Craftsman Style Siding Options

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Craftsman style siding options.

Expect to pay slightly more for shingle siding than horizontal lap siding. 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. Gable vent covers often tied in with geometric gable embellishments. Exposed rafters or decorative brackets under the eaves.

Options suited for craftsman style include heavy eave brackets knee braces. Making the craftsman home uniquely yours. Band boards at the foundation of between floors. Board batten and shakes are sw 7025 backdrop and the trim is painted in sw 7022 alpaca.

Timbered or simple door and window crowns and lineals. Fiber cement shingles also called shakes are well suited for traditionally designed homes that have a shingle craftsman or arts and crafts aesthetic. Roofing and siding ideas the traditional materials are once again widely available today as are tradespeople who work with them. These materials telegraph the style character and quality of the house.

And shingle or shake finish for massive column base piers.