Which house cladding option

[Crofter]

10 minutes ago, Amateur bob said:

how do u mean planning condition? as in what colour it had to be?

Yup I'd expect the colour to be a planning condition. Otherwise you could paint it bright pink. Or add a flag of your choice. Etc.

[Crofter]

10 minutes ago, Amateur bob said:

i should have clarified the wood cladding is already on, just deciding whether to paint it now

If it's already on, don't paint it. As the wood expands and contracts you'll end up with little lines at the joins.

[gamestrolley]

14 hours ago, Redoctober said:

 

Like this I guess. 

Yes much nicer than half stone half timber

[Crofter]

10 hours ago, gamestrolley said:

Yes much nicer than half stone half timber

Presumably far more expensive too!

[gamestrolley]

Unlikely, we all know the cost of cladding is expensive and the cost of on going maintenance 

[Amateur bob]

2 hours ago, gamestrolley said:

Unlikely, we all know the cost of cladding is expensive and the cost of on going maintenance 

personally i am just glad i didnt have to clad the whole thing in wood lie they were origionally suggesting

[FuerteStu]

People in the next street had ash cladding on the top half and a matching colour front door.. 

 

However, the front door that was obviously a better quality treatment still looks the same, but the top half is faded and no longer matches..

 

Well actually, because of the direction of the sun and the dormer only 2/3s are faded. So one side of the dormer matches the front door, and the shadows from the eaves mean it fades from grey to wood as it gets to the top. 

 

Looks a bit of a mess to be honest

[Tetrarch]

Ooops - apologies

If you want an opinion, then definitely don't paint. Let the wood go through its full shrinking/drying/colour-changing cycle and see how you feel afterwards.

Regards

Tet

[saveasteading]

1 hour ago, Tetrarch said:

see how you feel afterwards.

After it is faded to grey you can't stain it natural light colours, only dark.

 

[Tetrarch]

4 hours ago, saveasteading said:

After it is faded to grey you can't stain it natural light colours, only dark.

 

 

Ah! - a quandary indeed

 

Regards

 

Tet