Since black roof shingles absorb the energy from the sun you lose the option to reflect the sunlight to create a cooler attic.
Red house with black roof.
2 story symmetrical home with bright red.
The spicy red highlights the roof peak outlines windows accents the front door and defines the porch trim.
Specifically the siding is painted with sherwin williams pensive sky sw1195.
It s generally best to have a roof that s darker than your brick.
Above is a spectacular red brick tudor style house with turret on a lush property.
This action can give you another level of visual confirmation about the pros and cons of black roof shingles for your house.
The red roof will make the house look outstanding.
How about gray black or brown house colors.
The most popular combination is painted house with white cream light gray yellow pastel or light brown but if you want a house look more strong and unique you can try to paint the house in red.
Use rich exterior house paint colors with a touch of sheen to give your home been around awhile character.
White pops up as window sashes to bring dimension and brightness to the facade.
Yellow or gold house paint is a chameleon that flatters tile red green blue gray brown or black roofs.
It s a hallmark of sweden residential architecture.
There are lots of ways to get ideas and of course there are some standard or classic combinations that you should consider such as a black or gray roof with a white house or a black or slate gray roof with a red brick house color combination.
Chad esslinger of chad esslinger design answers homeowners questions about how to enhance their home s exterior design and curb appeal when getting a new roof.
Black dark gray or brown shingles work with a red clapboard country home and can top red brick attractively.
List of the cons of black roof shingles.
I love it and would gladly paint my house red like the.
As far as i m concerned red is underrated as a home exterior color.
Gray and brown roof shingles with brown metal accent roofing.
You should also consider the pattern and texture of your shingles as well as the color.
Choose gray blue green black or white house colors.
You don t have the option to reflect sunlight.
Gray brown or black roofs look good with green siding.
For example a light red brick house can have a medium toned roof however a house with a dark brick needs a very dark shingle.
Beautiful red brick house with black shutters.
The impact of red brick and your roof color.
New large suburban red brick home with arched windows side garage grey shingles and gardens in the front yard.
Light olive house paint is attractive with those darker shingle colors.
This color roof is compatible with many house paint color.
I own a home with red brick on the front and clay colored siding on the exterior i currently have a non descript muted brown colored roof but i.
This home was built in 1930 and contains 4 bedrooms 3 25 bathrooms and 3 968 sq.
The urban farmhouse in this photo is painted dusty green to harmonize with the green roof.
Red brick is sharp with a black or a vivid or dark blue roof and white trim.