Browse Forums Building A New House 1 Oct 07, 2014 2:40 pm Trying to decide if go a classic crisp Surfmist (white) render with Monier Barramundi Flat Tiles or a more darker tone Grey Pebble Render with Monier Barramundi Flat Tiles... would surfmist be to stark or would it be a crispy timeless looking colour? Surfmist: http://i16.photobucket.com/albums/b38/njectme/Forever%20House/renderwithshalegraydoor_zpsd83f6511.png Grey Pebble: Like ⋅ Add a comment ⋅ Pin to Ideaboard ⋅ Re: Surfmist or Grey Pebble Render? 2Oct 07, 2014 2:42 pm I think in real life the Surfmist will be very nearly white and the Grey Pebble will be a light grey Re: Surfmist or Grey Pebble Render? 3Oct 07, 2014 3:21 pm Hey Mr Bee. I've gone for a pretty similar colour palate for my build. I too contemplated surfmist render, but decided it would be a bit too stark against my black (Monier Sambuca) roof. The barramundi is a bit softer, so the contrast won't be as severe. I ended up going for Solver cloudy sky (which wasn't my first choice). You can see pictures of it here viewtopic.php?f=31&t=65470&start=680. The fascias are surfmist, so you can imagine what it would have looked like if I had gone for that render. I'm quite happy with the end result. Cloudy sky is akin to grey pebble I suppose. Grey pebbles seems to have some brown hues in it, so it's quite a nice warm colour. It depends on what look you want to go for. The surfmist will be quite striking, but it may be a mission to keep clean. The grey pebble would far more forgiving in this regard. Both look good! Hard to vote for one. Re: Surfmist or Grey Pebble Render? 4Oct 07, 2014 3:40 pm PanRaptor Hey Mr Bee. I've gone for a pretty similar colour palate for my build. I too contemplated surfmist render, but decided it would be a bit too stark against my black (Monier Sambuca) roof. The barramundi is a bit softer, so the contrast won't be as severe. I ended up going for Solver cloudy sky (which wasn't my first choice). You can see pictures of it here viewtopic.php?f=31&t=65470&start=680. The fascias are surfmist, so you can imagine what it would have looked like if I had gone for that render. I'm quite happy with the end result. Cloudy sky is akin to grey pebble I suppose. Grey pebbles seems to have some brown hues in it, so it's quite a nice warm colour. It depends on what look you want to go for. The surfmist will be quite striking, but it may be a mission to keep clean. The grey pebble would far more forgiving in this regard. Both look good! Hard to vote for one. thanks for the reply, we initally were going to go the Sambucca but we too thought might be to much of a contrast with a light render so changed to barramundi ... we are going surfmist facia.. i don't know it's so hard! and the render colour is mixed in the render so can't even paint it if we dont like it! I do like that white render looks crisp and clean and timeless even 10-15yrs after it's been built sort of a bit of an elagence to a nice crisp white house.... Re: Surfmist or Grey Pebble Render? 5Oct 25, 2014 2:44 pm Hey...we are having shale grey roof and Ian struggling with choosing the colour for the main render of house- I would like a lightish colour and then a darker colour as a feature.... Any ideas please? Dover white or surfmist garage door. I am having trouble choosing a garage door. The outside of house will be tranquel retreat. I want it to all blend nicely however I… 0 6822 Thank you so much. We ended going with the terrain that’s part of our brick. 2 2538 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 18072 |