Roof Tiles Colour, Window Colour, and Layout Dilemas

7 months ago

Hi, this is the first time I have had the courage to ask some questions and post. We are doing an extension at the back of our house and have an internal extension of 8.35x5.6m. Also, we extended at the front a little to bring the living room, study, and porch in line. I stuggled with internal layout and planning and have drawn a layout that I think may work using other posts on here to help me. Struggled, especially with the porch area (decided on 2 doors eventually). Struggling with front living room design. Would be grateful if someone is able to comment and help out on layout and room layout. Have also sketched out half of the first floor plan internally. I'm not sure about the room layout there either.
We have chosen dark red bricks but am now struggling with window colour choice and roof tile colour choice. Our builder has given us a choice of the roof tiles in the picture attached ( Redland or Marley). Will red roof tiles with red brick and half render work? Would prefer a smooth roof tile texture wise. Am leaning towards the red plain smooth Marley ( Old English dark Red),which is the third roof tile from the left as you look at the picture. Our house is a 1930s house, but we wanted to modernise the front, so we removed all the tile . Also, most of the windows on our road have white windows. Since the grey roof tiles on the photo don't seem to go well with the red bricks, I'm not sure that grey windows would work. I'm not sure about whether or not brown windows would work or should we just go with white windows. Just wondered whether anyone had some helpful thoughts. The builder needs the roof tile choice ASAP, which makes me even more confused. Many thanks.

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Jen
7 months ago
Is it possible to post pictures of the exterior?

On first impressions, I might choose the dark grey tile (fourth from left) and white windows to go with the red brick. I would avoid brown windows - they’re unlikely to look good on a 1930s house!
Mish
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7 months ago
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Mish
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7 months ago
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7 months ago
I agree with Jen
Juliet Docherty
7 months ago
I also agree with Jen. My initial choice before seeing the comment was the dark grey roof tile and not grey windows. White windows will look timeless and the roof with provide a good contrast for the brick.
Sonia
7 months ago
Classic 1930s houses have soft red brick or render with a grey slate roof. Is there any reason you haven’t chosen slate? My road is full of 1930s houses and all have slate roofs, even the ones with new roofs have chosen slate. If slate isn’t an option then the dark grey tiles are the next best thing. I don’t feel grey windows look very nice with red brick. I’d stick with classic white.
Mish
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7 months ago
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Thank you all for helping as we were very stuck. So it seems that the Marley Dark Brown (4th from the left on the 1st picture) will work. It looks grey but according to the builder it is called brown🤷🏾‍♀️. We had thought the red old english marley 3rd from the left.

Should I then have the sliding doors at the back of the house in white too? What colour front door? The back of the house will be rendered as will half of the front (first floor)? Thinking white render.

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