English Tudor Siding

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English tudor siding.

A gothic limestone arch above the entry copper gutters and board and batten siding are distinguishing characteristics. This home s classic styling is part tudor and part english country. Tudor homes are so beautiful. Tudor style homes were historically built with traditional wood siding and trim.

Tudor style homes got its origin from the uk and they are commonly known as mock tudor homes. And it looks like it s textured plywood with raised 1 2 inch strips on it. However real wood requires significant maintenance and is susceptible to rotting warping and more. For this renovation project we removed all of the old stucco siding and trim.

And it has got brick on the first floor and the upper floor has the english tudor style but it s been made out of plywood. Stucco siding on an english cottage a sloping slate roof massive chimney dominating one side stonework decorative half timbering and stucco are the characteristics of an english cottage or cotswold cottage. They first came about in the mid to late 19th century and were brought about in an effort to revive the old english vernacular architecture style that was common during the middle ages and went on to survive into the tudor period. The house has never been touched and it s a good money pit.

The english cottage style was born of the tudor style so the two share many architectural details. The classic timber frame look is easily achieved with textured siding materials. The wood frame was visible as part of both the interior and exterior of the building. A tudor style home has a unique timbered look.

Today these touches are entirely ornamental. We replaced it with new james hardie stucco panels made of fiber cement for a durable and clean finish. These exposed boards are a nod to original 16 th century building practices that made use of heavy timbers to support the house. Cream colored trim highlights windows and other exterior features against the red brick.

Pep up your english tudor s exterior palette by painting stucco or clapboard walls with a white based hue winter white pristine white or off white.