Browse Forums Building A New House 1 Mar 30, 2009 9:57 pm Hi All, We are trying to decide on the exterior colours for our new place and we have seen a few photos on the internet that we really like but having a tough time matching it to Dulux swatches. We need your help!! Someone with a good eye can probably tell me what they are using here? I was thinking it maybe Dune and Jasper, but my wife thinks its something totally different. Here are the colors we love: Like ⋅ Add a comment ⋅ Pin to Ideaboard ⋅ This is the same house, but photo probably taken in different lighting conditions Like ⋅ Add a comment ⋅ Pin to Ideaboard ⋅ And here is our exterior: Like ⋅ Add a comment ⋅ Pin to Ideaboard ⋅ Actual Progress so far: Roof Tiles: Boral Linea Gutters and Eaves: Colorbond Monument Walls: Builders says it will be rendered this week ready to paint sometime next week. Garage Door: B&D Cedar finish Please suggest render colours? Also should we paint the garage part a darker colour? Like ⋅ Add a comment ⋅ Pin to Ideaboard ⋅ Re: Need help - Exterior Render Colours 3Mar 30, 2009 10:02 pm Hey nice house, if they are colorbond colours I would say they are dune and windspray - definitely not jasper. The garage would look nice in a different colour to rest of house... just make sure it looks good with cedar - blue based hues usually look good with oranges (cedar)......but I am no Michelle . Maybe post into her forum she gives great advice. Good luck. Re: Need help - Exterior Render Colours 4Mar 30, 2009 10:12 pm phantomburner... are you aware of what the house is? If you aren't, I'm almost certasin it's an Inform display. The one with the massive basement and the $1m pricetag. lol If you call them they may be able to tell you the colours. I leave you to fend for yourself, figure things out yourself. Terrence Malick Re: Need help - Exterior Render Colours 5Mar 30, 2009 10:27 pm joles phantomburner... are you aware of what the house is? If you aren't, I'm almost certasin it's an Inform display. The one with the massive basement and the $1m pricetag. lol If you call them they may be able to tell you the colours. Joles, you are spot on..it is a Inform house. Where do you think I snoop around for ideas? Re: Need help - Exterior Render Colours 6Apr 01, 2009 6:05 am This is another colour that I think works well with Cedar doors. It looks like Dulux Stone to me, but its hard to know because it looks like this photo was taken in late evening. Like ⋅ Add a comment ⋅ Pin to Ideaboard ⋅ [/url] Entrance Door: We wanted this exact door, but calling around, it seems that this is a special order door and not everyone makes it. Anyone know any good companies in Sydney that make good custom entrance doors that wont cost me the earth? Hi all, I am currently building through Simmonds and stuck deciding on my exterior cement roof titles and brick colours. The front and fascade of the house is a pretty… 0 2728 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 |