[glenkpineda]

Hy Guys,we have decided for our home renovation and gonna change all the old stuff there. Will get the replacement windows and doors next week and I need suggestion on painting the entry door. Which color will give more luxurious look to our home? Can anyone suggest?

 

[jimn]

Door needs to coordinate with the rest of the house. Color depends on your taste, house style and the color of the exterior. Be advised that if your exterior door is either a metal or fiberglass door, many manufacturers prohibit dark colors as direct sun will cause them to overheat. Personally on smaller houses I think doors look best when the don't stand out. On large homes, you can get away with some more bold colors. Just personal taste.

 

[GrayHair]

... many manufacturers prohibit dark colors as direct sun will cause them to overheat. ...

I've seen south- and west-facing storm doors do a job on paint and plastic trim on types of doors.

 

[Nestor_Kelebay]

many manufacturers prohibit dark colors as direct sun will cause them to overheat.

Yeah, with PVC doors and windows, painting them a darker colour COULD cause the PVC to soften up sufficiently on a hot sunny day for the PVC to stretch under the weight of the door or window, thereby causing permanent damage.

I think I'd be inclined to leave PVC doors and windows UNPAINTED. That's because keys have a way of scratching up the paint around locks, and dogs have a way of scratching up the paint on both sides of the door. Better to leave the door unpainted, than have to keep touching up scratched up paint.

 

[Windows on Wash]

Nestor,

I used to think the same thing but have changed my opinion. As long as the paint on the windows is from one of the PVC paint specific suppliers, there is some good tech in those paints that allow them to reject a majority of the Suns radiant energy.

We have dark painted windows and they don't even get close to the heat of deformation or close to a material in the same color spectrum in another material.

 

[Nestor_Kelebay]

Nestor,

I used to think the same thing but have changed my opinion. As long as the paint on the windows is from one of the PVC paint specific suppliers, there is some good tech in those paints that allow them to reject a majority of the Suns radiant energy.

We have dark painted windows and they don't even get close to the heat of deformation or close to a material in the same color spectrum in another material.

So where does one go to buy paint from "one of the PVC paint specific suppliers"?

The problem the OP faces is that even if this paint guarantees that it will not raise the temperature of the PVC, if that assurance proves to be worthless and his PVC doors and windows sag and stretch, the only thing the paint manufacturer is on the hook for is refunding his money or providing him with another can of paint, at the paint manufacturer's discretion. So, the OP is risking $15,000 worth of doors and windows, and the paint manufacturer is risking $50 worth of paint. I don't like those numbers.

The paint might work great, as you say, but if I were the OP, I'd only paint one window until I had sufficient confidence in the paint to go forward with the other doors and windows.

Or, just play it safe and leave the doors and windows unpainted.

 

[hina2266]

did you mean paint? or Pint?

 

[Gymschu]

Go to one of the paint manufacturer's websites like Valspar or Sherwin Williams or Benjamin Moore. They all have color visualizers that will give you some idea of what your door will look like painted. If you have problems with the color visualizer, go to your local PROFESSIONAL paintstore and talk to an experienced salesperson, one with some design capabilities and they will help you. I send people to my local SW paintstore and they get great professional help with color selections.

Here's the SW link:

https://www.sherwin-williams.com/visualizer/#/active

And the Valspar link:

http://www.valsparpaint.com/en/explore-colors/painter

 

[Bondo]

Which color will give more luxurious look to our home?

Ayuh,.... What colors are the house,..??

Here's a link that defines some front door colors,....