What style of home would you call this?

[Irvin Cooper]

This place is just south of us. I drive by it frequently, usually by choice because I love the look of it.
What kind of construction/home style would you call this? I would love to do something similar....

Thanks.

Irv

[Big Dave]

Colonial Ranch?

[Maura]

Not having been inside, I'd say it looks like it could be a trilevel. The two story part has a garage on the first floor, but probably only in the front.

It may simply be a one story frame over a garage with a one story on crawl or slab. Does it have a walk out basement? In this case it may be a quad level. It's not a ranch, which would have everything on one story, but the set up is probably similar with the public (kitchen, dining, living) on one side and the private (bedrooms) on the other, over the garage.

[Irvin Cooper]

There is a second story over the garage. I strongly suspect there is a bedroom up there with windows looking out the other side, because the view (that I didnt capture in the pic) is simply beautiful.... looking over a small pond between rolling hills.

The siding is not vertical logs, but rather flatsawn lumber, I am guessing cypress.

I know many houses used to be built out of this material and in this style, but have never heard what it is officially called....

[ai731]

Around here I think it would be called a "side-split-level". Our house is a "back-split-level" - the front of the house has one story (kitchen, living, dining), the back has two (den below, bedrooms above).

Jan

[thequeensblessing]

It's a split level, or trilevel. There are different variations on them, but the basic form is always the same. We own one.

[cfabe]

I'd call it a split level or a tri level. Had lots of them in the 1960s development where I grew up. The metal roof and unique wood siding give it a rustic style which is kind of nice.

[LisaInN.Idaho]

The siding looks like board and batten to me which we did our barn in.

[Ravenlost]

If you're asking about the style of the siding, it looks to me like what is known as board and batten siding. It's just a process of putting up vertical boards side by side and then putting up narrower boards to cover the cracks between the first layer of boards. My parents house had this type siding, which Daddy had cut, milled and planed himself (and, of course, he put it up on the house).

It's a fairly simple process.

[Irvin Cooper]

Thank you! The siding was what I am primarily wondering about. Board and Batten.....

Thanks again.

Irv

[fantasymaker]

I cant tell from the picture but it seems to be one of three types.
batton on board ____-_____-____-____

Board on batton ----_-----_-----_-----

or
Board on board ----____-----_____-----_____

[Yvonne's hubby]

The pic is a bit fuzzy on my screen but I would guess its board and batton sideing, I used the same style on the addition of our log home.

[Common Tator]

It looks like a 1970's trilevel with board and batton siding.

[Reptyle]

The style that induces strangers to drive by and snap photos?

[agmantoo]

It is a board and batten house that was probably built by a person that owns a portable band saw that does not mind doing maintenance during his ownership. The near end of the house has a nice overlap where the gable end overlaps the lower portion of the house. The portion of the house over the garage has a horizontal batten that will cause a maintenance problem over time as water will get behind it. The only way I would use the siding method is that I would screw the battens in place. In time, if nailed, cracks will open between the board and the batten. It does have eye appeal.

[DJ in WA]

Any way you could take a photo with the sunlight on the house, instead of behind? Brighter background than the subject makes it hard to see.

[arkansastwist]

the board and batten is really simple to use, and very pretty we used pine on our house, if you are going to go this route make sure the boards and been seasoned well other wise they will warp, also, i use a bleach solution every year on my boards to make them stay a pretty yellow color, some people let the boards age to a wasp-nest grey color, if you use cedar it is a beatiful red/dark red color. it can be maintenance heavy siding, so if you looking for easy this probably isn't the best bet. but it makes the home look so rustic i don't think i would trade it for anything

[JMD_KS]

Very cool

[mayfinn farm]

To be honest I'm not really impressed with the design but I really dig the barn wood on the outside. I say go for it if you want something similiar, I hate the idea of painting too, thats why we have siding that does'nt need painting. However, I just can't understand why people still like those durn ugly shrubs? My father celebrated when he was finally able to yank the last one out of his yard that the contractors planted when the house had been built lol. Have a great one.