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

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Wellesley Shingle Style
Wellesley Shingle Style
KISTLER & KNAPP BUILDERSKISTLER & KNAPP BUILDERS
Battle Associates Architects
Photo of a medium sized and beige victorian two floor detached house in Boston with wood cladding, a half-hip roof and a shingle roof.
Luxurious Living
Luxurious Living
Kenneth R Nadler ArchitectsKenneth R Nadler Architects
Inspiration for an expansive and white victorian house exterior in New York with three floors and a half-hip roof.
Project: Malvern Eat House
Project: Malvern Eat House
Brickworks Building ProductsBrickworks Building Products
Austral Bricks Natural Stone paving slabs in Sawn Basalt decorate the front path and steps leading to the verandah. They also feature in the outdoor room and paths flanking the house rear. Structural Engineer: Mark Stellar & Associates Bricklayer: M&M Bricklaying Paving Construction: Komplete Bricks & Pavers Architect: Peter Jackson Design in association with Canonbury Fine Homes Developer / Builder: Canonbury Fine Homes Photographer: Digital Photography Inhouse, Michael Laurie
Exteriors
Exteriors
CertaPro Painters of Colorado SpringsCertaPro Painters of Colorado Springs
Design ideas for a large and green victorian two floor house exterior in Denver with wood cladding and a half-hip roof.
01 - Traditional 1 1/2 Story Front
01 - Traditional 1 1/2 Story Front
Aspire Fine HomesAspire Fine Homes
Aspire Fine Homes Felix Sanchez
White and expansive victorian two floor front detached house in Houston with wood cladding, a half-hip roof and a shingle roof.
La Grange Historic Facade Renovation
La Grange Historic Facade Renovation
Ballack Design + Architecture, LLCBallack Design + Architecture, LLC
Located in a charming family-friendly "train station" neighborhood in La Grange, this historic Victorian home was in dire need of TLC . The existing home was lacking a true covered entrance and the exterior was in complete disrepair. With plenty of care and attention to detail, we designed a new covered front entry porch with appropriate period detailing and materials. The coffered ceiling is adorned in stained beadboard with white accents of trim throughout. The home's existing siding was completely removed and replaced with traditional lap siding painted in a vibrant periwinkle blue tone along with white trim and white replacement windows. Similar to the covered porch, all the roof eave overhangs are adorned in stained beadboard giving it a unique yet vintage look. The top gable roof sections have a scallop pattern siding to bring some visual interest to the facade. A new bluestone paver entry walkway was added to connect the front porch steps to the sidewalk seamlessly. This home has been brought back to its former glory and fits in perfectly with the neighborhood.
8106 Chalk Knoll Drive
8106 Chalk Knoll Drive
Julie Mack RealtorJulie Mack Realtor
Large trees provide ample shade while walking up to the front doors. Photo by Artist Couple
Photo of a large and beige victorian two floor house exterior in Austin with stone cladding and a half-hip roof.
Cow Hollow Residence
Cow Hollow Residence
Dijeau Poage ConstructionDijeau Poage Construction
Photo of a large victorian terraced house in San Francisco with three floors, wood cladding and a half-hip roof.
Exteriors
Exteriors
Craig Tuttle Construction, Inc.Craig Tuttle Construction, Inc.
This is an example of a large and beige victorian two floor detached house in Omaha with mixed cladding, a half-hip roof and a shingle roof.
WIMBLEDON FAMILY HOUSE
WIMBLEDON FAMILY HOUSE
STEPHEN FLETCHER ARCHITECTSSTEPHEN FLETCHER ARCHITECTS
A Victorian semi-detached house in Wimbledon has been remodelled and transformed into a modern family home, including extensive underpinning and extensions at lower ground floor level in order to form a large open-plan space. Photographer: Nick Smith
Victorian Terrace Project
Victorian Terrace Project
American Beauty Landscaping Inc.American Beauty Landscaping Inc.
Photo of a large and red victorian house exterior in Other with three floors, mixed cladding and a half-hip roof.
House on Holdridge
House on Holdridge
Murphy & Co. DesignMurphy & Co. Design
Photo by Susan Gilmore Photography
Inspiration for a victorian house exterior in Minneapolis with stone cladding and a half-hip roof.
Slice Of The City
Slice Of The City
Design EverestDesign Everest
Photo of a medium sized and gey victorian detached house in San Francisco with a half-hip roof, three floors and wood cladding.
Kenyon Street, Washington, D.C.
Kenyon Street, Washington, D.C.
Safa Interiors, LLCSafa Interiors, LLC
Photo of a medium sized and red victorian two floor brick house exterior in DC Metro with a half-hip roof.
Masonry Stone
Masonry Stone
Bricks and Stones SupplyBricks and Stones Supply
Techo-Bloc's Chantilly Masonry stone.
This is an example of an expansive and gey victorian house exterior in Philadelphia with three floors, stone cladding and a half-hip roof.
Attic rehab on 130 year old classic
Attic rehab on 130 year old classic
Bryan Assoc. Inc. ArchitectsBryan Assoc. Inc. Architects
The new dormer to the right mirrors the proportions of the existing dormer to the left.
This is an example of a beige and large victorian two floor detached house in Chicago with vinyl cladding, a half-hip roof and a shingle roof.
Traditional Euro Style Vintage & Modern Exterior
Traditional Euro Style Vintage & Modern Exterior
ULFBUILTULFBUILT
An exterior view of this traditional home with white stucco siding finish, black shingled roof, green shutter, windows that has plant boxes with pink flowers under it, and a welcoming porch with 2 benches. Built by ULFBUILT. Contact us today to learn more.
French Provincial Estate Home
French Provincial Estate Home
Exquisite Homes By TXRExquisite Homes By TXR
French Provincial Estate Home
This is an example of an expansive and beige victorian render detached house in Other with three floors and a half-hip roof.
House Martin
House Martin
Architecture Unlimited LtdArchitecture Unlimited Ltd
New entrance porch
Design ideas for a medium sized victorian two floor brick house exterior in Surrey with a half-hip roof.
St. Jude Dream Home - front of the home
St. Jude Dream Home - front of the home
DeSitter FlooringDeSitter Flooring
front view of the St. Jude Dream Home
Photo of an expansive and red victorian two floor brick house exterior in Chicago with a half-hip roof.

Victorian 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 victorian 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 victorian 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 victorian 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 victorian 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 victorian exterior architecture choices for your house designs.
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