5 Factors to Consider When Choosing Your Roofing Color

It is not always easy to pick a color scheme for your roof replacement. With so many palettes and schemes, it’s easy to fall prey to option paralysis. Make sure your color choice will still be what you want years down the road.

To help you choose wisely, consider these five tips:

1. Light vs. Dark

   Certain colors can help you cut back on energy costs by providing insulation. In general, lighter colors will reflect the heat while darker colors absorb it. A study done by the United States Forest Service revealed that the plywood sheathing under black shingles was ten degrees warmer than that of the white, but there was little difference in grays and browns.

2. Consider Your Bricks

   Paint and shutter colors can always be changed, but brick colors are permanent. Therefore, choose shingle colors that will complement your brick colors before your siding or paint colors. Darker browns, blacks and grays will go well with red brick homes. To match multicolored bricks, pick a more continuous roofing color to avoid a chaotic, hodgepodge look.

3. Match Roofing Materials With Exterior Paint Colors

   Ask any experienced roofing contractor and you’ll find that if you plan to change your home’s exterior color scheme, you’ll need to compare it with the shingle or roofing colors you choose. This way, there is continuity from one aspect of your home to the next.

4. View Your Roofing Under Different Lights

   Lighting often makes a world of difference. Examine the shingle sample alongside the exterior colors both in the sun and in the shade. Make sure their colors blend well together under all kinds of light and in different intensities. This way, your expectation can approximate reality.

5. Complement Your Surroundings

   Make sure your color choice complements your neighbors’; you want to stand out, but not to the point of sticking out like a sore thumb. Complementing your surroundings makes it easy to sell the property, after all, should you decide to do so later on.

Dior Construction is the roofing company you can trust. As a fully-licensed and insured company, you can be sure you’ll get your money’s worth whenever you work with us. Call us today at (201) 470-5077 to get a free estimate.