Browse Forums Building A New House 1 Jan 29, 2017 12:34 pm We are beginning a build of a home that will look like an old Edwardian cottage. We have decided to use colorbond instead of Zinc or Gal. We just wondered if anyone could tell us which colour would be best to use - shale grey or windspray. Thanks in advance Re: Which colorbond colour is closet to old Gal roof colour 2Jan 29, 2017 1:50 pm NADT We are beginning a build of a home that will look like an old Edwardian cottage. We have decided to use colorbond instead of Zinc or Gal. We just wondered if anyone could tell us which colour would be best to use - shale grey or windspray. Thanks in advance Bassalt is a nice colour Like ⋅ Add a comment ⋅ Pin to Ideaboard ⋅ Re: Which colorbond colour is closet to old Gal roof colour 3Jan 29, 2017 1:57 pm Shale grey. Looks closest to zinc without the reflection. Re: Which colorbond colour is closet to old Gal roof colour 7Jan 29, 2017 8:27 pm sandra 2016 NADT Bassalt is a nice colour Thanks Sandra for posting that photo and suggesting that. We actually got to see a home with a Basalt roof today -I knocked on their door and asked the colour and they said Basalt. We have now added that to our choice if colours . Re: Which colorbond colour is closet to old Gal roof colour 8Jan 29, 2017 8:31 pm Craigasaurus Shale grey. Looks closest to zinc without the reflection. Thanks Craig - you've just confirmed what we were thinking. We will now either choose shale grey for that look - or go with Basalt for a darker grey look. But atleast we know what colourbind names to go with. Re: Which colorbond colour is closet to old Gal roof colour 10Jan 29, 2017 8:36 pm [quote="buildingnanna"] Like ⋅ Add a comment ⋅ Pin to Ideaboard ⋅ I have shale grey roof and surfmist gutters Thanks so much for posting those photos buildingnana. It looks nice! We finally got to see a shale grey roof on a house today and knocked on the door and asked the colour. So know we have seen your photos and the roof - it confirmed that that colour is the closest to the old gal /zinc roof colour. Thanks again Re: Which colorbond colour is closet to old Gal roof colour 11Jan 29, 2017 8:39 pm Cheers I love it. Your house sounds wonderful hope to see pics Re: Which colorbond colour is closet to old Gal roof colour 12Jan 29, 2017 8:41 pm NADT sandra 2016 NADT Bassalt is a nice colour Thanks Sandra for posting that photo and suggesting that. We actually got to see a home with a Basalt roof today -I knocked on their door and asked the colour and they said Basalt. We have now added that to our choice if colours . We have a bassalt colourbond roof and gutters and our fence will be completed tomorrow arvo in bassalt. We have our Fasias shale grey and our roll a door monument colour. Re: Which colorbond colour is closet to old Gal roof colour 13Jan 30, 2017 1:17 pm We have windspray which I think is pretty close to the old gal roofs 😊 Like ⋅ Add a comment ⋅ Pin to Ideaboard ⋅ My Homeone Thread - Re: Which colorbond colour is closet to old Gal roof colour 14Jan 30, 2017 1:21 pm Like ⋅ Add a comment ⋅ Pin to Ideaboard ⋅ Like ⋅ Add a comment ⋅ Pin to Ideaboard ⋅ Like ⋅ Add a comment ⋅ Pin to Ideaboard ⋅ My Homeone Thread - Re: Which colorbond colour is closet to old Gal roof colour 15Jan 30, 2017 1:21 pm It looks different in different lights My Homeone Thread - Re: Which colorbond colour is closet to old Gal roof colour 16Feb 02, 2017 10:54 pm sandra 2016 NADT sandra 2016 [quote="NADT"] Bassalt is a nice colour Thanks Sandra for posting that photo and suggesting that. We actually got to see a home with a Basalt roof today -I knocked on their door and asked the colour and they said Basalt. We have now added that to our choice if colours . We have a bassalt colourbond roof and gutters and our fence will be completed tomorrow arvo in bassalt. We have our Fasias shale grey and our roll a door monument colour. [/quote] We are also going with Basalt for our roof. Re: Which colorbond colour is closet to old Gal roof colour 17Feb 02, 2017 11:06 pm The roof of both our house and shed are Basalt. Re: Which colorbond colour is closet to old Gal roof colour 18Feb 02, 2017 11:32 pm [quote="DreamHome2point0"]It looks different in different lights Thanks so much for those photos. It looks great. We hadn't seen windspray as a full roof. We now like shake grey / windspray/ & Basalt ! Each for different reasons. May have to toss some coins! . Thanks again for sharing Re: Which colorbond colour is closet to old Gal roof colour 19Feb 02, 2017 11:36 pm sandra 2016 NADT sandra 2016 [quote="NADT We have a bassalt colourbond roof and gutters and our fence will be completed tomorrow arvo in bassalt. We have our Fasias shale grey and our roll a door monument Thanks Sandra combo of Basalt with shale grey fasiias sound good. Re: Which colorbond colour is closet to old Gal roof colour 20Feb 04, 2017 7:05 am NADT DreamHome2point0 It looks different in different lights Thanks so much for those photos. It looks great. We hadn't seen windspray as a full roof. We now like shake grey / windspray/ & Basalt ! Each for different reasons. May have to toss some coins! . Thanks again for sharing The reason we went Basalt in the end is others said it hid the dirt. We didn't want to have a really light grey that needed cleaning as it is a hard to reach area. Your house roof does not show rusting other than some surface rust on the flashings. In my opinion you dont need to replace or paint the roof other than treat surface rust… 1 5951 Thank you Pulse, I thought we did the right things; external shutters on all windows down all day, west side of the house nearly completely in the shadow of the large two… 6 25109 Painting your colorbond roof with a rust inhibitor can definitely help extend its life and prevent rust. It is worth the cost in the long term as it may be cheaper than… 1 736 |