As we continue our series of articles on the benefits of the most popular colours of masonry paint, we turn our attention to Green. Maybe you are looking to sell your property? Maybe you are just looking to refresh your building? Read on to find out why being bold with green masonry paint could be ideal for your property as a brave brick paint colour.
Green in Colour Psychology
- Green represents the environment, nature and peace. It is therefore considered to be a calming colour
- It evokes thoughts of harmony, refreshment and reassurance
- In business terms, green means go, hence it symbolises progress and awareness
- Being in the centre of the spectrum, green is the colour of balance
- Did you know that the human eye is able to differentiate more shades of green than of any other colour?
Green House Ideas To Inspire You
A good way to get inspired to paint your external masonry is to look at existing properties. So with this in mind, we have listed a few photos below to inspire you:
If you still need more convincing, take a look at this blog by ThoughtCo. Though stemming from the USA, this is still relevant as it will give you further inspiration and ideas on how you too can be brave with green.
Which Manufacturers Sell Green Masonry Paint
When it comes to decorating your homes exterior, it is important to choose a product suitable for your buildings individual character. Promain distribute for a wide range of reputable manufacturers that produce masonry paint. These manufacturers include Bedec, Mapei, Sika, Rust-Oleum and PPG. If you do not have much experience when it comes to professional paints, choosing the best masonry paint for your project could be confusing. The last thing Promain or our customers want is to make an expensive, potentially disastrous mistake on peoples most expensive assets. As always, Promain’s technical team are available weekdays to discuss your requirements.
We would like to introduce some of our best selling masonry paints to get you started:
Bedec Extra Flex
Bedec Extra Flex is suitable for roughcast, cement, brickwork, pebble dash and concrete renders. Extra-Flex is best used to bridge hairline cracks found in exterior walls.
This paint provides surfaces with a smooth, long lasting finish that stretches up to 400% to aid the prevention of further cracking after the fine cracks have been bridged.
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Keim Soldalit
Keim Soldalit Silicate Paint is best used for providing an ultra resistant coating to exterior walls made out of mineral substrates. It can be applied to all substrates that have been coated with a sound dispersion and silicon based paint.
Keim Soldalit is a superior and updated formulation which can be applied directly onto existing coatings or modern render without priming.
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Sika Sikagard 550W
Sika’s Sikagard 550W is an anti carbonation exterior wall coating that offers excellent resistance to harsh elements and ageing. Anti carbonation coatings are designed to protect masonry from pollutants in busy urban areas.
Sikagard 500W can be tinted to thousands of green colours no matter the intensity. This makes this green masonry paint is an ideal solution for customers looking for an intense or dark masonry paint.
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If you would prefer to see our full range of green exterior masonry paints, view our Masonry Paint category page here.
Popular Greens
Some of the most popular colours that we have provided over the years are RAL 6011 Reseda Green and RAL 6019 Pastel Green. For a bolder colour you could try RAL 6002 Leaf Green.
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Tinting Green Masonry Paint
Unlike other manufacturers such as Sandtex exterior paint, The Range masonry paint or Dulux Weathershield masonry paint, Promain can provide tintable masonry paint to whichever shade of green you choose. Special colours are available via our in house tinting machine, and because we are able to do our own tinting, many of the products are available on a next day service. All we require is a small business card size swatch to use on our spectrometer and we can reach your desired colour. By letting Promain tint your paint you open up a wide range of professional masonry paints giving you a vast choice to reach your perfect colour.
Below we have made a list of tints from popular colour charts to help you get the best colour for your property:
Popular Green RAL Shades
| RAL 6002 Leaf Green |
RAL 6003 Olive Green |
RAL 6005 Moss Green |
RAL 6007 Bottle Green |
| RAL 6009 Fir Green |
RAL 6010 Grass Green |
RAL 6011 Reseda Green |
RAL 6013 Reed Green |
| RAL 6017 May Green |
RAL 6018 Yellow Green |
RAL 6019 Pastel Green |
RAL 6020 Chrome Green |
| RAL 6021 Pale Green |
RAL 6025 Fern Green |
RAL 6028 Pine Green |
RAL 6032 Signal Green |
Popular Blue BS4800 Shades
| 12-B-15 Sea Foam |
12-B-17 Green Mist |
12-B-21 Mineral Green |
12-B-25 Thyme |
| 12-C-33 Green Haze |
12-C-39 Ivy Green |
12-E-51 Pale Lime |
12-E-53 Linden Green |
| 12-E-55 Green |
14-C-31 Glacial Green |
14-C-35 Iceplant Green |
14-C-39 Holly Green |
Which Green Masonry Paint Is Best For My Home?
The best exterior masonry paint for you is really dependant on your property and your buildings construction. Therefore, before jumping in head first, ask yourself some questions:
- Which masonry paint is the best for me?
- What colour masonry paint do I prefer?
- How do I remove old masonry paint?
- When shall I use masonry paint?
- How do I apply masonry paint?
- Do I want an alternative to B&Q Masonry Paint?
- Do I want an alternative to Weathershield masonry paint?
The range of masonry paints supplied by Promain focus on quality unlike cheap masonry paint from budget, wholesale high street shops. Promain provide professional products with quality and costs that are suitable for many customer types. Promain’s green masonry paint is available in 5 Kg, 10 Kg and also in 5 Litres, 10 Litres depending on the product.
Masonry Paint is also sometimes known as:
- masonery paint
- masonary paint
- exterior wall paint
- dark green masonry paint
- forest green masonry paint Little Greene Masonry Paint
Finally, if you would like in depth advice on which green masonry paint is best for you look no further. Contact our qualified technical team either via our contact page or by phone on 01462 421333. Our technical team are available Monday to Friday to discuss which product is best for your circumstances.
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