2017 was the year of some monumental home transformations. Let’s re-cap a couple show stoppers!
A lucky home in Bloomington, IL went from real wood shakes on the roof to a maintenance- free synthetic wood shaker shingle. Along with the faux wood roof, they added in real copper flashings and window pans.
Next transformation goes to a county ranch. The homeowners wanted to freshen up the look by replacing real cedar siding with English Wedgewood Blue vinyl siding.
This lovely colonial style home wanted to be the talk of the street by going from a neutral color siding to a striking dark grey siding with contrasting white trim. They also traded the shutters for wider window casings; modernizing it slightly.
The new siding is a wrought iron dark grey with white trimThe new siding is a wrought iron dark grey with white trim
The last feature home from 2017 enriched their home by exchanging the discolored tan siding for a darker brown. The also traded in their shutters for window casings. The half moon windows on the side of the home were covered up.
You are not alone! Thankfully there are many home exterior products out there to satisfy your desires. Let’s celebrate those products by taking a closer look.
Garage Doors
Mahogany faux wood door with Madison window inserts and spade hardware
Faux wooden doors are not that much more than the same style in a solid color. Maintenance Free!
If refinishing your garage door every couple of years has kept you from purchasing a wooden garage door, CHI Accents line has come to your rescue. While these overhead garage doors look like real wood (even close up) they are metal doors made to look like wood. No maintenance at all! They over many styles and five different wood colors.
Mastic Rugged Canyon dark brown siding, Variform teak hand split shakes in Bloomingotn IL
The cameo vertical siding and faux cedar shakes make the blue siding pop. The tan colored windows wrapped in cameo casings help pull all the colors together
This Normal IL house uses dark brown roof and trim to pull richer blue tones out of the siding. The faux cedar shakes help balance out the stone and brick.
Most people know that vinyl shakes come in a variety of colors but few seem to realize that vinyl can mimic natural wood if the homeowner so desires. Vinyl Manufacturers have started to variate colors on a single shake panel to really recreate cedar siding.
Cedar Siding
Hastings Home after the Chestnut brown siding was installed. Our crew also replaced 7 windows.
LP Smartside siding in Pewter with White trim and Black roof and Metal Roof accent
Gualazzi’s home after in Mastic Quest Natural Cedar siding and Rugged Canyon trim
If hard board siding breaks the budget, consider a variegated vinyl siding panel. Mastic Quest siding has six colors that resemble cedar. The Gualazzi’s thought it was a good choice for them after deciding their current cedar siding was not working for them. Check out that amazing decision by clicking here.
Wood Shake Roof
DaVinci makes a polymer shake product that looks like real cedar shakes
DaVinci makes a polymer shake product that looks like real cedar shakes
DaVinci makes a polymer shake product that looks like real cedar shakes
There are a couple of companies out there that make a wood shake roofing product that’s made of a polymer blend. Two top these companies are DaVinci Roofscapes and Inspire Roofing Products. While these products will be close to the same price point as real wooden shakes, there is absolutely no maintenance with a polymer blend shake. These shakes may look slick but are easy to walk on (so you can hang Christmas lights!). They are considered “self-healing” shakes, which means if they get scuffed or scratched the sun will heat up the polymer and erase the scratch.
Want to talk more about one of these? Interested in a wood-look product not mentioned? Give Carlson Exteriors a shout.
Carlson Exteriors has had the opportunity to transform many homes this past year. Below are just a few of the homes we were lucky enough to get before pictures of!
This house had a plain white exterior- the homeowners were looking to give it a snazzy update with more contrast and decorative gable accent.
BEFORE – Plain white siding and white trim on the Bloomington IL home
BEFORE – Plain white siding and white trim on the Bloomington IL home
AFTER- Mastic Carvedwood Harbor Grey, white trim and white fypon decorative gable accent in Bloomington Il
AFTER- Mastic Carvedwood Harbor Grey, white trim in Bloomington Il
AFTER- Mastic Carvedwood Harbor Grey, white trim in Bloomington Il
The Normal, IL homeowner had big ideas for this covered porch. Carlson Exteriors were able to make that dream a reality.
BEFORE – Porch needs an update in Normal IL
AFTER – Porch remodel in Normal IL
These Bloomingotn IL homeowners were tired of the up-keep that came with their natural cedar siding. They loved the look and were able to find a maintenance-free vinyl that had a very similar appearance to real cedar! Want to see more about this project? Click Here!!!
BEFORE – Gualazzi’s home in old Cedar Siding
BEFORE – Gualazzi’s home in old Cedar Siding
AFTER – Gualazzi’s home in Mastic Quest Natural Cedar siding and Rugged Canyon trim
AFTER – Gualazzi’s home in Mastic Quest Natural Cedar siding and Rugged Canyon trim
AFTER – Gualazzi’s home in Mastic Quest Natural Cedar siding and Rugged Canyon trim
This homeowner in Peoria IL, had been fascinated by James Hardie Fiber Cement and wanted to add that product to his home.
BEFORE – James Hardie Reside in Peoria IL
BEFORE – James Hardie Reside in Peoria IL
AFTER – Carlson Exteriors removed faux stucco from the gables on this Peoria, IL house. It was replaced with James Hardie fiber cement shake
AFTER – Carlson Exteriors removed faux stucco from the gables on this Peoria, IL house. It was replaced with James Hardie fiber cement shake
This Bloomingotn, IL homeowner had been talking with us for a long time about replacing his cedar siding with James Hardie Fiber cement for a very long time! See more about his project by clicking here.
Before – Old Cedar siding was faded. James Hardie Fiber Cement Siding was a great choice to replace the Cedar siding.
AFTER – James Hardie Artisian Siding in Iron Gray, Arctic White trim, Straight Edge Fiber Cement Shakes in Iron Gray in Bloomington IL
AFTER – James Hardie Artisian Siding in Iron Gray, Arctic White trim, Straight Edge Fiber Cement Shakes in Iron Gray in Bloomington IL
