Exterior paint colours for Edwardian house
H Lambert
4 years ago
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Possible Mould and poor ventilation in Edwardian house
Comments (6)Not an expert by any means but it sounds like lack of consistent dry heating may be the issue. If I were tackling this I would get an electric dehumidifier, use for about a week in each room you feel is damp (you'll be amazed how much water is collected - also it's distilled/filtered water so good for things like washing windows with). Keep the heating on consistently in the house during this time, then paint the problems areas with damp proof paint. Damp proof paint is usually very thick and viscous to brush on but you can then paint over the top of it in your colour/paint of choice without problems. You can even use an anti mould paint for the top coat for an extra layer of protection though I've never found 'anti mould' to be as good as 'anti damp' paint. This may seem overboard but also introducing an airbrick and stove would make a huge difference. The airbrick would improve ventilation and the stove would dry out the house to prevent mould, mildew and damp. That said I'm a little surprised that an Edwardian house has bad air flow, it's usually the hermetically sealed newer homes that have a problem with ventilation. When we first bought our early 1930's house it had a damp/mould issue but since we've had a stove it's been brilliant at really drying the space inside out to prevent any reoccurrences....See MoreHelp with exterior paint colour
Comments (13)Love the green. I had a similar era house but this one is was in Australia. If it's not too dissimilar, I found in my research they loved to paint up the details. And the colour schemes had up to 4 colours. I'd find that the windows would be a different colour than the window frames and so on. I don't think anyone needs to follow the original schemes but often they can look great on these houses. Anyways, that traditional dark warm cream, heading towards brown that they loved might be nice for render or timbers. Some thing like York White or Bathstone Beige by Dulux. And a limed white for the other trims. https://www.designerpaint.com/products/dulux-heritage/bathstone-beige/61614...See MoreWhat colour to paint exterior of house?
Comments (4)This is a street in the town where I live and each house is painted differently. I think the pastel shades are particularly lovely. Just to give you some ideas....See MoreExterior Paint Ideas- Edwardian House
Comments (26)Thanks so much for the recent suggestions too. I love the little Greene greens mentioned, but I am still swaying more towards neutral/greys I think, mostly because I am keen to keep my Railings front door and I’m not so sure it would work as well with the greens. Current thoughts are Railings on the window sills/ledges and then little Greene Slake Lime Mid on the render at the top and Slaked Lime Dark on the woodwork. The soffit boards at the very top are currently Black but will change to Railings to hopefully tie it all in!? Would absolutely love to have a blush front door one day, but not convinced it’s right for this house :)...See MoreH Lambert
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