Painting standing seam roof on 1766 house - color advice

[mim4633]

Thanks for all the advice and kind words. I do think I am more and more set on a deep, matte green. As far as shutters go, yes - I like that very dark green that looks almost black but not quite. The house is sort of a saltbox style, so we have a TON of roof - one estimate this week quoted us 2800 s.f. of roof area - so the vast expanse of red is a lot to look at. I think green would blend in a bit better to the trees, etc.

If anyone has recommendations for a roofer who works in the Washington, DC/mid Atlantic area and specializes in histroic houses/metal rooves, please speak up!

For Kurt's questions - the house was extensively renovated in 1980, and I think a few fireplaces were covered up. There are two left but both work well. I grew up in a 1742 house in Connecticut where we had 6!

[Jim01230]

"Colors are whatever you like ,lol"..............When you repaint paint your tern roof this summer ,use an disc wire brush to an drill with an cable extension to remove[gentley]to the bare lead/tern ,then use an chromated zinc wash primer[sherwin-williams,glideden,etc.]allow to dry an few days or so ,then pply an full coat of metal primer[red/blue lead or redish,etc oxide],allways lightly sand in between coats with say 440 very fine grit,etc. Next apply your 1st coat of "Siliconized Acrylic or Alkyd based enamel" ,lightly sand then apply the last 2nd finnish coat.............

"Make sure all the roof is sound and no leaks,etc. first" ....Don't want to waste the time and materials just incase........


"Sliconized Acrylic or Alkyd based Enamels are longer lasting and flex a bit more than others ,also an bit more expensive...