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Advice on window frame and render colour

last year

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Advice is needed before we start on our bungalow extension and refurbishment. I always said I would not buy a house with pale brick/dark brown window frames but we fell in love with the coastal location! We have got planning permission to render the whole property but can't decide on window frame and render colour.

I'm leaning towards Agate frame windows RAL 7038 with an off white render but not sure if this will have sufficient contrast, but I'm not a fan of the popular option of anthracite frames and a white render.

Comments/ other suggestions all welcome - thanks!

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Jonathan
last year
Personally I think you need to find an image you like and copy that style. This may well mean you have to change the window shape and size and the roof. My preference is for white windows with a coloured render
angelavdavis
last year
I guess it depends on the look you are going for overall. I am by the coast too and wanted to modernise my bungalow so went for the white and anthracite windows which I am happy with. However, I would definitely look at using K Rend or something similar so you don’t have to continually repaint your render in a coastal area. What about a sage green, pale grey or pale blue for windows? This would lighten the look of the house and likely help a lot at the back which seems very dark at the moment.
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Changes of fenestration such as changing the shape of the arched window will require planning approval so you should probably decide on everything you intend to do and then make an application. Designers, Architects and architectural technicians can all help here- I would expect them to be showing you in CAD how the house could look. How far you go depends on the available budget. In my opinion the house could benefit from swapping the current leaded light windows for something simpler. Your current windows are not very deep and and the fan lights exaggerate that so perhaps replacements without might be better....and these could look great in all the colours you suggested- personally I just like to see a contrast with the brick so would rather see a light colour choice with this brick. I would probably choose sage green. In my opinion the front door looks undersized next to the big arched window but painting the door and side panel the same colour will make it look bigger. Also I wonder if you are thinking about changing the arched window because it is sitting uncomfortably next to the window next door..... perhaps it is the window above the door that is wrong...... in fact if that is a bathroom and you could get away with a skylight instead I think I would rather leave the arched window and block up the one above the door. However for me the 1950s proportions of the windows slightly let down this house and the suggested full height windows of the garage conversion seem out of place too. If you have the money for a full facelift I would be looking for your CAD expert to show you how the house could look with different shaped window apertures- for instance the two windows to the left of the front door in my opinion would have more presence if they were deeper and fanlights would also work better then. The window above the front door seems too wide and too close to the corner and should relate more to the window next to it that is currently arched- perhaps get rid of this door above the front door or perhaps make it narrower. In my opinion continuing the garage roof towards the front door and building forward the ground floor window to the right of the front door would unify the garage extension with the main house and make it easier to choose a window style for the garage conversion as you would then likely choose three matching small windows. I might even consider making the window of the room over the garage a little narrower. However the room over the garage is a later addition and does illustrate that it is possible to match these bricks so using render to cover your changes may not be necessary and I agree that the brick and the climbing plants help make this a pretty and traditional looking house and unsympathetic changes could ruin that feel.
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angelavdavis
last year
Agate, as you are already considering.
angelavdavis
last year
I also think the blue is lovely, I think it’s also appropriate by the coast.
Sonia
last year
Cute house. I like your choice of Agate windows and off white render. I think it will really suit your house. I rather like Celestial Blue by Little Greene for the windows too as it has a coastal vibe with white render.

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