several questions about brownstone facade work
Anyone work with Valoroso & Sons for brownstone facade resurfacing? I’m especially interested to hear how their work has held up over time. Anyone know anything about “Portland Cement mixture”? Also – if there’s anyone reading who had work done on a brownstone facade more than 7 years ago, and if that facade is still…
Anyone work with Valoroso & Sons for brownstone facade resurfacing? I’m especially interested to hear how their work has held up over time.
Anyone know anything about “Portland Cement mixture”?
Also – if there’s anyone reading who had work done on a brownstone facade more than 7 years ago, and if that facade is still holding up pretty well, please post about who did the work
& Finally – there was a lot of talk in posts from last summer about covering brownstone facades with Silin Coatings marketed by Cathedral Stone. Did anyone actually do this and if so, when, and how is it holding up?
Thanks in advance . . .
Surely for an expensive job like resufacing brownstone the contractor would first paint on a water sealant. Then paint on a plaster weld to help the cement stick to the existing.Plus their’s a mixture ( looks like small feathers) that you can put in the cement that will prevent it cracking.
Surely for an expensive job like resufacing brownstone the contractor would first paint on a water sealant. Then paint on a plaster weld to help the cement stick to the existing.Plus their’s a mixture ( looks like small feathers) that you can put in the cement that will prevent it cracking.
7:40 Who did your job?
Repeat step 1 🙂
cement don’t stick to any surface if applied by an untrained fellow.
Steps two and three if the crack is that big,Houston we have a problem.
Step four Erodes was the guy that kill the babys on the bible.
Step five cheaper it’s not better.
Step six I’m sorry for you call them back and pay the big bucks.
Any surface restored the right way will last a weekend or so.
I have a buttload of leaking behind my stairs from the stucco job, and can see water behind my cement on the facade of my house right now. Here’s why:
1. The cement doesn’t stick to the brownstone. It just sits on top. There is a small space between the stone and the cement coating (this is true with paint, too)
2. The cement expands and contracts more than the stone, because it’s really thin and your stone is thick. This creates cracks.
3. Water seeps into the cracks and settles in that space between the cement and the stone.
4. The softer stone erodes.
5. This makes the space bigger. More water sits in there.
6. Repeat steps 3-5.
Any ‘stone surfaced with cement will crack and the cracks are more than an eyesore.
Portland Cement is cement. It gets mixed with a pigment to match your brownstone color. When they chip away at your facade, they might keep some of the original brownstone and mix it in as well. Also sand goes into the mix. I know someone that used Cathedral Stone and it is about 3 to 4 times as expensive as a material. It also takes much much longer to dry so it is difficult for the contractor to work with. In landmarked facades Cathedral Stone is required.
Not sure how water can get behind cured cement. I had my facade done last year by Brownstone Authority and it is holding up very well and looks good. This is an expensive tough choice to make and it is up you in the end. Do your research. It is confusing.
Poster at 12:15 am is definitely Mr. Subah. He post his own bogus recommendations on this site all the time. More than “preety fishy”. If you look on his website it is written in the identical “patois”. I think from this point on everyone can disregard any “recommendation” for/from subah. Subah is sneaky con man.
12:16- I dont get it- a year in advance? Why dont they just hire a few more workers?
2:12- My understanding is that you patch the cracks in the brownstone because little cracks get water in them , which in winter turns to ice, enlarging the crack, every year.
I love all the wiseacres who think posters are realtors, contractors, etc. Get a life. The poster is right to tell you to stick it, he was helping you out. Fishy indeed. This is an anonymous bulletin board. I would never give out personal information on it.
Anon 12:16
i dont need to prove you that if iam really their customer. i just wrote who i had an experience with. so stop thinking like an idiot.