Need to redo my exterior - need advice please !
We live in a 1962 built Ranch home in Orange County, CA (Southern). We currently have a home that has mostly swirled stucco with some wood siding, The stucco has been on for many many years and large areas are pealing. We need to redo the entire exterior and not sure what to consider? Stucco again or ? We have red brick planters, chimney, ribbons etc. and I don't want to have to redo all of that,. Our drive way is mixed grey shades of cobble stone (except the small city owned part) . Our roof is black.
I would like to modernize the look of our home. I would really appreciate any ideas. (see 2 photos of front and rear) Thank you
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petlovermarcie
7 years agoRelated Discussions
Need advice with exterior colors of my house!
Comments (8)Erin, that's false (about the heat thing). I'm in SoCal too and just did a very dark charcoal roof (cement tiles). They have a CCR rating on tiles meant just for dispersing heat. They also have a 'gel' type of underlayment that goes under the tiles. It's helps to keep the roof cool. Loor at Boral and Eagle roofing. I used the tiles from Eagle, and the gel thing from Boral. They also let you know what colors are available in your area. I had mine done last summer. my home is a bit on the spanish side, so I kept w/the cement tiles. They looked much darker on the ground. once on the roof, they look like a light gray, so keep that in mind when choosing a color. I did the White stucco, very dark trim and some slight light gray accents. I have wood look garage doors and wood fencing. basically used the bottom three. You could also use the Navy if you like. So for your home, (and I love how your roof is angled) the first thing I see is the garage door window grilles. I'd replace those w/something a bit more modern looking. (u can order them on Amazon) Something like this, with the added carriage hardware, would update the door. (and you're going to paint it too!) the next is the porch post. maybe beef it up a bit? so here are some diff stucco colors and combos to give you an idea Basic white but his has black windows and a newer modern garage door. See how the wood siding accent really warm up the exterior? you could add wood to the underside of your front entry, maybe a wood door, or a wood post. Dark gray stucco with black trim around the white windows. again w/the wood. I love this one and think something like this would look great w/your home. notice the garage door windows similar house to yours. light gray roof and dark gray/black stucco. the wood accents are perfect here. I love this look how about a blue/gray? wood accents in the orange tone really compliment it well...See MoreADVICE PLEASE! Im redoing the exterior and need color/design ideas.
Comments (9)well, this is the problem. I would love to re-stain it. However, this is Californian Redwood and is endangered now, expensive, and old. There are sooo many areas needing to be redone and I am afraid it is not salvageable. If I can manage to keep some of the siding sections, perhaps I can just replace the bad siding areas and do a mix. I just don't know if its possible to salvage...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 MoreHi! I'm new here, and I need advice pronto for my home exterior!
Comments (21)Very few houses that style in Texas (or somewhere warm with Live Oaks, lol), built in that decade, have wood or paintable windows. And the vinyl grids are inside the glass. I’m not explaining it technically correct, sorry, just saying it’s not an option to paint these all dark. I mean, the metal/aluminum frames could be, but the grids would still be white....See Morepetlovermarcie
7 years agoDebbie Downer
7 years agolast modified: 7 years agopetlover
7 years agolast modified: 7 years agoThank you very much. We have lived here for 23 years so difficult for me to remember what color it was...maybe a light tan. I think the first time we painted it we painted it kind of a grey/blue with white trim. It's now the green you see ( came brighter green than I thought it would). It's been this color for about 9 years so I'm ready for a change in color and will definitely have the stucco repaired as needed before painting. We have a nice, somewhat unique front door that doesn't show in the photo. It's a Dutch door, painted black (can open the top half without opening the bottom half). We definitely want to keep this but receptive to painting it a different color and replacing the hardware. I'm attaching a photo. It's difficult trying to tie color, doors, hardscape into consideration. Luckily, all our windows have been replaced.
Thank you !!
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