ᐅ RAL 7016 – More Affordable Than Other Shades or Why Is It So Popular?
Created on: 30 Sep 2020 23:51
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Why does it seem like almost everyone with gray windows chooses RAL 7016?
There are many other RAL colors available. For example, I like RAL 7021, which is even darker—more of a black-gray.
Is RAL 7016 a standard color and therefore cheaper than less common shades?
I currently have RAL 7016 specified in my contract, but I’m not sure if I should change it.
An architect once advised against even darker window frames because they would get very hot in the sun.
However, I’m not sure if there is a significant difference between RAL 7016 and RAL 7021 in that regard.
What brick color did you choose to go with RAL 7016?
There are many other RAL colors available. For example, I like RAL 7021, which is even darker—more of a black-gray.
Is RAL 7016 a standard color and therefore cheaper than less common shades?
I currently have RAL 7016 specified in my contract, but I’m not sure if I should change it.
An architect once advised against even darker window frames because they would get very hot in the sun.
However, I’m not sure if there is a significant difference between RAL 7016 and RAL 7021 in that regard.
What brick color did you choose to go with RAL 7016?
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Sparfuchs771 Oct 2020 12:49hausnrplus25 schrieb:
Do you have any photos of that in the forum?Not of the house itself yet. At the moment, only the reinforcement is in place, so the gray color doesn’t really show. I’ve attached a photo of the door for you. You can see the "color" quite well there.
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Alessandro1 Oct 2020 15:36I think RAL7016 is acceptable for windows. What I’m really tired of are the additional anthracite-colored facade paints, for example from window to window.
That’s why we decided on beige.
I find that anthracite-colored windows don’t really stand out because a window (as long as there’s no light inside) appears dark anyway.
As @Steffi33 correctly points out, you can use dark tones to “hide” things. This is definitely true for the exterior view of windows in RAL7016.
Conversely, the dark frames inside enhance the window, so it feels like you’re looking outside through a picture frame.
Whether this will still be appealing in 10 years, I don’t know. But I also wanted a red front door, which my wife forbade me (of course, then without the beige coating).
We purposely chose a lighter color than RAL7016 for the base.
The underside of the roof is also RAL7016, but only because a white paint finish tends to get very dirty over time. We noticed this several times in new residential developments.
That’s why we decided on beige.
I find that anthracite-colored windows don’t really stand out because a window (as long as there’s no light inside) appears dark anyway.
As @Steffi33 correctly points out, you can use dark tones to “hide” things. This is definitely true for the exterior view of windows in RAL7016.
Conversely, the dark frames inside enhance the window, so it feels like you’re looking outside through a picture frame.
Whether this will still be appealing in 10 years, I don’t know. But I also wanted a red front door, which my wife forbade me (of course, then without the beige coating).
We purposely chose a lighter color than RAL7016 for the base.
The underside of the roof is also RAL7016, but only because a white paint finish tends to get very dirty over time. We noticed this several times in new residential developments.
One had to agree on a RAL color for another cost-equivalent standard after all. I’m glad about that, although it’s also annoying that everyone chooses the same one as I do.
When I first had a house, there were plastic windows in 1980s white and plastic brown. Neither were attractive. Additionally, Meranti wood was either painted or stained in ebony. It was only with laminating that the color range of plastic windows expanded. If it had been 7030 now, the discussion would be about 7030. We couldn’t have afforded a completely different color. And wait a minute – there’s also the zoning plan. In our case, it regulated the colors. I’m actually glad about that too. I didn’t want to live in a darker brick neighborhood.
When I first had a house, there were plastic windows in 1980s white and plastic brown. Neither were attractive. Additionally, Meranti wood was either painted or stained in ebony. It was only with laminating that the color range of plastic windows expanded. If it had been 7030 now, the discussion would be about 7030. We couldn’t have afforded a completely different color. And wait a minute – there’s also the zoning plan. In our case, it regulated the colors. I’m actually glad about that too. I didn’t want to live in a darker brick neighborhood.
Alessandro schrieb:
What I can’t stand anymore are the additional anthracite-colored facade paints, for example, between windows.
That’s why we decided on beige.It looks good. Somehow refreshing.
But you see your paving everywhere, where they don’t just lay down cheap concrete slabs. Hopefully, you won’t get tired of how it looks on the entire area.
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Alessandro2 Oct 2020 07:00There weren’t really many options among the paving stones that we liked. Whether many people have them or few doesn’t matter to me. After all, many people also play golf, which must have its reasons.
On the other side of the house, we’re breaking that up a bit with wood and slabs.
On the other side of the house, we’re breaking that up a bit with wood and slabs.
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