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Post by chrissyc72 on May 28, 2024 23:56:38 GMT
We are painting our floorboards on our deck and are having a heck of a time picking a grey color. We can’t stain it, has to be paint. We want a darker color as we had a light grey and it showed everything. Benjamin Moore is our preferred paint. Thanks!!
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Post by iamkristinl16 on May 29, 2024 11:31:33 GMT
What color is your house?
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Post by mom on May 29, 2024 13:32:05 GMT
Look up raccoon fur or Ashland slate from Benjamin Moore.
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Post by chrissyc72 on May 30, 2024 11:59:49 GMT
The house is light grey. And we picked raccoon fur but saw some purple in it from an angle and ditched that.
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Post by Linda on May 30, 2024 14:07:34 GMT
I'm not sure what part of the country you're in but I know here in Florida - a dark deck isn't practical - it gets too hot during much of the year. Lighter is better from that perspective. I assume it's already painted since you said no stains? But if it IS possible to stain, I would reccommend that over paint.
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Post by littlemama on May 30, 2024 14:57:54 GMT
We do have a gray deck, but it is composite so I cant help with paint. Lighter is probably better though
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Post by ~summer~ on May 30, 2024 16:24:25 GMT
We used to have a grey deck with a lighter grey house. It looked nice, I don’t remember the color though.
We completely tore down the deck though and replaced it with redwood that is stained.
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Post by Basket1lady on May 30, 2024 16:29:21 GMT
It will limit your color palette, but there is a grey or two. It’s a product called Deckover that is great stuff for old decks. It’s literally like painting with pudding, but it basically encapsulates the old boards. We had a house that had splintering boards and a new deck would have been $8,000-10,000. It easily got another 10 years out of the deck.
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Post by chrissyc72 on May 30, 2024 19:04:58 GMT
I'm not sure what part of the country you're in but I know here in Florida - a dark deck isn't practical - it gets too hot during much of the year. Lighter is better from that perspective. I assume it's already painted since you said no stains? But if it IS possible to stain, I would reccommend that over paint. We are in NY. |
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Post by Restless Spirit on May 30, 2024 21:28:05 GMT
I’m in Indiana. My deck is partial sun/partial shade. It gets very hot in the summer. I have dogs, so we went with a light grey. A rug is a must. It needs to be repainted so we are in the process right now of sanding and painting it. We choose Benjamin Moore Woodluxe paint. It can be mixed in any Benjamin Moore color. We choose a slightly different shade (called Wish) that is closer to our house color, which is a light beige/gray.
Our daughter lives five minutes away and has no shade and she painted her deck dark brown. She absolutely hates it. It gets so hot they can’t even walk on it.
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Post by compeateropeator on May 30, 2024 22:00:45 GMT
It will limit your color palette, but there is a grey or two. It’s a product called Deckover that is great stuff for old decks. It’s literally like painting with pudding, but it basically encapsulates the old boards. We had a house that had splintering boards and a new deck would have been $8,000-10,000. It easily got another 10 years out of the deck. Well I am not sure if this is the same product but we used one that supposedly did the same thing and It is the worst stuff ever. I will check on the name though. It lasted less than a couple of years and is just peeling off in sheets except for some places. We know a few other people who used it and had the same exact issues. So just beware that results may be varying. We also applied strictly by the instructions. We are in New England if vicinity and weather matter. |
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Post by mom on May 30, 2024 23:51:10 GMT
We are painting our floorboards on our deck and are having a heck of a time picking a grey color. We can’t stain it, has to be paint. We want a darker color as we had a light grey and it showed everything. Benjamin Moore is our preferred paint. Thanks!! I just want to point out that a dark color is still going to show everything...and in many cases, it will be worse. There is a saying in design that says the darker the surface, more dirt and dust you see. 50floor.com/blog/benefits-light-vs-dark-hardwood-flooring/# |
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Post by Basket1lady on May 31, 2024 0:47:39 GMT
It will limit your color palette, but there is a grey or two. It’s a product called Deckover that is great stuff for old decks. It’s literally like painting with pudding, but it basically encapsulates the old boards. We had a house that had splintering boards and a new deck would have been $8,000-10,000. It easily got another 10 years out of the deck. Well I am not sure if this is the same product but we used one that supposedly did the same thing and It is the worst stuff ever. I will check on the name though. It lasted less than a couple of years and is just peeling off in sheets except for some places. We know a few other people who used it and had the same exact issues. So just beware that results may be varying. We also applied strictly by the instructions. We are in New England if vicinity and weather matter. Interesting. We had no peeling whatsoever. We painted over boards that were bare wood and hadn’t been sealed in years. (It was a rental.) Maybe that’s the difference? |
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Post by chrissyc72 on May 31, 2024 0:50:30 GMT
We are painting our floorboards on our deck and are having a heck of a time picking a grey color. We can’t stain it, has to be paint. We want a darker color as we had a light grey and it showed everything. Benjamin Moore is our preferred paint. Thanks!! I just want to point out that a dark color is still going to show everything...and in many cases, it will be worse. There is a saying in design that says the darker the surface, more dirt and dust you see. 50floor.com/blog/benefits-light-vs-dark-hardwood-flooring/#That’s what I’m afraid of. Trying to find a happy medium! |
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Post by compeateropeator on May 31, 2024 1:05:49 GMT
Well I am not sure if this is the same product but we used one that supposedly did the same thing and It is the worst stuff ever. I will check on the name though. It lasted less than a couple of years and is just peeling off in sheets except for some places. We know a few other people who used it and had the same exact issues. So just beware that results may be varying. We also applied strictly by the instructions. We are in New England if vicinity and weather matter. Interesting. We had no peeling whatsoever. We painted over boards that were bare wood and hadn’t been sealed in years. (It was a rental.) Maybe that’s the difference? It could be. There are a lot of variables I would guess. This is at our camp and it is closed up and just sits all winter. So we may very well not be the norm or have other issues (and believe me when I say both are very possible. 😆). I would definitely make sure to follow the instructions and I bet they have some type of warranty. |
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