Craftsman Style Siding Options

Fiber cement shingles also called shakes are well suited for traditionally designed homes that have a shingle craftsman or arts and crafts aesthetic.

Craftsman style siding options.

Wood shingles clay tile slate metal quarter sawn clapboards cement stucco. Board batten and shakes are sw 7025 backdrop and the trim is painted in sw 7022 alpaca. Making the craftsman home uniquely yours. Traditionally craftsman homes were painted with earth tones browns greens and sometimes rusty reds but rolling said there s room to play with color as designs evolve.

Inspiration for a mid sized craftsman gray two story mixed siding house exterior remodel in raleigh with a hip roof and a shingle roof all exterior paint is sherwin williams. These materials telegraph the style character and quality of the house. Band boards at the foundation of between floors. Expect to pay slightly more for shingle siding than horizontal lap siding.

Timbered or simple door and window crowns and lineals. For example you could use deep ocean siding with arctic white trim to make an otherwise traditional craftsman home stand out. And shingle or shake finish for massive column base piers. Options suited for craftsman style include heavy eave brackets knee braces.

Gable vent covers often tied in with geometric gable embellishments.