Choosing a Roof Color: Curb Appeal Meets Texas Heat

Choosing a Roof Color: Curb Appeal Meets Texas Heat

You'll live with your roof color for 20+ years — longer than most paint jobs, longer than most kitchens. Here's how to choose well.

Style rules that work

Pull a tone from your brick or stone rather than matching your siding exactly. Darker roofs ground light-colored homes; lighter roofs keep dark exteriors from feeling heavy. Look at your roof color at different times of day — shingles read differently in morning and evening light. And check your HOA guidelines before you fall in love with anything.

The heat question

Lighter colors reflect more sun, but modern "cool roof" granules let even darker shingles reflect infrared heat. Honestly, attic ventilation affects your cooling bill more than shingle color — we evaluate both on every estimate.

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