Additions On Brick Home With Siding

Here we see a red brick main home with a cream colored garage connected by a breezeway.

Additions on brick home with siding.

Some are done with board and batten. Brick siding is generally not a structural part of a house but rather a veneer constructed on the outside. The metal siding on this brick house is used to clad only the bump out addition pulling its black color from the darker. Red brick home with cream colored siding and black shutters with a red brick driveway.

The brick home pictured here uses siding as an accent over the garage with strips and shakes in the same color. You want to choose siding materials for your addition that match or complement the rest of your home. Brick is commonly found on colonial tudor and english cottage exteriors providing a beautiful look that has been used for hundreds of years and has stood the test of time. In addition to its attractive appeal durability makes brick siding a popular choice.

These days brick siding is usually a veneer constructed outside of a home s wood frame structure with mortar used to hold the bricks together. White siding with brick and black shutters is a classic color combination that s not going out of style any time soon. It is very common in my area to have additions added to older brick houses circa 1920 s. What kinds of materials do you see in use in your area.

Are there other houses in your area that are a similar age that have had additions added. Under normal conditions brick siding will last the life of the building with little more than an occasional wash with the hose. The additions are often sided in wood siding or cedar shake. A large part of giving an addition the same look and feel of an existing home is selecting a proper exterior siding.