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Traditional House Exterior with a Butterfly Roof Ideas and Designs

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Craftsman Escape with Oversize Riverstone Fireplace
Craftsman Escape with Oversize Riverstone Fireplace
Falcon AlaskaFalcon Alaska
Inspiration for a medium sized and green traditional bungalow detached house in Other with concrete fibreboard cladding, a butterfly roof, a shingle roof, a grey roof and board and batten cladding.
Complete renovation of a 2.5 bed Georgian maisonette in Islington - Sarah
Complete renovation of a 2.5 bed Georgian maisonette in Islington - Sarah
Absolute Project ManagementAbsolute Project Management
The front of the home is beautiful and welcoming in its own right. The paint was stripped back and refreshed in a bright white, and the front door replaced in a gorgeous navy blue, adding character while working nicely with the traditional features of the property. Antique brass ironmongery was used for the front door, paring beautifully with the blue. Discover more here: https://absoluteprojectmanagement.com/portfolio/sarah-islington/
Hagan Lakehouse Updates
Hagan Lakehouse Updates
Applet3dApplet3d
3D Rendering 3D Design Exterior-Interior The Best Services For Architects Feel free to send us a request for your project visualizations. info@applet3d.com +1(267)-297-4446
Craftsman Escape with Oversize Riverstone Fireplace
Craftsman Escape with Oversize Riverstone Fireplace
Falcon AlaskaFalcon Alaska
This is an example of a medium sized and green classic bungalow detached house in Other with concrete fibreboard cladding, a butterfly roof, a shingle roof, a grey roof and board and batten cladding.
The Foxridge at Tuscarora
The Foxridge at Tuscarora
Mitchell & Best HomesMitchell & Best Homes
Beautiful new custom home with stone exterior and a spacious front yard. Walk up to a cozy front patio overlooking the picturesque views of your new property.
Complete renovation of a 2.5 bed Georgian maisonette in Islington - Sarah
Complete renovation of a 2.5 bed Georgian maisonette in Islington - Sarah
Absolute Project ManagementAbsolute Project Management
The front of the home is beautiful and welcoming in its own right. The windows were renovated to a high standard, with glass panes replaced throughout. The paint was stripped back and refreshed in a bright white, and the front door replaced in a gorgeous navy blue, adding character while working nicely with the traditional features of the property. The roof was replaced as part of the works, giving it new life for years to come. Discover more here: https://absoluteprojectmanagement.com/portfolio/sarah-islington/
Gladiola
Gladiola
Noam Hazan StudioNoam Hazan Studio
Photo of a medium sized and black classic two floor detached house in Toronto with mixed cladding, a butterfly roof, a shingle roof and a black roof.
Radiant Retreat
Radiant Retreat
12/12 Architects & Planners12/12 Architects & Planners
White classic bungalow detached house in Chicago with wood cladding, a butterfly roof, a shingle roof, a grey roof and shiplap cladding.
Ranch Family Room Addition
Ranch Family Room Addition
12/12 Architects & Planners12/12 Architects & Planners
This is an example of a blue classic bungalow detached house in Chicago with wood cladding, a butterfly roof, a shingle roof, a grey roof and shiplap cladding.
Grand Custom Home
Grand Custom Home
FLR DevelopmentsFLR Developments
The Calgary Grand is a 12,000 Sq Ft Custom Home located in the highly sought after community of Bearspaw West of Calgary, Alberta. This Luxury Custom Development leaves nothing to be desired. Boasting larger than life scenic windows, a massive swimming pool, indoor rock waterfalls and a saltwater aquarium to name a few of the features.
Residential roof replacement Knoxville TN - Burell Built Exteriors & Roofing Com
Residential roof replacement Knoxville TN - Burell Built Exteriors & Roofing Com
Burell Built RoofingBurell Built Roofing
Burell Built Exteriors & Roofing Company LLC, 7328 Deane Hill Drive, Knoxville, Tennessee 37919, United States, (865) 238-2628; We have built our business on maintaining sustainable relationships with our clients in Knoxville TN. We achieve that by providing excellent communication, expertise in our industry and a quality product. The most rewarding part of our business has been helping our clients overcome challenging roof issues in which we have been able to provide solutions for. Our roofing solutions are custom tailored to our individual clients needs in Knoxville TN area as there is no one size fits all in this industry.
Gladiola
Gladiola
Noam Hazan StudioNoam Hazan Studio
This is an example of a medium sized and black traditional two floor detached house in Toronto with mixed cladding, a butterfly roof, a shingle roof and a black roof.
Growth for Gathering
Growth for Gathering
12/12 Architects & Planners12/12 Architects & Planners
Design ideas for a gey classic two floor detached house in Chicago with mixed cladding, a butterfly roof, a shingle roof, a grey roof and shiplap cladding.
Radiant Retreat
Radiant Retreat
12/12 Architects & Planners12/12 Architects & Planners
This is an example of a white classic bungalow detached house in Chicago with wood cladding, a butterfly roof, a shingle roof, a grey roof and shiplap cladding.
Gladiola
Gladiola
Noam Hazan StudioNoam Hazan Studio
This is an example of a medium sized and gey traditional two floor detached house in Toronto with mixed cladding, a butterfly roof, a shingle roof and a black roof.
Grand Custom Home
Grand Custom Home
FLR DevelopmentsFLR Developments
The Calgary Grand is a 12,000 Sq Ft Custom Home located in the highly sought after community of Bearspaw West of Calgary, Alberta. This Luxury Custom Development leaves nothing to be desired. Boasting larger than life scenic windows, a massive swimming pool, indoor rock waterfalls and a saltwater aquarium to name a few of the features.
Radiant Retreat
Radiant Retreat
12/12 Architects & Planners12/12 Architects & Planners
Inspiration for a white traditional bungalow detached house in Chicago with wood cladding, a butterfly roof, a shingle roof, a grey roof and shiplap cladding.

Traditional House Exterior with a Butterfly 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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