Browse Forums Interior Decorating Lounge 1 Aug 19, 2009 9:53 pm Our house colours have faded after 9 months. The front elevation is south west so it does cop a beating in summer. We have a jasper and red front facade. Any clues on how to keep the colours vivid. We're going to repaint (who knows what the builder used) .... I'm thinking of using Pot Black with Indian red .... Rest of the house is painted Dune. Any ideas??? Re: house facade 3Aug 20, 2009 7:25 am Good Grief!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!! I thought I was the only one that had a dikkie painter!! Your paints should have been done in a Solar Guard Paint! All external paints should be in a Solar Guard. Your builder or painter....if they cared, should have told you this, especially for the full sun walls. Internal and External Building and Colour Consultant Online - Worldwide http://www.denovoconcepts.com Re: house facade 4Aug 20, 2009 7:58 am are you going to do different colours to what you have now Dy? Can we get a refresher pic of your facade to see where the new colours will go? I really loved your Murray Red... "Your emotions are the slaves to your thoughts, and you are the slave to your emotions." — Elizabeth Gilbert Living in our new house. Currently scaping the land. Re: house facade 5Aug 20, 2009 8:26 am Your builder should be paying for the re-paint. Have you contacted them? They havent used the correct paint. A house usually needs external painting every 7 years according to my painter but can last alot longer depending on the aspect and climate. Building in Bella Vista Waters Sydney. The Galaxy with Macquarie facade by Young Homes Dear Members I have to decide the Facade column size. My custom builder standard is 350mm with rendering, but i asked for 470mm plus stone or tiles and yet to get… 0 7493 traditional gable roof facade - Have you did the dark and light gray color combination in facade with gray stone in facade… 0 4203 Looking to tile the facade pillars rather than rendering. Builder is quoting 2500$ laying cost for upto 10msq. The 2 pillars come to be 16msq. So laying costs are 5000$… 0 7524 |