Please help! Hate the exterior of this home and need advice.
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HELP!! I now hate the exterior of our new house!! What to do??
Comments (3)We used to have natural cedar siding on our old house. I believe we used a product called CWF-UV (Clear Wood Finish-Ultra Violet protection ) in Cedar. I've attached pictures of our old house. Cedar has an orange cast to it, but the CWF brought out the dark reds too. Here's a link to the CWF http://www.acetogo.com/product/19794/finish+wd+cwf+cedar+gal.html Here is a link that might be useful: CWF on Cedar...See MorePLEASE HELP--need advice---What color white for our exterior??
Comments (35)Whatever you do, DO NOT Paint the copper gutters and downspouts. They are an architectural feature. There are spit opinions on painting brick. If it's an ugly color, paint it. My personal experience was painted brick was the easiest, most durable house covering. It was 25 years before we had to paint our house a second time. We washed the house every year and the paint was incredibly durable. Trim paint is another issue entirely. It took constant upkeep. If the house is stucco, use an elastomeric paint. It's much thicker than regular house paint and designed to expand and contract with the stucco. You can tint it, just like regular paint. Let Lori guide you on color....See MoreHelp Needed! Exterior home color advice
Comments (9)thank you for the thoughts - very much appreciate it!... I'm glad i'm not the only one who thinks brown would look odd... the color on the house right now is a very, very light cream - - i think the picture is representing the color wrong right now, as it definitely doesn't have a pink hue... i'd say its a standard tan, with an even lighter, off-white trim color... my wife is insistent about not going all-white, with fear of how dirty it can and/or will get. however, the several comments about white do help make me feel better that i'm not the only one who doesn't think a dark color will work, and a light tan/cream will be the right choice. ultimately, i foresee us landing on something like the below photo, but hopefully with a little less yellow. it might be the common choice, but its tried and true and looks great, imho. https://cdn.jhmrad.com/wp-content/uploads/mediterranean-house-color-schemes-exterior-keboconstruction_152212.jpg...See MoreNeed advice of home exterior finishes please!
Comments (3)I think I would budget for a different, much more modern door. Those builder doors are just blech....See MoreHunt Custom Homes
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