Browse Forums Interior Decorating Lounge 1 Nov 16, 2009 9:13 pm We have chosen PGH 'rice' as our brick colour, http://www.pghbricks.com.au/Uploads/Dow ... ighres.jpg I'm editing again, as this is the photo we took at the display, and Rice looks much lighter than it does in this pic on their website.. Please excuse me looking massively pregnant.. that bubba has arrived now! http://i76.photobucket.com/albums/j35/h ... G_0007.jpg and were going to go Boral 'blue dusk' as our roof tile colour http://www.boral.com.au/Article/Roofing ... le_QLD.asp (scroll down) But now I'm thinking a lighter colour roof tile would be more energy efficient, so maybe mineral or barley stone.. Do you think this would work at all with the Rice brick? And what colour would the gutters etc have to be to tie it in together? Thanks so much, I'm really confused! Kristi ETA: And what colour garage door should we get? Timber look? Or something to tie in with one of the other colours? The roof and the garage door will be the main things you'll see from the street as we have a rendered brick fence at the front of the property (haven't even thought about what colour to paint that yet!) Living the dream. 4 horsey acres in the country. What's the next project??? Re: Brick and roof tiles. Can they both be light colours? 2Nov 17, 2009 11:23 am Hi Kristi, I like your brick choice. I like the 'walnut' and 'blue dusk' roof colours the best out of the range and I think either of these will compliment your bricks the best. The other colours you mentioned doesn't seem to contrast well in my opinion. (I'm no colour expert). We initially were going to go for a dark colourbond colour like 'woodland grey' however we decided against it and have gone with 'paperbark'. We are having a fairly light brick but it's more brown than a white. Take some samples with you of the roof colours and hold them against the bricks. Even take photos to have a look at later as well. Re: Brick and roof tiles. Can they both be light colours? 3Nov 17, 2009 5:21 pm How we going here? Internal and External Building and Colour Consultant Online - Worldwide http://www.denovoconcepts.com Re: Brick and roof tiles. Can they both be light colours? 4Nov 17, 2009 8:39 pm dollar: thanks for checking out the colours for me. i don't really want to go for the brown tones, so walnut is out. Yep, I think i'm going to have to go back out to the brick selection place to have another look. Michelle: not going so well! haha. I drove around a display village today, and the lighter roof colours definately seem to be the 'in' thing at the moment. Most of them are colourbond though. So I maybe have to rethink my brick choice, if I want to go with the lighter roof colour (barley stone or mineral). Kristi Living the dream. 4 horsey acres in the country. What's the next project??? Re: Brick and roof tiles. Can they both be light colours? 5Nov 17, 2009 9:02 pm Don’t let what looks like the “in” thing guide your choice! Do you want. Internal and External Building and Colour Consultant Online - Worldwide http://www.denovoconcepts.com Re: Brick and roof tiles. Can they both be light colours? 6Nov 18, 2009 6:39 am Kristi, my two cents' worth: Very light-coloured bricks and roof can look bland and washed-out.... there's a house near me with cream bricks and pale beige roof that makes me shudder every time I walk or drive past it. BUT if you team them with the right choices in window frames, spouting, and things like render or timber feature areas, it can look fantastic. Don't forget the front door has an impact too! If you really love that brick, then have it - as Michelle says, the "in" thing isn't important. Post up your favourite brick and roof tile colour, along with whatever options you have for windows etc and see what Michelle suggests.... Picking colours can make you crazy if you let it. Re: Brick and roof tiles. Can they both be light colours? 7Nov 18, 2009 7:19 pm Kek: yep, that's what i'd be afraid of, it looking too washed out. Would definately have to think about the gutters/fascia/windows etc. As I finally have to make a decision soon, I keep changing my mind! That would be right wouldn't it. I've had months to decide, and now it's down to 2 weeks and I have no idea what i want (even changing my mind on the bricks now). When I've narrowed it down, I'll come back in and post all my exterior colour selections and see what you think!! Kristi Living the dream. 4 horsey acres in the country. What's the next project??? Re: Brick and roof tiles. Can they both be light colours? 8Nov 18, 2009 7:45 pm Looking forward to the pics Kristi. Re: Brick and roof tiles. Can they both be light colours? 9Nov 19, 2009 8:50 pm Okay, so I'm feeling a bit silly now, but we got the quote back for an upgrade to Boral Blue Rio (which i thought would be out of our price range) and we can do it! So now we're going to go Blue Rio for the bricks. Soooo excited! and hubby agreed too! So need to decide what roof tile colour, gutter/fascia, garage door, window trims and down pipes are going to be. We definately want to go the lighter roof colour option. Any thoughts on which roof tile would work best with Blue Rio?? Kristi Living the dream. 4 horsey acres in the country. What's the next project??? Re: Brick and roof tiles. Can they both be light colours? 10Nov 19, 2009 9:43 pm Hi Kristi, congrats with the bricks. You will love them. We just saw our Boral Vic Blue palettes today! They look better than we ever expected and so much better in quality. So far they have exceeded our expectations. Lets hope they look as good up. We went for a light roof. Initially we wanted a dark roof but with much thought we opted for a light roof which I think will really compliment the bricks. Re: Brick and roof tiles. Can they both be light colours? 11Nov 19, 2009 10:35 pm We are doing light bricks and a light roof, but we are doing dark renders and reds to offset this. Brick = Austral Nougat Roof Tile = Monier Traditional Wild Rice I was worried that it will turn out bland and I think around the sides of the house it will be fairly bland but no one really sees that anyway and from the front the render and wood garage and front doors should offset it somewhat. The image below isn't an exact representation (The brick is a little too yellow, nougat is more silvery than is shown on the computer image) of the final product but it does give some idea what it will be like. Like ⋅ Add a comment ⋅ Pin to Ideaboard ⋅ Also below Heywgl has a nougat brick house, with jasper render and a dune roof. http://i141.photobucket.com/albums/r72/Mias_Mummy/P8192680.jpg http://i141.photobucket.com/albums/r72/Mias_Mummy/P3142356.jpg Re: Brick and roof tiles. Can they both be light colours? 12Nov 19, 2009 10:48 pm Dollar: how exciting!!!! The vic blue looks great from what i've seen on other houses. Are you getting a colourbond or tile roof? And what colour exactly? And what gutter and fascia? 20 questions i know . Zerosignal: thanks for the pics! i love your facade. And you're right, yours doesn't look washed out at all with everything else going on. Love your colour combos. Love Kristi Living the dream. 4 horsey acres in the country. What's the next project??? Re: Brick and roof tiles. Can they both be light colours? 13Nov 20, 2009 9:51 am Hi Kristi, yes the Vic Blue, well these seem like a really nice batch....maybe I am being biased but they are really dark which we love and seem better than all the houses in person we have seen. We are having Vic Blue, Cinnamon and Vanilla bricks (sounds silly and may even look silly...touch wood) with a Paperbark roof. We were going to go for a dark roof like Woodland grey but went for the lighter roof. From the front you won't see much roof if any at all and we are having hidden guttering. I think it'll fabulous but it sounds awful trying to explain it to people with the brick scheme...lol. Everyone in the area has a dark roof. I think Jasper and Dune colourbond is really nice. I thought having a light roof/cream whatever colour it'll be.....will look silly. I still think it may look weird but I think it's better than the dark colours and we are governed by covenants and don't have alot of choice. If we could-we would just have a tin looking colour. Re: Brick and roof tiles. Can they both be light colours? 14Nov 20, 2009 9:52 am Zerosignal, I like your house colours. Love the red. Love the facade. Re: Brick and roof tiles. Can they both be light colours? 15Nov 21, 2009 10:01 pm So we went out to Boral and had a good look at the Blue rio bricks. They had heaps of them up everywhere in columns, and one of their whole walls was done in Blue Rio. Amazing how different the batches are!! But we still like them . So we are going to go.. Boral Blue Rio brick Boral Driftwood roof tile Loft Gutter (this was a surprise! Loft actually matches really well with the brick. I thought we'd be going ironstone) Surfmist fascia Not sure on the downpipes? Should they blend with the house or contrast? And the window frames will be either a light white/cream or silver. Not sure yet. Kristi Living the dream. 4 horsey acres in the country. What's the next project??? Re: Brick and roof tiles. Can they both be light colours? 16Nov 21, 2009 10:07 pm Kristi, congrats! Nice. We chose silver windows/door frames. Re: Brick and roof tiles. Can they both be light colours? 17Nov 21, 2009 10:52 pm Dollar: what colour downpipes are you having? I think silver windows would look really nice. Just not sure if we should match the windows with the fascia/roof? When is your bricking being started? Kristi Living the dream. 4 horsey acres in the country. What's the next project??? Re: Brick and roof tiles. Can they both be light colours? 18Nov 22, 2009 10:00 am We are having everything the same. Dowpipes and all except in some areas where they will need to be painted to match the brick colour if needed. The other bricks haven't arrived yet. I would assume as soon as the other bricks arrive that's when they will start. I'm getting used to the idea that the colours will be the same and like the idea. I like houses that the colour of roof is same as gutters. I also like how people use a contrast colour to go with the roof. Have you chosen your bricks yet Kristi? Re: Brick and roof tiles. Can they both be light colours? 19Nov 22, 2009 10:02 am ooops silly me. I knew you had chosen the brick. Doh! Re: Brick and roof tiles. Can they both be light colours? 20Nov 22, 2009 10:07 am Kristi, I like the Driftwood colour of your tiles. Our colour scheme is like the Boral "sandscape" but add white and blue into the colour scheme! thanks. the above one is white Mat tiles and have gripness so going for this Mat tiles for both indoor and outdoor. Beaumont told it can be used in both indoor and… 2 1615 Hey everyone Not for me or anyone I know, just generally interested. For a single allotment house, are you allowed to take the fence on both sides of your house and… 0 20877 Hi all, I am currently building through Simmonds and stuck deciding on my exterior cement roof titles and brick colours. The front and fascade of the house is a pretty… 0 2723 |