Color Scheme + Material Suggestions for New Build
colleen902
4 years ago
last modified: 4 years ago
Color schemes and building material suggestions needed for the exterior of this home we’re building. Bonus points if you have an inspiration photo to share to visually explain your suggestions. Thank you!
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PROBeverlyFLADeziner
4 years agoStopping the stone at the base of the windows doesn't seem like the best proportion so I lowered it. Front posts on the porch seem a bit too thin.
Here are some color and material options.
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Need color scheme suggestions for new house
Comments (7)There is no way in hell I would even consider painting walls in a house I had never lived in.....and even without my furniture in place. The sun in the morning and the sun in the evening....what reflects off a garage a fence or a neighbor's house how your beloved hutch looks all affect the colors and tones of the paint and finishes I would consider. Colors look very different at night then they do on a sunny day and walls look different in an empty room than in the same room with furniture. Tell your friend to move in before he begins to select paints and finishes. I know it's a pain to move out of a room to refinish it....but I believe he will be happier in the long run. I have seen too many people who had to choose the colors and finishings in a new house, repainting in 3 months because the color was too dark or looked like white in the day time or because with the tile the walls look wrong and it's easier to paint than re-tile. It's fun to plan new finishes....but don't do more than fix a leaky faucet until you have been in the house for a while. Our first house was brand new plaster on lathe and we were told not to paint for at least 6 months to allow the plaster to fully cure. By the time the 6 months was over, I was so sick of all the white walls, I painted the living/dining area something like harvest wheat.....which was like dark mustard when all the walls were that color! I could hardly wait until the paint was dry to re do it!...But I was over reacting to 6 months without color!...See MoreSuggestions for ew (and old) furniture advice and decor for new build
Comments (4)Thanks for bumping. Attached is my drawing of the main floor combining our architects preliminary plans and my suggested tweaks. There will probably be a few more changes after we meet with the architect at the end of this month. Best Views are definitly our back (creek and green belt). Althoug not noted, both front porches are also covered -- required by the architectural guidlines. Our side is the right and will have a guest suite upstairs (the small bedroom downstairs on the right is really an office with a Murphy bed. The "kids" side will have a master and another bedroom upstairs. And I'm afraid that rug won't make the cut, just a bit too floral for the style we're shooting for -- i love it though. I'm hoping to find a rug more like this:...See MoreHelp with exterior color scheme of new build and any other advice
Comments (24)Thanks for the feedback all, MB Custom especially. I’m going to try to sketch up those changes over the next couple days and get them to the builder. The only suggestion that I’m back and forth on is the doorway in the living room to the deck. I have it positioned there so that you go out under the covered portion of the deck. I know it will limit furniture position. To be honest, we aren’t really living room people. We spend our time between, kitchen, bedrooms and deck. Same with dining room. That table is more for collecting mail. It will be a small 4 person table. Regarding not making changes. I’m know I can still make changes but at the end of the day, I have 100’s of hours into this and looking at other layouts and this is the best I could do to meet our wants. My main goal with this design was to keep as much on the back of the house as I could. I’m sure I should have hired an architect but the builder seemed confident that the engineer could draw it up. I am going to try to incorporate suggestions and I’ll see what you guys think. Cheers....See Morematerial suggestions needed for new pool build
Comments (13)I'm partial to the Limestone for it's color range and that it stays cool even in the hot sun. In order to install Limestone as coping for a curvy pool, templates must be made up to reflect the shape. We use tempered hard board/masonite to make up the templates. Generally we shoot for lineal lengths of at least 30". The width, front to back, 14". It's time consuming and each tracing must be cut carefully with a jig saw and numbered to allow for proper location on the pool. The Limestone pieces chosen will be bigger than the template and there will be waste after cutting them. But you still pay for the entire piece, not what you used. Some very tight radius areas require a large piece. We trace the template onto the stone and cut with a demo saw or sometimes a circular saw with a diamond blade. We get as close as we can to the lines and then after setting the stones we use a belt sander and a circular sander to true the stone. The longer stones look nicer as there are less joints. Many joints, say on brick coping, is too busy to me. Using Limestone, or any stone for that matter this way is expensive as the labor to get the finish is intensive. Limestone itself is reasonably priced but you must buy large pieces to make up the curves. You pay for a large piece and only use part of it. Limestone must be set in a particular method. Here's an article I wrote on how to properly set Limestone. https://www.aquamagazine.com/builder/article/15122892/builder-blunders-failure-to-damp-proof-limestone Some stone suppliers offer a service to template and cut the stones for pools or any project. We do it ourselves as time is of the essence....See More- PRO
PPF.
4 years agolast modified: 4 years ago 
colleen902
4 years agolast modified: 4 years agoHere are the floor plans (reversed) for facade reference.
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PPF.
4 years ago colleen902
4 years agolast modified: 4 years agoThis is the current state of the house under construction. Windows have been ordered so they cannot be changed. There is no HOA so we can choose materials freely. We chose the 3rd car garage option which will be added soon to the left side.
PROMark Bischak, Architect
4 years agocolleen902
4 years ago- PRO
PPF.
4 years agoI'd drop the stone so it covers the foundation all around the house (including the garage), and extend it to the 2nd floor in the center.
colleen902
4 years ago
cpartist
4 years ago
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