Red Brick Grey Roof
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Red brick grey roof. Shown are iko royal estate premium designer shingles in shadow slate. We are interested in going with a darker reddish color brick red colonial red etc to match our newer entry doors which are a dark red color. If the brickwork had had a patchwork of various colors this choice might have clashed. If your roof is already a color.
Chad esslinger of chad esslinger design answers homeowners questions about how to enhance their home s exterior design and curb appeal when getting a new roof. For example if your re siding a home but not changing the roof. The black metal roof accents are a great way to cap the bump outs. Those are just a few examples of how a home s style and setting influences roof color.
For home selling purposes it s not a good idea to have the most unique house in the neighborhood. Cool gray siding fashions an easy on the eye exterior that benefits from warming touches of paprika red. The grey on part of the shed gable looks right. The spicy red highlights the roof peak outlines windows accents the front door and defines the porch trim.
This roof s contrasting hues of light and dark grey go great with the neutral light grey siding. Don t use grey shingles on homes with yellow bricks or brown bricks. A white beach house with red trim topped by a blue roof completes the nautical theme. Cottage red van courtland blue door black shutters dove wing trim cloud white trim china white body heritage red door.
A red brick home and gray roof look great together no matter what shade of brick you have. I own a home with red brick on the front and clay colored siding on the exterior i currently have a non descript muted brown colored roof but i. If your house is red or white brick and you plan to use grey shingles on your roof add black or grey shutters and a black or grey door to tie the whole thing together. We recommend using a tone that s darker then the brick which is what you see in the picture above.
The body color mimics a red brick color. Initially we thought of sticking with the architectural asphalt shingles that are currently on our roof but are now also considering metal shingles as an option. There are lots of ways to get ideas and of course there are some standard or classic combinations that you should consider such as a black or gray roof with a white house or a black or slate gray roof with a red brick house color combination. Then the colors you pick will need to match the roof color as well as the brick.
Plus grey for other woodwork to go with the roof tones. Suggested shingle colors for red brick houses. Red bricks and white bricks tend to look much better with grey shingles than some other shades of brick. Here are some other things to consider when picking a color that goes with red brick.
The impact of red brick and your roof color. You should also consider the pattern and texture of your shingles as well as the color.