New Render Paint Colour Dilemma
So external house refurb has been exhausting....to cut to the chase the house has new half Render on the first level upwards and to complicate matters its original stock red brick at the front with lovely proportions and the side is a beast with the render section on the gable wall being larger than the brick section (that’s how it looks to me) With a majority yellow stock brick plus the odd red lines.
I’ll add some new pics of progress and first coat of watered down whitewash tomorrow
its Dark outside (and I’ve not had a chance to take any pics of the progress) and I can’t sleep, I’m thinking a Grey colour for the render....what do you think? Your suggestions?
thanks in advance
ps - windows are white and all high level woodwork to front and side apex is now black
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Jonathan
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3 years agoThank you Jonathan, I’m not great with colours on houses and have been known to change things up, being a tradesman myself never helps.
Some Example colour pictures would really help me.
im also about to post up some pictures I’ve taken of the progress as stated in my original post. Hopefully they’ll provide some further visuals.
white washed it all as it was cheap (not that cheap btw, it’s trade dulux weathershield brilliant white) as the first coat needed to be diluted and I wanted to get as much paint on before the downpours to stop the wall from soaking up.
Baly
3 years agoHere’s the pictures, once again Im confused about the gable sidewall colour mainly as the proportion of white vs yellow brick looks odd to me. Love the front In white though.
Ps - ground floor paint and other bits will be completed after scaffolding is struck as bricks need to be cleaned of soot too.
Baly
3 years ago
Sonia
3 years agoI think an off white for the render would look lovely and fresh - Chalk Hill or Gravel from your colour chart? Funnily enough I like that pale grey of your primed windows! I’ve seen older period homes with pale grey or pale taupe windows and woodwork with white render and it looks fab. I would do all the render one colour to unify it.
Baly
3 years agoJonathan
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3 years agolast modified: 3 years agoJust been out sample shopping with the better half and this is what we’ve managed to come up with. I’m leaning towards chalk hill (not shown her the painted samples yet as she’s had to dash to work).
Baly
3 years agoSonia
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3 years agolast modified: 3 years agoJonathan
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3 years agoWe narrowed it down to 2 testers and we’ve swayed towards the pale slate as windows will be white and we feel the grey will lift the white of the windows and compliment the black.
although weirdly the brilliant white has grown on me.
2 test patches on the wall to the right of the Top bay window
colours are pale slate (grey) and jasmine white
Jonathan