Browse Forums Building A New House 1 Apr 07, 2019 11:14 am Hello all: I'm working with my builder (Simonds) on the color selections for a single storied home in Brentwood forest estate. Here are some of the colors the girls have helped us choose. I really need some feedback on the color combinations below and any suggestions are welcome. External: Roof: Colorbond Dune Gutter: Jasper (C/B) Fasica: Dune (C/B) Garage door: Dune (C/B) Downpipes: Paperbark (C/B) External Paint on rendered walls: Paperbark (Colorbond) Main Door paint: Paperbark (Colorbond) Window and door frames: Surfmist Feature Brick Pier on the proch: Breaking Dawn Driveway: Salt & Pepper Internal: Wall paints: minimalist 1 Ceiling paints: white Kitchen: Cupboards: Milano walnut (Laminux) Caesarstone: Buttermilk Ceramic Tails: Sand (Living and family + Kitchen) https://www.nationaltiles.com.au/simpli ... tural-tile Grout: mild grey (Is this good?) Bathroom: Cupboards: Ash woodline (Laminux) Caesarstone: Linen Ceramic Tails: mocha https://www.nationaltiles.com.au/simpli ... tural-tile Grout color between tails: white (Is this good?) How does the roof color (Colorbond - Dune) go with Paperback painted over the rendered wall combo? Also appriciate any pics shared of Dune roof with paint combinations that really look good. The ceramic tails is selected is Simplicity sand natural (https://www.nationaltiles.com.au/simpli ... ural-tile/) has a the grout color mid-grey?? Having a white grout would cause this to look dirty sooner, so we've choosen Mid-grey for the grout color? Is this good? Appreciate any suggestions. Cheers. Re: Review color selections for single storied home 3Apr 08, 2019 10:05 pm Just curious why you are painting over render? Re: Review color selections for single storied home 4Apr 09, 2019 10:25 am brokenstick Just curious why you are painting over render? covenent design guideline not happy about that at all. Is it generally not required to paint over rendered wall, because rendered finish is generally cement? Re: Review color selections for single storied home 5Apr 09, 2019 11:01 am The color is usually mixed into the render, so it doesn't need painting. They can do any color. Are you sure that is not what they mean? I think it is very unusual to render and then paint over it. The only thing to bear in mind is that on our house the render color ended up darker than than the equivalent paint color (I think due to the render base being grey rather than white). So our dune render ended up darker then we were expecting and darker than the bits that were painted dune. Fortunately we actually liked it so didn't kick up too much fuss Re: Review color selections for single storied home 6Apr 10, 2019 12:11 pm brokenstick The color is usually mixed into the render, so it doesn't need painting. They can do any color. Are you sure that is not what they mean? I think it is very unusual to render and then paint over it. The only thing to bear in mind is that on our house the render color ended up darker than than the equivalent paint color (I think due to the render base being grey rather than white). So our dune render ended up darker then we were expecting and darker than the bits that were painted dune. Fortunately we actually liked it so didn't kick up too much fuss Excellent point! I never thought of it! thank you i thought the flipped plan initially but bec i want narrow pathway from entry to dining (dont like bend), also cannot fit the… 7 17284 It is true that a builder can ignore your independent inspection report as it is not part of the contractual arrangement but that is stupid because he cannot avoid fixing… 9 46869 The worst thing you can do is sign a building contract without a pre contract review. Over the years many people have come to me with disputes where they just signed… 0 8347 |