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what render colour goes with sandstone?

last year

Hi, We are looking for a colour to render the top of our 60s house. It should match the bottom reds, and feature sandstone. Timber windows , gutter and fascia in Dulux Monument. I appreciate your ideas!

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bigreader
last year
Post a pic for more responses. Sandstone and reds are quite different, being able to see the proportions of each assists.
Jan Jolly
Original Author
last year
Garden and crazy feature sandstone on the stair entry . Bricks under are traditional Canberra reds
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dreamer
last year
Why render?? In my opinion it’s the lower section of the home that needs the work, not the house bricks. And the roof needs a good clean and restoration. A new balustrade railing, and either new balcony and stair tiles or paint them.
dreamer
last year
A monument coloured railing would be wonderful with grey floor tiles.
bigreader
last year
I agree. Skip the render. Clean the roof. Paint everything that can be painted to match the Monument windows. Update the landscaping.
Jan Jolly
Original Author
last year
Thankyou. Yes we were doing trims in monument. Strangely it may seem but in the older Canberra suburbs buyers look for original Canberra reds in housing. It is a dilemma
C P
last year
Only Canberra Red bricks for older style homes. For this style of home the cream brick is preferred (and over render which is very 90's/00's)

Why are you adding red bricks underneath? It will look super busy with the sandstone
dreamer
last year
I would keep the sandstone and render the red brick....
Jan Jolly
Original Author
last year
ThAnks for all your comments. All good thoughts! I must clarify that as many 60s homes in inner Canberra have been built with a red brick base and a different top (in this case cream brick). In the period many homes also had the top rendered instead of brick. Although the cream bricks of mine seem charming , rendering allows insulation of the walls, which is helpful in the climate. The extra red bricks in the photo are for the footings in our back extension.

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