Gray Roof On Red Brick Home

Joshua p schroeder.

Gray roof on red brick home.

It s just a bit lighter than black but has a subtle blueish hue. White pops up as window sashes to bring dimension and brightness to the facade. Gray black darker shades of brown and some softer shades of green think celadon or grayish green can all look lovely with a red brick or similar home. Cool gray siding fashions an easy on the eye exterior that benefits from warming touches of paprika red.

The reason is that if feels like too much white in a house that is not white. New suburban house with the entire front facade being red brick contrasted nicely with white trim around the windows and front door. Update a red brick home with dark blue. Does my siding color need to match the brick.

For now though let s focus on the best paint colors if keeping the red brick. Red bricks look good with grey shingles. This updated home was built in 1968. The part that s bugging me a little however is the white gable.

Red bricks and white bricks tend to look much better with grey shingles than some other shades of brick. The spicy red highlights the roof peak outlines windows accents the front door and defines the porch trim. This is a question we get asked all the time whenever we build a custom new home that has red brick or stone veneer. The roofs are a charcoal gray so i d like to stay with those cool tones.

I own a home with red brick on the front and clay colored siding on the exterior. Having a lighter color roof will make your house appear taller and may be a great option if your home has a low roof or if it has a shallow pitch. The brick is a mottled red brown black. My original thought was gray siding.

Silver and grey colors can look great on brick homes as well. If your house is red or white brick and you plan to use grey shingles on your roof add black or grey shutters and a black or grey door to tie the whole thing together. This beautiful red brick home with huge front columns white paneling trim and wall caps has the perfect color gray blue roofing shingle called pewter gray. We have a dark gray tin roof it actually appears more whitish.

We have 2 outbuildings close to the house that are barn red. Quaint two story brick home with 6 columns capped with three dormers set against dark grey shingle roof. We will be replacing whole house gutters soffits and fascia. Even some of the darker red colors and off brown colors can look great on red brick homes.

The impact of red brick and your roof color. Black a contrasting shade of gray white green or blue can all pair nicely with a gray brick or painted house.