Wednesday, July 22, 2009

SOOO many decisions to make!!

Had a selection meeting with our builder today; oh my! there are so many things we need to decide on!! In this post I'll discuss decisions having to do with the exterior.

Roof - http://www.gaf.com/

*Color - Thankfully, there aren't too many options in this department. And I'm pretty sure we will go with "weathered wood," which is a grayish color. It's either that or "slate," which is a darker gray. I also liked "charcoal," but it would look nice with dark red brick, not the lighter one we are going with.
*Type - Two types of shingles basically, flat and dimensional. The flat is just shingles placed next to each other (also called 3-tab), while the dimensional is more 3-D.

Siding

We only have siding on the sides and rear of the house, and very little on the front. But we still need to decide on:
*Type - We are considering two types, vinyl and concrete. Concrete's a lot more expensive, so we are thinking of putting it only in the front of the house since there is only a little there. The rest will be vinyl. We also saw some new types of designs in a magazine, with different shapes of vinyl siding, but I think we'll stick with the traditional ;)
*Color - There were two colors of vinyl that I liked, "wicker," an almond color, and "heather," which has a pinkish tone to it. For the light red brick we are hoping to go with, these two match well. Read this: some things to keep in mind when choosing siding colors.
Here's a website that has a bunch of siding colors.

Exterior trim

We need to choose the color of the trim under the roof as well as around the windows and stuff. I wasn't even aware of this wood that we'd have to trim, so apparently I have another decision to make! Thankfully, all we have to do is choose a color. We will wait until we've finalized the siding color then try to find a match in trim color. Some like to have the trim contrast completely with the siding, but I'm not creative enough for that!

Windows

We've already decided on the type of windows we want, (double-hung) the color (white), and the grills (only on the top half). Here are a list of window types. We plan on having a box-out window in the dining room (similar to bay), and an awning window in our master bedroom.

Shutters

Our elevation has fake shutters that I think give the house some charm. We need to decide on
*Style - there are paneled and louvered. I like the paneled more.
*Color - we will match the shutters to the roof, brick, and exterior trim.

Brick

We thought we had finalized our brick choice, but we have to do more homework! It's been a pain getting the brick we want. The house we liked, turns out its brick is way too expensive. Haven't had the chance yet, but will check out this website for help in choosing soon. Builder said brick needs weeks to come in so we have to decide asap!! Most likely, we will go to a brick store and take a look, because this process has become tedious!

HELP!!

2 comments:

  1. Update: We decided to go with a 3-tab roof with weathered wood shingles.

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