Can you get masonry paints in bold colours?

strawb_shortcake

I love the bright houses in Bristol! I don't know if its still there but years ago as you drive up the M5 you could see a bright pink house sat up in Shirehampton sat amongst a sea of grey. It was really out of place and I'm not sure  what the neighbours thought of it as it never caught on in the area.

delmonta

annabanana82 said:

I love the bright houses in Bristol! I don't know if its still there but years ago as you drive up the M5 you could see a bright pink house sat up in Shirehampton sat amongst a sea of grey. It was really out of place and I'm not sure  what the neighbours thought of it as it never caught on in the area.

Yeah I like the bright houses too...in a country that's usually grey weather, it's nice to have some brightness and colour. 

tehone

I was going to suggest ringing the producers for the kids TV show Balamory 

delmonta

For anyone else who is interested...I just got an email from Brewers

Dulux Weathershield can be tinted in any of the RAL colours, which is a huge variety. Johnstones can't be. 

Zinsser can, but its only oil based paint, and I don't want all that mess!

Also, Dulux weather shield is on offer at Brewers until the end of the month, about 20% off

Davesnave

tehone said:

I was going to suggest ringing the producers for the kids TV show Balamory 

Never mind the colours, see the subsidence!

ka7e

The colour you choose from a sample chart cannot be viewed in isolation. It's intensity will be affected by the natural light that will change during the day, a bright orange may still look "muddy" on a north-facing wall or on a grey day and look too red or too yellow on a bright day. The proximity of a green house may make the orange pop with colour or it could dull the effect of the orange - our perception of colours changes with nearby contrasts.

Green being basically a combination of blue and yellow and orange being red and yellow, the 2 colours being adjacent may highlight some tones you find unacceptable.

You will need to paint quite a large portion of your facade, close to the green neighbouring property and also next to some white window frames (assuming white is being used) to assess the whole effect. The number of coats may also affect the depth of colour.

delmonta

ka7e said:

The colour you choose from a sample chart cannot be viewed in isolation. It's intensity will be affected by the natural light that will change during the day, a bright orange may still look "muddy" on a north-facing wall or on a grey day and look too red or too yellow on a bright day. The proximity of a green house may make the orange pop with colour or it could dull the effect of the orange - our perception of colours changes with nearby contrasts.

Green being basically a combination of blue and yellow and orange being red and yellow, the 2 colours being adjacent may highlight some tones you find unacceptable.

You will need to paint quite a large portion of your facade, close to the green neighbouring property and also next to some white window frames (assuming white is being used) to assess the whole effect. The number of coats may also affect the depth of colour.

Thanks, good advice. I have order samples of 4 colours to test. But they only come in emulsion for internal walls, is that ok if I paint that on the outside and then paint over when I get the real masonry paint?
The front of the house is north facing and the back south. The front it most important so I'll choose based on that.