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June 1, 2007
Brownstone repair
I Recently moved into my home I wanted to get the Brownstone stairs that are original patched up There are a few cracks. The engineer told me they could be patched, every brownstone Repair contractor guy I come upon says they want to break the stairs up and chisel it back to the original stone. I do not think this is the right thing to do because there a few cracks and i like the original look.Any suggestions?
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call Metro, edson or malek ask for opinion.
Posted by: Anonymous at June 2, 2007 6:49 AM
They say that for 2 reasons:
1) cracks and chips can be patched, but the color of the patching material will never match and will eventually come loose (even if painted).
2) they will make between $4K and $10K for doing your entire stoop as opposed to much less for patching.
If there are really just a few cracks, leave it alone until it gets worth the money you'll be paying.
Posted by: Drew at June 2, 2007 6:48 PM
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