The right home improvement upgrades can transform your home’s appearance, that’s why we offer a wide range of roofing, window and door options for our customers. As the leading home improvement and roofing company in Fostoria, OH, and nearby areas, Clear Choice Exteriors Findlay is here to help you plan your next home improvement project, starting with discussing the various roofing, window and door options you can choose for contemporary homes.
Roof Ideas for Contemporary Homes
Contemporary homes have a strong emphasis on line and form, designed to emphasize lines, planes, and angles, as well as simple geometric forms like circles, waves, orbs and cylinders. For roofs, a contemporary home can have one in many different shapes and configurations. Here are a few possibilities.
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Low-Slope Roofs – Low-slope or flat roofs were previously only found on commercial buildings. However, many contemporary homes now have a flat roof because of its sleek and sophisticated appearance. Unlike a steep slope roof, a flat roof uses different kinds of roofing materials such as EPDM, modified bitumen and TPO, each one with their own unique drawbacks and advantages.
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Sculptural – This refers to roofs that have been designed to have an artistic effect with strange shapes and odd angles. The goal of this type of roof is to make the home look good and to create a distinctive visual effect. Homeowners with this type of roof will often have to hire specialists to maintain and fix their roofs.
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Steep-Slope Roofs – Steep slope roofs and their roofing materials still have a place within contemporary architecture. The rest of the home is just designed differently. This is because steep-slope roofs have excellent water-shedding capabilities and create usable space inside the home.
Our Roof Options
Clear Choice Exteriors Findlay is the leading provider of roof and door replacement service in Fostoria, OH, and nearby areas. We use Owens Corning shingles for our projects because of their durability, beauty, performance and features.
For example, their SureNail® Technology improves the strength and toughness of their Duration Series shingles. Their shingles also have StreakGuard™ Algae Resistance Protection to inhibit the growth of algae. Finally, their Total Protection Roofing System will give our customers peace of mind because it is an integrated system of components and layers that helps turn a roof weatherproof.
Popular Owens Corning shingle options include:
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Oakridge® – Oakridge laminated shingles are a step up from three-tab shingles, coming in a range of appealing colors. Unlike most shingles, Oakridge shingles in Shasta White are actually ENERGY STAR® rated which means that they can reflect solar energy and improve your home’s energy efficiency.
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TruDefinition® Duration® – These premium shingles are designed to have outstanding color contrast and dimension compared to ordinary asphalt shingles. They can improve your home’s curb appeal because of their dramatic shades and bright vibrant hues. They also feature SureNail Technology for better performance.
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TruDefinition Duration Designer – These designer shingles are for homeowners who want the very best colors for their roof. TruDefinition Duration Designer come in intense, vibrant and high contrast hues such as black sable, pacific wave and merlot. This makes them a good choice for contemporary homes.
Window Ideas for Contemporary Homes
As mentioned earlier, contemporary homes have an emphasis on geometric shapes and sleek appearances. Windows in this style of home usually have no grilles then. This not only gives them streamlined look but it also helps provide the home with plenty of natural light, making contemporary interiors feel open, bright and welcoming. As the top home window installation expert in Fostoria, OH, we recommend large, grille-less picture and casement windows for a contemporary home.
Why Letting Sunlight In Isn’t a Bad Idea
Many contemporary homes don’t use drapes or other opaque window treatments because they get in the way of natural light. The goal of installing a seamless, grille-less window in the first place is to let sunlight in. But won’t this make the interior feel uncomfortably hot? Fortunately, most replacement windows installed today are energy-efficient. This means that they have special coatings that help reduce the amount of heat that can enter through your window, preventing passive heating.
The glass used in these replacement windows is called low-emissivity glass or low-E glass. This glass has a special coating that minimizes the amount of ultraviolet and infrared light that can pass through. Because of the way the coating works, it still allows a large amount of visible to illuminate the interior. Low-emissivity coatings can be applied on both sides of window glass, also bouncing back heat from inside the home to ensure comfort during the colder months.
Door Ideas for Contemporary Homes
Your front door is the first thing your friends or neighbors see when they come visit your home. That’s why it’s important for you to choose an entry door that reflects your style and personality while at the same time matching your property’s design. Contemporary homes have much more freedom than traditional homes to use bold, striking and vibrant colors for their front doors. You can take this opportunity to use your front door as an accent for the rest of your exterior, ensuring your home stands out in the neighborhood.
For patio doors, we recommend following the same recommendations for the windows. The patio door should have a large glass area, no grilles and fitted with slim frames. The goal is to make the transition between your interior and patio as smooth and seamless as possible. If you choose right, your patio door will seamlessly connect your indoor and outdoor living spaces.
Our Door Options
We install entry and patio doors from ProVia®, a top custom door manufacturer. Their doors are designed to fit perfectly into your home’s existing door openings, all while meeting the highest standards for energy efficiency, security, beauty and durability. Here are the brand’s four lines of entry doors:
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Legacy™ Steel – These entry doors are perfect for homeowners who prioritize security over everything else. They are made from 20-gauge steel for increased rigidity and strength. They are also foam-filled for improved energy efficiency and come in a wide range of colors and designs.
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Heritage™ Fiberglass – This option is best for homeowners who want the strength of fiberglass with the classic look of wood grain. These textured doors are stained and painted with a durable finish that will last for many years.
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Signet™ Fiberglass – This premium door option has a stunningly realistic wood appearance. They also have an unmatched strength and durability even when compared with ordinary fibreglass doors. They come in different designs based on the type of wood the door emulates.
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Embarq® Fiberglass – This is the most energy-efficient entry door system in the U.S. market, boasting of a U-factor of 0.09, which is the lowest measure of heat conduction in entry doors recorded in the country.
Here are their sliding patio door options.
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Aspect™ Patio Doors – These doors are designed to meet ENERGY STAR’s strict energy efficiency standards. ProVia focused on simplicity for this product line because Aspect Patio Doors focus on the features that matter most to make it easy for homeowners to choose the best patio door for their needs.
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Aeris™ Patio Doors – Aerus patio doors have a real wood interior that adds beauty and style to any room it is installed in. You can choose from 16 wood stain finishes, 16 interior paint colors and four exterior colors.
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Endure™ Patio Doors – This is the most energy-efficient patio door offered by ProVia. It also meets the most stringent industry standards for storm protection and forced entry. Its decorative options include interior wood grain colors, glass designs, hardware types and more.
Taking Contemporary Homes to the Next Level
Whatever type of roofing, window and door you choose for your contemporary property, you can guarantee best results by entrusting your home only to a reputable contractor in your area. Considering roofing, window AND door replacement, take advantage of the convenience Clear Choice Exteriors Findlay can offer you as a one-stop shop for top-quality products and services.
