Dormer Accent Siding

Most people are familiar with cedar look shingles as having either a straight or an irregular edge.

Dormer accent siding.

Update the look of your home by combining siding styles. It s easier than you think. Well balanced with the use of course stone and sleek metal roofing. Example of a flat roof dormer window.

Horizontal siding stucco and cut stone combined with dark trim and cedar accents. Need help picking an accent siding color for dormers. You can still add a purely decorative make believe dormer to a truss framed roof but not a real dormer. Suburban house with 1 large and 1 small dormer green wood siding house with front porch includes one large dormer and one small dormer above the porch.

Dormer stacked above entry. One of the easiest and most effective ways to incorporate multiple sidings is to select one type of siding for the body of the house and then use a decorative accent siding to call attention to the home s architectural features. But shingles can be decorative as well with a half round edge like the shingles lining the towers of this home. There are several good reasons for a roof dormer.

The closest color. Dormers are not only a source of light and ventilation inside the home but can be enhanced outside with decorative trim such as our gable decorations. Rather than simply cladding the home in a traditional lap siding in a solid color the use of the shakes helps add a lot of interest and character to the home. We are adding a dormer in the back and have damaged siding on the side the current hardiplank color is no longer available and we would like to stick with hardiplank.

Example of a dormer window with a flat roof jutting out from the sloped red gabled roof. Georgia pacific compass vinyl siding panel double 4 traditional coastal blue 8 in x 150 in. We are looking to change our siding color on our dormers and side peaks only. Having one or more dormers as part of a roof s structure can boost the curb appeal of a home that might otherwise be a bit.

Warm trim accents paired with soft siding and stone color schemes with contrasting. Dormers add architectural interest accent and detail. The texture of the shakes shines through the bold green color letting the shakes become both siding and decorative accent at the same time. The warm wood look siding makes a welcome contrast to the darker nearly black portions of the home.

Dormer decoration design often differs from the design chosen for the main gables but if you prefer matching trim our standard old lace gable decoration comes in two smaller sizes perfect for.