I like the aged, personally I think the Black Walnut is far too dark. Did you ask the roofing company to bring samples to your home? I would! Its a big investment.

I like the black walnut. The added deep brown shingles with the darker charcoal shingles give it a really nice richness, and a darker roof will make you're brick siding look great and give your house great stature.

Yes i asked for samples, but its just a small board. I personally wasn't sure about the black walnut myself. Then i had friends say the darker the better. Its such an important feature i want to make sure i go with the best choice
Thank you for your suggestions.

Here are the samples. I've ruled out rustic slate.

The grayish middle sample. I don't care for the brown roof color with your brick.

I'd go with the Tamko Rustic Black. Black and Brick are a classic, beautiful combo.

I would select the Weathered Wood. As a second choice I would select the Aged Wood, but definitely not the Black Walnut.

These type of shingles are attempting to duplicate a wood shingle roof, and those are never black.

You should keep in mind that the black shingle roof will store more heat from the sun and could increase AC and electric costs in the summer months.

From your picture it looks like your brick is pale red and your trim is taupe--is this correct? If so, I have seen several houses in my area with these colors and weathered wood shutters. They are very attractive. The WW goes very nicely with the warmed toned trim.

What I did, and that may be too much hassle for you, is that I asked for a list of houses with the two or three (or 5 or 6) colors I had narrowed it down to. And then I just drove by and looked at the houses.

Black.

I think Black

Definitely black. It is more uniform and with your brick it definitely looks the best.

Keep us posted. Lovely home you have!

junco, yes you are correct. Pale red with taupe trim.
I did drive by a few houses before the snow hit our area.
Today it's actually raining so i may have time to look at a few more tomorrow.
I'm really bad at figuring out what matches and when I look at other homes which have a completely different brick color than I do and I can't tell if it will look good on our home. The roofer was supposed to drop off a sample called driftwood, but I haven't gotten it yet.

I have driftwood. My house is a cooler gray, though. However, I found that even with the samples, it makes sense to look at larger areas, i.e. roofs. You'll notice on the samples that there will be little color specks, but only when you see the larger area will you notice how the roof reads more brown or orange, or blue, or purple, or green.
It seems to me that your house reads more towards the red/brown warmer colors, so I'd probably look into the weathered wood.

My husband has been a Roofing Consultant for 25 years. He says Black.

I seem to recall a comment on another thread that roof color is a regional thing, some areas tend to all black roofs where others use a variety of colors. It probably depends on your weather. In hotter parts of the country it pays to consider lighter colors. So it really depends on where you are. Good luck with your decision!

He brought me Certainteed driftwood and I did not like that color at all with our house. I'm really leaning towards Aged wood. It's darker then weathered wood and not as busy up on the roof. I drove by a house today that had it and looked good I though however they have a totally different color brick.

I so hope you'll opt for black. The weathered wood is nice on its own, but it's pretty blah on that brick house and dos nothing for the brick or the trim, both of which I think you want to highlight, and black will do that.

I am trying to understand why a brick Georgian Revival house would have a roof designed to look like weather-beaten wooden shakes. Because it wouldn't.

Definitely Black - Also I second what Marcolo just said.

What Georgian Revival house?????????

Slate roofs that are typically seen on Georgian Revival homes are not black but a combination of grey colors.

Roofing selection is probably influenced by region. Where I was raised, wiseguys, & wannabe wiseguys will often have a black roof.

Lighter roof color saves in energy cost.

Nice job turning the op's house pink!

Sure. Lots of slate on Georgians. But there were also lots of votes on this thread for shingles with warm or brown tones to look like shakes. Including yours.

I like the weathered wood with your brick. The black is too stark a contrast and IMO would look like you picked it because that's what everyone else has.

We have Certainteed Weathered Wood on our colonial style BM Briarwood home. They really look like wood, which is appropriate for our house style and for our area.Our house color is similar to the trim near your roof. You have enough taupe/tan trim and garage doors to make it work.

No one turned the OP's brick pink, that's the color in the original photo!
Marcolo and others--are you advocating the black walnut, or a straight black shingle? The black just seems too stark to me.
OP--where are you? in what state?

stark is good when it comes to brick. And while I'm sure Beverly didn't change the brick color in her mockup, it's definitely pinker than in the original pic. No doubt just a computer screen thing.

Normally I don't vote for black roofs, which can be boring, heavy, stark, & ubiquitous. Black may go with everything, but not all homes look good with a black roof.

But in Amy0304's case, I think her house could benefit from the contrast of a black roof. Landmark's Moire Black is a soft black with some variation in it. Any of the grays would look great too, whether light, medium, or dark -- not as much contrast as black, but the colors would work very well. Browns & brown/gray blends such as Weathered Wood or Aged Wood or Black Walnut would be too bland or look off here.

Also, Amy, may we see a photo from a bit of a side angle? We could see how much roofline is visible. Perhaps the tree has dropped its leaves now and we could see the house (& colors) better.

Agree with what Beverly27 and Kousa say about black roofs. IMHO, for the little that is worth, is to research black/dark roofs and energy consumption with an eye to the future as costs continue to spiral upward. I really wanted a black roof for my new house - aesthetically the best choice, but will be going for a very light shade after doing a lot of research. I live in the northeast, and it is still a very valid concern no matter where you live. I would bet that black/very dark roofs will be seen socially and environmentally as increasingly poor choices.

peegee, if your house is not insulated, the black roof/energy thing is valid. but if your house is insulated, I don't see how a black roof can affect energy use. Just as insulation prevents heat/cool from escaping a house, so would it prevent it from getting into a house. Glass, it seems to me, is more of a problem, i.e.: convection heat overtaking air conditioning.

I suspect roof color is a wash when it comes to that issue now, since most houses are now insulated.

I don't think the range of colors under consideration are going to vary that widely in terms of absorbing heat. They're all pretty dark. There's no question that a light roof lasts longer, but we're not talking about a light roof.

I could see a black or a dark gray echoing a dark slate. But I don't like the fake wood tones at all on this house.

Black but I think all look nice. I believe electronics and so called HE appliances s/b a bigger cost concern than roofing color esp. If house is insulated. Spouse tracks energy consumption daily and he can tell by numbers when I run Washer and DW (fancy Bosch models)

Bossy, I rent my house out. When tenants are here, my electrical bill absolutely skyrockets. It goes from @ $24 in, say, june, to $195 (and now more since I've installed central AC) in July and August, and it is mostly the dryer. I hang my laundry to dry in the summer and NEVER use the dryer, whereas I swear tenants start doing laundry the day they arrive and never stop. I've come to believe, in fact, that they dry one item at a time. It's a huge issue for we homeowners who rent our houses out, esp. since electricity is SO expensive on Cape Cod (second highest in the country, next to Hawaii). I can assure you, conservation is NOT on the minds of most, from my experience.

And btw - sorry to stray a bit here - but why does every piece of electronics and appliances now have a light ON when the dang thing is OFF? Nice to have your electric bill churning when nothing is even ON.

This post was edited by Tibbrix on Wed, Nov 26, 14 at 11:35

I’m considering Certainteed driftwood or Tamko aged wood. My house is a cedar sided transitional ranch. Any thoughts?

This is my home with driftwood color imposed on it

Can anyone help me. I have to choose between driftwood and moire black. My house will be pure white by SW. thanks