It's a good idea to stay away from the darker colors of siding when you are getting vinyl. There are a lot of problems with the darker colors. Distortion, buckling, rippling. The dark blue and the dark gray seem to have the most problems.

Of course, everyone seems to like the dark colors the best.

I would suggest not doing the very narrow dutch lap style that seems to be so popular now. It often looks very commercial and sterile, imo. I don't think it would look right on your style of house. Too tight and compact, or flat looking, for the shape and lines of your home.

Are there any colors you are already drawn to? What roof color would you prefer to the one you have?

This post was edited by snookums2 on Tue, Mar 5, 13 at 6:38

I think a medium gray would be great! I would paint the garage the same color and then redo all the shutters in white in a wider size. And put another column supporting the shed roof on the right (in the pix) side of the door inset to define the entrance. I know you don't need it structurally, but it would bring order to the front.

I've thought about Silver Ash, Flagstone, Oxford Blue, Sterling Gray and Granite Gray. I'm concerned that a gray color would overdo the color on the house, making the siding and roof the same color.

What is recommended instead of the narrow dutchlap? I do like the thickness of the siding, but I'm not sure what an appropriate replacement would be.

I was envisioning a much darker gray than your roof.

Six or eight inch lap siding would be perfect, IMO.

What is the current width of the siding? It strikes me as a little too wide.

Just noticed the shutters. If you happen to be planning to replace them, make them wider. I would also remove the ones on the bay window.

We used Certain Teed siding on our homes remodel and we were very pleased (as pleased as one can be with vinyl) with Monogram 46--This seems to be a little heavier/weightier then the others and did not blow off in Hurricane Irene. We used the clapboard 5inch which is very nice and if you stretch your imagination almost looks like the real clapboard.

With your brick, I like a Sand color...since you will be replacing the roof., eventually.

Are these your color choices? If so, I like the Desert Tan and the Savannah Wicker.

we did flagstone it looks beautiful!