Needs dark charcoal asphalt architectural shingle rec *quickly*
I have hunted for a dark charcoal gray asphalt architectural shingle and am not having much luck. They are either too light or black . . . I have had 6 different shingles put on my roof and have decided on the Landmark Charcoal Black but it is not yet installed. I am second guessing myself and it is not too late to get another shingle delivered!
I am painting the house, probably a light to medium taupe color (Windsor Greige) and the trim is a medium cream color and I want a *dark* charcoal which is not straight black. I am afraid the Landmark Charcoal Black is going to look black.
Georgetown Gray (Landmark) is too light . . . and colonial slate (certainteed) has too much red in it. Moire Black (Landmark) looks darker than the Charcoal Black. I have also ruled out Driftwood (too brown), Owens Corning Williamsburg Gray (too light) and Owens Corning Estate Gray (way too light).
This is really what I am going for from a look standpoint with the roof or perhaps a little darker but am afraid of having a black roof on a taupey gray house (but brown won't work either!) . . .
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threeapples
12 years agoathensmomof3
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12 years agoThis is going to be difficult b/c the darkness is going to vary depending on the lighting. We choose Tamko Black Walnut which if probably too dark for you, but as you can see in these pics it really varies.
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12 years agoOk, I'm not great at posting pics, so let's see how this goes.... Here are our pewter gray shingles... Good luck!
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6 years agoTodd
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Todd, I don’t know if this helps or not, but we used Landmark Pewter. I really liked the Moire Black, but we have so much roof that I didn’t want it to be too dark. The first photo was taken on a dark, rainy day, so the shingles look a bit darker than they really are. The second photo was taken on a bright, sunny, 85 degree September day in Michigan. I was worried about Pewter being too busy, but I don’t think it is at all. I hope that helps!
Todd
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