The additions are often sided in wood siding or cedar shake.
Additions on brick home with siding.
Red brick home with cream siding.
Are there other houses in your area that are a similar age that have had additions added.
The metal siding on this brick house is used to clad only the bump out addition pulling its black color from the darker.
Brick siding is generally not a structural part of a house but rather a veneer constructed on the outside.
The last thing you want is an addition that looks tacked on or out of place.
In addition to its attractive appeal durability makes brick siding a popular choice.
You want to choose siding materials for your addition that match or complement the rest of your home.
Red brick home with cream colored siding and black shutters with a red brick driveway.
Under normal conditions brick siding will last the life of the building with little more than an occasional wash with the hose.
The brick home pictured here uses siding as an accent over the garage with strips and shakes in the same color.
Some are done with board and batten.
These days brick siding is usually a veneer constructed outside of a home s wood frame structure with mortar used to hold the bricks together.
A large part of giving an addition the same look and feel of an existing home is selecting a proper exterior siding.
The siding adds a modest decorative element on a home that might look less interesting in solid brick.
What kinds of materials do you see in use in your area.
It is very common in my area to have additions added to older brick houses circa 1920 s.