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kws578

Mixing or matching siding on new detached garage

3 years ago
last modified: 3 years ago

Our home has a board and batten finish now, and is not standard or easy to match - the battens were custom milled 60 years ago and much ”chunkier” than what I see today on other houses.

We are planning to build a new garage that will be detached (or maybe attached with a roof breezeway), and I think matching the siding exactly would be costly. It is a pretty traditional ranch home, nothing architecturally significant. Could we get away with doing horizontal siding of some sort on the garage rather than either trying to match or having a different looking b&b, so long as the color and finishes were all consistent?

Below is an old photo from before the new windows, but gives a sense of the style. Thanks!!


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