Tudor Home Plans

The Tudor and English Cottage style is famous for its steeply pitched, cross-gabled roof. Decorative half timbering is normal in the gable and second story. The windows are relatively tall and slight with multi-pane glazing separated by either wood or lead muntins. Chimneys are very large and normally decorated with ornate chimney pots. Several different siding treatments are regular including brick, stucco, stone, and wood shingle or clapboard. On the balloon framework of the 20th century, brick was mainly popular and various siding combinations are usually seen. Roofs are found in most roofing materials but the majority interesting variation is the false thatched roof where the roofing material is rolled around the eaves. The result created is very charming and efficiently mimics the thatched roofs of English country cottages. Less common is the parapet gable. Windows, another distinctive feature, are frequently casement types opening out as well as the more common double-hung window. Multiple windows are set in ribbons across the façade. Sashes are multi-paned with lead or wood muntins.