Help me choose a colour fence please......

7 years ago

Hello again :) So this week, they will be cementing all around my pool area.

Once is gets tiled up using my light grey tiles, I will need to choose a colour fence to go just at the back, behind the pool - Which is what you will see from when you are inside the house.

Here is a photo of my outdoor tile below.....

What colour works better? Keep in mind my house is rendered in DUNE and my front fence slats in between the fence i will be doing in the colour Surfmist.

Shale Grey and Surfmist colours below....

I am thinking there will be too much grey everywhere, so maybe go with the Surfmist colour for a contrast? (Which is the light colour)

I don't want to do Dune as there is too much...and If i do go with Shale Grey, I will be introdusing another colour, whcih i did not want to do,, but in saying that, it does go well with the outdoor tile!! Hmmmmm decisions decisions.............

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zaffa

7 years ago

Oh! Sorry I misunderstood your post. I think it depends on what type of planting you will have along your fence line. I assume it will be a Colorbond fence? I wouldn't introduce Shale grey. Of those two I'd prob stick with Surfmist but then I think greenery looks FABULOUS against Monument fencing. The whole back of my house is Surfmist acrylic render and we have chosen Monument fencing and garden retainer walls/seating around the perimeter of our garden as it provides a background of depth against greenery. I know you don't like Monument though. Houzz does give you a variety of opinions and does make you think outside the square. Good luck with your choice!

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Italian Girl
Original Author
7 years ago
Thanks in advance :))
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zaffa
7 years ago
Why not glass? To match your front verandah. I think there will be too much grey and if you choose a colour you need a contrast IMO
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Italian Girl
Original Author
7 years ago
I am talking about the neighbours fence Zaffa...the fence around the pool will be glass
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Italian Girl
Original Author
7 years ago
Thankyou!!! My whole roof is in Monument terrcotta spanish tiles...and there is a lot of it ...that's why i wanted to stick away from it..i think i will go with Surfmist :)
C P
7 years ago
Surfmist will stick out quite a lot and make the fence a feature
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robandlyn
7 years ago
I'm not sure I understand your adversion to Monument! If I rememeber correctly your roof is monument and everything else is various shades of grey - dune in two different strengths, shale grey, surfmist, plus various grey tiles etc. A number of people suggested Monument for your fence slats but you didn't want that, so I don't think you have anything else in Monument to 'ground' your roof - personally I think you need something else at ground level in Monument and a fence in Monument would look fantastic as greenery really pops against a dark colour. But you obviously don't like Monument!!!
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Italian Girl thanked robandlyn
Italian Girl
Original Author
7 years ago
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i was referring to my roof robandlyn - that there is A LOT of it - it's massive!!! PS - I have no Shale Grey anywhere, only Dune and grey tiles to match it.

If i was to make my neighbours fence in monument colour...i actually think he'd shoot me lol

Something along the lines like this look.....
robandlyn
7 years ago
Yes, I realize you were talking about your roof - the fact that there is a lot of it is what makes me think there should be something else at a lower level in a dark colour to 'ground' the whole look and bring it together. Not just a huge expanse of dark colour sitting up on top of a huge expanse of lighter colours - if you look thru pics of houses you will see most have a mix to give the overall look a co-hesive look.

But I think you already know what you want.
siriuskey
7 years ago
a neighbor has just done his black,looks fantastic, but as you say you need something that you and your neighbor agree on
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zaffa
7 years ago
That's true if you go for a Colorbond fence. A plain timber fence can be painted on one side without offence to your neighbours! I have also been told that Colorbond/aluminium fences absorb heat and are not very plant friendly, especially if you're planting against your fencing. Something to consider.... I agree with previous posts about the colour Monument grounding your overall look Italiangal001, which I think may look quite flat and top-heavy otherwise. But then, we all have different opinions....
C P
7 years ago
see I think those colorbond pool fences look ghastly, that's why monument looks so good, it makes the plants stand out and creates depth
girlguides
7 years ago
Me I'd just go wood fence a) cheap b) texture which you don't have alot of with all that grey c) you can paint it d) I've also heard plants don't like cb fences