Browse Forums Building A New House 1 Jul 26, 2013 4:16 pm Hello forum one users, I hope i'm posting this in the right spot. I'm new here and in need of help. I've been reading through the forums for some inspiration/help with choosing my external colours and in my mind i think i've got it sorted but it's hard to imagine on a house, and as you all probably know you dont want mess it up. These are my colour selections so far: Brick: Pepper (Austral) Roof: Coal Gutters: Woodland grey Facia: surfmist Downpipes: Jasper (to match the brick) Windows: White birch I hope you can also see the photo below. The problems i need help with are the following: 1, Render colour over garage door. This area will be quite large and i was thinking a very dark grey. Similar to November Leaf in the Taubmans range. 2. Render colour or stack stone on two front columns of the entrance to the house. I was thinking stark white for the stack stone and if we render maybe Pebble Bay in the taubmans range. I wanted something light and contrasting for this area to balance out the dark roof and dark render over the garage. 3. Whether to stick with white birch for the windows or go with a darker colour? I dont want the house looking too dark and i'm not sure if there is enough light to balance out the dark. Any help or guidance would be greatly appreciated. Re: External Colour Selection help 6Jul 27, 2013 9:52 am It's a big design so you can afford to go dark. White birch or surfmist for the windows will be good. I wouldn't go dark. A timber look for both doors would also be good with those bricks. For the piers, there's a place near me that got built recently (similar to your design) and they used a natural stone shape similar to this look: http://www.eldoradostone.com/products/s ... /roughcut/ Re: External Colour Selection help 7Jul 28, 2013 3:34 am Thanks d@n for the comment. You've just confirmed what I was thinking. We have decided on a red front door to match the garage which will be the coaba coloured in the colourbond range of garage doors. I love the look of that stone you suggested so I think I'll get a quote to compare. Hi there, we have classic cream gutters, fascia’s, roller door and undercover carport. We are are going to paint the roof a terracotta orange colour. After some… 0 4602 I am building Enfield 201 by Mimosa Homes - York Facade Link: https://www.mimosahomes.com.au/new-homes/enfield-201/ I did my colour appointment last week. I am looking… 0 601 Thanks Pulse, thats really helpful and very much appreciated. Also thanks for the pointer on sheathing, thats me watching too many american youtube videos! 6 2813 |