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Traditional House Exterior with Wood Cladding Ideas and Designs

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Greek Revival - Southwest Kentucky
Greek Revival - Southwest Kentucky
John Harrison Jones, AIA ArchitectJohn Harrison Jones, AIA Architect
Chad Mellon
Inspiration for a medium sized and white classic bungalow detached house in Nashville with wood cladding, a pitched roof and a shingle roof.
Stillwater Porch/Portico
Stillwater Porch/Portico
Dominion BuildersDominion Builders
This client added a 4-season porch to the main level and compounded the project with the addition of a walkout portico from the upstairs master bedroom. The addition provided three separate and different covered spaces to the home.
The Eaton Post and Beam Carriage House
The Eaton Post and Beam Carriage House
Yankee Barn HomesYankee Barn Homes
Yankee Barn Homes - The Eaton Carriage House is part of a picture perfect scene.
Inspiration for a large and red traditional two floor house exterior in Manchester with wood cladding and a pitched roof.
Farmhouse Yellow
Farmhouse Yellow
Cummings Architecture + InteriorsCummings Architecture + Interiors
The historic restoration of this First Period Ipswich, Massachusetts home (c. 1686) was an eighteen-month project that combined exterior and interior architectural work to preserve and revitalize this beautiful home. Structurally, work included restoring the summer beam, straightening the timber frame, and adding a lean-to section. The living space was expanded with the addition of a spacious gourmet kitchen featuring countertops made of reclaimed barn wood. As is always the case with our historic renovations, we took special care to maintain the beauty and integrity of the historic elements while bringing in the comfort and convenience of modern amenities. We were even able to uncover and restore much of the original fabric of the house (the chimney, fireplaces, paneling, trim, doors, hinges, etc.), which had been hidden for years under a renovation dating back to 1746. Winner, 2012 Mary P. Conley Award for historic home restoration and preservation You can read more about this restoration in the Boston Globe article by Regina Cole, “A First Period home gets a second life.” http://www.bostonglobe.com/magazine/2013/10/26/couple-rebuild-their-century-home-ipswich/r2yXE5yiKWYcamoFGmKVyL/story.html Photo Credit: Eric Roth
410 Rio Azul Road - Exterior
410 Rio Azul Road - Exterior
Pinnacle Mountain HomesPinnacle Mountain Homes
Pinnacle Mountain Homes
Photo of a traditional house exterior in Denver with wood cladding.
Newport Beach
Newport Beach
Sinclair Associates ArchitectsSinclair Associates Architects
Photo of a classic house exterior in Orange County with wood cladding.
The Reserve at Lake Keowee II
The Reserve at Lake Keowee II
Ridgeline Construction Group, IncRidgeline Construction Group, Inc
Large and brown traditional two floor house exterior in Other with wood cladding.
Pretty Cape
Pretty Cape
Nashawtuc Architects, Inc.Nashawtuc Architects, Inc.
Warren Patterson Photography
This is an example of a classic house exterior in Boston with wood cladding.
French Quarter Residence
French Quarter Residence
Trapolin-Peer ArchitectsTrapolin-Peer Architects
Exterior of Historic Multi-Family Home Photos by: Will Crocker Photography
Design ideas for a traditional house exterior in New Orleans with wood cladding.
Residential Exteriors
Residential Exteriors
Sundeleaf PaintingSundeleaf Painting
Design ideas for a traditional house exterior in Portland with wood cladding.
Old Stage Coach Home
Old Stage Coach Home
BensonwoodBensonwood
This is an example of a classic two floor house exterior in Boston with wood cladding.
Charlotte Entry Garden
Charlotte Entry Garden
Church Hill Landscapes, Inc.Church Hill Landscapes, Inc.
Susan Teare
Inspiration for a medium sized and multi-coloured classic two floor detached house in Burlington with wood cladding, a pitched roof and a metal roof.
Squam River Landing
Squam River Landing
Sippican Partners Construction, LLCSippican Partners Construction, LLC
The Livermore Home at Squam River Landing. The exterior is Cedar singles and Cedar trim. With the lower roof done with metal roofing and upper in asphalt shingles.
Serenity Bluff
Serenity Bluff
Polhemus Savery DaSilvaPolhemus Savery DaSilva
Randall Perry
Photo of a traditional two floor house exterior in Boston with wood cladding.
Atlanta Ave
Atlanta Ave
Carl Mattison DesignCarl Mattison Design
Remodeled exterior of former derelict property in the Grant Park Historic District of Atlanta, GA
Inspiration for a small and gey traditional bungalow detached house in Atlanta with wood cladding, a hip roof and a shingle roof.
narrow shotgun house
narrow shotgun house
Stuart Cohen & Julie Hacker Architects LLCStuart Cohen & Julie Hacker Architects LLC
Jon Miller Hedrich Blessing
Photo of a medium sized and beige traditional house exterior in Chicago with three floors, wood cladding and a pitched roof.
322 4th Street
322 4th Street
Sears ArchitectsSears Architects
This is an example of a traditional house exterior in Grand Rapids with wood cladding and a metal roof.
Traditional Exterior
Traditional Exterior
Design ideas for a traditional house exterior in Seattle with wood cladding and a pitched roof.
Turkey Point
Turkey Point
Fichtner Services Central, Inc.Fichtner Services Central, Inc.
GAF architectural shingles, Integrity by Marvin windows, James Hardie cement board siding
This is an example of a large and blue traditional two floor detached house in Baltimore with wood cladding, a pitched roof and a shingle roof.
Eel Point Cottage
Eel Point Cottage
Chip Webster ArchitectureChip Webster Architecture
Medium sized and brown classic two floor house exterior in Boston with wood cladding and a pitched roof.

Traditional House Exterior with Wood 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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