Browse Forums Building A New House 1 Jun 07, 2019 9:03 am Like ⋅ Add a comment ⋅ Pin to Ideaboard ⋅ Opinions on Facade please... We’ve chose Adbri ebony brick (dark grey) Monument roof, monument windows, Surfmist fascia, garage door and render (plus monument render) I love the look of black windows which we had originally chosen (but changed this week as we thought we’d stuffed it up) Now I’m thinking we should change back to black windows 🙈 and even thinking surfmist might be too light now and considering shale grey. We’re going for black/white/grey look. Build thread: viewtopic.php?f=31&t=32574 Re: Monument windows or black on Facade 3Jun 07, 2019 10:11 am amilelka Black windows are great. They show less dirt in the tracks and provide a less obtrusive view outside. They look particularly good with tinted glass. Maybe it depends where you live. We are currently renting while our house is being built and the rental property has black framed windows. It can get quite dusty in summer here, so the build up of dirt on the window frames is very noticeable, as is the dust accumulated in the tracks of the sliding doors. Having said that, there is a house down the road that has black framed windows with tinted glass set against a lighter coloured render and it does look good. Re: Monument windows or black on Facade 4Jun 08, 2019 8:26 am Thankyou Bebbsy, this isn’t something I’d thought of. My hibby will have his truck going in and out so that will create some dust. Build thread: viewtopic.php?f=31&t=32574 The warning is on the sticker on the door too. Second the aluminium powdercoat 6 19095 Thankyou for your advice. We do have Caesar coming out and hopefully resolve the issue for us. 4 19489 I asked this question of one of the forum's resident cabinet makers who may/may not wish to identify himself to answer other questions if he sees this, but the rersponse… 3 8143 |