Choosing the bricks as a starting point was reasonably straight foward, we knew what we liked and decided on the Daniel Robertson London bricks. It's worth getting the opinion of your brikky or builder on mortar colour, as this can greatly change the look & feel of your facade. For the Daniel Robertson London brick we chose, a light grey mortar really brings out the blue/grey, which is exactly the modern cool palette we were after. Had we gone with a 'natural' mortar, the bricks would've looked more brown/tuscan - giving our home a completely different facade all together. Render colour will also impact the overall look, so choose wisely. the more sample pots you get, the better! And make sure you view them next to the bricks (as many as you can get a hold of) & at different times of the day, in & out of direct sunlight.
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| Light Grey Mortar |
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| Natural Mortar |
For roofing tiles we decided on the charcoal (again, to bring out the blue/grey of the bricks). You'll find the sample almost looks black but this is misleading as we soon learnt they look much lighter on a roof so ask the manufacturer for addresses so you can do some drive-by's; that's the only way to see the true colour. The only colorbond option for fascia's and gutters which complements our colour scheme is monument, so we've been looking for examples of the two. Now the hardest part... the render colour?
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| Bristile Classic Charcoal Roof with Colorbond Monument Fascia & Gutters |
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