Dr. Armando Saltiel knew it was time to interchange the 25-year-old cedar shake roof on his house. After assembly along with his roofer, he was safe in his choice to spend money on DaVinci Choose Shake. Nonetheless, with out skilled colour help that confidence waned when it got here time to decide on the shade that will finest complement his Victorian-style home.
Thankfully Dr. Saltiel talked about the priority to his DaVinci Buyer Service Consultant. That’s when he realized that DaVinci affords colour consultations with colour skilled Kate Smith, president of Sensational Colour.
“I’ve been offering one-on-one roofing colour recommendation for 10 years,” says Smith. “Householders share footage of their homes. Then I ask questions on every part from the route the house faces to the fastened options of the house, just like the stone or brick siding. From there I supply a number of colour choices. Then we speak about why these roofing colours would finest complement their properties.”
Skilled Colour Help
Smith, whose companies will be requested via the DaVinci web site, consults with tons of of householders annually on roofing colours. She has additionally has authored a number of ebooks for DaVinci.
“I view every house as a brand new canvas,” says Smith. “Within the case of Dr. Saltiel’s house, we checked out Autumn, Tahoe and Aged Cedar as roofing colour prospects. I inspired him to put samples of every of those tiles alongside the home in daylight, throughout totally different occasions of the day. Then I requested him to face again about 20 toes and decide which colour he discovered most interesting.
“From right here we spoke concerning the variations of every colour. Proper from the beginning Dr. Saltiel discovered the Autumn mixture of cedar shades a vibrant accent to his house. The tonal modifications intensify his attractive roofline and architectural particulars of the roof.”
After working with Smith, Dr. Saltiel did certainly choose the Autumn colour for his Choose Shake roof. “Kate’s suggestions have been very useful,” says Dr. Saltiel. “We selected her suggestion and we’re very happy with the colour and the way it enhances our new roof.”
Creating Curb Enchantment
With the colour chosen, the roofing order was positioned by Shakes Roofing and Siding. Because the crew took off the previous roof, they found the true cedar shakes have been rotting and falling aside.
“Dr. Saltiel determined to interchange his roof simply in time,” says Keith Knighton, proprietor and president of Shakes Roofing and Siding out of Libertyville, Illinois. “We had repaired this roof a couple of years in the past for leaks. Nonetheless, a latest hail storm had finished main harm. He moved forward with a full alternative at simply the fitting time.”
The Shakes Roofing crew labored for 2 weeks on the set up. The workforce has put in DaVinci merchandise for greater than 10 years, so their experience is exact. They accomplished the mission with the addition of snow guards on key areas of the roof.
“The brand new Choose Shake roof on this house seems to be sensational,” says Knighton. “We truly had somebody inform us they nearly drove off the highway whereas trying on the roof! She’s now a shopper presently selecting out her personal DaVinci roof.
“The curb enchantment that these composite roofs add to properties is superb. And the power for a house owner to have free colour help from Kate Smith is an added bonus. We’ll be recommending this service to our clients sooner or later!”