Tudor House Styles I Tudor Characteristics

Tudor style homes let you live in an English manor at a fraction of the cost. Tudor house styles are derived from buildings designed in England starting in the late 1500s.

Features of Tudor House Styles
Tudor houses are quite recognizable. Their exteriors are usually brown and white. Occasionally, you may see Tudor houses painted black and white. While Tudor style homes are generally no longer built using timber to support walls made from lathe and stucco, largely due to the expense, the original colors have come forward through time. Today's homes feature thin sheets of wood for the timber designs and stucco as well as stone and brick.

Tudor style houses typically have steeply pitched roofs and may have overlapping gables. In addition, the roof structure varies in height. Roofs are typically of clay or tile, although you might even see an artificial hay thatched roof on a Tudor home. A Tudor house may also have dormers extending from the roof, adding to the overall design complexity and eye appeal of this style. These homes have a large brick chimney, which might be topped with pots. Some houses may have two chimneys. The upper stories might also hang over the lower stories, resulting in a reverse "steps" appearance. The windows in the homes are tall and thin, with many small panels, preferably using leaded glass. The entries to these homes are crowned with arches.

Traditionally, Tutor homes feature hardwood floors, as carpets as such are a relatively "new" invention during medieval England. You might also see oak paneling and rooms with high, plastered ceilings.

In general, Tudor homes are more expensive to build than many other home styles because of the complexity of the typical Tutor house design, even with modern construction methods. However, a Tudor house is still likely to be less expensive than that English manor.