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Colorful Home Transformation

After spending long winter months indoors, many people feel “pale” when they finally feel the sun’s warm summer rays. The Wisconsin home of David and Kirsten Gaskin had a similar feeling.

The home was “pale” in many ways. It had a faded greyish brown cedar shake roof and a pale yellow exterior paint color.

This past year the Gaskins decided to bring some color to their family home. They started by replacing their roof with a Tahoe-VariBlend roof (featuring four tones of brown) in the Bellaforté Shake product line. Then they worked from the “top down” to change out the light yellow siding with a custom blue-gray stain for their cedar panels. The Gaskins chose a rich cocoa color for their front door, porch and steps, with the risers of the steps painted white. (See From Nondescript Neutral To Bold And Beautiful Color)

Polymer Shake
“We’re so happy with the transformation of our home and love driving up to the house every day,” says David Gaskin. “We’ve received many positive (and envious!) comments and inquiries from our neighbors about the roof and our color selections.

“Many people are surprised to find out the roof is not real cedar, since cedar is a requirement of our area. We were able to petition for a waiver in our community, which was approved after our neighbors reviewed samples of the DaVinci product. They agreed with us that it has a natural look. For us, the best part is the maintenance-free aspect of this composite roofing.

“This polymer roof selection was a real winner for us. It looks so authentic, yet it’s more durable and has a longer lifespan than real cedar. It perfectly complements the rest of our exterior. Now we have a show home that’s the talk of the neighborhood!”