Custom steel cable railings. Horizontal underpinning.
Inspiration for a medium sized and gey traditional bungalow detached house in Charlotte with mixed cladding, a lean-to roof and a metal roof.
Texas Lake Retreat House
Texas Lake Retreat House
M+A Architecture StudioM+A Architecture Studio
Guest house as approached from bridge over the pond marsh that connects back to the main house. Large porch overlooking the big pond with a small living room ringed by bedroom spaces. Photo by Dror Baldinger, AIA
The Elwood - Skye Estates
The Elwood - Skye Estates
Blackbox design studiosBlackbox design studios
Mark Heywood
This is an example of a large traditional detached house in Salt Lake City with three floors, mixed cladding, a lean-to roof and a shingle roof.
Cottage Exterior
Cottage Exterior
Eye 4 Color Designs/Paint Smart StudioEye 4 Color Designs/Paint Smart Studio
Small and green traditional bungalow house exterior in Chicago with wood cladding and a lean-to roof.
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
Inspiration for a large and white classic bungalow concrete detached house in Austin with a lean-to roof and a metal roof.
Indoor Outdoor dog run Fairfield County, Ct
Indoor Outdoor dog run Fairfield County, Ct
RoSal EnterprisesRoSal Enterprises
Gates on each end to enable cleaning.
Photo of a small and gey traditional bungalow detached house in New York with mixed cladding, a lean-to roof and a mixed material roof.
Hackney House
Hackney House
VORBILD ArchitectureVORBILD Architecture
Glass side extension with a sloping roof. Photo by Chris Snook
Inspiration for a medium sized and brown classic brick terraced house in London with three floors and a lean-to roof.
Lakeside Farmhouse
Lakeside Farmhouse
Fluidesign StudioFluidesign Studio
Building Design, Plans, and Interior Finishes by: Fluidesign Studio I Builder: Structural Dimensions Inc. I Photographer: Seth Benn Photography
Design ideas for a medium sized and beige classic house exterior in Minneapolis with three floors, concrete fibreboard cladding and a lean-to roof.
Canyon Lake Model Home
Canyon Lake Model Home
Lifestyle by Stadler Custom HomesLifestyle by Stadler Custom Homes
Photo of a large and white traditional two floor brick detached house in Austin with a lean-to roof, a metal roof and a black roof.
north 40
north 40
AXIS ProductionsAXIS Productions
A garage addition in the Aspen Employee Housing neighborhood known as the North Forty. A remodel of the existing home, with the garage addition, on a budget to comply with strict neighborhood affordable housing guidelines. The garage was limited in square footage and with lot setbacks.
Metal Roofs
Metal Roofs
Mr. Roof NashvilleMr. Roof Nashville
This is an example of a large and beige traditional two floor detached house in Nashville with mixed cladding, a lean-to roof and a metal roof.
Phoenixville Exterior
Phoenixville Exterior
Harth BuildersHarth Builders
Medium sized and beige classic two floor detached house in Philadelphia with vinyl cladding, a lean-to roof, a mixed material roof, a grey roof and shiplap cladding.
Craftsman Bungalow Style Home
Craftsman Bungalow Style Home
Brio Design HomesBrio Design Homes
Historic Craftsman Bungalow style home with earth-toned exterior palette.
Inspiration for a medium sized and green traditional two floor house exterior in Other with concrete fibreboard cladding and a lean-to roof.
Miscellaneous Projects
Miscellaneous Projects
Rivers Edge Metal Roofing LLCRivers Edge Metal Roofing LLC
Photo of a large and gey classic bungalow house exterior in Other with vinyl cladding and a lean-to roof.
theSage
theSage
Arbor South ArchitectureArbor South Architecture
Mike Dean
This is an example of a small and gey traditional bungalow detached house in Other with mixed cladding, a lean-to roof and a shingle roof.
Pool House
Pool House
Lasley Brahaney Architecture + ConstructionLasley Brahaney Architecture + Construction
The pool house and its pool area are a picture perfect retreat.
This is an example of an expansive and white classic two floor house exterior in New York with wood cladding, a lean-to roof and a tiled roof.
Side and Back Door Porticos
Side and Back Door Porticos
Georgia Front PorchGeorgia Front Porch
Bracket portico for side door of house. The roof features a shed style metal roof. Designed and built by Georgia Front Porch.
Inspiration for a small classic brick detached house in Atlanta with an orange house, a lean-to roof and a metal roof.

Traditional House Exterior with a Lean-to 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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