Browse Forums Finishing Touch 1 Jul 28, 2011 9:53 pm I've just had the interior walls of my house painted. I had a consultant out to help choose colours. Now, I think I have to paint the woodwork around the windows on the outside. I am trying not to get her out again for this. So I am after a bit of advice. Currently the exterior woodwork is white. The newly painted interior woodwork is almost white. Is it common to keep the woodwork for both interior and exterior the same colour? Re: Exterior woodwork 2Aug 03, 2011 7:27 pm No, since these are 2 different areas and can’t be seen at the same time, you can have them different colours. Internal and External Building and Colour Consultant Online - Worldwide http://www.denovoconcepts.com Re: Exterior woodwork 3Aug 24, 2011 12:46 pm Hi Michelle, I am after the same advice. The windows are an off white inside and am wanting to go darker on outside but am abit worried about seeing the colour differnce on the inside of windows, if that makes sense. Do I paint the insides of the woodwork the off-white colour? How do I get around this? Any advice greatly appreciated. Re: Exterior woodwork 4Aug 24, 2011 7:02 pm Hi MickMarie08 Are you just talking about the reveals of the windows? Internal and External Building and Colour Consultant Online - Worldwide http://www.denovoconcepts.com Re: Exterior woodwork 5Aug 25, 2011 9:13 am Well, yes. They are older 25yo timber windows, square, almost full length floor to ceiling, sliding windows and flyscreens. Just briefly to give you a better picture, it is a cedar home which we are painting Colorbond Dune and am having trouble deciding on window colour. I am leaning towards a Woodland Grey roof and bargeboards, just unsure of verandah posts and handrail? The windows are currently an off-white colour on the inside but I really dislike the starkness of the white on the outside of the windows, hence wanting to paint them darker on the outside. Any suggestions? I have tried paperbark on windows which looked too yellow against the Dune but did not look too harsh against the inside window colour. Any help is greatly appreciated. This choosing of colours is giving me a headache. Re: Exterior woodwork 6Aug 25, 2011 6:41 pm MickMarie08 can you post a photo of the front of your house and a window? This way I can see the house, it helps me with your colours. Follow this link to help you post photos on the forum. If you have trouble let me know. viewtopic.php?f=13&t=1272 Internal and External Building and Colour Consultant Online - Worldwide http://www.denovoconcepts.com Re: Exterior woodwork 7Aug 26, 2011 11:52 am Ok, am having trouble uploading photos, funnily enough it has the same effect on me as choosing paint colours Is it possible to email to you direct? Re: Exterior woodwork 8Aug 26, 2011 6:22 pm Internal and External Building and Colour Consultant Online - Worldwide http://www.denovoconcepts.com Re: Exterior woodwork 10Aug 28, 2011 9:09 pm MickMarie08 Well, yes. They are older 25yo timber windows, square, almost full length floor to ceiling, sliding windows and flyscreens. Just briefly to give you a better picture, it is a cedar home which we are painting Colorbond Dune and am having trouble deciding on window colour. I am leaning towards a Woodland Grey roof and bargeboards, just unsure of verandah posts and handrail? The windows are currently an off-white colour on the inside but I really dislike the starkness of the white on the outside of the windows, hence wanting to paint them darker on the outside. Any suggestions? I have tried paperbark on windows which looked too yellow against the Dune but did not look too harsh against the inside window colour. Any help is greatly appreciated. This choosing of colours is giving me a headache. if you are painting them yourself...my advice would be to use a threecoat system using an oil based undercoat firstly...did you want to have a difference in the colours of the windows & roof etc, one option would be to just use a two tone scheme for the exterior....best thing to do is pick out a couple of colours and try sample pots to give you a clear idea. is there a reason why you are sticking to colorbond colours? Re: Exterior woodwork 11Aug 29, 2011 6:45 am I’ll try and get to you as soon as I can; I have to start an online consult tonight. Like ⋅ Add a comment ⋅ Pin to Ideaboard ⋅ Like ⋅ Add a comment ⋅ Pin to Ideaboard ⋅ It is a cedar home, very rundown and we are looking for a new colour scheme to modernise it. At the moment I am happy with the colour dune (double strength). The reason for double strength was at full strength it appeared fine at the back of the house but way too light at the front of the house with the afternoon sun. The windows on the inside are an creamy colour which appears white from the outside. Was hoping to change this colour also to something abit darker. The verandah will be wire balustrading. The front garden is also going and the front steps will be widened with a handrail also in wire balustrading. So far:- Main wall colour - Dune (200%) but am open to change Windows -? Fascia - ? Roof - ? Bottom verandah boards - ? Door - ? Handrail (not sure if we should have one) -? Posts - ? Gutters - ? Downpipes - ? Internal and External Building and Colour Consultant Online - Worldwide http://www.denovoconcepts.com Re: Exterior woodwork 12Aug 29, 2011 9:50 am Hi excalabur245, In terms of the windows, I will be using the 3 coat system as you suggested. As for the house colours, I had a colour in mind and Colorbond seemed to be the closest in colour to the look I was after. I have tried the sample pot thing (up to sample pot 10) and am not really any closer to a colour that I really like. I didn't mind the Dune colour on the exterior walls at double strength but am now not so sure. I really love the look of forum member NitchFarms home. As my OH does not like the look of yellow, I was thinking something similar but alot less yellow, going towards more of a sandstone colour? The roof I have discovered (thanks to Michelle) is Dune, although faded but we will change the colour if need be. The exterior has proved to be the biggest challenge yet in this renovation. Re: Exterior woodwork 13Aug 29, 2011 1:23 pm MickMarie08 Hi excalabur245, In terms of the windows, I will be using the 3 coat system as you suggested. As for the house colours, I had a colour in mind and Colorbond seemed to be the closest in colour to the look I was after. I have tried the sample pot thing (up to sample pot 10) and am not really any closer to a colour that I really like. I didn't mind the Dune colour on the exterior walls at double strength but am now not so sure. I really love the look of forum member NitchFarms home. As my OH does not like the look of yellow, I was thinking something similar but alot less yellow, going towards more of a sandstone colour? The roof I have discovered (thanks to Michelle) is Dune, although faded but we will change the colour if need be. The exterior has proved to be the biggest challenge yet in this renovation. what sample pots have you tried so far? I have just finished painting a weatherboard exterior in Dulux Toffee fingers which came up good, from the colours that you have spoken about it, seems as though you are more of a fan of something with a tinge/shade of grey. Re: Exterior woodwork 14Aug 30, 2011 8:37 am Well I am actually more of a fan of the browns range. The dune is showing up as more of a brown than grey on the weatherboards. I have tried so far, Colorbond Dune, Colorbond Dune 200%, Colorbond Paperbark, Dulux Barnfloor (that appeared too green), Porters Drumbeat, Dulux Blind Date, Haymes Sanctuary and a few others that were in the brown/neutral range that appeared too pink. Funnily enough, Dulux Toffee Fingers was one of the colours I picked out yesterday, yet to buy a sample pot and also Dulux Russian Toffee. Do you have any photos of the weatherboard in Dulux Toffee Fingers? Re: Exterior woodwork 15Aug 30, 2011 10:16 am MickMarie08 Well I am actually more of a fan of the browns range. The dune is showing up as more of a brown than grey on the weatherboards. I have tried so far, Colorbond Dune, Colorbond Dune 200%, Colorbond Paperbark, Dulux Barnfloor (that appeared too green), Porters Drumbeat, Dulux Blind Date, Haymes Sanctuary and a few others that were in the brown/neutral range that appeared too pink. Funnily enough, Dulux Toffee Fingers was one of the colours I picked out yesterday, yet to buy a sample pot and also Dulux Russian Toffee. Do you have any photos of the weatherboard in Dulux Toffee Fingers? I can get a photo of them for you but wont have them until sometime next week when I go back out to the project.....the colour scheme for the timber windows was 1/2 strength toffee fingers which worked quite well to give it a bit of contrast but not too much. Re: Exterior woodwork 16Aug 30, 2011 11:43 am That would be great if you could. We wont be painting until the weather clears up so no hurry. Thanks for your help. Re: Exterior woodwork 17Aug 30, 2011 4:19 pm MickMarie08 That would be great if you could. We wont be painting until the weather clears up so no hurry. Thanks for your help. not a problem....will get them up once I have a chance....if you have any questions let me know as I am a professional painter and am happy to help when I can Re: Exterior woodwork 18Aug 30, 2011 4:33 pm I actually do have a question. I have had conflicting information regarding the painting of the cedarboards and the paint I am using. We will be painting with Dulux Weathershield paint and I have been told that I do not need an primer as this paint is self-priming, but I have also been told by another paint manufacturer that I will need to put a primer on first. My original plan was primer, 2 coats of Weathershield but is this not necessary? Re: Exterior woodwork 19Aug 30, 2011 4:44 pm MickMarie08 I actually do have a question. I have had conflicting information regarding the painting of the cedarboards and the paint I am using. We will be painting with Dulux Weathershield paint and I have been told that I do not need an primer as this paint is self-priming, but I have also been told by another paint manufacturer that I will need to put a primer on first. My original plan was primer, 2 coats of Weathershield but is this not necessary? Depending on the colour of the paint which I don't think will affect you as such if it is a chroma max pigment i.e Extra bright base you need to use a primer 1st...it is was me & I was painting over any existing timber boards whether they have never been treated or stained/oiled etc...I would personally use an oil based primer/undercoat first then apply the weathersheild after that for the remaining topcoats. Have the boards been stained previously? if they have this is the best approach...also if they have you will need to check whether they have been done with oil based or water based stain. if they are untreated you can paint over them and dulux have a great Product in Stain bLocker which you can use over any areas where it has bleed through. looking at your picstures I would assume that the oil based under coat would be the best option. Re: Exterior woodwork 20Aug 31, 2011 9:11 am Got a cold ….where are we up to here? Internal and External Building and Colour Consultant Online - Worldwide http://www.denovoconcepts.com Hi, Currently building, we are on a sloping block so we have from floor level to the roof in axon cladding. Below floor level to the ground I want to put brick facings /… 0 4495 1. Roof cleaning and paint - which colour do you recommend? I often see black/ dark grey in use these days but I would prefer… 0 8333 |