Good evening everyone,
my husband and I have been discussing for some time now which color our house’s exterior should be. It is a single-story house with a (converted) pitched roof, with the eaves side facing the street. The options are:
1. “Standard new build color combination”: roof, windows (and front door) anthracite, facade white
2. Roof anthracite, windows (and front door) white, facade gray. Similar to the example shown (found on the Pinterest page of Contract Vario)
Here are the advantages I identified for both options:
1: More premium appearance?
Standard look, generally preferred? – Higher resale value?
Dark front door less prone to showing dirt
2: Cheaper (white windows cost us about 20% less)
Facade may appear cleaner for longer?
Windows don’t heat up as much (popping/cracking – which we experienced in our last house with dark windows)
More eye-catching look
What are your thoughts?
my husband and I have been discussing for some time now which color our house’s exterior should be. It is a single-story house with a (converted) pitched roof, with the eaves side facing the street. The options are:
1. “Standard new build color combination”: roof, windows (and front door) anthracite, facade white
2. Roof anthracite, windows (and front door) white, facade gray. Similar to the example shown (found on the Pinterest page of Contract Vario)
Here are the advantages I identified for both options:
1: More premium appearance?
Standard look, generally preferred? – Higher resale value?
Dark front door less prone to showing dirt
2: Cheaper (white windows cost us about 20% less)
Facade may appear cleaner for longer?
Windows don’t heat up as much (popping/cracking – which we experienced in our last house with dark windows)
More eye-catching look
What are your thoughts?
Our house is sky blue with white windows and doors, and dark red, almost brown bricks.
By the way, a double wire mesh fence, gravel garden, and an evergreen shrub in the front yard would look great next to your house.
Have you ever thought about not being like everyone else? I know, I know, it sounds unusual at first... but once you get started, it’s fun.
And you can tell guests who come for the first time, "the blue house on the left" (actually just "the blue house" would be enough)...
By the way, a double wire mesh fence, gravel garden, and an evergreen shrub in the front yard would look great next to your house.
Have you ever thought about not being like everyone else? I know, I know, it sounds unusual at first... but once you get started, it’s fun.
And you can tell guests who come for the first time, "the blue house on the left" (actually just "the blue house" would be enough)...
Curly schrieb:
Not at all, a bright red roof quickly looks dirty and the color seems dirty, but as always, it’s a matter of personal taste.But doesn’t a dark roof also quickly look dirty if moss or similar growth develops on it? See the older neighboring building in the background.
Also, isn’t it common nowadays to install a copper strip on the roof ridge to prevent moss formation?
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