I just love foreign houses and their style but ours are way different than theirs. However I was planning to have a Cape Cod style house for myself in future since I love its style. Yes it is hard to build such a house since Indian houses do have such steep pitched gabled roofs usually and our parents with traditional mindset might not even like the idea as well. If you want to know exactly what they look like, let me tell you everything about it.
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What is a Cape cod house?A Cape Cod house is a low, broad house with steep pitched gable roofs accompanied by a chimney and opt for minimalistic designs on it in most of the cases.
The steep roof resembles New England homes minimised snow load. Later the colonists opted for shutters on the windows to stop the wind. The term “Cape Cod House” was coined by The Reverend Timothy Dwight IV after a visit to the Cape in 1800 and from then onwards, such houses came to be known as Cape Cod House.
Exterior shutters are a part of the Cape Cod house’s structure and charm. For some it was needed but some opted for shutters just to give the house a new look.
How many stories are there in such housing Cape Cod?A Cape Cod house usually has two stories only and is rectangular in shape. The hallway entry was at the centre of the house and the floors of such houses are symmetrical. It can also have a basement as per the owner demands.
These are some of the main features of Cape Cod Style House but get updated as per demands.
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What Is A Cape Cod House?
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