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Two Floor House Exterior with Wood Cladding Ideas and Designs

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Copper Rain Gutter Projects
Copper Rain Gutter Projects
Rain Gutter Pros IncRain Gutter Pros Inc
closeup - multistory home copper gutter installation
Photo of a medium sized and black traditional two floor house exterior in Los Angeles with wood cladding and a pitched roof.
Beach Style Exterior
Beach Style Exterior
Small and beige nautical two floor house exterior in Boston with wood cladding.
Kent Island Water Front
Kent Island Water Front
Allbright Bullock ArchitectsAllbright Bullock Architects
You can see straight through the entry to the waterfront beyond. The architecture of the garage and entry shed are consistent and complementary with the main house beyond. The copper standing seam roof develops a natural patina that will be different from one site to another.
Rustic Barn
Rustic Barn
VanderHorn ArchitectsVanderHorn Architects
This is an example of a large and brown rural two floor house exterior in New York with wood cladding and a pitched roof.
Zaguan House
Zaguan House
Murphy Mears ArchitectsMurphy Mears Architects
Murphy Mears Architects | Hester + Hardaway
White modern two floor house exterior in Houston with wood cladding and a flat roof.
Smyrna, GA New Home
Smyrna, GA New Home
Vincent Longo Custom BuildersVincent Longo Custom Builders
Inspiration for a large and gey traditional two floor house exterior in Atlanta with wood cladding.
Marin Avenue Residence
Marin Avenue Residence
Ogawa Fisher ArchitectsOgawa Fisher Architects
Street view of our Marin Avenue Residence. www.marikoreed.com
Inspiration for a medium sized and gey bohemian two floor house exterior in San Francisco with wood cladding and a lean-to roof.
The Nalwasse Project
The Nalwasse Project
KDH Residential DesignsKDH Residential Designs
Traditional Home with modern flair inside. Stone, Siding, Outdoor living, cedar posts, country setting, gable detail, metal roof, covered porch j. stephen young
Fauth, Colorado
Fauth, Colorado
Yunker Associates ArchitectureYunker Associates Architecture
Photo: Howard Doughty
Photo of a rustic two floor house exterior in Minneapolis with wood cladding and a pitched roof.
Woodland
Woodland
Kurt Baum ArchitectsKurt Baum Architects
Photo of a blue classic two floor house exterior in Minneapolis with wood cladding and a pitched roof.
Poppleton Park, Birmingham, MI Exterior Makeover
Poppleton Park, Birmingham, MI Exterior Makeover
MainStreet Design BuildMainStreet Design Build
This early 20th century Poppleton Park home was originally 2548 sq ft. with a small kitchen, nook, powder room and dining room on the first floor. The second floor included a single full bath and 3 bedrooms. The client expressed a need for about 1500 additional square feet added to the basement, first floor and second floor. In order to create a fluid addition that seamlessly attached to this home, we tore down the original one car garage, nook and powder room. The addition was added off the northern portion of the home, which allowed for a side entry garage. Plus, a small addition on the Eastern portion of the home enlarged the kitchen, nook and added an exterior covered porch. Special features of the interior first floor include a beautiful new custom kitchen with island seating, stone countertops, commercial appliances, large nook/gathering with French doors to the covered porch, mud and powder room off of the new four car garage. Most of the 2nd floor was allocated to the master suite. This beautiful new area has views of the park and includes a luxurious master bath with free standing tub and walk-in shower, along with a 2nd floor custom laundry room! Attention to detail on the exterior was essential to keeping the charm and character of the home. The brick façade from the front view was mimicked along the garage elevation. A small copper cap above the garage doors and 6” half-round copper gutters finish the look. KateBenjamin Photography
Buchanan Crescent Addition
Buchanan Crescent Addition
OakWood Designers & BuildersOakWood Designers & Builders
A stunning green and healthy garden surrounds the new addition and the screened gallery.
Design ideas for a large and yellow traditional two floor house exterior in Ottawa with wood cladding.
Highland Park Nantucket
Highland Park Nantucket
Highgate BuildersHighgate Builders
Classic two floor house exterior in Chicago with wood cladding.
Seneca
Seneca
Brehm ArchitectsBrehm Architects
http://brehmarchitects.com/projects/renovations/?id=4Seneca
Contemporary, But Classic, Maine Oceanfront Home
Contemporary, But Classic, Maine Oceanfront Home
Whipple | Callender ArchitectsWhipple | Callender Architects
View from back of cottage, looking out towards the ocean. Photo © John Whipple
Design ideas for a medium sized nautical two floor detached house in Portland Maine with wood cladding.
Carriage House
Carriage House
Northcape Design/BuildNorthcape Design/Build
Roger Wade Studio
Photo of a red classic two floor house exterior in Boston with wood cladding.
Mountain Modern
Mountain Modern
Pearson Design GroupPearson Design Group
This is an example of an expansive and brown contemporary two floor house exterior in Other with wood cladding and a flat roof.
Solar Barn - Maine Barn Home Exterior
Solar Barn - Maine Barn Home Exterior
WoodhullWoodhull
This renovated barn home was upgraded with a solar power system.
This is an example of a large and beige classic two floor detached house in Portland Maine with wood cladding, a pitched roof and a metal roof.
Gravel Residence
Gravel Residence
Highland Builders LLCHighland Builders LLC
Front entry porch showing front wood door with sidelights, bead board stained ceiling, stone piers, and stained beams and columns.
Design ideas for a large and green classic two floor house exterior in Milwaukee with wood cladding and a pitched roof.
Sauble Beach House
Sauble Beach House
Malcolm Wildeboer - VWArchitectsMalcolm Wildeboer - VWArchitects
A playful beach house - Lighthouse - with a commanding view of Lake Huron across the dunes Malcolm Wildeboer
Photo of a medium sized and white nautical two floor house exterior in Toronto with wood cladding.

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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