Well, spring is coming, we have figured out our financing situation and we are moving forward. We plan on starting excavation in the next 2-3 weeks!
We met with our builder to choose some of the exterior colors and such to submit to our HOA for approval before we start the building process. We colored our plans to try and get a feel for what it may look like.
The house will have areas of stucco and board and batten siding with brick accents and stained wood posts on the porch.
Color of the stucco is Sherwin Williams - Alabaster White
We had fun trying to pick a color for our brick. General Shale has a ton of options but you have to double check to make sure the brick you like is manufactured at a plant close to where you live or the shipping costs can be REALLY high. I think they also have stone if that's the look you're going for. We are going with the Cambridge 6060 because we like that its red but that it has variation.
We are planning on staining the cedar posts on the porch a medium brown. We submitted a color called Banyan Brown but it may change to Woodridge. They are close enough I don't think it will matter but we are worried the Banyan Brown may have a bit too much orange in it. We'll look at more samples when it comes time to actually apply the stain.
We will have black shingles, black windows, dark bronze aluminum gutters and black metal accents on the roof. The chimney cap will also be a black metal.
