need help with colors

[caribou]

this place already has half the roof covered in roofing tar, so it's almost black as it is. my only other real choices are red (which doesn't really match with the current colors) or metal.

[mikeage]

galvanized metal could look cool, then it would oxidize to a dark grey over time.
but i don't know about the charleston climate and what any salt might do to it, might be good to have the paint on it to seal out some of the elements (though usually the galvanization will handle that...just inserting a CYA...or CMA as it might be)

[caribou]

yeah, my neighbor went with the bare metal and it's now rusty is some spots. actually, a lot of spots. anyways, if i'm going to drop $10K on a new metal roof, it's going to have to last the full 60 years that they're rated for!

[Yamar]

If you get any rain blowing in under the porch, I'd opt for the white (or a VERY slightly grey version of white). But would agree that it can be hard to keep looking clean/clear. As long as you're using a real outdoor, high traffic paint I'd think you'd be fine - it'll hold up to the occasional sweep and washing down.

[caribou]

Originally Posted by Yamar

If you get any rain blowing in under the porch, I'd opt for the white (or a VERY slightly grey version of white). But would agree that it can be hard to keep looking clean/clear. As long as you're using a real outdoor, high traffic paint I'd think you'd be fine - it'll hold up to the occasional sweep and washing down.

yeah, i was planning on getting floor specific paint (if that's an option). at the minimum, it would be several coats of high quality oil based. rain does blow onto the porch during medium to torrential downpours. with the new wood, i was able to build up a bit of an angle on it so that the water flows towards the edge of the porch (unlike how it was before, which made it pool on the porch or flow to the house). it wouldn't be too much of an issue to mop it every once in a while.

[standard]

I vote dark gray.

[caribou]

i know everyone's been on edge about what color i would go with for my porch, and here's the winner:



after about two weeks of rain and sun, the white primer looked pretty messed up (colorwise). there were stains from leaves and mud all over it, so i opted for a gray that was darker than the house color. it's a little more blue and lighter than i had expected, but this is only the first coat (it took forever to dry), so hopefully it'll darken up a bit with another coat.

[squeegeethree]

Oh thank god. Now I can go on vacation with one thing under wraps. Looks good.

[soupsandwich]

looks great...good choice

[S.Blake]

Should done RED.