Browse Forums General Discussion 1 Apr 10, 2016 9:56 pm Hi all I am building a new house and tryjng to decide on roof colours. Would love to see pictures of surfmist, shale grey or basalt. I am concerned after driving around and looking at colours about how dirty the lights colours get and wondered if shale grey was better than surfmist for hiding dirt. TIA Re: Colorbond roof 3Apr 10, 2016 11:34 pm Hi Sam, we've got Evening Haze. our house is still under construction so can't speak for how dirty it will look in a few years. There weren't many examples of it to look at while we were deciding on colour. We weren't 100% convinced about the colour before the build but now it's on we really love it! Not the greatest photos but these might be of some assistance to you. You can see how it can look different under different weather conditions. Like ⋅ Add a comment ⋅ Pin to Ideaboard ⋅ Like ⋅ Add a comment ⋅ Pin to Ideaboard ⋅ Re: Colorbond roof 5Apr 11, 2016 2:26 pm We were going for surfmist and the dirty roofs around here turned us off. We have decided on Dune instead . Good luck it's a hard choice Our Acreage Build viewtopic.php?f=31&t=82619 Re: Colorbond roof 9Apr 11, 2016 10:18 pm Sam1987 Thanks for going to the effort Saint Girl of posting photos. How would you best describe your colour, white, base of yellow/cream or grey? Looks great I think I remember going to the colorbond website and they had display homes listed with the various roof colours. We are in Melbourne and there was only a couple with evening haze. I was worried when I saw it that it threw a slight greenish tinge but it doesn't look like that at all on ours. It depends what colour your bricks and render are. I'm sure none of that was helpful at all but all I can say is we are so stoked our colour consultant suggested it. We hadn't even considered it. Good luck!! viewtopic.php?t=81336 Building with MainVue...Modified Ivory 436...our journey Re: Colorbond roof 10Apr 12, 2016 5:19 pm Consider your surrounding landscape and environment. For example, the colour may be one of the COLORBOND® steel grey/green colours if your country style house with surroundings verandahs is located in a treed area. COLORBOND® steel Woodland Grey® or Pale Eucalypt® would be ideal. Alternatively you may choose to contrast the roof colour with the environment; Manor Red® would be a perfect choice in this case as it's also a traditional roof colour for a farmhouse. Choosing a roof colour for an outer suburban house may depend on several factors – the design of the house, the surrounding environment including the streetscape, houses nearby, other finishes already selected and your personal preferences. Jasper®, Monument®, Dune®, and Ironstone® are contemporary colours that co-ordinate extremely well with the popular composite style found in many suburbs. Before to make serious decisions, we must have fresh mind. On my website you can find a good way to cool! Re: Colorbond roof 13May 23, 2016 12:52 pm Looks good to me Gems23. I've got a surfmist colourbond roof here. Owner Building at Jimboomba Woods in Logan City Qld. Blog : http://bandlnewhomebuild.blogspot.com H1 thread : viewtopic.php?f=38&t=68283 . Re: Colorbond roof 14May 23, 2016 1:21 pm Check out my build for Basalt examples. Basalt looks different between shade and sun. My Noosa 23 Build - viewtopic.php?f=31&t=72782 Re: Colorbond roof 15Jun 08, 2016 8:39 pm Sam1987 Hi all I am building a new house and tryjng to decide on roof colours. Would love to see pictures of surfmist, shale grey or basalt. I am concerned after driving around and looking at colours about how dirty the lights colours get and wondered if shale grey was better than surfmist for hiding dirt. TIA We are planning on Basalt for the roof and either Surfmist or Shale Grey for the garage doors. I figure the garage door will be easier to hose down/clean when dirty. Re: Colorbond roof 17Jun 12, 2016 11:25 am Dark colours will have an impact on the energy performance in summer, as Joker said, should be compensated for by better insulation. There fore to achieve a comparable level of energy performance the light roof will be lower cost. But personally I prefer the look of a darker roof, because it is "less visible". On my own house I have a flat roof with a parapet fascia all around with concealed box gutter so the roof is not visible unless you're 3 metres in the air! This might be an option for you, but does add cost. Don't get too concerned about dirt, in a new estate everything will get dirty until all the houses and landscaping is complete, then the dust will settle so to speak. I'm stating the obvious of course but the roof will clean itself whenever it rains. Re: Colorbond roof 20Jun 26, 2016 9:48 am arcachon I've heard people talk about a darker shade being hotter. Is their any data available on the variations between the colourbond colours on how much heat transfers through? This is a good article http://www.thefifthestate.com.au/innova ... port/60257 Building Services Engineer Renovating our 1960's modernist home in Brisbane https://forum.homeone.com.au/viewtopic.php?f=53&t=82091 Thank you Pulse, I thought we did the right things; external shutters on all windows down all day, west side of the house nearly completely in the shadow of the large two… 6 25115 Your house roof does not show rusting other than some surface rust on the flashings. In my opinion you dont need to replace or paint the roof other than treat surface rust… 1 5972 Painting your colorbond roof with a rust inhibitor can definitely help extend its life and prevent rust. It is worth the cost in the long term as it may be cheaper than… 1 747 |