Window colour and cladding ideas needed!!
9 years ago
Hi we have a large 5 bedroom house with great inside room space, however it was build in 1968 and although the white plastic cladding and white windows back then was fashionable the exterior really does now look dated. We are currently looking to replace the windows with Aluminium frames and think that the RAL3015 or 3016 grey colour may compliment the brick, but would appreciate your views, will it look too dark?? Also the cladding is a real dilemma, my wife really dislikes cedar cladding. Any ideas would be great thanks!
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PRO9 years agoWhen I google those RAL colours they come up as light pink and coral red. I don't mind the white colour. If your windows are plastic they are probably not original - in 1968 they would probably have used steel or timber windows and painted timber cladding. What about coloured glass panels in place of the cladding. Here are a couple of images with darker frames. Do they work?
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9 years agoWe have a similar dilemma, but I think we're going to stick with white windows but replace the old conservatory with a modern grey one. Still not sure what to do with the cladding though!
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You could colour bond the cladding and match in the windows in similar colours.
I think the window / cladding design is what's keeping it firmly in the last century and not so much in a good way.
I would change the window design for plain windows with no bars. Match them in with the exact same or very similar colour render and go the whole hog.
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PRO9 years agoI tried to create a wooden cladding.
Here is some calm sage color.
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- 9 years agoHi,
I used Siberian larch. The planks are 1inch thick (so nice and robust). The planks are fixed onto a black geotextile membrane with a 10cm gap between planks (see attached photos).
Siberian larch can be left to go silver but I wanted to keep the warm colour. I think sometimes the silvering thing can just end up looking scruffy in some cases but I know lots of people like to keep it natural. I had the larch protected by an oil.
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This is our house which as you can see looks similar. We plan to either render the top half in white, add grey or black aluminium windows and clad the lower half with Siberian larch or cedar or flip it.
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Or we could just add the dark frames and highlight the driveway and porch area with a light resipave. I’m taking my inspiration from this house. A bit grander, I know!
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Liz