I don’t think you are stuck with brown. Certainteed makes a shingle called Colonial Slate. It works well with brick.

I like it as dark as possible. We just went from green shingles to black metal on our house, to blend with the barn.

I need to explain our seasons again. Summer heat can begin in April, May or June, and last through September and usually it cools down in October. It gets to 100 with high humidity. Dark roofs are out. I would love love love a dark charcoal roof, but not with our high heat.

DH kind of wants a metal roof but I don't think one would look good or be practical. I know nothing about them and I told him I don't think it would work.

Spring, those are beautiful colors. Hmm, would a gree roof look too awful? seriously! Be back soon, our internet is acting goofy.

I love this color combo and the roof is Certain teed landmark colonial slate. This is where I'm confused with color. This looks black to me. but this is the color I demand. I need to decide by Monday in case he calls. They'll be doing DS's roof before ours, we both had storm damage, and I want to be ready.

See the trees next to the house? Similar to ours but we have taller and bushier trees. Most are Oaks.

You should be able to upload a picture from your phone to the manufacturers web page. We just gor a new roof and the visualizer helped so much.

Your roses are so gorgeous, I'm not sure anyone will notice the color of the roof, at least when they are in bloom!

I'd say no to green. I like what you have or a charcoal, even a bit lighter gray might look ok, but not too light,

Certainteed makes a "cool" roof option in a charcoal grey color. It is the Landmark Solaris line and the color is Moire black, but it is actually a charcoal grey, not black like their regular shingles Moire black offering. It is specifically made for areas where high heat is an issue.

A very quick google query suggests that metal roofs can actually be cooler in the summer than shingle roofs. Especially if coated with heat reflective paint. I wouldn't dismiss them outright.

I live in Oklahoma, so know the weather you are talking about.

In the cities here, those neighborhoods that used to have wood roofs and have converted to Asbestos the HO associations specified what colors could be used.

Most often it was specified to use a color similar to a weathered wood roof. We used "GAF Timberline® ArmorShield II Shingles with UL 2218 Class 4 impact resistance give your roof a fighting chance in hail-prone areas¹ and help protect it against wind. "

Using a class 4 shingle will give you a pretty good size discount in your HO insurance. The is close to the color most neighborhoods are using. Since you live in the country your probably aren't that interested in what the cities here are doing. But this shade is not too dark for our climate as far has how it impacts AC costs. This color is weathered wood.

We have Certainteed in Weathered Wood for the roof on our cream-colored house and it's much different than GAF's weathered wood. I wouldn't recommend it for brick. The shingles have teal-blue and cream granules and it's too much pattern for a brick house.

You have busy brick. I would want a roof, without a lot of variegation. My favorite with your brick, is charcoal. If that doesnt work for you, then, maybe a more medium gray. Lighter grays show all the staining, so I dont much like them on anyones house. Charcoal is very popular in my area, for brick houses, and our weather here is very hot in the summer too, and we also have high humidity. It doesnt seem to be a problem, with a charcoal roof.

Oily, I lost all 25 Roses a few years ago due to one lousy mite that left the Rose Riosette disease aka Witches Broom (it's a virus that spreads) that blew in with the wind & within three years they died one by one because there's no cure.

To the left of the porch about ten feet out, I planted other types of Roses to make a fence between ours and DS's driveway.

Jellytoast, you beat me to it! Right before I read your comment Iooked at more homes with the color I posted above. Big difference. After looking at more pictures of CDs slate gray, they are definitely medium gray when in full sun, and I'm going to let the roofer know I don't want our shingles to turn gray in full sun. I'll download and send the roofer the exact color I want along with more specifics. No metal, solid color smoothish shingles where I can see a tiny bit of texture. DH and roofer will do the rest. I'm the de facto decorator. :)

Trapped, our town does the same as cities and we're not far fom the city either, just enough to tell we're not in Kansas anymore. I had to say that. LOL

Cat, I enhanced the clarity a bit so the pic would show the various colors of the brick. Definitely not busy, and I think the dark roof will bring out the colors a bit more.

If you can enlarge the picture there is a slight variegation which I do like. At a distance it wouldn't be noticeable.

Would one of you enlarge it and tell me the color you think it is? It's definitely not solid black, but would look that way from a distance. Great, now I'm going to be singing from a distance al night long. ;)

Our roofers gave us the addresses of homes they roofed with the colors we were interested in. That way you can see them with the lighting in your area.

Agree to getting addresses of homes in colors you're showing interest. Need to see them in person at your house too.

I don't recommend a metal roof unless the attic has spray foam insulation. I also think a metal roof with color is not the right choice for your house.

My roofers also gave me a list of homes roofed in my preferred color. It made all the difference to see it on a home that had similar architecture and setting. BTW, mine is darkest charcoal with some variation but not so much that it looks like a checkerboard.

Oakley, have you decided anything? We have the Colonial Slate on our red brick and it looks nice. The black is really black! I think we also considered the Weathered Wood.

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Not sure what you found funny? Roofing is a really hard and dangerous job that not many people want to do. Employment opportunities are limited for many folks, incuding those with a criminal record, so roofing is sometimes an option. He’s at least working for a living.

Yes he is working, while stealing guns & jewelry from an elderly client. He may do a good job but we could never leave the house while he’s working. We now have 3 offers from locals.

You didnt say that was a current mug shot. It could have been before he started roofng for all anyone could tell. Still unsure what you find fuunny? It’s even less funny if he’s victimizing old people.

The mugshot was in the original KFOR story & for some reason it wasnt in the link. I found his mugshot with the same story elsewhere.

You’re missing the point. Whether he was charged or not doesn’t matter. What matters is that he admitted to stealing from an elderly lady whose home he was remodeling. And you think I shoulc ignore that little tidbit? On what planet? I started laughing when discussing the roofer because it was the first one he chose and didnt do his research. DS was feeling bad because he didnt know how to break the news to the man. You had to be there, I was NOT laughing at the roofer, it was…you had to be there is all.

Kfqr? yes I am missing the point, but let’s just leave it at that.