Browse Forums Building A New House 1 Aug 20, 2015 1:40 pm With some lovely help from Michelle & Dan from the forum I have narrowed our facade to two different looks. Problem is my husband and I disagree on which one to go with! I know its a personal decision but help us decide lol! Dark Choice Like ⋅ Add a comment ⋅ Pin to Ideaboard ⋅ Light Choice Like ⋅ Add a comment ⋅ Pin to Ideaboard ⋅ 3D image so you get an idea of the whole house Like ⋅ Add a comment ⋅ Pin to Ideaboard ⋅ Re: Choose your favourite facade look! 2Aug 20, 2015 1:55 pm I like the dark, personally Jen (& Dave) Plantation Bronte, Ormeau Ridge, Gold Coast QLD 12/03/2015 - Commencement... 26/08/2015 - Handover! viewtopic.php?f=31&t=76446 Re: Choose your favourite facade look! 3Aug 20, 2015 2:02 pm +1 for the darker facade. If you want to lighten it a little you could go for a lighter coloured garage door? Surfmist or shale grey? What colour are your bricks? Blue Steel Flash? Build thread: viewtopic.php?f=38&t=75302 Re: Choose your favourite facade look! 5Aug 20, 2015 3:22 pm Dark for me Our Build Thread - JG king Memphis Re: Choose your favourite facade look! 6Aug 20, 2015 4:03 pm gandn +1 for the darker facade. If you want to lighten it a little you could go for a lighter coloured garage door? Surfmist or shale grey? What colour are your bricks? Blue Steel Flash? Yes bricks are Blue Steel Flash! Re: Choose your favourite facade look! 8Aug 20, 2015 9:21 pm I'd go with the light one, mainly because I don't like that much dark paint on a house. Initially I thought the light one didn't work together so well, but then I figured that the Blue Steel Flash brick would appear a deeper contrast against shale grey than in the picture, and would tonally reach closer to the roof colour. Adjusting for that, it seems to work ok to me: Like ⋅ Add a comment ⋅ Pin to Ideaboard ⋅ I'd even consider lightening up the paint a bit for the vertical cladding, partly so the two materials feel a bit more different. An issue with the dark scheme would be the treatment of the surfmist gutters/facias/barges. I don't like to make such a prominent feature of them to start with, but for this application you really need to be sure of the detailing. One area is along the raked edges of the roof, where there'd normally be a single piece of flashing going over the top of the roof sheets and down the edge. This would be surfmist, and so requiring the white around edge of the roof on the top surface as well. The thickness of the racked edges and gutter edges would also likely be different, rather than just the neat line in the illustration. Re: Choose your favourite facade look! 10Aug 20, 2015 9:38 pm oneJohn I An issue with the dark scheme would be the treatment of the surfmist gutters/facias/barges. I don't like to make such a prominent feature of them to start with, but for this application you really need to be sure of the detailing. One area is along the raked edges of the roof, where there'd normally be a single piece of flashing going over the top of the roof sheets and down the edge. This would be surfmist, and so requiring the white around edge of the roof on the top surface as well. The thickness of the racked edges and gutter edges would also likely be different, rather than just the neat line in the illustration. Thanks oneJohn. These more practical things you mention (that I hadn't even thought of) are what I need to consider Re: Choose your favourite facade look! 12Aug 20, 2015 10:10 pm I did think that one area where the dark colour comes up better is for that section above the garage to tie it in. However, on looking at it more, I do also have a picture in my mind of the light colour cladding matching the underside of the eaves, and I think that could work well from 3D viewpoints, and come up better than the dark. Re: Choose your favourite facade look! 13Aug 20, 2015 10:24 pm The dark colours would tend to heat the east and west walls more in the sun, but perhaps the bigger issue is the longevity of the paint. The dark colour will need repainting more frequently from the heat stress, and will probably have much more evident fading as well. For an upper floor, that becomes a significant maintenance issue. Re: Choose your favourite facade look! 14Aug 21, 2015 2:47 pm I like that last option best. The darker colour carries right across and the lighter elements seemed framed better. Re: Choose your favourite facade look! 15Aug 21, 2015 2:48 pm Yep, the more I look and read comments, I'm leaning towards the lighter colour now. Particularly the last option. Re: Choose your favourite facade look! 16Aug 24, 2015 8:57 pm Thanks for your opinions guys & girls We have narrowed it down to the two lighter options. I have tried a colourbond shale grey sample pot and have found it quite light so I'm going to try double strength and see how I go! Choose your favourite facade look! 17Aug 24, 2015 9:13 pm lozza81 Thanks for your opinions guys & girls We have narrowed it down to the two lighter options. I have tried a colourbond shale grey sample pot and have found it quite light so I'm going to try double strength and see how I go! I like your option 3 blends quite nicely. No the fireplace doesn’t work. It’s been enclosed. I’m not sure what was removed, as it was done quite some time ago - well before what I can see with photos online… 2 11584 Interested in getting either the Polytec Boston Oak or Palace Peak for kitchen cabinets. 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