Browse Forums Building A New House 1 Sep 03, 2009 7:45 am Hi all! Can anyone give me some advice on what render colour will work well with a Colorbond Ironstone roof?? We have cedar framed windows and a fair bit of natural stone (bluestone) walling, so looking for something fairly neutral - but at the same time don't want it to be too dull! The base will be two coat acrylic-modified render (Rockcote PM100)... I found a colour card at Bunnings called "Nighthawk 3" by Nippon paint, which I liked but I couldn't find an equivalent Dulux/Wattyl colour... Has anyone heard of/seen this colour? I couldn't find it online anywhere either... Also, can anyone tell me if there's any difference between the major paint brands? I'm owner building and not sure whether using Dulux Weathershield or Wattyl or Haymes etc makes a difference?? Any help would be really appreciated! Thanks Adam Re: What render colour with Ironstone roof? Best paint? Help! 2Sep 03, 2009 8:36 am We have ironstone roof and gutters and the facias and render will be dune (colourbond colour) the facias are on and they look good with the roof but render is yet to be done, finger crossed all will look good. Sorry can't comment on other questions. Good Luck, Vid Re: What render colour with Ironstone roof? Best paint? Help! 4Sep 03, 2009 9:58 am megzy Vid, we also have ironstone roof with Dune Render and we are really happy with it. This is some latest pics to show. Sorry no close ups but I can if you want. The house is too wide to fit in one shot Hi Megzy, Your place looks great, I wouldn't mind seeing a close up if it's not too much trouble. We are having a Tuscan Classic Cedar panel lift door, can I ask what colour yours is ? What we have noticed with the roof is that it looks like it is different colours at times depending on the sky, on a dull cloudy day it looks a bit silver and on a nice sunny day it's much darker, we are very pleased with the colour, originally we were going with BLACK but we are really glad we didn't now. BuildingACT, sorry for seemingly hijacking your thread! Re: What render colour with Ironstone roof? Best paint? Help! 5Sep 03, 2009 11:31 am vid megzy Vid, we also have ironstone roof with Dune Render and we are really happy with it. This is some latest pics to show. Sorry no close ups but I can if you want. The house is too wide to fit in one shot Hi Megzy, Your place looks great, I wouldn't mind seeing a close up if it's not too much trouble. We are having a Tuscan Classic Cedar panel lift door, can I ask what colour yours is ? What we have noticed with the roof is that it looks like it is different colours at times depending on the sky, on a dull cloudy day it looks a bit silver and on a nice sunny day it's much darker, we are very pleased with the colour, originally we were going with BLACK but we are really glad we didn't now. BuildingACT, sorry for seemingly hijacking your thread! Garage door - Yeah I think that is the one we have. I have a thread somewhere with photos if you wanna check it out. Ill see if I can get any good shots for you. I agree with you totally about the ironstone roof. Sometimes it looks blue othertimes it looks grey. WE LOVE IT! Re: What render colour with Ironstone roof? Best paint? Help! 6Sep 03, 2009 8:33 pm haha Thanks for the responses guys! It's great to at least know that the Ironstone works well! I'm planning on going with a cedar (or cedar-look) garage door also, so great to see the pics! House looks fantastic! Re: What render colour with Ironstone roof? Best paint? Help! 7Sep 03, 2009 8:46 pm I love Cedar and dark greys together, maybe a lighter but not too light shade of grey. My daughter just painted a rendered wall with a Nippon paint called Footprint 2, it's a really nice grey. What colour is Nighthawk 3? Re: What render colour with Ironstone roof? Best paint? Help! 8Sep 03, 2009 8:51 pm SuH I love Cedar and dark greys together, maybe a lighter but not too light shade of grey. My daughter just painted a rendered wall with a Nippon paint called Footprint 2, it's a really nice grey. What colour is Nighthawk 3? Yep, we're big fans of greys/stone colours with cedar! We have all cedar windows, bluestone retaining/feature walls and will be having a grey/stone floor inside! I actually also got a Footprint 2 colour card...the Nighthawk 3 is quite similar - maybe very slightly darker..and with a slightly different tone - but yep, same sort of feel i think!! Hopefully it works out ok!!! Thankyou so much π I've decided on White on white for doors and trims, White on white 50% on ceiling and Mt buller for walls. Fingers crossed it will look OK π 2 7172 Thank you so much. We ended going with the terrain thatβs part of our brick. 2 2546 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 18109 |