Charcoal Gray Metal Roof On Red Brick House

I just replaced my roof on my red brick ranch house.

Charcoal gray metal roof on red brick house.

Black dark gray or brown shingles work with a red clapboard country home and can top red brick attractively. The dark paint finishes and white surfaces enhance the home s historic country profile and complement its river rock foundation. An all white house with a gray roof is a truly classic look. Don t use grey shingles on homes with yellow bricks or brown bricks.

See more ideas about shingling roof shingles shingle colors. Jun 1 2019 explore wedge roofing s board charcoal gray shingle roofs on pinterest. Brown shingles are more appropriate. Light olive house paint is attractive with those darker shingle colors.

Here we see a fantastic example. Such a roof can be reasonably expected to be some 50 to 60 degrees cooler than a dark color asphalt shingles roof. We drove all over the place looking st new roofs. In fact a high end kynar 500 white metal roof is energy star rated and classified as a cool roof by the cool roof rating council.

Follow some general color guidelines when coordinating roof and house colors. If the entire house is painted red off setting the color with shutters and a front door in a blackish shade of gray is elegant but eye catching. Depending on the brick you choose and labor costs in your area expect to pay 6 50 to 10 00 per square foot. Red brick is sharp with a black or a vivid or dark blue roof and white trim gray brown or black roofs look good with green siding.

Red brick is the masonry of choice for the front porch along with white columns and a bronze metal porch roof. If all white is a bit too much you can also go with another light neutral like cream or soft beige with a crisp white trim for a little more contrast. Red brick is definitely a popular home exterior material as you can see below the result is nothing short of spectacular exteriors while red brick costs more than vinyl siding and fiber cement it s less than natural stone. A black painted gable vent and charcoal gray steps take their color cue from the home s metal roof.

A more intense red like cherry will stand out on a house with light and dark gray bricks and a charcoal gray roof. This simple palette works best with more traditional style homes but can work well with some modern styles as well. White trim white siding and white railings give this farmhouse spick and span appeal. I hated to use black too stark and heat absorbing and i was thinking charcoal grey which would have been a safe choice.

The problem is every solid roof i saw a variegated style that i loved. It has grey tones with hints of red.