Hardy Peach Tree; Recommendations?
mark_roeder 4B NE Iowa
13 years ago
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Need help with trim color for this odd peach orange brick.
Comments (31)Dunno if you're still looking for advice: I have the same style home, but built in 65. It wasy great grandmother's and the contractor advised her that a brown or green roof was best, with green trim. Green trim is ick. Currently, the outside of the windows are a slight off-white to cream, we have a dark brown metal roof, pink/coral/salmon shutters and accents, and the side where the carport was closed in, the wood siding is a pastel cream/yellow tone. Side porch railings are white, with a lighter buff kind of brown pain on the decks/porches. It's quite nice and cheery without being loud or competitive with one another....See MoreHardie board siding
Comments (5)I am not an expert on this, but I have known some Hardi-plank installations have been done wrong (wrong fasteners, etc.) and this has negated the warranty, so I would carefully research the warranty. That will give you a lot of good information on what NOT to do. Hardi-plank is simply a cementious product so there might be other products that are less costly that might work as well. Hardi has just got the "name" so search around and see what you can find. btw, if the board is crumbling, I wonder if it is true "Hardi"; or if the proper cutting tools were being used....See MoreRestore the 1925 redwood siding or install Hardie?
Comments (56)I need to choose a light fixture for the back of the house. The old contractor placed the electrical awkwardly, and the sliding door and existing window don't line up. Just the way it's going to be. The little squares on either side of the slider are slightly smaller than the backplate of all three of these fixtures. I love the hanging lantern but I think its handle will just skim the fascia. Opinions? Other options? All of the ones I've listed here are a company called Hubbardton Forge, lifetime guarantee, solidly made, wet rated. Back of the house. It's very rectangular, so I'm going for a fixture with roundness. Close-up of back of house so you can see where the light fixtures go (way too high, either side of the slider). This is called Mason. This is called Halo. This is called Port. Erlenmeyer. About 6" longer than the rest. Backplate width the same. Metal on all of these is a dark grey that's great with the yellow paint....See Morecolor recommendations to a wide house with small front
Comments (11)couchgolfer, thanks for the thoughtful recommendations! we get some views of the lake walking around the neighborhood and in the second story of the house. i am thinking of trying to clear some trees and brush in our yard to improve the view too, but that is for another post. :-) i am planning on limewashing the brick, seems like it might be more cost effective than replacing it with stone, though i do prefer the stone look. do you think a fence would be strange to put in the front of a house? i would probably opt for a lower iron one. i like the portico pic you posted. and the potted trees. I have never grown a tree in a pot before, will have to research the ease of doing so. great idea on the mixing shingles with siding! my siding is done vertically though, so not sure how shingles would look with that. i definitely would hire an architect or building designer to formalize the plans. thanks again for all the great ideas!...See Moremark_roeder 4B NE Iowa
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