The roof makes up about 40 of the visible exterior of your home depending on the style of the house so choosing the right shingle colors and roofing materials means that when you make your choice you are also deciding on the type of first impression you want to make with your home and even bigger decisions like the resale value of the property.
Light brick house with dark roof.
It s generally best to have a roof that s darker than your brick.
If your windows are dark can you do a dark trim around them with a lighter house color.
In contrast a dark roof likely raises the temperature inside your home s highest rooms.
2 select cooler hues or gray in the roof color blend if the cast of the brick is gray on the home.
Trim colors that are off white dark gray or black not beige.
Dark gray roofs can match with many house exterior colors.
Michelle marceny on may 13 2020 at 10 10 pm.
This can look good with the right color brown.
The same effect is created but rather than a crisp trim the dark gray trim makes the white look brighter and makes the whole house pop.
If you cut the house frame with white.
Gray roofs work well with.
This home reverses that using a dark gray trim on a white home.
What house colors would you use with a light gray roof with red brick foundation and red brick porch pillars above the banister.
Not accounting for the joints of a brick house is a very common mistake.
Beautiful red brick house with black shutters.
For example if your gray roof has green undertones you could do a shutter color in a similar or darker version of that green.
House is a craftsman style in the country.
Gray on the roof can enhance the appearance of bricks.
Pick the wrong one and it s just a big dark blob.
As a result your air conditioner operates more efficiently uses less energy and leads to lower utility bills.
Brown roofs on brick houses.
Most brick colors reds oranges yellows.
For example a light red brick house can have a medium toned roof however a house with a dark brick needs a very dark shingle.
The dark gray roof present the taste of modern simple.
Frequently a white trim is used on a dark home to create a very crisp clean look.
Like a loft style with gray concrete walls or even pastel cottage houses.
Dark gray color roof.
Gray and brown roof shingles with brown metal accent roofing.
Cool stone colors off whites grays blues gray greens purple.
Quite simply there are more poor roof choices on these than just about any other color house.
If you have a light roof your home absorbs less heat through the roof during summertime.
Matching brick with roofing colors 1 if the cast is tan gold or brown then the roof will look better in a warm color or a blend of tiles that includes the cast color.