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White House Exterior with a Lean-to Roof Ideas and Designs

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Cleft House
Cleft House
Form Found DesignForm Found Design
Conceived of as a vertical light box, Cleft House features walls made of translucent panels as well as massive sliding window walls. Located on an extremely narrow lot, the clients required contemporary design, waterfront views without loss of privacy, sustainability, and maximizing space within stringent cost control. A modular structural steel frame was used to eliminate the high cost of custom steel.
Cliffside Farmhouse
Cliffside Farmhouse
Danze & Davis Architects, Inc.Danze & Davis Architects, Inc.
Inspiration for a medium sized and white modern bungalow detached house in Austin with wood cladding, a lean-to roof, a metal roof, a black roof and board and batten cladding.
Pickford Residence
Pickford Residence
AAHA StudioAAHA Studio
Front facade design
Photo of a medium sized and white contemporary two floor detached house in Los Angeles with mixed cladding, a lean-to roof, a shingle roof and a grey roof.
Snoqualmie
Snoqualmie
BalucoBaluco
Inspiration for a large and white modern two floor detached house in Seattle with mixed cladding, a lean-to roof and a metal roof.
Montgomery
Montgomery
Design Theory StudioDesign Theory Studio
Mid-century modern custom beach home
Design ideas for a large and white contemporary two floor detached house in San Diego with mixed cladding, a mixed material roof and a lean-to roof.
Modern Home -Alicia Way
Modern Home -Alicia Way
AK Construction Enterprises Inc.AK Construction Enterprises Inc.
Photo of a white contemporary bungalow detached house in San Francisco with mixed cladding and a lean-to roof.
Contemporary New Home Build
Contemporary New Home Build
Victory Construction, IncVictory Construction, Inc
Inspiration for a medium sized and white contemporary two floor detached house in San Francisco with mixed cladding, a lean-to roof and a shingle roof.
Suncatcher
Suncatcher
Tim Casagrande PhotographyTim Casagrande Photography
Tim Casagrande
Design ideas for a white contemporary bungalow detached house in Gold Coast - Tweed with mixed cladding and a lean-to roof.
Palm Springs, CA
Palm Springs, CA
Teserra OutdoorsTeserra Outdoors
White retro bungalow detached house in Orange County with a lean-to roof.
Rinkuuの繋
Rinkuuの繋
田辺真明建築設計事務所株式会社田辺真明建築設計事務所株式会社
Design ideas for a large and white retro two floor detached house in Other with a lean-to roof, a metal roof and a grey roof.
Orchid Studio
Orchid Studio
First LampFirst Lamp
Alex Crook
This is an example of a small and white contemporary bungalow house exterior in Seattle with concrete fibreboard cladding and a lean-to roof.
披露山の家
披露山の家
(株)ダブルボックス(株)ダブルボックス
設計/スターパイロッツ 写真/（Ｃ）Jeremie Souteyrat
Inspiration for a white classic house exterior in Other with a lean-to roof.
Highview
Highview
Buchmann DesignBuchmann Design
Oscar Zagal
Photo of a large and white contemporary concrete house exterior in Los Angeles with three floors and a lean-to roof.
Modern Farmhouse Exterior
Modern Farmhouse Exterior
Lifestyle by Stadler Custom HomesLifestyle by Stadler Custom Homes
Exterior of the modern farmhouse using white limestone and a black metal roof.
Photo of a medium sized and white rural bungalow detached house in Austin with stone cladding, a lean-to roof and a metal roof.
Annapolis Waterfront Home
Annapolis Waterfront Home
Melissa McLay InteriorsMelissa McLay Interiors
Medium sized and white coastal detached house in Baltimore with wood cladding, a lean-to roof and a mixed material roof.
Modern Farmhouse- Personal Residence
Modern Farmhouse- Personal Residence
Lolio ArchitectLolio Architect
Photo of a medium sized and white rural two floor detached house in Philadelphia with a lean-to roof, a shingle roof and mixed cladding.
Modern Farmhouse
Modern Farmhouse
KLM Design-BuildKLM Design-Build
AKD Photography (Austin, TX)
Medium sized and white rural bungalow house exterior in Austin with a lean-to roof.
Modern Farmhouse- Personal Residence
Modern Farmhouse- Personal Residence
Lolio ArchitectLolio Architect
Medium sized and white farmhouse two floor detached house in Philadelphia with a lean-to roof, a shingle roof and mixed cladding.
Britespace Model 264
Britespace Model 264
AVAVA SystemsAVAVA Systems
Photo of a small and white contemporary bungalow house exterior in San Francisco with a lean-to roof.
Millcreek House
Millcreek House
Effect Home Builders Ltd.Effect Home Builders Ltd.
Merle Prosofsky
Inspiration for a large and white contemporary two floor detached house in Edmonton with mixed cladding and a lean-to roof.

White House Exterior with a Lean-to 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 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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