Calling for advice with what to do with our front facade asap
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8 years agoJulie Huynh
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i need help with renovating our front facade
Comments (15)hi Adrian and Erin, now that looks flash! and it is amazing the difference the small things make! we will certainly look at this and Erin, tks so much for the photo. Do you think the new square posts holding up the veranda should be painted the same colour as the windows ( we think we will restore the windows to the existing white) or made a feature, ie maybe dressed timber or another colour? Our landscape plan includes a pergola ( maybe dressed timber or painted white) leading up to the front porch and a few low retaining walls ( maybe rendered or sandstone?) and maybe the post colour can tie in somewhere? cheers kim...See MoreHELP - update the facade of our holiday house
Comments (11)The façade cost will depend upon the materials you pick and site specs (sloping blocks are a bit more challenging) and labour costs ( just make sure that you check your trades licenses, insurances and references for everyone who works on your house) - once you're structurally sound then the rest is straight forward (it's also been my experience with my builders - who are awesome - that they can come up with some amazing ideas that are cost effective and have a real wow factor). If it were me I'd ask around the neighbourhood for builders that can be recommended - they should be able to do it all at the same time and save you some money. On the materials - I'd be tempted to go with natural timber that will weather naturally without needing maintenance - personally I'd lean towards a Japanese technique of charring the timber so that you don't need to do a lot of upkeep - called Shou-sugi-ban - the reason being that the dark colour will tone in with your window frames....See MoreExterior colour and facade update advice
Comments (10)Maybe paint facials white and put some white cladding in front gable so eye drawn to that not windows not a blue tinged white eg not dulux lexicon but warm white to go with cream blinds eg natural or polar white or grand piano 1/4 strength would also go nicely with woodland Grey and jasper - cb basalt also goes nice with woodland Grey maybe go 1/2 strength on walls as it’s a nice neutral black/Greywhixh would detract from purple tinge...See MoreAdvice on facade colours
Comments (9)Amanda, the trouble with photoshopped images is that you can't accurately match them with paint colours. Dulux alone has about 4800 colours, (with dozens of warm-whites, off-whites, cool-whites and neutrals) and only about 10% are available as sample chips from Bunnings. Buying external paint, and then paying for the labour to paint is expensive, so you really want it to be right the first time. If you pay for the services of a Dulux colour consultant, which is less than $200, then some of the cost is reimbursed when you purchase Dulux paint, so it is actually quite cost effective in getting an accurate solution fairly quickly. Here is a link: https://www.dulux.com.au/services/colour-design-service/overview?gclid=CjwKCAjwgabeBRBuEiwACD4R5vKWdh-RSrdkRLhPtmGUl2AKMjXNFbbNwjrZhvTTsJz2zz2X2lhyTBoC4LUQAvD_BwE&cid=ppc|google|dulux.com.au_main||||||||||Brand+-+Service+-+DCDS+-+Other+States|||Brand+-+Colour+Consultant+EM|&s_kwcid=AL!4713!3!275304467169!e!!g!!dulux%20colour%20consultant&ef_id=W7YMIgAABpIMDufW:20181019073616:s Playing around with photoshop colours, and trying to match them with paint colours will only work if you have "a close enough is a good enough" attitude. But I suppose if you don't value your own time in mucking around trying to match colours on your screen (which will look different when you print them out), and you want to save less than two hundred dollars then go for it. Best of luck, Dr Retro of Dr Retro House Calls...See Morefletchersaal
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