Do you have a plan for the gutters, garden, awning and pavers? It’s better to plan out all the work you’re thinking of before starting.

Long story short, I'm getting new security screens done so want to paint the frames asap. Happy to paint gutters etc as well👍🏽

What colour are the security screens?

Depends on what colour I paint the frames because I want them to match

I would grab a bunch of colourbond swaths from bunnings in popular colours (Monument, surfmist, classic cream , evening haze, paper bark etc). Then walk around the neighbourhood (or whereever new developments are cropping up) and see what schemes you like that have red brick incorporated into to them. When you see one you like see if you can match it to your swaths :)

I personally like a mix of a light browny cream(not sure of the colour) with monument and red brick - it looks practical (not too glary or hard to keep clean) and timeless.

Dark trims would look fabulous

Always love the black. Paint the gutter and trims to match.

What type of security screens, the old fashioned grid aluminium or the sleek security mesh ones?

You also could have white security screens and then the only thing that needs painting is the gutter and trims. No need to paint the window frames.

And it also depends on what colour the actual security mesh will be.

Personally I would not be painting the window frames. The frames are not terrible, and painting them would lead to ongoing maintenance.
It also is a big job to paint aluminium windows correctly. And if your having screens installed, they will be covered up anyway.

Dreamer we painted our aluminium window frames 10 years ago and they still look great, bit fiddly , masking etc. but well worth it, used Dulux weather shield and it’s lasted the distance

Hi Julie Herbert, I’m so pleased for you. It proves it has to be done correctly.

New mesh screens. So dark security mesh.

Correct dreamer, the frames are in good nick but the colour is so hick (what a rhyme) especially when new frames go in. So I think I have to paint :/