I have decided to put a metal roof on a farm house. There are so many colors and a metal roof tends to be bold compared to regular shingles. For those of you who have put metal roofs on how did you go about selecting a color? What are the most popular colors going on old farm houses? Did you like your decision of colors once it was installed? I know I do not want white or black. I didn"t like green, but now I am sort of coming back to green. I was interested in a medium gray - sort of a slate color. Eventually I want all of the buildings on the farm to have the same color of roof - so something that might go with white and red siding - although the barns/sheds could eventually be white as well. The house is a two story with a fairly steep roof. Currently the siding is white. Widowed so I don"t have a better-half to decide the color. Thanks for your ideas.
- Thread starter andy r
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old
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- Location
- Camdenton Missouri
Would you believe if I could do a metal roof I would do it in such a way to look like the flag. As in Red White and Blue but I can not do so
dcarp
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- Location
- Schulenburg Texas
Not much help here. We put the plain galvalume on both of our buildings. But then we are in SE TX and energy saving is a major factor. Those roofs will go with any color however .
Bruce from Can.
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- Woodville, Ontario, Canada
Heres ours, this time of year you can't see the house for trees. Any how green steel,and we never hear the rain ny more now then we did before. Bruce
teddy52food
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I live in a log house & when the shingles were old & bad, I had a green steel roof put on. Like Lincoln logs.
fixerupper
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If it was up to me everything in the world would be blue. Kind of like a Ford-New Holland shade of blue. But that's not gonna happen. LOL
In my part of NWIA I'd say the most common color is chocolate brown or darker green, kind of like a hunter green.
About ten miles north of me there's an older square stately looking farm house that's white with a green steel roof and it doesn't look all that bad.
We put chocolate brown steel on our house. We have yellowish vinyl siding and the contrast is real striking. Been up there ten years and still looking like new, but we used the higher priced steel. A farmer I know has a barn with a slate gray steel roof and darker red steel siding. It's very sharp looking. Dad has a tall 120 year-old two story house in town with darker gray/ tannish steel siding and a chocolate colored steel roof. It's by far the best looking old house in town. I have seen a gray house with a blue steel roof. The color is soothing but in my view it looks like it belongs in an amusement park.
I'd say if you're planning on all the roofs on the farm to eventually be the same color, my personal unbiased (laugh) opinion would be to go with brown. There is a farm in this area with all green roofs and it looks good too, but it's a little too green for my liking. Whatever you chose, you'll get used to it in time. JIm
In my part of NWIA I'd say the most common color is chocolate brown or darker green, kind of like a hunter green.
About ten miles north of me there's an older square stately looking farm house that's white with a green steel roof and it doesn't look all that bad.
We put chocolate brown steel on our house. We have yellowish vinyl siding and the contrast is real striking. Been up there ten years and still looking like new, but we used the higher priced steel. A farmer I know has a barn with a slate gray steel roof and darker red steel siding. It's very sharp looking. Dad has a tall 120 year-old two story house in town with darker gray/ tannish steel siding and a chocolate colored steel roof. It's by far the best looking old house in town. I have seen a gray house with a blue steel roof. The color is soothing but in my view it looks like it belongs in an amusement park.
I'd say if you're planning on all the roofs on the farm to eventually be the same color, my personal unbiased (laugh) opinion would be to go with brown. There is a farm in this area with all green roofs and it looks good too, but it's a little too green for my liking. Whatever you chose, you'll get used to it in time. JIm
Hay hay hay
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There is a very expensive house on Rte 60 in Shelbyville, KY with a bright blue metal roof. Makes me want to gag every time I pass it. Bet they now feel the same way....now! Certainly the neighbors do.
Red is cute for about a week. ugh!
There is a reason why our forefathers picked Grey, black or white.
Suggestion. Go to the nearest big city. Go to the most expensive suburb. Those people could afford any roof color they want. What do you see predominantely? Grey, black or white.
Want to stand out? Wear red sox and a purple bow tie.
Red is cute for about a week. ugh!
There is a reason why our forefathers picked Grey, black or white.
Suggestion. Go to the nearest big city. Go to the most expensive suburb. Those people could afford any roof color they want. What do you see predominantely? Grey, black or white.
Want to stand out? Wear red sox and a purple bow tie.
I've noticed the colored steel trim on many steel sided pole barns are now badly faded after 30+ years. Try to pick a color that will look good for the expected life of the roof.
A lighter (pastel?) color will appear less faded than a dark bold color and a lighter color will reflect more heat away from the house.
A lighter (pastel?) color will appear less faded than a dark bold color and a lighter color will reflect more heat away from the house.
Our metal roof is light green, I think they call the color "patina", a name I can't even pronounce. It's been on there for almost 20 years. I'm 64, and I expect it to outlast me.
My neighbor, across the holler from me, put on a metal roof that is supposed to be maybe maroon? When the sun hits it right, it's as purple as purple can be. Sickening to everyone who sees it. I'd be real cautious about any maroon leaning colors. . .
My neighbor, across the holler from me, put on a metal roof that is supposed to be maybe maroon? When the sun hits it right, it's as purple as purple can be. Sickening to everyone who sees it. I'd be real cautious about any maroon leaning colors. . .
SweetFeet
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andy r,
If you know anyone with photo editing software, you could take a photo of your house and have them edit it by using the "painting" or "color changer" tools.
These samples were done in about 30 seconds - so they are sloppy... sorry.
1. original grey-brown asphalt shingles
2. dark green
3. lighter green with aged copper patina
If you know anyone with photo editing software, you could take a photo of your house and have them edit it by using the "painting" or "color changer" tools.
These samples were done in about 30 seconds - so they are sloppy... sorry.
1. original grey-brown asphalt shingles
2. dark green
3. lighter green with aged copper patina
Ultradog MN
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- Location
- Twin Cities
I have to deal with color all the time for the paint and tile in bathrooms that I remodel.
Most people are sooo afraid to put a little color in their lives so I've set enough beige tile and rolled on enough beige paint over the years to make me puke.
For a decision like this one you are doing the right thing to get some advice. But I wouldn't ask a bunch of fuddy duddies on a tractor board for it.
Even small towns will usually have some sort of interior design store. Maybe the local paint or flooring stores or the furniture place.
I would not hesitate to spend a couple hundred bucks to have someone come out to have a look at your place and help me with an overall plan and color scheme. Considering the amount of dough you will be spending on this a couple hundred $ for color advice is a paltry sum.
Pleasing color schemes have a big effect on your mood and attitude - whether or not you even realize it.
So put a little color in your life!
I can't help you more without seeing what your buildings look like.
I would just avoid strong, primary colors. They would set the tone of your farm instead of being a nice accent. Or to put it another way; you don't want people thinking
"nice red/black/blue/white/black roof but I don't remember what was under it."
By the way, women generally do have a much better color/texture sense than men do. But being a woman does not automatically mean you have it. Some of the ugliest color schemes I have done were for women - such that I would have gladly have traded it for beige.
Most people are sooo afraid to put a little color in their lives so I've set enough beige tile and rolled on enough beige paint over the years to make me puke.
For a decision like this one you are doing the right thing to get some advice. But I wouldn't ask a bunch of fuddy duddies on a tractor board for it.
Even small towns will usually have some sort of interior design store. Maybe the local paint or flooring stores or the furniture place.
I would not hesitate to spend a couple hundred bucks to have someone come out to have a look at your place and help me with an overall plan and color scheme. Considering the amount of dough you will be spending on this a couple hundred $ for color advice is a paltry sum.
Pleasing color schemes have a big effect on your mood and attitude - whether or not you even realize it.
So put a little color in your life!
I can't help you more without seeing what your buildings look like.
I would just avoid strong, primary colors. They would set the tone of your farm instead of being a nice accent. Or to put it another way; you don't want people thinking
"nice red/black/blue/white/black roof but I don't remember what was under it."
By the way, women generally do have a much better color/texture sense than men do. But being a woman does not automatically mean you have it. Some of the ugliest color schemes I have done were for women - such that I would have gladly have traded it for beige.
Pick the correct color and finish on your steel roof and you can get some money back from the Federal Government as an energy savings credit. I put a red steel roof on our farm house and a green steel roof on our house in the woods in Michigan. Both qualified.
http://www.energystar.gov/index.cfm?c=roof_prods.pr_crit_roof_products
http://www.energystar.gov/index.cfm?c=roof_prods.pr_crit_roof_products
Pair-a-dice farm
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Put on a color that you like and it will be the right color. We put a metal roof on our house 2 years ago. I went with a kind of chocolate brown because that's what the wife wanted, of course that was the right decision. At a distance it's hard to tell that it's metal, I personally don't like the bright colors but there are a lot of reds, greens, and blue roofs in our area. we can tell the difference in our cooling bill. Asphalt shingles absorb a lot of heat and holds it.
they make metal roofing in a light to medium tan which seems to go well with about anything and when it fades, its still tan, dark green will fade to army green red to off pink, dont forget if you have a steep roof and you go metal your getting on the roof to do mantenence is done...unless you have a bucket truck like i do lol
Motorcraftman
Member
I Like the dark green myself.... Larry
johndeerefan
Member
We have dark green on our log house. Being your house is white vinyl and the buildings are red and white. I would put a red roof, red shutters, and red door on the house.
Brad Buchanan
Member
Hey Andy.
I just finished putting a new metal roof on our house and used ABC metal roofing in the color Ivy Green.
I like it and have received quite a few compliments on it.
Brad
I just finished putting a new metal roof on our house and used ABC metal roofing in the color Ivy Green.
I like it and have received quite a few compliments on it.
Brad
farmerjohn
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You need to install snow birds.
Kevin Happke
Member
I have white steel on my house roof and it has been there for 27 years with no problems on a 4/12 roof, had golf ball size with 80 mile per hour wind 5 years ago no problems with the steel...White is the coolest color and does not fade...I would do white or a cool color...Green {Forest Green} is the hottest color you can get
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