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Traditional House Exterior with a Half-hip Roof Ideas and Designs

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Transitional Estate
Transitional Estate
Interior ArchaeologyInterior Archaeology
Design ideas for an expansive and beige classic render detached house in San Francisco with three floors, a half-hip roof and a green roof.
Small Home with a Big Heart
Small Home with a Big Heart
Tommy Daspit PhotographerTommy Daspit Photographer
New home construction in Homewood Alabama photographed for Willow Homes, Willow Design Studio, and Triton Stone Group by Birmingham Alabama based architectural and interiors photographer Tommy Daspit. You can see more of his work at http://tommydaspit.com
Exteriors
Exteriors
Chiott Custom Homes, Inc.Chiott Custom Homes, Inc.
Design ideas for an expansive and white traditional two floor brick detached house in Charlotte with a half-hip roof and a shingle roof.
Geneva Family Home with Breezeway
Geneva Family Home with Breezeway
Havlicek Builders Inc.Havlicek Builders Inc.
Custom breezeway between the home and additional garage.
Inspiration for a large and gey traditional two floor detached house in Chicago with mixed cladding, a half-hip roof and a shingle roof.
Decorative Concrete
Decorative Concrete
Unique Concrete Design LLPUnique Concrete Design LLP
Photo of a medium sized and red classic two floor brick house exterior in Other with a half-hip roof.
N. Council-Fire
N. Council-Fire
REDBUD Construction Inc.REDBUD Construction Inc.
Inspiration for a large and red classic split-level brick house exterior in Oklahoma City with a half-hip roof.
French Country Home
French Country Home
Total Design Group, LLCTotal Design Group, LLC
Materials are important. They either need to be authentic, or follow the hands and eyes rule. On the first floor, materials need to feel real. On the second floor, materials need to look real. We went with authentic cedar shake siding and operable shutters to further enhance the French Country feel.-Todd Tucker
Reeds Lake English Tudor Revival
Reeds Lake English Tudor Revival
Jennifer Butler DesignJennifer Butler Design
Bill Lindhout Photography
Inspiration for a large classic two floor brick house exterior in Grand Rapids with a half-hip roof.
Villages of Wellington - Jacob Place
Villages of Wellington - Jacob Place
Parkinson Building GroupParkinson Building Group
Inspiration for a large and beige traditional two floor brick detached house in Little Rock with a half-hip roof and a shingle roof.
Andersen 100 series composite window
Andersen 100 series composite window
Wood Windows, Inc.Wood Windows, Inc.
Inspiration for a large and beige classic two floor house exterior in Boise with concrete fibreboard cladding and a half-hip roof.
Summit Signature Homes, Inc.
Summit Signature Homes, Inc.
Beechen & Dill HomesBeechen & Dill Homes
A custom home builder in Chicago's western suburbs, Summit Signature Homes, ushers in a new era of residential construction. With an eye on superb design and value, industry-leading practices and superior customer service, Summit stands alone. Custom-built homes in Clarendon Hills, Hinsdale, Western Springs, and other western suburbs.
Hamptons Cottage
Hamptons Cottage
Wettling ArchitectsWettling Architects
photo credit: David Gilbert
Design ideas for a classic house exterior in New York with wood cladding and a half-hip roof.
Sussex
Sussex
Beacon StreetBeacon Street
Designed by one of the most highly regarded designers in the Southeast, Carter Skinner, the balance and proportion of this lovely home honors well Raleigh’s rich architectural history. This traditional all brick home enjoys rich architectural details including a lovely portico columned with wrought iron rail, bay window with copper roof, and graciously fluted roof lines.
Glenwood North
Glenwood North
Jon C. McBride, RealtorJon C. McBride, Realtor
Small and beige traditional two floor terraced house in Raleigh with mixed cladding, a half-hip roof and a shingle roof.
Sweet Bay Magnolia
Sweet Bay Magnolia
Bob Chatham Custom Home DesignBob Chatham Custom Home Design
This charming southern cottage has light board and batten siding and operable shutters. The roof has an overhang with exposed rafter tails and a covered front porch. Extra details include decorative porch columns, a hanging lantern and a brick skirt. Built By: Pat Achee and Designed By: Bob Chatham Custom Home Design
New Craftsman Residence
New Craftsman Residence
SR Fine Home BuildersSR Fine Home Builders
Architect: Mary Brewster, Brewster Thornton Group
This is an example of a large and brown classic two floor detached house in Providence with wood cladding, a half-hip roof and a shingle roof.
Tranquility
Tranquility
Natale Design/BuildNatale Design/Build
This is an example of a large and brown traditional detached house in Providence with wood cladding, a half-hip roof, a shingle roof and three floors.
Birches
Birches
Lake Geneva ArchitectsLake Geneva Architects
Jason R. Bernard
Inspiration for a blue and large classic two floor house exterior in Milwaukee with wood cladding and a half-hip roof.
Busch Associates
Busch Associates
Busch AssociatesBusch Associates
This is an example of a large and white traditional house exterior in New York with three floors, wood cladding and a half-hip roof.
Four Wheeler
Four Wheeler
Amy Storm & CompanyAmy Storm & Company
Inspiration for a large and white classic bungalow detached house in Chicago with a half-hip roof and a grey roof.

Traditional House Exterior with a Half-hip 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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