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Sat, Jan 26, 08 at 19:10
I'm infatuated with red for our choice of metal roofing. We'll also have red windows, and probably a red front door. What I am unsure of is what color to do the Hardi-type siding and trim? Here's some photos of our "inspiration" house. Our style will be similar. While I like this scheme, I'm also looking for options that are a little different. Green (sage or spruce)? Brown?Suggestions and photos would be wonderful!
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RE: Red metal roof...what color for siding/trim?
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How about red, white and black (or brown).
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| I think sandyponder used sage Hardie with red windows, but she didn't have the metal roof. Her house looks awesome! Try a search for one of her posts. It could give you an idea of what the window and siding colors would look like together. I've always loved red metal roofs with white siding. Here's a link to one that's for sale up the street. |
Here is a link that might be useful: Red roof with white siding
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Thanks! Caminnc...stunning house, but I think I'm a little more inclined to earth-tone colors, especially with our incredibly red clay soil here which seems to infiltrate everything. White siding or parging would quickly become orange-red!
Claire...funny, I did a Google image search, too, and saw that same horse barn! Beautiful! It could be a painting. But we're pretty much sold on cementatious siding material, so cedar is out. I do like the sage green on that first picture, however. And what a lovely setting! |
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| I love your roofing choice! I know Denise 54 has a beautiful craftsman style home, no red roof, but she used cedar color and green trim around her windows, which would imo look beautiful with your roof choice. I hope my link works. Amy |
Here is a link that might be useful: denise 54
here's another link
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| coffeehaus, here's another link with different hardi colors on it. Page down to see sandyponder's house with the mountain sage and red windows that persnicketydesign was referring to. It is gorgeous. This link should give you some ideas, anyway. Stanza also has nichiha siding and a gorgeous cedar color trimmed in red, I'll try to find a link to that as well. Then I have to do laundry...snooz.... Amy |
Here is a link that might be useful: hardi thread
another thread
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| I was wrong, stanza isn't trimmed in red, but her house is gorgeous. There is another one on this thread called blade_garadener, their choice is pretty with the green trim. Amy |
Here is a link that might be useful: shakes
ok, now I really do have to do laundry...
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| This thread is old, but fun to look at some posters beautiful homes. None have red roofs, but you can always get some ideas!! Amy |
Here is a link that might be useful: old house fronts thread
RE: Red metal roof...what color for siding/trim?
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| Hardiplank can be stained in a cedar color if you wanted to go that route. Stained hardi |
RE: Red metal roof...what color for siding/trim?
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Thanks, amyks! Loved ogling all of those houses...and I got some good ideas. Especially liked the reno/addition by mightanvil. I see in the "Shakes" link that you used Hardi shingles. Did you stain them, like blade_gardener, or paint them? I didn't know that you could stain Hardiplank to look like real wood. Thought that it had to be painted. Hope you got your laundry done!
Persickety...now that I see sandyponder's house, I do remember it because of the color combo. Thanks for pointing me in the right direction. Looks great! |
Re: stained Hardiplank
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| Lyfia, you answered my question as I was posting. Do you have any insight on the maintenance of stained Hardiplank? Same as painted as far as restaining/repainting frequency? |
RE: Red metal roof...what color for siding/trim?
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| I remembered this one from Donald Gardner's website. Hope it helps! |
Here is a link that might be useful: Red Roof
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| coffeehaus - sorry no input on how well it last as compared to paint. I really like the look though and would love to try it on something. However in my area with wood the stain always lasts better than paint. Not sure about cement siding though there are several on here that have done the stain part. I think one of the links above have a house with the stained cementious siding (shingle style) and I think zone8_grandma is another that have stained. |
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Coffeehaus-
Got any floor plans for your inspriation house? Or something similar??
Been looking for something JUST like this! |
RE: Red metal roof...what color for siding/trim?
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| Slahgirl...I love that Craftsman influence. It just says "home" to me. Our plans were done by an architect and reflect only the exterior of the "Inspired" house, but here's a link to the origin of that house. Perhaps you could contact them for information about floor plans. |
Here is a link that might be useful: Kingma EarthCraft house
RE: Red metal roof...what color for siding/trim?
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Thanks Coffee!
I appreciate the info! |
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