Colorbond shale grey is the roof colour the grey render is haymes rockslide and the light coloured render is haymes moon and stars velux skylights being installed on our latest project in watson s bay.
Shale grey roof surfmist render.
For roof am considering wallaby basalt or windspray.
I did also consider a shale grey roof with dune cladding and surfmist trim which is also quite a stunning combination but i felt the grey pulled the dune away from soft brown and a little too much back into grey.
Shale grey is evocative of gulf coast mud plains pale grey pebbles reflecting the sun the ethereal grey mist rising from a surf beach the silver grey leaves of native flora and the shimmering outcrops of rocks on the great dividing range.
Still wondering if i ve made the right decision on the roof colour.
The external walls are freshly painted shale grey with surfmist trim around windows.
A darker roof would look great but will also make the house look smaller and after viewing many coastal houses the darker roof colours seem to fade quite fast.
The house below has a shale grey roof and gutter with surfmist facia posts and balustrades.
My only reservation is where the render modern contemporary single storey house in southern nsw still looks like unpainted concrete eg dulux white duck with its grey undertones.
So now the hard question of what colour s the new metal roof fascia and gutters should be.
Feb 18 2017 the straddie shale grey roof shale grey garage with surfmist render.
To all intents and purposes this looks like a fresh white because there isn t another white introduced into the scheme.
We were thinking that having a surfmist or shale grey roof colour might be the best option for this hotter climate plus the house is very standard in size.
I love the shale grey and surfmist combination.
But what to go with the colorbond surfmist shale grey roof.
What have you been happy with.
The house above has a colorbond surfmist roof gutter and facia windows garage door and the posts and rafters painted to match.
Am in the process of replacing roof gutters and fascias.