The ones we install most
- Iron Gray — the dark charcoal everyone's asking for on modern builds and board-and-batten. Looks sharp, shows dust and pollen more than lighter colours.
- Arctic White — crisp white, the farmhouse look. Pair it with black windows and it's a classic.
- Light Mist — a soft light grey. Easiest colour to live with; hides dirt, works with almost any roof.
- Monterey Taupe — warm greige for people who want neutral without going grey.
- Evening Blue — a deep navy. Beautiful on cottages, especially with white trim.
- Night Gray / Aged Pewter — mid-greys that work when Iron Gray feels too heavy.
Dark vs light
Dark colours look great in photos and in October. They also absorb heat, show chalking sooner, and make a small house look smaller. Light colours are more forgiving, reflect heat, and show less dust. On a cottage you only see on weekends, light wins. On a new build with black windows and a modern roofline, dark earns its keep.
Mixing colours
The most common combination we do is a dark body (Iron Gray or Night Gray) with Arctic White trim, or the reverse — white board-and-batten on the front gable with a grey lap body. Keep it to two body colours maximum plus trim. Three colours gets busy.
Matching your roof
Brown or rust roofs want warm colours (Monterey Taupe, Khaki Brown, Timber Bark). Black or charcoal roofs take anything. Green roofs are hard — stick to white or light grey.
Look at samples on your house
Colour chips lie. A colour that looks grey on a chip can read blue on a north wall at 4 pm. We bring full-size sample boards and hold them against your house in real light before you commit. Order samples from Hardie's site too — they're free.
Dream Collection
If none of the standard colours work, the Dream Collection matches almost any Sherwin-Williams or Benjamin Moore colour. It adds lead time (a few extra weeks) and a bit of cost, but it means you're never stuck.