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Roofing dilemma

HU-282319337
last year


So my partner is wanting to do some upgrades to a property of ours. The house is a mixture of light red bricks, and has a red roof currently. We are wanting to upgrade the roof colour and the guttering, but are stuck on what would look best. Any advice or suggestions?

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  • PRO
    Dr Retro House Calls
    last year

    Depends on your location and climate. Darker colours have a higher solar absorption so make the roof space (and the house) hotter. Lighter colours reflect more heat and make your house cooler. It's not just about the look - think about your heating and cooling bills.

    Comments (9)

    • astrogirl77
      last year

      When in doubt go black! You can then paint the cream fence posts black to give it some synergy.

    • Kate
      last year

      Keep to a deep grey.

    • oklouise
      last year

      Welcome back Dr Retro

    • siriuskey
      last year

      Ditto

    • astrogirl77
      last year

      We recently had our roof painted and I had my heart set on black but the consultant talked me out of it, so w settled for Colorbond's Monument. It wasn't dark enough since it gets so much sunlight and it looked medium grey. I had them come back and redo it in Night Sky (black). Now it's perfect. Have not noticed increase in heat. We installed whirlybirds so maybe they help.

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      CHRISTINE HALL ARCHITECTS LTD
      last year

      How about mid grey? I'd probably keep your white window frames.



    • kach1965
      last year

      Have you considered Colourbond Woodland Grey roof and gutters with a Surfmist Facsia. The surfmist could tie in with your lightly coloured window frames and front fence. I would paint your front fence posts the woodland grey as well. Woodland Grey and surfmist complement each other nicely.

    • PRO
      Sharpdesign
      last year

      dark colours will have a surface temperature 10-15c higher than light colours... both costly and environmentally insensitive !

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