Browse Forums Building A New House 1 Jan 31, 2018 8:34 pm I am trying to finalise the colors and am stuck at garage (colorbond) and front door. I am after white or cream color. Which color for garage and which color for front door would be very close and look a like? I am not sure if this makes a difference, but building with Metricon. Could you please help. Re: Garage and Frond door colors - Please help 3Jan 31, 2018 9:01 pm Clean I am trying to finalise the colors and am stuck at garage (colorbond) and front door. I am after white or cream color. Which color for garage and which color for front door would be very close and look a like? I am not sure if this makes a difference, but building with Metricon. Could you please help. Our front door and garage will be surfmist, I know a few others have used this colour as well. Re: Garage and Frond door colors - Please help 5Jan 31, 2018 10:08 pm [quote="Clean"]I am thinking to go for surfmist for garage. Can I use the same color for front door? I am under a misimpression that color bond colors are differnt from the colors used on doors /quote] We used Surfmist for garage door as it was the whitest colourbond colour available at the time. We ended up having Purist White for our pillars, balcony and front door and when you glance at the facade from the road I don’t think you pay much attention to the fact that they are different colours. Re: Garage and Frond door colors - Please help 6Feb 01, 2018 7:08 am [quote="Clean"]I am thinking to go for surfmist for garage. Can I use the same color for front door? I am under a misimpression that color bond colors are differnt from the colors used on doors /quote] All paint companies have ColorBond colours in their palette, but even if they didn’t you can just colour match paint. Re: Garage and Frond door colors - Please help 8Feb 01, 2018 7:43 am We have Colorbond monument garage door, windows, gutters, downpipes, and painted front door. We then got a security door with monument frame. The paint for the front door isn't going to match exactly but it is generally very close. Plus they aren't sitting flush (right next to each other), normally there are bricks or render or something in between, so they generally do look the same even if there is a slight variation. Go for it. My blog: tashandpaul.wordpress.com Re: Garage and Frond door colors - Please help 9Feb 01, 2018 8:51 am We've also gone for Surfmist on the garage door and front door. Re: Garage and Frond door colors - Please help 13Feb 01, 2018 3:49 pm have you tried editing that picture and putting in white blocks where surfmist doors will be, also driving around estates looking for anything similar to get a better idea what appeals i was originally going to a lighter brick but didn't like the color contrast with my surfmist roof. felt and looked bland when they where to similar IMO Re: Garage and Frond door colors - Please help 14Feb 01, 2018 5:26 pm Clean I am trying to finalise the colors and am stuck at garage (colorbond) and front door. I am after white or cream color. Which color for garage and which color for front door would be very close and look a like? I am not sure if this makes a difference, but building with Metricon. Could you please help. White/Off white front door are not a good idea if they are going to see windborne dust and rain. We have a Surfmist front door and wish we'd never done it Re: Garage and Frond door colors - Please help 15Feb 01, 2018 5:32 pm Re: Garage and Frond door colors - Please help 16Feb 01, 2018 6:07 pm The bricks are ironstone. However the facade would be rendered. It same isla facade i posted above. Render colors also same until now. 2 14088 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 7602 Hi, have purchased a house with 2 single garage doors. The Centre pillar one side sits proud to the other. Can I change 2 doors into one. Please see picture. 0 7526 |