Exterior Craftsman Brackets?
We are in the process of updating the exterior of our home. We hired an exterior designer and come up with a solid plan that works with our home, but we are hiring out some of the work and doing some of the work ourselves, to balance costs.
One of the items on our design plan is adding craftsman-style exterior brackets (our house has a strong craftsman feel, but needs some additional elements). As general examples, here are a few photos. I have two questions:
Should we do real wood or PVC? I’d like them to be as low maintenance as possible, but also last a long time and not have that cheap, styrofoam look that so many production homes have these days. Our home itself is older, and well built, so I want the exterior upgrades to match the quality. Having said that, wood seems like a pain to maintain. The brackets will be painted white.
Any recommendations on where to buy? Good, reputable companies that make these things and are known for high-quality products? Specifically the PVC variety, if we decide to go that direction?
Thanks!
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Hi Patricia - Thanks for offering up your opinion! Here’s a photo of our house. Any thoughts you have are appreciated!
- PRO7 years ago
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That’s interesting - both designers we consulted said that the house had a craftsman vibe and we could update/elevate the exterior by playing that up. I’m no expect, but I did just google and many of the elements are there. The ones circled red are the ones were adding, along with a warm, earthy paint color. Also, here’s a better pic of the home in its current state. I just realized that the people that owned the home before us also added shutters (I knew something looked weird about that first pic! It was from a previous sale listing online). The shutters will be changing.
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