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Victorian House Exterior with Board and Batten Cladding Ideas and Designs

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Glen Iris Dairy
Glen Iris Dairy
Architest Pty LtdArchitest Pty Ltd
This is an example of a medium sized and gey victorian bungalow detached house in Melbourne with wood cladding, a metal roof, a grey roof and board and batten cladding.
East Ringwood
East Ringwood
Craft Built HomesCraft Built Homes
Front facade with a fresh coat of paint, terracotta roof repairs and a new timber entry deck and stairs.
Design ideas for a medium sized and gey victorian bungalow detached house in Melbourne with wood cladding, a pitched roof, a tiled roof, a red roof and board and batten cladding.
Austin House
Austin House
EvissaEvissa
This is an example of a victorian two floor house exterior in Melbourne with concrete fibreboard cladding and board and batten cladding.
Keller's Painting LLC.
Keller's Painting LLC.
Keller's Painting LLC.Keller's Painting LLC.
Lovegrove million dollar residence After completion.
Design ideas for an expansive and gey victorian render detached house in Other with three floors, a hip roof, a shingle roof, a black roof and board and batten cladding.
Engineered oak boards with osmo ebony oil | N19 Whitehall Park
Engineered oak boards with osmo ebony oil | N19 Whitehall Park
Fin Wood LtdFin Wood Ltd
Large Victorian family home undergoes a bold stylish redecoration with well crafted oak floors throughout, Whitehall Park N19 Ebony oiled engineered oak Our customers wanted to refresh their large Victorian family home in the Whitehall Park Conservation Area with stylish redecoration and a brand new oak floor. They explained how after researching online they selected Fin Wood because of our attention to detail and the high quality service we provide. This whole house project involved installing a new oak floor in a large bay fronted living room, a bright open plan kitchen diner, a large master bedroom suite, three further bedrooms, a study and all the landings. We fitted engineered oak boards oiled with Osmo ebony oil. The customer preferred a slightly darker colour throughout the property and chose bold print wallpaper and colours to differentiate rooms.
Frontenac, MO
Frontenac, MO
Hibbs HomesHibbs Homes
Hibbs Homes completed this high performance, custom-built home for clients in Frontenac, Missouri in the fall of 2011. This highly efficient luxury home, has six bedrooms and seven bathrooms. Luxury home features include custom stone detailing, custom-designed fireplaces, stone and marble countertops throughout. See more at
High Park Grande Dame
High Park Grande Dame
Geometra Design Ltd.Geometra Design Ltd.
Large and beige victorian detached house in Toronto with three floors, wood cladding, a mansard roof, a shingle roof, a grey roof and board and batten cladding.
Victorian House
Victorian House
Red Land DesignRed Land Design
This victorian house taken 2 years from design to built, until obtaining CCC. It was a dream come true for the owner who use to lives in London, where the inspiration and requirements on such British colonial theme was implemented. This astonishing home stands out among other houses in the neighborhood was curated by profesional architecture associate Chris Tang and Chris Lau.
High Park Grande Dame
High Park Grande Dame
Geometra Design Ltd.Geometra Design Ltd.
Inspiration for a large and beige victorian detached house in Toronto with three floors, wood cladding, a mansard roof, a shingle roof, a grey roof and board and batten cladding.

Victorian House Exterior with Board and Batten 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 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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