To answer your question I would paint the body of the house blue, all trim white, and then the "fringe" which I think ties into your porch decking, I would paint it the gray. It is a good "grounding" color for your home. Sherwin Williams has a cool web tool. Take a pic of your house and load it onto their site. You can "color" away on your house. When I painted my house for the first time, I did not want the garage door to stick out, wanted it to blend into the house. Everyone said it would look weird, needed to be painted the same as the trim. Used the Sherwin Williams site and realized want I visioned looked good. I have neighbors of dubious design skills! Ha! Ha!

Hi Rachael, Your asymmetrical house form is a very strong visual element and sits very well in this bold and rugged landscape. On the other side of the house from the entry door, the windows and doors are grouped and aligned to create a secondary relationship between them, which pleases the eye and works within the strong form. On the side with the entrance door, this doesn't happen. The scattered size and positioning of the woodstore, windows and doors do not work together to lead the eye to any particular place, nor do they relate to the form of the house. As a starting point, something to draw the eye to the entrance to invite people in will create a secondary focus. Because the house is a very strong form, you want to work with it or complement it, not try to create something that tries to outdo it. You also want something large enough to provide shelter both to keep people from the weather and to make it seem visually welcoming. You have a few materials already in this building, timber and stone, that you can use that will provide a contrast to the corrugate wall but will also make connections with the other parts of the building, and make the shelter become part of the whole rather than look like an afterthought. I would look at creating a porch form with enough visual strength to draw the eye and also try to tie in a few other elements to reduce the scattered look.

We have a builder replacing parts of our 1970's roof. A 'change of pitch' flashing between a 45degree and 10 degree roof has been fixed 25mm from the bottom. NZ Roofing code of practice clearly has an example of this flashing requiring a perlin at the top of the flashing so that fixing through the corrugate does not penetrate the flashing and also Eliminates stresses placed on that flashing by hard fixing two separate roofing areas. Our builder is claiming that because he has replaced the roofing elements with the same materials and fixed them in the same place then following this roofing practice is not required. We had the roof checked by another roofer, who said he would have failed his exam had he installed this element that way. We want feedback and confirmation that our belief is that regardless of the work being done by a building professional they must apply current building standards when doing their job. Sometime this necessitates some extra work. Surely we should be following best practice to improve weather tightness. This builder is lining up to have a date at the disputes tribunal.

Thank you for sharing your experience with condensation forming on your low-pitch roof, and for reaching out for advice on how to prevent this from happening during your roof replacement. One possible solution could be to add venting cavity battens on top of the purlins, which would allow for ventilation and help to reduce condensation. This would create a small air gap between the roof underlay and the insulation, which would allow for any moisture to escape. Additionally, using a suitable roof underlay, such as the Thermocraft Covertech 201 that you mentioned, could also help to prevent moisture from penetrating into the insulation. Overall, it's important to consult with a professional roofer or contractor who can recommend the best course of action based on your specific situation and the type of roofing materials being used. They can help you to choose the appropriate ventilation and insulation systems that will work best to prevent condensation and protect your home from moisture-related issues. Good luck with your roof replacement, and I hope you find a solution that works for you!