Browse Forums Building A New House 1 Dec 08, 2006 2:52 pm Hi
We are building our first home and in the process of picking colours. Have decided on a colorbond roof in Deep Ocean but trying to find a colour for the rendered walls to go with it. Quite like the colorbond dune colour or paperbark colour but not sure how this will look with the Deeep Ocean? Of course it doesn't have to be a colorbond colour!! Any feedback/ideas would be great! Ta Jas Re: Render Colour? 2Dec 08, 2006 5:55 pm Hi Jas
I'm no expert but I recently asked for some external colour suggestions and a really helpful contributor Michelle suggested Colorbond Dune for my roofing and having looked at a sample of it today I think it is a really nice warm neutral colour! I think it would look equally as nice as a main render colour! Good luck Nat Re: Render Colour? 3Dec 09, 2006 11:03 am Hi Jas,
Paperbark is too light; there will be too much contrast from the roofing to the walls. Dune is an excellent colour match. Dulux will mix this for you. These colours will go well together. What have you chosen for your window colour? Internal and External Building and Colour Consultant Online - Worldwide http://www.denovoconcepts.com Re: Render Colour? 4Dec 09, 2006 12:18 pm Okay Perthgirl, just how much is Michelle paying you?
Always good to see genuine recommendations floating about the Homeone Forum. Thanks Perthgirl, and Michelle. Re: Render Colour? 5Dec 09, 2006 12:33 pm Thanks perthgirl and Michelle - I really like the Dune colour and think it is a great match! Guess I just wanted some reassurance as this is the first time I have done this and it is all a bit daunting!
Michelle - I'm not sure about the windows? What would you suggest - the blue, dune or something different like black? I was thinking a timber look double garage door (not sure on that either)...typical hopeless male I am when it comes to colours!! I have looked at my pre-start pack and the window supplier is affinity - there appears to be an exact match for the Deep Ocean (but it is called Mountain Blue) but doesn't seem to be a match for the Dune but I can double check this with the builder. Have a great weekend Jas Re: Render Colour? 6Dec 09, 2006 4:05 pm Jason,
I would strongly recommend you don’t do the blue or black windows. Just for a moment picture the blue roof, neutral wall colour then blue windows……? Not good. I’m not sure what’s in your allowance for the windows but if you can stick to either the Dune or a light grey they would be much better. The blue and black windows are an old look now; go forward while building not back. Keep your blue roof as the only blue, then work on the timber to complement the neutral colour scheme, with your windows blending WITH the wall colour, not against. Dark colour on the roof lighter colours below. Hope this helps, enjoy your weekend as well!!! Nice to see you homeone, thank you! Internal and External Building and Colour Consultant Online - Worldwide http://www.denovoconcepts.com Re: Render Colour? 8Dec 11, 2006 3:34 pm Thanks Again Michelle - just wanted to say I have looked at the colours today and defintely agree with you on the lighter windows....
Just wondering whether you think Dune is a dark enough colour with the blue roof or should I be even looking at something darker? I also don't know whether to go with the Deep Ocean or Ironstone roof or something else as the Deep Ocean was looking a bit too blue for me today.... It is so hard because the colours change depending on the light on them at any time and I am just getting more and more confused! Then I read your post about going for a lighter colour roof as blue may date when you were recommending colours to someone else and I am totally confused again! I just want a nice combination of colours that will not date...I'm open to anything.. just nothing too boring and nothing too out there!!!! Jas Re: Render Colour? 9Dec 11, 2006 6:05 pm I bought a Dulux Colour Perfection Perfect Exterior Schemes fandeck from Bunnings at the weekend (about $11), there's 36 pages of colour combinations with some photos, the contemporary rendered house looks stunning and every page is a combination of four colour that work together. Worth the dollars. Re: Render Colour? 10Dec 11, 2006 6:42 pm Jas,
The blue colorbond has been done to death …as you would have read on my other post. I’ll be happy if I never see another blue roof again! I live close to the sea and everyone here has had a go at it. I myself love the Dune as a roof colour. The greys are good as well. Heres a tip …the darker the colour the faster it fades! That’s why you don’t see the black colorbond roofs anymore. It was disgusting after a few years. Same with the windows. A lighter roof will give you a neutral backdrop for the rest of your colour scheme. Is there anyway you can post a link to the house you are building or an elevation of your plan? If I could see either of these I can help you with a full colour concept. And yes ALL colours will change depending on the light…and that goes with internal colours as well. Mek…Just about to look into your external colours!!! Internal and External Building and Colour Consultant Online - Worldwide http://www.denovoconcepts.com Re: Render Colour? 11Dec 11, 2006 9:25 pm Thanks for the tip Mek - I'll have to visit Bunnings again!
And thanks for the additional advice Michelle - you're a gem! You make it sound so easy! After reading your other post again I think you are right about staying away from blues. I really like the Dune colour but just wonder whether combined with even lighter walls such as the one you suggested in that post it may be a bit too boring??!! I really like grey's so will go suss out the colourbond grey's also! Grey seems to be very in at the moment, In particular I have noticed alot of a medium-dark grey colour which seems to have an almost soft mauve look about it when coupled with a lighter roof - I'm not sure if it is colourbond colour or not but it is a really cool combination...I'll have to knock on someone's door and ask them!!!!! Oh the link of the house we are building is based on this (but we are having i rendered instead): http://www.scottparkhomes.com.au/pages/ ... leston.asp Thanks guys! Jas Re: Render Colour? 12Dec 12, 2006 5:52 am Off to Canberra for a meeting will get back to you tonight! Internal and External Building and Colour Consultant Online - Worldwide http://www.denovoconcepts.com Re: Render Colour? 13Dec 12, 2006 9:18 pm Hi Jason,
The colours I posted for the other lady are neutral colours and very classy! They complement the timber she is using with her front door and garage doors it looks good. Better still it won’t date. No not too boring. A lighter roof will give you a sound back drop for other colours to be used. A lot of houses are designed in such a way that you don’t see too much of the roof line, if any. Not so with your home. You will see a LOT of your roof. In fact it is nearly all roof from the front. I’ve had a look at the soft mauves with the dune roof colour for you and a bit girlie … Maybe if you take a photo of the house you saw??? If you want to stick with the Dune I can give you a stronger colour! Let me know if you go with a grey, as mek has just found out they are not as easy as you think. Internal and External Building and Colour Consultant Online - Worldwide http://www.denovoconcepts.com Re: Render Colour? 14Dec 12, 2006 9:33 pm Evening everyone
Michelle - hope your trip to Canberra went well! Thanks so much again for the advice! Yeah I really like the Dune colour so I think I'm going to work around that rather than going for a grey and like you said I think having Dune as the roof colour (rather than the wall colour with a darker roof such as Deep Ocean) is probably better as I have noticed the fading of the darker roof colours. That would be great if you could suggest a stronger colour to go the Dune roof - but please no need to rush if you are busy!! Jas Re: Render Colour? 15Dec 12, 2006 9:41 pm Jason,
My suggestions for your render colour with the Dune roof. 1) Eaves – Dulux “Pearl Ash” P12.B1 2) Render - Dulux “Dreyfus” P12.B3 OR Dulux “Mud Puddle” (Darker shade) P12.B4 3) Front door – “Aumbry” P12.B6 feature colour – darker still I don’t know what you are doing with the garage doors??? If you are using the Dune, all the above colours will work. If you are doing timber or timber look, these colours will work well as well. The colours chosen are darker versions of the Dune. Also a classy look and will not outdate. If you want to go darker again the Dulux “Crust” P12.B5 is good as well. Take your Dune sample to a Dulux paint store; they will be able to show you the colours. Once you have decided on a colour or 2, get the sample pots, paint up a board with 2 coats of the paint. This way you will be sure of the colours. One thing I can say about my colours…..You will not see your house everywhere you look as ALL my colours are original. Not copies of other fashion colours and schemes that are popular at the time. You will have an original…..till someone copies YOU! Good luck let me know how you get on. Looking at the colours here in my office I’m very happy with them. Internal and External Building and Colour Consultant Online - Worldwide http://www.denovoconcepts.com Hi Alex, Thanks for the reply again. I had a chat with the builder, he said he will use primer, then hydrotec which comes with colour and sealer as well. A Renderer I… 12 18059 I am looking for someone who might have tackled a similar issue as me. I have a few rendered interior walls, the surface condition is hardly flat. I can see all the bumps… 0 7961 |