Blending Siding Addition With Brick Exterior

However new cedar shakes won t have the weathered hue of old shakes.

Blending siding addition with brick exterior.

Due to cost we are using siding on the addition instead of brick to match the exterior. Perhaps add coordinating shutters as well. But the addition might look nice with coordinating siding. Keep the eye rising.

But our addition was approved using wood siding with very tall windows all around overlooking the back yard. Wood siding can be matched and re painted. Blending a non brick addition on a brick home. The addition will be at the back of the house and not seen from the street.

Our brick masons only have about four more feet on the front of this addition and all of the brickwork will be complete. Red brick home with cream colored siding and black shutters with a red brick driveway. Red brick home with cream siding. Olive green looks nice with red brick as does charcoal with a blue undertone.

If you can incorporate stone or brick into the new design it often elevates the look of your house overall. You can choose from a sweeping variety of colors and textures or can opt to paint it yourself. If you can t match the materials exactly choose a different siding option that complements the old material. The vertical installation of board and batten siding draws the eye upward and gives this.

For example old brick and mortar is impossible to match. A brick or stone facade works with shingles or vinyl siding and adds interesting. I would like to paint the siding to blend with the color of the house but my contractor is recommending that i paint the siding of the addition the same color as the trim white. Craftsman homes may use a combination of stone and brick cladding or brick and wood siding.

They tend to be painted in muted browns greens or earthy golden shades that coordinate well with natural stone or brick. It looks beautiful in relation to the brick exterior of the rest of the house and completely historically appropriate. Paint the house trim and the windows to match the color of the siding to tie everything together. In those cases you can choose another period correct material.

However their simple design can also make them a good canvas to carry brighter colors. In this photo the board and batten and the brick are painted to match each other as well as the trim.