Monday, March 25, 2013
Shingle siding has started!
We lucked out with our siding crew. They are so detailed oriented the house just looks amazing. Sometimes I think there is this assumption that you cannot have detailed house if you are on a budget. But the details like how the windows were trimmed out or the size of the belly band are things that make a huge difference if you just take time to think about how they will look. They are going to trim out the windows anyway, so why not be picky about it? Just because you are not building a high end home doesn't mean you cannot care about details. We researched window trim until our eyes were going to fall out of our heads. We personally looked at exterior trim on probably 500 houses. There are parts of our budget where we came in under the average (such as our kitchen and our hardwood floors with my husband installing) and those are all well worth it seeing our beautiful shingles going up. They are Hardi and are primed. We will paint them grey with white trim.
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It looks great! Will you guys be doing the entire exterior in shingles, or just some?
ReplyDeleteAlexis- over the whole house :)
ReplyDeleteI always love taking a close look of the house sidings. Like what you said, they look very detailed. It's as if I'm standing in front of a huge puzzle. Hehe! Anyhow, yours looks great. For me, even if you don't paint them gray, they will still look gorgeous. The shade matched with the roof shingles, so they already look good to me.
ReplyDeleteLue Madson @ DryTech Roofing Company
super cute place! i'm excited for you guys!
ReplyDeleteIt’s good to see that everything is coming along together. I can already imagine the final look of the house exterior. It’s beautiful. The contrasting color of the roof and siding is lovely. Good job on this huge progress! @ Roof Works
ReplyDeleteThose shingles blend with the dark roof. Composite shingles, I take it? And I really like that you went with the white window frames. They stand out on both the roof and the sidings, giving them a color variety without looking sloppy.
ReplyDeleteNelson