Last night my husband warned me before heading out to the lot that he wanted me to make up my mind about the exterior. Decision should be made before midnight. So... after kitchen was cleaned up, lunches made, living room picked up, kids in bed with teeth brushed, hands washed and finally sleeping, I sat down to make up my mind. Luckily hubby came home soon and helped out. By the time we were in bed, decision was made and before I had a chance to change my mind in the morning and start saying "well... do you really think...?" he was gone and had placed the order. Smart man.
Most of the house will be clad in wood siding, called maibec em+ v-joint style, in a black stain. We are now waiting for the first sample to arrive to say "yes" or "change it a little". Stained wood has better durability than painted, and since it's pre-stained in a factory the finish has 15 years warranty. That means our oldest one will be 23 when it's time to restain it, I might even be a grandma... Why prefinished? Well, the price difference is so small that it never would be worth it to take the extra time to do it ourselves. Time is money you know, especially when you have a baby on the way.
The garage will be in cultured stone, a mix of two styles, cobble stone and mountain ledge, and three different colours, 50% Wiarton willow, 30% Bronte Bark and 20% charcoal. This is where I'm a little nervous, but the man thinks it will turn out great. Colours are grey, brown, beige and a hint of red/orange. Look at
http://www.stonerox.com/cobble-stone-gallery and the second and third picture has the mix of wiarton willow and bronte bark colours. Think a little more grey in it and stone with more variation in style, that is our garage.
Around the entry, the canopies on both front and back and a smaller part of the back of the house will have red cedar siding.
I don't have the sketch of our thoughts on the computer, so you have to use your imagination to see how it will look on the house. Maybe I'll get you one later... I think it will suit the environment with all the trees and rocks around the house. Hope it turns out as nice as we hope to!
Snabbt på svenska. Vi har bestämt fasaden nu. Svartbetsad träpanel på mesta delen av huset, sten på garaget och cedärträ panel runt entrén, överhängen på fram- och baksida och en liten del av baksidan. Lite nervöst att se hur det blir i slutändan. För att få en idé om hur stenen ser ut klicka på länken i texten och kolla främst på bild två och tre i galleriet. Lite mer grå sten i det hela och mer mixade stensorter.
