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"How do I know which color will look best on my home?"

Choosing exterior colors for your home is a tough decision, and one that you will live with for many years to come.

For best results, your new roof should complement your home's exterior. When choosing a color or sytle, consider how it will blend with the home's brick, stone, siding or paint color.

Neutrals are a Natural, they blend well with a variety of colors, they stay stylish while "trendy" colors come and go.

Today shingles are created combining a variety of colors, unlike the mono colors of shingles of years past. Which opens up new color options for homes.






Barkwood


Here are three ways to successfully coordinate colors.


  • The first involves selecting colors within the same family, such as warm tones (browns, beige's, creams, golds and reds) used together with warm accents, trim etc.
  • The second consists of contrasting light and dark colors out of different color families, for an eye-catching effect. (can look great, but make sure it is a look you want to keep for many years)
  • The third method- contrasting cool (blues, grays, black, white) and warm colors - is harder to achieve, but if one of the contrasting colors is a neutral, it will be easier to accomplish. For instance, try using a warm color like cream or ivory with a cool neutral, such as gray or black rigde cap and drip edge.



  • Shakewood


    Use these simple steps to determine the color that will create the EFFECT you are looking for.
    • Gather
      Gather samples that represent the outside permanent colors of your home (brick, siding etc) You can use paper or fabric or whatever other sample you can find that is very close to the home exterior.

    • Consider your surroundings
      Consider the environment and your neighborhood. Coordinating with your neighbors home should not be a prime consideration, but duplicating your neighbors home would not be ideal either. Landscape colors may lend direction for color schemes. You may want to consider coordinating or blendin in with nature, or choose contrasting but complementary colors. Example, a log home in a wooded area, a green color blend or a brown color blend would work with the surroundings very well. Where as a red roof would be a vast constrast.

    • Select Similar Colors
      Select similar colors in the same family as the existing permanent elements such as brick or stone, to produce a simple scheme which will make a small home appear larger. Example, A light brown shade of shingle on a Tan colored brick home.

    • Select High Contrast
      Select high-contrast colors to produce a bold striking effect. These highlight architectural detail and designs; low-contrast colors hide details, which may be desirable in some cases.

    • Using Color to Balance
      Use color to balance the proportion and design of a home. Light colors make homes appear larger, dark colors make home look smaller. Dark colors outline architectural details against light backgrounds; light colors do the reverse.

      Once you have decided what color will create the desired effect, you have just a couple of items to consider regarding the style of shingle and exact shade.

      You should view actual full shingles, we will bring these to you.

      View them at a distance, in natural daylight to get the full impact of the blending of colors and patterns. Keeping in mind the appearance of a shingle color may vary due to the conditions, and time of day. Wet weather or overcast conditions will change the appearance of a shingle.

    Sage
    Village Green
    Aspen White
    Prestique I (50 year) Shakewood


    Color Examples


    Following are examples of various shingle colors available. Position mouse over the individual pictures, text box will appear explaining color and shingle type options.


    Antique Slate 50 yearBarkwood 50 year
    Forrest Green 50 yearHickory 50 year
    Sablewood 50 yearShakewood 50 year
    Weathered Wood 50 yearSienna Sunset Gallery Collection 50 year
    Weathered Sage Gallery Collection 50 yearAntique Slate Prestique 40 year
    Another home with Antique Slate Prestique 40 yearBarkwood Prestique 40 year
    Hickory Prestique 40 yearShakewood Prestique 40 year
    Aspen White Prestique 40 yearWeatheredwood Prestique 40 year
    Barkwood Prestique II 30 yearForest Green Prestique II 30 year
    Sablewood Prestique II 30 yearWeatheredwood Prestique II 30 year

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