Builder: Pete's Construction, Inc. Photographer: Jeff Garland Why choose when you don't have to? Today's top architectural styles are reflected in this impressive yet inviting design, which features the best of cottage, Tudor and farmhouse styles. The exterior includes board and batten siding, stone accents and distinctive windows. Indoor/outdoor spaces include a three-season porch with a fireplace and a covered patio perfect for entertaining. Inside, highlights include a roomy first floor, with 1,800 square feet of living space, including a mudroom and laundry, a study and an open plan living, dining and kitchen area. Upstairs, 1400 square feet includes a large master bath and bedroom (with 10-foot ceiling), two other bedrooms and a bunkroom. Downstairs, another 1,300 square feet await, where a walk-out family room connects the interior and exterior and another bedroom welcomes guests.

Mid-sized traditional green one-story mixed siding house exterior idea in Grand Rapids with a clipped gable roof and a shingle roof

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Large rustic brown one-story mixed siding gable roof idea

Rear view of a Madison, CT New Construction project - we installed 6,000 square feet of GAF Camelot Architectural Asphalt shingles to take on the look of a classic slate roof. We also installed approximately 1,000 sf of Englert Matt Black standing seam metal roofing over the entryway and rear porch. All flashing is lead-coated copper.

Side view of this traditional Killingworth residence roofed with GAF Camelot II Architectural Asphalt shingles in Weathered Timber to nicely emulate a slate roof. The main residence is connected to the Three-dormer Gabel garage by a lead-coated copper roof. Connecticut Roofcrafters also installed the Hardie Plank concrete fiberboard siding on this magnificent home.

Close up of the standing seam metal portion of this Madison, CT New Construction project. We installed 6,000 square feet of GAF Camelot Architectural Asphalt shingles to take on the look of a classic slate roof. We also installed approximately 1,000 sf of Englert Matt Black standing seam metal roofing over the entryway and rear porch. All flashing is lead-coated copper.

Side view of this Madison, CT New Construction project. We installed 6,000 square feet of GAF Camelot Architectural Asphalt shingles to take on the look of a classic slate roof. We also installed approximately 1,000 sf of Englert Matt Black standing seam metal roofing over the entryway and rear porch. All flashing is lead-coated copper.

Dormer and flashing detail on as section of this expansive Hamden, CT roof where we recommended and installed an architectural asphalt GAF Camelot II roof. This project had us take the old roof down to the rafters, replacing all the decking with 1/2 inch CDX sheathing. We then covered the roof with full GAF ice and water membrane, replaced the valley and protrusion flashing with 16oz red copper and replaced the flat membrane roofing with Firestone EPDM. The architectural asphalt shingles we put on the primary residence and garage were in antique slate.

Front view of this expansive residence in Hamden, CT where we recommended and installed an architectural asphalt GAF Camelot II roof. This project had us take the old roof down to the rafters, replacing all the decking with 1/2 inch CDX sheathing. We then covered the roof with full GAF ice and water membrane, replaced the valley and protrusion flashing with 16oz red copper and replaced the flat membrane roofing with Firestone EPDM. The architectural asphalt shingles we put on the primary residence and garage were in antique slate.

Front closeup view of the 6" seamless k-style gutters we installed on this architectural asphalt GAF Camelot II roof. This project had us take the old roof down to the rafters, replacing all the decking with 1/2 inch CDX sheathing. We then covered the roof with full GAF ice and water membrane, replaced the valley and protrusion flashing with 16oz red copper and replaced the flat membrane roofing with Firestone EPDM. The architectural asphalt shingles we put on the primary residence and garage were in antique slate.

Front view of this expansive residence in Hamden, CT where we recommended and installed an architectural asphalt GAF Camelot II roof. This project had us take the old roof down to the rafters, replacing all the decking with 1/2 inch CDX sheathing. We then covered the roof with full GAF ice and water membrane, replaced the valley and protrusion flashing with 16oz red copper and replaced the flat membrane roofing with Firestone EPDM. The architectural asphalt shingles we put on the primary residence and garage were in antique slate.

Dooryard view of a completed roof replacement in Essex, CT. The new roof is a hybrid Architectural Asphalt and Standing Seam Aluminum roof on this expansive coastal contemporary home in Essex, CT. The project involved complete removal of existing asphalt roof, replacing sheathing as needed, complete CertainTeed WinterGuard Ice and Water Shield beneath CertainTeed Landmark Pro architectural asphalt shingles and .032 Englert Aluminum standing seam over entrances and turret.

Detailed view of the zinc-coated copper standing seam and steep-slope architectural asphalt. After reframing this roof with new structural members and resheathing with 3/4" plywood decking, we placed high-temp Englert "MetalMan" membrane Ice and Water shield under the metal and CertainTeed WinterGuard Ice & Water under the asphalt.

Angle depicting the flat TPO roof covering the addition to the historic Legacy Theatre in Stony Creek, Connecticut. We specified CertainTeed Landmark Pro asphalt shingles in Granite Gray for the gable roof and Johns Manville .080 TPO for the flat roof. Both of these were installed over 4" polyisocyanurate insulation. We recommended this style of architectural asphalt shingles to map to the historic look of the buildings of this era; the flat TPO roof provides good heating and cooling efficiency and is indiscernible from the ground, so as not to take away from the aesthetic appeal of the gable roof. This roof also features red copper cleansing strips at the ridge and midway down the expanse to minimize algae or moss growth in this heavily treed and moisture-prone of Stony Creek, Connecticut.

A hybrid Architectural Asphalt and aluminum Standing Seam roof on this expansive coastal contemporary home in Essex, CT. The project involved complete removal of existing asphalt roof, replacing sheathing as needed, complete CertainTeed WinterGuard Ice and Water Shield beneath CertainTeed Landmark Pro architectural asphalt shingles and .032 Englert Aluminum standing seam over entrances and turret.

More close-up views of the 6" aluminum k-style guttering we installed on this expansive architectural asphalt GAF Camelot II roof. This project had us take the old roof down to the rafters, replacing all the decking with 1/2 inch CDX sheathing. We then covered the roof with full GAF ice and water membrane, replaced the valley and protrusion flashing with 16oz red copper and replaced the flat membrane roofing with Firestone EPDM. The architectural asphalt shingles we put on the primary residence and garage were in antique slate.

Before shot of a completed roof replacement in Essex, CT. The new roof is a hybrid Architectural Asphalt and Standing Seam Aluminum roof on this expansive coastal contemporary home in Essex, CT. The project involved complete removal of existing asphalt roof, replacing sheathing as needed, complete CertainTeed WinterGuard Ice and Water Shield beneath CertainTeed Landmark Pro architectural asphalt shingles and .032 Englert Aluminum standing seam over entrances and turret.

Front view of this expansive residence in Hamden, CT where we recommended and installed an architectural asphalt GAF Camelot II roof. This project had us take the old roof down to the rafters, replacing all the decking with 1/2 inch CDX sheathing. We then covered the roof with full GAF ice and water membrane, replaced the valley and protrusion flashing with 16oz red copper and replaced the flat membrane roofing with Firestone EPDM. The architectural asphalt shingles we put on the primary residence and garage were in antique slate.

Inspiration for a large country multicolored two-story mixed siding gable roof remodel in Toronto with a mixed material roof