Cape Cod Style House Siding
As excited about this as i am i m also anxious.
Cape cod style house siding. Many cape cod style homes were built before the civil war. This fall i will be getting new vinyl siding on my cape cod style home. This is my one time shot at getting it right. Although the style faded a bit it found a resurgence in the early to mid 1900s when it was called cape cod revival.
Cod will be found anywhere residents want clean uniform finish it easy to reveals or the color boothbay blue shutters overflowing window boxes large central chimney and trim crown and cement fiber siding and cost effectively located in each home let the final. Of course you can always pick from a line of weathered looks if that s your preference. While vinyl may require less maintenance wood gives the home a more striking appearance. Even though the styles were separated by about a century they still share several commonalities including a conspicuous lack of exterior details.
Jun 24 2015 explore jenn osting s board cape cod houses siding and colors followed by 150 people on pinterest. I know whatever choices i make i will be living with daily as long as we own the home which will be a long time. The final addition to the stark design of the cape cod style house is the front porch which has become as traditional an element as the weathered shingle siding or the dish antennae. But there s a chance someone covered it with vinyl siding.
If you are looking at your house and something bothers you about it it could be that your windows are too wide and shutters are completely unnecessary. Cape cod house siding patience as your lifestyle. A light to medium palette in all colors except reds greens and browns is typical for cape cod houses. One of the reasons the shutters are so pretty on cape cod homes is because they look like they can close over the windows.
According to aamodt traditional cape cod homes have either cedar shingles panels or painted clapboards for siding. The style of cape cod is america s style. Vinyl and polypropylene siding come in hundreds of colors certified to withstand fading.