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Design DilemmaExteriorRenovating
belle_zulian

Colorbond roof, gutters and down pipes for 1950’s home extension

Belle Zulian
3 years ago

Hi everyone, what colour choice do you think will go well with white weatherboards and tiled roof for our extension? All of the window and door frames are being changed out so that will help with some cohesion. We are planning to use hardieplank cladding. The front of the house is light and bright with dark jarrah floorboards then the back is going to be grey polished concrete and more industrial style softened with wooden finishes.

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  • User
    3 years ago
    last modified: 3 years ago

    I seem to focus on different things to everyone else , so I'll give my take .

    The red tiles suit -- they are period , and basically expected . It would be difficult to spray them a lighter shade ( Surfmist , silvery grey , silvery blue etc ) so I'd discard those as options . So you are left with charcoal , blue or brown -- the second 2 aren't an improvement IMO , and all 3 will add to the heat . Clean the existing tiles , assuming they are in good condition , and add a similar mid/dark red on the extension .

    White walls , black windows ( actually , I'd go a charcoal , looks similar but just toned down enough IMO ) , and the red roof is pleasant , if a little boring and predictable .

    Now the 'detail' parts that grate with me . The existing roof has overhangs , no overhangs , gutters , no gutters , barge boards , no barge boards -- it's no consistent . So here's you chance to make it flow better . AND the other thing -- the 'skirting' timber has warped enough to be annoying . I don't like it being white -- it makes it too bulky . Maybe , just maybe , doing this base in a charcoal or even silvery charcoal would make the gaps less obvious , and maybe I'm OCD , but I'd probably rip most or all of the 'lower' wood off , and replace , but $200-300 of paint may help hide it , so that may be worth a go .

    Assuming you are sticking with the roof colour too , I'd actually do the one 'top' rail ( around 600mm from the ground in the front ) in a similar colour to the roof -- maybe a bit brighter red . If I was really picky , I'd also suggest going for a darker colour grey on the steps too -- the existing one is fine , but it's dated , plus if you do the bottom 'skirt' in charcoal , this will look too light and too obvious .

    Comments (11)

    • Belle Zulian
      Original Author
      3 years ago

      Here are the side elevations :)

    • me me
      3 years ago

      These days downpipes are usually made of white poly, and painted the same colour as the house walls.

    • Belle Zulian
      Original Author
      3 years ago

      I’ve been thinking about it all morning and looking on Pinterest. I think keep the house white, black window frames and light grey roof for the extension. It’s about 7k to re-roof the tiled part but may he worth getting a respray quoted. I want to respect the house and incorporate the new modern part but I can’t find too many examples online.

    • Kay Bodman
      3 years ago

      Are you in WA? Suggest leaving tiles of the front, and get red sandwich with insulation (https://www.insulspan.com.au ) for rear. This would help with temperature regulating. I would go for white down pipes and very dark blue,nearly black, gutters. This embrace the 50s, which could be house’s era, but hints to 2020s extension. Maybe some great insulation under the tile would help to keep the house at a uniform temperature.

    • Belle Zulian
      Original Author
      3 years ago

      Yes we are in WA so definitely need to consider the heat with roof colour and insulation. Thanks for the product suggestion and colour ideas.

    • Belle Zulian
      Original Author
      3 years ago

      Thank you, I really appreciate another view. I’m hoping my father in law who is a bricklayer stuck in Melbourne will be able to help us fix the skirting timber and front staircase. We are altering the front as part of this renovation so the front door is front on and the master bedroom window is centred. We may even look at doing a small deck ourselves. I didn’t think it would be so difficult to choose!

    • User
      3 years ago

      A wooden deck , probably all stained in charcoal ( including the rails etc ) , the lower timber around the base of your house also charcoal , the existing roof and wall colours , black or charcoal windows , and it sounds like the front door will be altered and 'seen' , so that door and the gutters in surfmist , would be subtle but really pleasant lift to the street appeal IMO , and basically carry those colours to the extension . Classic without being too dated .

    • kiwimills
      3 years ago

      Pottsy you are needed here

      https://www.houzz.com/sw/6AOYEwO/7CvQ1kKzNtxDnh0IsGseudvKDDm32-UP_GFSS_GsXZonAux3RJbVKYc6QK43sn0L06sfYYWMYPlmQAuQWGc1c-mQcPaH_JCanoh5gchGqo7abFA5C_0oyPKK383kWVKThJu9xV_s4bWNgqac_Li8hQ

    • Kate
      3 years ago

      Sorry, am I understanding that the existing house with the white weather boards is being retained and you want a diff colour on the extension? And the windows on the existing house will be new with new trim.

    • Belle Zulian
      Original Author
      3 years ago

      Yes we are keeping the exisiting but changing out the windows and making the front door viewable from the front not just the side and then doing a large 6m modern extension with colourbond roof and hardyplanke exterior. We’ve just been finding it hard to choose the right colour scheme so it all flows with the house and neighbourhood.

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