External house painting.... any ideas

Masala

Hi. Wife wants to get the outside of our house painted. It’s been 7 yrs since las5 painting

We got the bead insulation drilled into the walls a few weeks ago and so need to paint to clean up the repaired holes

So my questions are

1. Is there an App that you can impose a Color onto a picture of your house???

2. Wife wants to go a 2- shades of Contrasting grey. Anyone recommend a nice combination of Grey? Light grey for walls and a dark grey for the coving and borders

Hope this doesn’t come across as ‘silly’ as I just no good at colors etc

mountain

Masala wrote: »

Hi. Wife wants to get the outside of our house painted. It’s been 7 yrs since las5 painting

We got the bead insulation drilled into the walls a few weeks ago and so need to paint to clean up the repaired holes

So my questions are

1. Is there an App that you can impose a Color onto a picture of your house???

2. Wife wants to go a 2- shades of Contrasting grey. Anyone recommend a nice combination of Grey? Light grey for walls and a dark grey for the coving and borders

Hope this doesn’t come across as ‘silly’ as I just no good at colors etc

Carrig grey from weather shield is a really nice light grey.

mountain

mountain wrote: »

Carrig grey from weather shield is a really nice light grey.

And merlin grey for window cills etc

phormium

Dulux app does that I think, used to use it for internal walls anyway.

dok_golf

Just finished one today in that combo. You can get the DUlux app which will allow you to transfer colours. Just to add, if you got your walls pumped. the holes that were filled will still stand out no matter what you do. Also, getting on in the year for exteriors so you will want to move fast

Masala

dok_golf wrote: »

Just finished one today in that combo. You can get the DUlux app which will allow you to transfer colours. Just to add, if you got your walls pumped. the holes that were filled will still stand out no matter what you do. Also, getting on in the year for exteriors so you will want to move fast

Feck it.... was hoping that the sanding down of the hold will be enough to hide them under the paint!!!!! Yes.... getting on in time!! But painter is good to go just waiting on us to pick the paint!!!

hammerdub

Did mine during lockdown Gallery grey from Sandtex and black surrounds looks great.

kala85

Is it too late in the year to paint the exterior.
How long will it take to dry

dok_golf

No. depends on how warm and how strong the air movement is. ( If you are using water based)

bobbyy gee

you will probably hate grey

drive around and see can you find another one

light gray will get dirty

Masala

bobbyy gee wrote: »

you will probably hate grey

drive around and see can you find another one

light gray will get dirty

..... its down to 'She Who Must be Obeyed' and I just want and easy life!

dok_golf

light grey gets no more dirty than any other colour

Paintexpert

The colour is the least important-the right paint is the most important. Consider a natural, highly breathable paint which is much more suited to our climate and you can also tick the eco friendly and sustainable box at the same time. Unless you want to hire that painter every 6 to 8 years???

CoBo55

mountain wrote: »

Carrig grey from weather shield is a really nice light grey.

Have my own done in that colour with black surrounds.

Paintexpert

Paintexpert wrote: »

The colour is the least important-the right paint is the most important. Consider a natural, highly breathable paint which is much more suited to our climate and you can also tick the eco friendly and sustainable box at the same time. Unless you want to hire that painter every 6 to 8 years???

What do you suggest?

sonic85

Goosewing grey for the body of the house and slate grey for around the windows and the windowsills etc. Think the goosewing is Dulux and the slate grey is Fleetwood

stratowide

sonic85 wrote: »

Goosewing grey for the body of the house and slate grey for around the windows and the windowsills etc. Think the goosewing is Dulux and the slate grey is Fleetwood

Just painted our house with that dulux goosewing and the dulux merlin around the sills and windows.Looks great and the Missus is delighted with it.

Went through a lot of testers before I got the combination right..:D

CoBo55

sonic85 wrote: »

Goosewing grey for the body of the house and slate grey for around the windows and the windowsills etc. Think the goosewing is Dulux and the slate grey is Fleetwood

I never like mixing paint brands outside the house, the few times I did it the paint on the surrounds always peeled of within 2 years where it had some of the main paint underneath. Maybe I was just unlucky and the house facing ssw probably doesn't help either.

Pkiernan

dok_golf wrote: »

Just finished one today in that combo. You can get the DUlux app which will allow you to transfer colours. Just to add, if you got your walls pumped. the holes that were filled will still stand out no matter what you do....

Thats want the case at all for my house.
Hundreds of holes, none are visible.

kala85

Pkiernan wrote: »

Thats want the case at all for my house.
Hundreds of holes, none are visible.

What did you use to cover them?

Supercell

I painted the outside of mine in grey with black surrounds using Fleetwood paint. They have a nice exterior brochure you can pick up in woodiies etc or by requesting on their website.
We used one of the suggestions from that and it's looks great .Our neighbours made encouraging noises too so herself well pleased with my work

CoBo55

kala85 wrote: »

What did you use to cover them?

I just painted over mine, you'd never know they were there.

dok_golf

Pkiernan wrote: »

Thats want the case at all for my house.
Hundreds of holes, none are visible.

Spread the word about those lads then. I have yet to see holes filled properly after the walls were pumped. Most just fill, leave smooth (ish) and feck off.