Are you sure you can't pop for a metal standing seam roof? If not make sure you purchase packs of additional shingles to store in the event there is a blow because you will need them for replacement.

It's always easier to say no to a selection than it is to say yes to a selection. So reduce the number of options.

• No dark roof at the beach
• No blatant color that will minimize your future choices.
• I'm assuming you are on the Atlantic side (this determines the colors available to your roofer.
• Now you have many few colors to pick from.
• You're at the beach, no black. Look at homes from Rosemary Beach for inspiration

Do you want dark?

Beverly, thank you for eliminating some colors. That helps. What is a metal seaming roof and is it a lot more $?
Is it just more stylish?

I’ve been to Rosemary and actually googled some houses. There are so many gorgeous homes. I love all the ones you posted. Our house isn’t as quite as snazzy, so was having a hard time visualizing it with the same colors.

Also meant to add yes Atlantic... Myrtle Beach Grand Strand area

Hi Jen, what helped me decide exterior color for our beach house was looking at my neighbors' houses, and choosing a different color scheme from them--just to add some variety on our end of the street. (Beach houses in NJ are very close together.) There was already a beige, a blue, and a yellow, so I went with a gray exterior (with cobalt blue shutters.) They are newer homes, so little chance of a neighbor changing their color scheme anytime soon.

I believe on one house had a black roof and that was to illustrate that it wasn't a good choice. Any other roof that appears dark is actually weather wood shingles.

Many of the houses posted have the metal standing seam roofs is you take a moment to enlarge them for viewing. These below are standing seam.

Pricing is always dependent on location but shingles are going to fly off during a hurricane and not so with a metal roof provided we're not talking about a CAT 5 which could take down the house. See what your neighbors with new construction have and check if your insurance company provides you with a lower premium with a metal roof.

Bev, of course, I have now fallen in love with the metal roofs you posted! Sadly, my husband said he already talked to the roofer about options and was told the metal roof was 50% more expensive. This isn’t our primary residence so it’s a decision about how much money to sink into it. I’ll check and see what the homeowner’s insurance discount might be. I sort of liked that black roof, but I imagine it would make the house a lot hotter and I liked the lighter ones, too.

Kerry, that makes sense. There is an Orange house with a big metal orange roof on one side of us and on the other side is the same tan we have. Apparently, both houses were owned by the same person. Lots of other colors scattered around along with some dull ones that need to be painted. It’s an older beach community.
Thank you for your input.

Then its Sunrise Cedar for the wood shake look or maybe Silver Birch for a white look. Getting closer... many thanks!

Really.....?? I wouldn't select either one.

Sunrise Cedar is too brown. If you have any intention of doing gray on the building, that roof will nix that paint.

I thought the brown one was close to wood shakes but I will say I’m not a fan of brown. What wrong with silver birch.. too light? I normally would never consider something like that. Where I love it’s all brick houses with darker roofs. Just thought it looked like some of the Rosemary colors.

What do you think of this paint job?

Weathered Wood can be pretty neutral.

Once you narrow it down to 2 or 3, ask your roofer (or roof supply store) to give you the addresses of homes with the your roof colors and then drive by to see if you like how that looks (and what color they used on the exterior).

Go solar on the roof? Then you won’t have to worry about shingle color.

Standing seam may just in general be better at the beach because it’ll repel sun rays.

standing seam is often used in New England because it sheds snow easily.

Hi Jen, I was going to ask you about solar, too, only to suggest that if it were something you were considering, you go for a dark gray roof so the panels blend in somewhat (even if you meant to avoid dark for the beach.) Since this is your second home, I'm guessing that wasn't an investment you were planning to make.

Do you have a book of sample shingles from the manufacturer your roofer is using? You can really see specs of colors from the sample shingles. It might be helpful to hold some paint chips that you like to the sample shingles, to see what would coordinate. You could even pull out a color from one of the shingles that you like. For example if there were specs of a blue color in Weathered Wood (I'm making this up), maybe that would inspire a similar blue exterior paint color.

Kerry, we planned for the roof as the original 20 year old one is still on it. I know nothing about solar. We are in Ky and the house and roofer is in SC. Maybe I can get some sample shingles here in Ky. but it’s hard to visual with a sample, like having a paint chip. We will have various renters in the house through summer months, as it rents well then. We will enjoy it occasionally in the spring and fall.
Did you see the Rosemary Beach house picture I posted? It’s white with blue/turquoise trim. I thought it was so cute maybe we could do something similar. If I go that route, what roof, in your opinion would look good?

I love the "loopy crab!" I would go with the Silver Birch shingle color. Light enough to reflect back sun but neutral enough to work with Loopy Crab white and Aqua paint combo. Very fun, which is what a beach home is all about! Make sure you get the ceilings of the porches done in that color because that creates most of the "wow" factor. Looks like a fun place. My sister lives just north of Myrtle Beach area and that beach and fun spots is just great. Some wonderful beaches further up in North Carolina too. Sunset Beach comes to mind. Some great seafood too! Enjoy!

Thanks Flo! I mentioned silver birch as a possibility but Bev, a pro, said no, but she might not have realized I was considering the Loopy Crab look.
I agree, the ceilings of the porches make the wow factor so I would do the same. What about the railings on our house. Leave them white? We have shutters on the front of the house unlike Loopy. Maybe paint those and the front door turquoise too, or leave all that stuff white?
PS.. let me know if you want to visit your sister but stay at our house! Haha
So much fixing up to do. If you are curious, google “Sandtrap Surfside SC”
Feel free to give me tips for the interior! We are looking at LVP floors, new paint etc and I haven’t even picked out these dumb shingles yet.

The Rosemary Beach house is adorable. I would suggest Silver Birch (I second Flo's suggestion) or Cobblestone Gray, since they have cool tones, and should work well with the cool colors of white, blue, and turquoise. I do think the Silver Birch would look gorgeous with that color combo, but a light gray (which I think the Cobblestone Gray is) would be a safe option if for any reason there was hesitation about the Silver Birch.

See what Flo thinks, for sure, but I would leave the railings white, paint the shutters turquoise, and paint the door turquoise. I'd leave the sidelights and transom of your door white. I like the way the turquoise would match your pool! Looks so refreshing.

Soffits and porch ceilings get the color, everything else gets white. Put some chairs on porches and paint them the accent color. Beautiful!

Great. Let us know how it turns out (if you like it! Lol lol). I think it will help draw renters your way too. It looks so exotic.

I'm excited for you and hope to see pictures when it's done! I understand about the stress, especially when it involves spending large sums of money. It's great that you kept looking for inspiration, even though you liked several options, until you found the look that felt exactly right for your property. Good job!