Grey windows on 70's Brick house (without render)?
We are currently gathering quotes to update the outside of our 70's built home.
The original thought was to go the whole nine yards with white render over all brick work and cedar cladding where the current mismatch of tiles, white upvc and faux stone cladding is and replacing the windows and doors in anthracite grey.
Having had a render quote of £7k thats no longer on the cards....so now I am really struggling to picture grey windows without the render.
So now I have a couple of questions:
- Has anyone found any programmes online which allow daily easy mock ups?
- Will grey windows look okay if we were just to replace the cladding without render?
- What are people's opinions on cedar vs upvc cladding?
- Has anyone rendered only the front and back of their house....
Comments (28)
Nina Edgewood
4 years agoI would go for it. We have a 60's house and have replaced all our windows with grey. We were having a modern extension at the back and wanted those windows in anthracite. We have now rendered the bottom half an off white and are about to replace the tiles with larch but think you'll agree from the pics just after they were installed it still looks better with the grey windows. If money is tight, paint the tiles the same shade and clad under the bay with a dark grey wood whilst you save up for the render.
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4 years ago
Sven
4 years agoLaura Thorndyke
4 years agoHi everyone,
We have decided to go for the grey windows and it’s looking
Iike cedar cladding may even be on the cards.
Now the dilemma is which colour front door.
We are having an Edinburgh Solidor
But I can’t decide whether to contrast with French grey or stick to anthracite? Any thoughts?
Anyone have any suggestions for a programme that would let me mock it all up?
Carolina
4 years agoHi, I would keep the front door the same colour as the windows. I did a mock up for you with Photoshop. Made the window frames the same colour anthracite as the Solidor door. You probably have different window frames, but I still hope it helps you to visualise.
john Macdonald
4 years ago
michelle_marsh52
3 years agoWe've gone for black aluminium and the door will be full orange (glass is temporary) then we will white k render the front. We love it! Wanted to take it back to its mid century roots in a contemporary way
redboot04
3 years agolast modified: 3 years ago
mines a little bit older but give you a real life example, has blue glass as well, I think I might render the bottom half in either white or Weber stone grey.
composite door has smoked glass with anthracite frames
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