Painting Scheme

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The Painting Scheme

Details of the scheme are as follows:

Area to be painted	Colour	Comments on the Scheme
Gutters	Black Gloss	Using a dark colour will allow the gutter to blend with the roof.
Barge boards	Black Gloss	There are not very many of these in older property of the Conservation Area. Again a dark colour will blend in with roof and help to camouflage the barge boards.
Fascias	Black or white gloss	Black would probably be better on older buildings if fascias are present. The owners of more modern buildings might prefer white.
Rainwater pipes etc on cleaned stone walls on uncleaned stone walls on brick walls on painted walls	Mistletoe Gloss BS10B21 Black Gloss Black Gloss Gloss to match wall colour	The purpose of these suggestions is to choose the colour which will best camouflage the pipes against the walls.
Painted Walls	White Masonry Paint or Stronghold Cumberland Stone Masonry Paint or Stronghold White Gloss	It has been suggested that walls should not be painted. However, where paint or render already exists, Cumberland Stone would blend with the nearby stone or, if white was chosen it would provide an attractive background foil to the stone.
Window Frames	White Gloss	White is already far the most popular colour for window frames. If a slightly more muted effect was required, particularly on stone buildings, Mistletoe Gloss could be another alternative.
Window and Door Sills, Lintels and Surrounds, where painted on cleaned stone walls or painted walls on uncleaned stone walls	Black Gloss Mistletoe Gloss	Again it is not suggested that these features should be painted if painting has not already been done. Where such painting already exists, the colours selected would provide an effective contrast to the walls yet blend in with the stonework as a whole.
Door Casings and Fanlights	White or Mistletoe Gloss	Again it is not suggested that these features should be painted if painting has not already been done. Where such painting already exists, the colours selected would provide an effective contrast to the walls yet blend in with the stonework as a whole.
Hardwood Doors Painted Doors	Extra Pale Varnish Black Gloss White Gloss Deco Red Gloss (though not on brick buildings) Laurel Gloss BS. 121D45 Rawhide Gloss BS. 08C37 Cosmos Gloss BS. 18C39 Catalan Gloss BS. 06C39 Beetle Green BS. 14C39	These colours allow a wide range of choice and hopefully would satisfy most tastes. None, however, would clash with its neighbour, whichever that was, so that there would be an overall impression of harmony throughout the village. The fairly dark, solid shades would be more in keeping with the age and character of the village colours than brighter, more 'modern' colours.
Door furniture, if featured.	Black Gloss
Painted doors to attached garages	Finish in Gloss to match the colour chosen for house doors.
Other Garage Doors	Black Gloss White Gloss Laurel Gloss Cosmos Gloss	These would be suitable for garage blocks on Back Lane.
Gates and Fences Solid Timber Slatted Timber Wrought Iron Cast Iron	Black or Mistletoe Gloss White Gloss or timberguard for a more natural effect. Black or White Gloss Black Gloss

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Page last updated: 26 January 2010