colour of extension

6 years ago

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hello I thought I posted this last night but it wasn't here this morning so something must have gone awry.
Anyway our extension has matte black windows and monument roof.
Existing house will soon have monument roof and the windows are also monument.
Original house will probably be painted old stone wall (a porter's paint colour) and I had thought the render on extension could be a similar colour but now I think it needs to be darker closer to monument.
What do you think? I'll post pics in comments...

Thanks

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6 years ago

I agree and think the monument contrast works well . I would advise using a cool colour paint technology for the walls as they have a higher LRV ( light reflectance value) , meaning they absorb a great deal less heat. You pay quite a bit more for the paint but its going to be worth the investment in the long run.

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C P
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6 years ago
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C P
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6 years ago
old stone wall
https://goo.gl/images/yDdQ2A
C P
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6 years ago
or is there a dark grey colour which will go with all my elements which isn't Monument?
bigreader
6 years ago
I'd match the colour to what you do on the existing house.
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MB Design & Drafting
6 years ago
I love Monument, even better on a whole house, walls, roof, windows, etc.!

However its a bit much for many people, so to err on the side of caution go with Old Stone same as what the existing house will be.
C P
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6 years ago
I should mention there is a connection walkway between old and new so it would work to do different colours it's not like it's backed on so to speak.
This is the frame for the connecting walkway, this will be a window seat so will need to sort out the view!
I was thinking all the back could be monument/darker grey as no windows on either side so could just leave facade old stone wall.
ton12h
6 years ago
I think if the extension has some separation from the original house then a different colour can look great, sometimes when you try to match it up it doesn't look quite right
girlguides
6 years ago
I think everything needs shades of light and dark
C P
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6 years ago
wondering about something like this

https://goo.gl/images/twy4An
C P
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6 years ago
I'm not sure how accurate we're going to be able to get the render colour anyway. It's over the polystyrene blocks.
C P
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6 years ago
sorry lick light did you mean go monument or the dark porter's paint colour (or the old stone wall)
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Lick Light + Colour
6 years ago
Go monument
C P
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6 years ago
Lick light, apparently we are painting it now rather than just colouring render. recommended not to go dark colour as polystrene cladding doesn't absorb heat like bricks do and this keeps heat on the render layer. No major issues but will need to re-paint more often. So now wondering about all old stone wall. I did want to do an area of old house in monument as that is the view from kitchen window and thought it would blend more.
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Lick Light + Colour
6 years ago
I would find out how dark your allowed to go then look st what your options are , u could go a lighter shade of grey as long as the colour sits well with the old stone wall. Painting sections of the exterior in monument is likely to look messy, I would not advise that .
siriuskey
6 years ago
so what happens if you use a lighter colour, will the heat still stay in the render but not attract as much heat?
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Lick Light + Colour
6 years ago
Lighter colours attract and hold less heat yes . I told you I'm my first email that you could also use a dark colour if you use cool colour paint products as they also absorb less heat , but those paint products are about 4 times the price .
siriuskey
6 years ago
Sounds like it might be worth it to get what you want, I not sure what aspect the new extension has.
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Lick Light + Colour
6 years ago
I would be paying more for the paint and having what I wanted , try calling Resene paints or dulux for more Information about the cool colour paint tecnólogy , they will be able to advise u further
C P
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6 years ago
Thanks for that, I'll see how dark I can go with standard.
siriuskey
6 years ago
What happens if you go with the monument paint will it end up damaging the poly. Hebel is rendered and don't think it has a problem?
C P
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6 years ago
I think it will be fine but now it's not dye in render we can wait a little while.

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