Browse Forums Building A New House 1 Jul 15, 2015 1:27 pm Hi All, This is my first build and first home I will own, so I'm very excited and just want to share my journey with everyone. The land is a 338m2 lot in the Horizon development in Woodcroft, SA. The plan is a modified Lincoln from Fairmont Homes, pushing some walls out a little and taking out the robe recesses. I have 2.55m ceilings, Air Con and Bathroom Upgrade bonuses as well as a sliding stacker door thrown in. Just received my selections pack and booked in for appointments. For external colours, I was thinking: Bricks: Austral Bricks Grange Roof: Colorbond Monument Panel Lift: Colorbond Monument Like ⋅ Add a comment ⋅ Pin to Ideaboard ⋅ But I'm thinking now that it would be smarter to go for a lighter colour (Shale Grey?) to save on cooling costs in summer. Does anyone have any opinions on what colour scheme would work best with a light coloured roof? I don't think I'll get any rendering done, so it will be bare brick. Plans: Like ⋅ Add a comment ⋅ Pin to Ideaboard ⋅ Cheers, Leon First Build - Fairmont Homes SA - Lincoln Mod 3Jul 16, 2015 1:27 pm Hi! Good luck with your build, we are first timers too. I think the first picture looks better, but I understand your dilemma. We've gone with a dark roof too, and I'm worried about the cooling from a cost and eco perspective. Could something in between those two colours work better? Windspray maybe? Or basalt? If you go with a shale grey roof, what about a lighter grey garage door? My build thread: Building our first home in the Ascot Estate Pakenham - East West Homes viewtopic.php?t=77799 Re: First Build - Fairmont Homes SA - Lincoln Mod 4Jul 16, 2015 1:54 pm Thanks for your input Jwalt! I have had someone recommend Basalt to me, and it does looks a bit better with the other colours I've got going on. I like the darker colours though, so not sure if I'll cope with a lighter coloured roller door. Like ⋅ Add a comment ⋅ Pin to Ideaboard ⋅ Hard to tell what it will be like in real life. I had a quick peek at your thread, good to see you're past colour selections... This is way too hard and stressful for me! - Doesn't help that I have not one single artistic bone in my body either. Re: First Build - Fairmont Homes SA - Lincoln Mod 5Jul 16, 2015 2:16 pm Your initial colour selections are very similar to ours (light brick, dark roof), although we chose tile rather than colorbond (husband refused to go with colorbond, I didn't care so much). I have to admit I didn't consider the eco side of it, we just chose what we liked. If you want to see how the similar colours work together my thread is here viewtopic.php?f=31&t=76309&start=140&hilit=hotondo Re: First Build - Fairmont Homes SA - Lincoln Mod 6Jul 17, 2015 12:00 am Hi! I love the darker roof with lighter brick too...but get what you mean! We are building our first home with Statesman and had our colour selections appointment this week. We have similar colours to you - woodland grey colourbond roof with grange bricks but garage door is dune. It is alot to think about isn't it! I look forward to following your build! Lisa Building with Statesman Homes in Myponga, SA View our thread here: viewtopic.php?f=31&t=75840&view=unread#unread Re: First Build - Fairmont Homes SA - Lincoln Mod 7Jul 17, 2015 8:56 am Hi For our selections we also went with the dark roof in the colour Momentum as you have done in the first picture. I can understand your dilemma with wanting to make sure that it is all matching with the garage door! What we have done to make out front feel a little more earthy is we have selected to have the timber panel lift door Like ⋅ Add a comment ⋅ Pin to Ideaboard ⋅ Its a nice feature and I don't think it was must more expensive to have this that way you can match the garage door to the front door which is what we plan on doing as well You could also do something like the Basalt on the roof so that the house doesn't absorb too much heat in the summer Hope this helped! First Home - Fairmont Homes - Vogue - Seaford Heights Vista - viewtopic.php?f=31&t=78691 Re: First Build - Fairmont Homes SA - Lincoln Mod 9Jul 29, 2015 9:58 am Yeah, I think that might be the way to go! I've got my selections interviews all booked in and final interview for a few weeks' time... Still need to book in a colour consultation though, so we'll see what they say. I have a colleague who is building and using basalt roof, so I might pop over and have a look at his. Something else that I have to decide on is whether I want an underbench microwave or should I simply put it in the pantry, unfortunately I don't have enough overhead cupboard space which would have been ideal (except above the fridge, but I reckon that would be too high and impractical). I think underbench might be a bit low, and if it was in the pantry I get more room to fit pot drawers in the kitchen! Re: First Build - Fairmont Homes SA - Lincoln Mod 10Jul 30, 2015 11:23 am S7iCkSt3R Yeah, I think that might be the way to go! I've got my selections interviews all booked in and final interview for a few weeks' time... Still need to book in a colour consultation though, so we'll see what they say. I have a colleague who is building and using basalt roof, so I might pop over and have a look at his. Something else that I have to decide on is whether I want an underbench microwave or should I simply put it in the pantry, unfortunately I don't have enough overhead cupboard space which would have been ideal (except above the fridge, but I reckon that would be too high and impractical). I think underbench might be a bit low, and if it was in the pantry I get more room to fit pot drawers in the kitchen! We decided to put our Microwave in the Pantry, hides it away aswell First Home - Fairmont Homes - Vogue - Seaford Heights Vista - viewtopic.php?f=31&t=78691 Re: First Build - Fairmont Homes SA - Lincoln Mod 11Aug 03, 2015 1:31 pm Damien_Lanni We decided to put our Microwave in the Pantry, hides it away aswell Yeah, it's not a bad idea to have it in the pantry, however I will probably use it a lot, so I reckon now that an underbench might be more practical and easier to get to. I also had a another look in the display home yesterday and I think there will still be enough room for a set of pot drawers as well, so it works out well. Re: First Build - Fairmont Homes SA - Lincoln Mod 12Aug 03, 2015 2:22 pm Regarding your colours, you can check the solar absorptance from Bluescope: http://www.steel.com.au/products/coated ... sification There's not so great a difference between Monument at 74%, and Basalt at 69%, so I wouldn't stress so much between those two on account of heat gain if you have a strong visual preference. Most of the popular colours aren't too different either. Once you start getting to the lighter colours, you have to work harder to get it looking good with the bricks and other colours. We ended up at surfmist. Looking at the plan, I don't think that pantry would be so convenient to have a microwave in it, so underbench may be your best bet. Re: First Build - Fairmont Homes SA - Lincoln Mod 13Aug 03, 2015 4:29 pm Oh wow, thanks John, that's a very handy link. I thought the Basalt was lighter, but can see how the absorbance is so high after seeing it on my colleague's build over the weekend. I really like your colours, maybe an Almond brick + surfmist roof + paperbark gutters and roller door might work well for me... Like ⋅ Add a comment ⋅ Pin to Ideaboard ⋅ I like the darker colours, but would definitely prefer the lower cooling cost in the end. Re: First Build - Fairmont Homes SA - Lincoln Mod 14Aug 03, 2015 9:58 pm Heat load was a significant factor in us going to Surfmist, but having looked at the calculations, it doesn't need to be a deal-breaker for a darker roof. With a dark roof through, you'd really want to have roof level insulation like Bradford Anticon, which the builders likely charge an extra $2-3k for. But then, we're still getting that with a light roof. Though it can't be good for a ducted A/C system to have to handle that much heat, and you'd want good insulation on the A/C ducts as well.
On the downsides for the white roof is that the discolouring over time can be quite noticeable, so it's good to take that into account. That surfmist colour scheme is similar to what we are planning. I know the almond brick well, as it's on our current house, and quite similar in colour to the one we're using on the new house. Paperbark goes well with Austral Almond. One thing to watch though is that paperbark and surfmist aren't all that happy together. Surfmist tries to go to the more grey colours, and grey doesn't live so well with the cream of paperbark. I've worked a bit at the 3D modelling to get them live together. This is what I've arrived at: Like ⋅ Add a comment ⋅ Pin to Ideaboard ⋅ Surfmist roof and gutters. Paperbark facia and downpipes, with white window frames and surfmist garage door. I've used a fair bit of white in the wall trim and details to connect it in with the roof. I'd be reluctant to put paperbark for the gutter or garage door though, and I wasn't so happy with the more uniform brick colour like the Almond. Given your initial choice, I'd consider looking at the Nougat or Grange brick with the light roof. Something like this: Roof and Gutter: Surfmist Facia: Evening Haze or Dune Brick: Austral Nougat with off-white mortar I'd still be leaning towards white for the windows, but I think with that combination you could choose a colour matching in more with the bricks for the garage door, which from memory Nougat was close to Evening Haze or Dune - both of which go well with surfmist. That's not to dissuade you from the cream direction we're taking, but as an alternative that may fit in easier with current styles. Also, as you go to darker bricks, you can also support light roof colours with some contrast - so a chocolate brick with white mortar and a Dune through surfmist roof, is fairly common - though that scheme helps to have some white render as a feature. A light roof can also work with red brick, but that's another look. Also, in terms of light roofs, this picture from bailey76 is worth a look: Like ⋅ Add a comment ⋅ Pin to Ideaboard ⋅ From - viewtopic.php?p=912239#p912239 That has an evening haze roof and gutters, and looks like surfmist facia. That seems to work well with that brick and the off-white mortar. Re: First Build - Fairmont Homes SA - Lincoln Mod 15Aug 04, 2015 9:53 am Thanks John. Here are a couple of options I'm now thinking about: I'm leaning towards the second as I feel like the Surfmist is too light for my liking. It's ok in my pictures, but in real life (and in your pictures) it's much lighter. Brick: Austral Grange Roof & Doors: Surfmist Gutters: Dune Windows: Grey Like ⋅ Add a comment ⋅ Pin to Ideaboard ⋅ Brick: Austral Grange Roof: Shale Grey Gutters & Doors: Dune Windows: Grey Like ⋅ Add a comment ⋅ Pin to Ideaboard ⋅ Re: First Build - Fairmont Homes SA - Lincoln Mod 16Aug 04, 2015 9:56 pm Don't force yourself into colours you don't like, so make sure you find something you're happy with. I'd be careful putting shale grey and dune together. They are quite similar, but different enough to clash. The grange brick is warm in tonings, so I'd just go with the dune roof with it. I'm thinking maybe this: Like ⋅ Add a comment ⋅ Pin to Ideaboard ⋅ Roof, gutters, rendered posts: Dune Bricks: grange with off-white mortar(brighton lite cement + white sand) facia, garage, gable infill: Gully windows: woodland grey Here's the same thing with shale grey roof Like ⋅ Add a comment ⋅ Pin to Ideaboard ⋅ Roof,gutters: shale grey Bricks: grange garage, facia, rendered posts: dune windows: wallaby Otherwise, going to a surfmist roof, and the nougat bricks Like ⋅ Add a comment ⋅ Pin to Ideaboard ⋅ roof, gutters: surfmist bricks: nougat facia, garage, rendered posts: dune windows: wallaby Re: First Build - Fairmont Homes SA - Lincoln Mod 17Aug 04, 2015 10:12 pm I think Grange bricks look really good with jasper and surfmist Could go grange bricks, surfmist roof, jasper gutter fascia and roller door (or surfmist or timber) and timber door? Re: First Build - Fairmont Homes SA - Lincoln Mod 18Aug 04, 2015 10:13 pm Re: First Build - Fairmont Homes SA - Lincoln Mod 20Aug 04, 2015 10:26 pm And by bluesteel request, here's with surfmist and jasper: Like ⋅ Add a comment ⋅ Pin to Ideaboard ⋅ The jasper and surfmist do go well with grange. I'm not such a fan of the heavy line of dark gutter+facia under a surfmist roof, but it does bring the jasper colour out. You could also do the jasper door like this, but tone the roof back to dune if you don't want it so light. While I have worked a bit at getting my render colours fairly accurate, bear in mind it's only my approximation too, and the real thing is different again - so you have to calibrate what you see off real examples. hi guys. Please be nice. First time home builder in Qld. I would like some feedback please on whether I should build my granny flat first before my main house at the… 0 4584 So it looks like we finally have some movement on site! 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