varying color of brownstones
Hi, Just curious…I noticed that the brownstones on my street vary a lot in brown color from dark to light and everything in between. One of them is a kind of orangey-brown. I think one might even just be painted brown. Some of them are beautiful and others not so much. When brownstones are refaced…
Hi,
Just curious…I noticed that the brownstones on my street vary a lot in brown color from dark to light and everything in between. One of them is a kind of orangey-brown. I think one might even just be painted brown. Some of them are beautiful and others not so much. When brownstones are refaced can an owner choose the brown hue? Does the hue relate to cost because some of the browns look nicer than others and I wonder if it is the color or the quality of the work.
Thanks.
Op here. Thanks very much for the information.
Thanks, Dibs.
Arkady, the best paint job I’ve seen is on two adjacent house on McDonough just east of Lewis on the south side of the street…around the corner from Peaches. I think the contractor’s sign is still on one of them.
Also, housebywe had their’s painted and are quite pleased but I don’t remember what it looks like.
Colonel – When I bought it the house was in fairly decent shape & you had to look hard to see that the bottom third was different from the top 2/3 (paint vs. brownstone)except on the steps, one of which was particularly poorly done. The spalling is mainly around the door – not terribly elaborate detail anywhere. So I may well get patching/painting done where it’s needed & leave the restored brownstone as is since it has held up over the years.
The people I think I’m going to hire are really knowledgeable & I trust their input if they say this method will look o.k.
Yes, you can choose the tint when refacing brownstone…
I will when he’s done. I want to make sure he crosses all the t’s and dots all the i’s so to speak. For example, he has left some concrete on top of the neighbors slab and it remains to be seen how he cleans that or replaces it for them!!!!
Hey Dave could you pass along this guys information??
Thanks
Hey Dave could you pass along this guys information??
Thanks
For a full resurface on a 3 storey the price will run from $15-46k. Brownstone Authority and Malek will be at the higher end of that. Only Brownstone Authority and a few others use Jahn Restoration Mortars from Cathedral Stone which are deemed to be the best and oftentimes the only thing allowable by a lot of historic landmarks. That said, the jobs done by the others are all more than acceptable.
I’ll elaborate later when I post the full results but mine will come in at the lower end of $20-30k.