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Author:  shellb78 [ Mar 10, 2010 1:35 pm ]
Post subject:  Ironstone or Woodland Grey Roof with Blue Rio Bricks??

Hi all,

I had an appointment yesterday and come home after selecting these clours to go with our Boral Ble Rio brick,
(even this decision was hard- Vic Blue or Blue Rio?)

Brick Blue Rio



Roof- Colourbond Dune
Gutters/Downpipes- Dune
Window Frames- Ultra Silver gloss
Fascia- Surfmist
Garage Door- Surfmist

My original plan was to have a dark/light contrast ie- dark brick, light roof, door and render, but I really don't want the house to throw any brown which is why I am second-guessing the Dune Clorbond roof.

Now am thinking the clourbond roof colour should be either
Windspray (worried this looks to much like tin)
Shale Grey (maybe too light?)
Ironstone (not light but maybe I should get over that?)

My builder has given me another week to make a final decision which is probably a bad thing because I am the most indecisive person at the best of times!!! Last night I was dreaming about roo colours ::hyst:: PLEASE help me ::wornout::

God help me for the interior colour appointment!!

Cheers
Michelle

P.S

Thought I should post a pic of the Facade- this is off Studio M but is nearly the same as ours except we have 3 windows on each front room and there is also a timber merbau feature above the portico... This one shows the Blue Rio brick with the Ironstone roof and Surmist Garage, (can't scan the other ones but those of you who are good with the colourbond colours should be able to picture it)

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Author:  Dollar [ Mar 10, 2010 7:21 pm ]
Post subject:  Re: PLease help me- external colours!! FACADE pic now added!

oH I feel for you. I had the most difficulty in choosing bricks. I honestly prefer Vic Blue (that's because we used these bricks) and not Blue Rain. Personal choice really. We did look at Blue Rain initially but other half didn't like them. Blue Rio is a lovely brick from what I have seen in photos. I prefer Vic Blue. Depends what look you want. What bricks do you prefer.

Shale grey/windspray all look like tin to me esp. for the roof.

Have you thought about Monument roof or even Woodland Grey. Looks good.

Author:  all the sand [ Mar 11, 2010 9:07 am ]
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I love those bricks!!! and i think they look great with the draker roof and then lighter bits everywhere else (gutters windows etc), i think the dark roof makes them look more dramatic for some reason, but then again i just love dark roofs.

Author:  shellb78 [ Mar 16, 2010 12:42 pm ]
Post subject:  Re: PLease help me- external colours!! FACADE pic now added!

Just come home from a weekend away camping and was anticipating lots of comments/opinions to help me make my decision.....

Thanks Dollar- have considered Monument but I really don't want to go too dark... Woodland Grey is not one I have considered but will have a look, do you think Ironstone would look ok?

Thanks All The Sand- I think I am leaning more towards a darker roof now too.

Hoping Michelle might pop in and give me her expert opinion as well ::kiss:: PLEASE???

Author:  Michelle [ Mar 16, 2010 7:23 pm ]
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:lol: :lol: :lol:

Just found you....getting to you now.

Author:  Michelle [ Mar 16, 2010 7:32 pm ]
Post subject:  Re: Ironstone or Woodland Grey Roof with Blue Rio Bricks??

Roof- Woodland Grey
Gutters/Downpipes- Windspray
Window Frames- Ultra Silver gloss
Fascia- Windspray
Garage Door- Woodland grey

Even though your bricks are dark I think the dark roof and garage doors will work well.
To lighten it all up you now have the windspray….no brown tones. :wink:

Author:  shellb78 [ Mar 16, 2010 8:03 pm ]
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Thanks heaps Michelle ::kiss:: ::kiss:: ::kiss:: ::kiss::

Can I just ask why you think Woodland Grey will work better than Ironstone? I trust your advice but just interested really. Have heard lots of comments about Woodland Grey throwing a bit of green so thought the Ironstone might be better.... am so glad I posted this thread now beacause I was really not confident with with initial color selections.

Have put those colours on StudioM and it looks alot "greyer" than I was hoping.... Would you suggest going a lighter render colour or maybe lighter gutters and fascia to make it not so grey looking? It does look really nice- just different to what I had imagined.

Again, thanks so much for your advice..... I hope I don't sound ungreatful questioning it :?

Michelle x

Author:  kek [ Mar 16, 2010 8:09 pm ]
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Ironstone is lovely (which is why I've used lots of it :D ) but it's a VERY blue "grey". The StudioM simulation you've posted is nothing like the true colour. So perhaps the Woodland Grey isn't showing true either?

Check out my blog (link's in my signature - the first one) to get an idea of what Ironstone looks like - I don't have it on the roof, but we used it on garage door, spouting, fascias and also had paint and render tinted to match for front door, letterbox, some pots and our rendered feature wall in the back yard.

Can you tell I like it? ::lol::

It might be a bit much blue with your bricks.....

Oh - we have WL Grey fences....you should be able to see those too. :wink:

Author:  Michelle [ Mar 16, 2010 8:20 pm ]
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Michelle….question all you like, that’s a part of my colour consulting…..if you don’t ask, you don’t know. :wink:

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I have to say now loading the 2 colours; I like the Ironstone better with your bricks.
I thought it would be too dark but its ok! :roll:


Did I miss a render colour? What’s that going to be? :)

Author:  Dollar [ Mar 16, 2010 8:42 pm ]
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Have you thought about monument? Can look quite dark though. Woodland grey certainly looks green in the right light.

Author:  shellb78 [ Mar 17, 2010 1:20 pm ]
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Dollar Dollar
Have you thought about monument? Can look quite dark though. Woodland grey certainly looks green in the right light.



Yes- as I said, have considered it but way too dark for what I am wanting.

Author:  Dollar [ Mar 17, 2010 10:58 pm ]
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Maybe go with woodland grey.

Author:  Michelle [ Mar 18, 2010 7:09 am ]
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Render colour?????

Author:  shellb78 [ Mar 18, 2010 7:47 am ]
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::hyst:: ::hyst:: ::hyst:: ::hyst:: ::hyst::

OMG!! Sorry Michelle- I was POSITIVE I answered you yesterday re: render colour! So weird! Maybe I dreamt it!?? ::wornout::

"In my dream"- I explained that I haven't decided on a render colour- just that I want it to be a light colour to contrast the bricks. The render will be around the garage door (which will still possibly be surfmist?) and the second room.
Our facade is almost exactly the same as the one I have posted above but we also have a timber (merbau I think) feature above the portico.

::kiss::

Author:  Michelle [ Mar 18, 2010 7:52 am ]
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ok.....I'll check it out soon for you. :D

Author:  Michelle [ Mar 18, 2010 9:38 am ]
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Roof- Ironstone

Gutters/Downpipes- Ironstone

Window Frames- Ultra Silver gloss

Fascia- Windspray

Garage Door- Windspray

Front Door – Timber

Render – Windspray?????

I’ve done a couple of jobs now with Windspray or close to as the render, they look good. :D

Author:  donuts [ Mar 18, 2010 10:07 am ]
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someone else did a house with these sort of bricks with a shale grey (? or at least light coloured...) roof, i think it might have been dale & doghouse? see if you can have a loko at their blog or search for their pics on here. from memory it looked really good! but i dont think they had light coloured render, so the light & dark balanced a bit more... could imagine it could possibly look like too much light colour going on if you have light render too.

Author:  Michelle [ Mar 18, 2010 10:13 am ]
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Roof- Ironstone

Gutters/Downpipes- Ironstone

Window Frames- Ultra Silver gloss

Fascia- Surfmist

Garage Door- Surfmist

Front Door – Timber

Render – Surfmist???

I’ve done a couple of jobs now with Surfmist or close to as the render, they look good.

BOY….I got the colour wrong :? :cry: …that’s what I get for trying to do 6 things at once.
I’m off to do some painting!

Author:  shellb78 [ Mar 18, 2010 5:06 pm ]
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Thanks heaps Michelle!!!!

I think I have decided to go with Woodland Grey roof and gutters but still with the Surfmist garage and fascia. Love Ironstone but am worried about having "too much" blue, so am playing safe. Render won't need to be decided until later so heaps of time to ponder between now and then.

Donuts- I originally wanted light roof and have seen the house you are talking about- looks great but I tend to agree with you, I have more light colour on the facade and should keep with a slightly darker colour.

Love you Michelle and everyone who offers advice on Homeone!!!! Couldn't do this without you all!

Author:  cazoraz [ Mar 18, 2010 5:45 pm ]
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i prefer the ironstone, that's what we have, and it has a blue tinge to it so i think it would look better with your bricks. Here is a pic of my roof with our lighter bricks, still definitely a grey colour but blue hues....

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