How to soften orange exterior stones that are too warm?
We chose a warm grey colour for our hardie Board Siding however some of the stones are far too orange for my liking. Is there a product that I can just use to soften these specific stones As I like the beige, grey and brown stones. Thanks!
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Sarah Burnett
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Comments (16)I think the exterior stone looks fine, but, the foundation color under it does not look so fine and it is not complimenting your stone at all. To be honest, while I dont dislike the white interior stone, I would have preferred to see a paint wash on the stone, rather than the big flat solid sea of white. I would also like to see the gray of your garage, the same shade of gray as your house. It appears to be much lighter. The white garage door is another big sea of white, and should be painted in either a color from the stone, or the color of the mortar. Landscaping will help a lot too. You mentioned small grass for in front of the foundation. Make sure those grasses grow to at least 3 ft or so tall. Plant them 2 feet in front of the foundation, so they have room to spread out. Your house will be beautiful when you are done....See MoreJill
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PROBeth H. :
3 years agolast modified: 3 years agoyes, Romabio.
what you could try first is the mortar. see if that lightens it up a bit. if not, try the stone too
Classico comes in diff lime wash colors. all natural. (and if you don't like it, it washes off within 72 hours)
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Beth H. :
3 years agolast modified: 3 years agooh, well damn, this looks great! lol.
never mind!
I might have chosen a slightly warmer gray tone for the siding, but it's not bad.
can you step back so we can see the entire house?And these are the pics that need to be in your post since it looks like that now.
why would you post this one if it doesn't look like this?? lol
The Romabio would give you a solid color coverage if that's what you want. Kind of like this look:
A mortar wash would get you this look
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Beth H. :
3 years agolast modified: 3 years agoah, ok. so this is how it looks now? I agree. don't care for the orange stones.
the mortar joints are this shade too?if that's the case, then yes, the Romabio Classico should work for you.
why don't you grab a sample (they have about 8 colors) and try a small portion? like I said, it will wash off w/the hose within the first 3 days or so.
https://romabio.com/classicolimewash/
Try the Nube Gray, maybe the Avorio
https://romabio.com/masonry/limewash/ageless-beauty/
They also make a Masonry paint (but it's natural). However, these don't wash off.
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Beth H. :
3 years agolast modified: 3 years agojill, a chalk paint isn't meant for exterior stone! it will wash away. (and chalk paint diluted is super thin. The Romabio is a completely different type of material. it's not paint)
try the romabio. The Classico lime wash is a one coat coverage. (Did you click on the inks and research it??)
it's not like a white wash paint, so it shouldn't make orange look peach. It's a slaked lime mineral. It won't act like a paint, but it's not like a white wash either. if that makes sense.
The masonry Flat Romabio is thicker and would give you more of an opaque coverage.why not just get a few sample jars and try them on a hidden stone somewhere??
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