Top 5 Tips in Choosing the Perfect Roof Colour and Texture for your New Home with Ajax GregsonMay 11, 2015
Roof selection can be a bit tricky. Why else would designers save it for last? Aside from picking the perfect colour, you also have to consider its texture alongside all other features of your new home. Both design elements should go well with the material and colour of your exterior walls, the theme of your home, and in some cases, the climate. Ajax Gregson provides the following tips for easy roof selection for your new home.
Tips in Choosing the Perfect Roof Colour and Texture for Your New Home:
1. Create the perfect contrast.
Take a look at your home design. If there are too many colours, patterns, and textures everywhere else such as different coloured brick or cement wall, textured stone façade in various shades, then your roof tiles must have a smooth or flat surface and come in a monotonous shade to look its best. Composite roof, slates, and asphalt shingles fit this design profile. A home with simpler features and toned down colours like white washed walls, smooth monochrome brick, can stand out with complex styles, playful textures, and richer colours. Clay, concrete, and wooden shingles may also be used to achieve this look.
2. Complement colours, not match them.
Many homeowners make the horrible mistake of choosing a roof colour with the exact same hue as the siding or exterior walls. You wouldn’t want your new home to look boring, would you? That is why you should pick complementing colours instead.
3. The secret lies in the theme.
One of the best tips in choosing the perfect colour and texture for your new home is to go with a particular theme. You can never go wrong with orange clay tile roofing for a Mediterranean house, or an olive green slate roof for a French Country home. If your house doesn’t have a specific theme that requires a certain colour scheme, then a neutral roof is a safe choice.
4. Observe roof samples under bright light.
If you’re lucky enough to get your hands on roof samples, examine them under bright light. You may also want to place the sample roof tile beside samples of sidings and walls. This gives you a more accurate estimate of what your home would look like once the roof is installed.
5. Consider climate conditions.
Black shingle roofs with plywood sheathing have the tendency to store heat and make a home ten degrees warmer. Unless you live in an area with cool climate, it is advisable to stay away from them and opt for other darker shades such as brown or gray. These lighter colours have no effect on indoor temperatures.
These tips in choosing the perfect colour and texture for your new home are standard considerations that professionals at Ajax Gregson Tiles will discuss with you. A roof is the most important part of a home, so whether it is a new roof, re-roofing or roof repair that you need, contact Ajax Gregson Tiles: ajaxgregsontiles.com.au
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