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Two Floor House Exterior with Wood Cladding Ideas and Designs

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Lakefront Glimmer
Lakefront Glimmer
AOME ArchitectsAOME Architects
Mike Jensen Photography
Inspiration for a gey and large traditional two floor detached house in Seattle with wood cladding, a half-hip roof and a shingle roof.
Lake House
Lake House
Elizabeth Haynes PhotographyElizabeth Haynes Photography
Gey traditional two floor detached house in New York with wood cladding, a hip roof and a shingle roof.
Windows and Doors
Windows and Doors
Ostaco Windows & DoorsOstaco Windows & Doors
Design ideas for a gey rustic two floor detached house in Orange County with wood cladding, a pitched roof and a shingle roof.
Back Porch and Outdoor Kitchen
Back Porch and Outdoor Kitchen
Tim Barber ArchitectsTim Barber Architects
Furnishings by Tineke Triggs of Artistic Designs for Living. Photography by Laura Hull.
Design ideas for a large and white traditional two floor detached house in San Francisco with wood cladding, a pitched roof and a shingle roof.
Mid Century Modern Archtecture in Wheat Ridge Colorado
Mid Century Modern Archtecture in Wheat Ridge Colorado
Blu Iron PhotographyBlu Iron Photography
Blu Hartkopp
Small and white midcentury two floor house exterior in Denver with wood cladding and a flat roof.
Greenville Modern Residence
Greenville Modern Residence
Goggans Architecture & InteriorsGoggans Architecture & Interiors
Photography by Rebecca Lehde
Photo of a large contemporary two floor house exterior in Charleston with a hip roof and wood cladding.
ARCHITECTURAL DIGEST MODERN
ARCHITECTURAL DIGEST MODERN
L3 Group/Custom Island HomesL3 Group/Custom Island Homes
Photo of a brown contemporary two floor house exterior in New York with wood cladding and a flat roof.
Hunter Cottage
Hunter Cottage
CedarCoast Timber HomesCedarCoast Timber Homes
Design ideas for a large and gey classic two floor house exterior in Toronto with wood cladding and a pitched roof.
Stowe Vermont Home
Stowe Vermont Home
Joan Heaton ArchitectsJoan Heaton Architects
Steve Bronstein
Inspiration for a medium sized and brown rustic two floor detached house in Burlington with wood cladding, a pitched roof and a metal roof.
Glen Lake retreat
Glen Lake retreat
Malmquist ConstructionMalmquist Construction
Design ideas for a brown rustic two floor house exterior in Seattle with wood cladding and a lean-to roof.
Hampton Creek
Hampton Creek
New Image ConstructionNew Image Construction
Photo of a medium sized and gey classic two floor house exterior in Other with wood cladding and a pitched roof.
Wayzata Addition
Wayzata Addition
Revision LLCRevision LLC
Spacecrafting Photography
Inspiration for a large and gey vintage two floor house exterior in Minneapolis with wood cladding and a pitched roof.
Manson Barn
Manson Barn
SkB ArchitectsSkB Architects
Inspiration for a large and brown farmhouse two floor house exterior in Seattle with wood cladding, a mansard roof and a metal roof.
BROOK HOUSE
BROOK HOUSE
Gordon Dixon ConstructionGordon Dixon Construction
www.gordondixonconstruction.com Stowe, Vermont
This is an example of a gey rural two floor house exterior in Burlington with wood cladding.
Our Work
Our Work
Markus Burkhart ConstructionMarkus Burkhart Construction
This is an example of a large and brown rustic two floor detached house in Sacramento with wood cladding, a pitched roof and a shingle roof.
140 Forest Avenue
140 Forest Avenue
Monique Varsames Design, LLCMonique Varsames Design, LLC
Interior/Exterior finishes by Monique Varsames of Moka Design Furniture staged by Stage to Show Photography by Frank Ambrosino
Expansive and white traditional two floor house exterior in New York with wood cladding and a pitched roof.
High Street Residence
High Street Residence
JK Architecture EngineeringJK Architecture Engineering
Medium sized and brown traditional two floor detached house in Sacramento with wood cladding, a pitched roof and a shingle roof.
Great East Lake Camp
Great East Lake Camp
Whitten ArchitectsWhitten Architects
Jonathan Reece
Inspiration for a medium sized and brown classic two floor detached house in Portland Maine with wood cladding, a pitched roof and a metal roof.
The Ranches at Belt Creek
The Ranches at Belt Creek
Laura Fedro Interiors, Inc.Laura Fedro Interiors, Inc.
Photo of a large and brown rustic two floor house exterior in Other with wood cladding and a pitched roof.
Cincinnati Dutch Colonial
Cincinnati Dutch Colonial
Wentz DesignWentz Design
Greg Grupenhof
Design ideas for a large and white classic two floor detached house in Cincinnati with wood cladding and a shingle roof.

Two Floor 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 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 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 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 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 exterior architecture choices for your house designs.
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