Help with '50s weatherboard paint colours
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Comments (20)Thank you for these colours Lesley! I MUST put a verandah though - the front garden is heavenly - 9 metres to the front with roses and fruit trees (though it looks rough here) and is high up opposite a park for a view. I plan to play guitar here of an evening and add more white, blue & purple flowers to the middle and a pergola with climbing roses for a Moon Garden....See MoreAdding weatherboard to small section of front of house
Comments (15)if the original asbestos walls are in good condition then they can re-be painted but if the walls are too damaged to be saved the asbestos needs to be removed by professionals and the cladding replaced, no reason you can't have different profiles on the front and sides as long as joints and corners are sealed properly but if you plan to install new windows it could be better to wait to repair sections of wall as the windows are replaced (i'd prefer to have all the roof and external walls in good condition and then do the internal work at leisure)... .modern fibrous cements are excellent ...we've just used flat fibrous cement with curved battens over joints and very happy with the results for our 50's house (there are several different brands available through the big hardware stores and research on line is much easier than trying to work out the variations in store) the gabled portico can be made as a separate structure or as a extension to the roof with valley gutters depending on placement of the solar panels (and/or solar panels can be moved)...See MoreIdeas for modern extension of weatherboard home
Comments (4)One of my recent projects was a glass and brick contemporary extension that was built as a separate pavilion and linked with a small glazed link to an existing Victorian weatherboard home. The break between new structure and old structure worked well for different floor levels and roof structure. My clients were thrilled with the result. https://www.houzz.com.au/projects/1093664/modern-addition-to-victorian-home Here is a photo from the glazed link showing the lightwell space between the old weatherboard structure and the new brick structure. A consistant colour scheme ties the two halves together visually. If you are at the early stages of thinking about an extension it is too early to try and visualise it. Once you have provided a brief and defined a budget to your designer it is their job to resolve an appropriate design solution, present it to you, and communicate the design intent, with enough drawings so that you can visualise it. There is no point in trying to visualise expensive glazed white bricks for your extension, when your budget dictates painted, lightweight cladding! Best of luck, Dr Retro of Dr Retro House Calls...See MoreHelp with weatherboard home colour choices
Comments (0)Hi everyone, we're renovating our home and adding an extension at the back. As part of the extension our draftsman asked us to consider the colour scheme for the front of the house so it would continue through to the extended part of the house.Colour scheme atm is very yellow (not cream) and red (metal roof) with green trims. Whilst it's cute for what it is, we're trying to achieve more of a modern look to match the modern extension out back.Draftsman suggested more of a off white beige on walls and maybe a aluminium or colorbond grey for the roof.I don't mind the off white/beige but afraid this might not be modern enough? We don't need the house to pop, just trying to achieve a more modern and timeless result. Whatever colour we choose for the roof, assuming it's in good nick, is it possible to paint over instead of changing the whole roof sheets? Assuming painting is cheaper......See More- 6 years ago
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