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Enough of COVID...what are you doing to the house?
- Thread starter mimico_polak
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FAAAAAAK....the supplier no longer makes the same brick I have at the front / sides....
Think wife will notice?
Original on the left. Replacement on the right.
Think wife will notice?
Original on the left. Replacement on the right.
How do you feel about stucco or parging? Very different is better than a poor match imo.
Stucco was the original plan...
The main difference is they're slightly lighter...and since there is a clear break b/w the walls...it would be difficult to spot by most people, except me.
I'm looking for distributors from Stone Selex / CANYONSTONE now to see if anyone has old stock.
Try vanderlaan. They aren't close but they are good. Also try patene, lots of volume amd locations, maybe they have some somewhere.
If you find some that's not close to you, check with me.
I'm usually all over the GTA. I can help pick up.
Done thanks.
Found a guy that claims he can match it from clay in Palgrave. But for now I'm checking their other distributors maybe someone has some laying over.
It's how I found my James Hardie trim that I was missing.
I think he did. Original plan had parging at the back. Brick was just on front wall.
Plan was to have stucco in the back, but then decided to keep brick veneer all the way around.
The colours are close enough, and there’s no direct link between the brick sections….and there’s always the option of just staining the lighter brick to a darker shade.
For the parts I originally planned for brick…I’ve got about 5% left over. It’s the new section that is missing.
Mad Mike
Well-known member
If it's not a huge difference in color, you may not notice if you transition on an outside corner. The other thing you can do is randomly mix in the leftover bricks from the original batch.
The only space where the 2 colours would potentially meet is by the 6x6…as I have enough to finish that section on the outside of the yard.
The rest is separated by 2 doors.
The rest is separated by 2 doors.
The only people that will know about the colour mismatch is US. If you don't tell your wife she won't know.
Keep going with it, its looking good.
And another section done!
I’m a ways away but pretty sure my neighbour has those colour bricks you need and he’s giving them away. I needed the lighter ones to fill in a doorway at the in-laws but these were free and the spot wasn’t really visible. He has them leftover from building a garage years ago.
Long day 9-5 today…didn’t get as much done as I wanted, but with 3 little helpers it took longer.
I’d rather be riding…
I’d rather be riding…
Pulled up some 1/4 round in the upstairs bathroom in prep for new flooring. Getting it installed so that's the extent of my effort for that room. Baseboard in the family room is almost removed, more new flooring there. Again installed by others.
I've spent hours on my knees installing tile, click and engineered hardwood in this house over the decades years so throwing money at someone else is a nice change.
I've spent hours on my knees installing tile, click and engineered hardwood in this house over the decades years so throwing money at someone else is a nice change.
Another wall finished. Damn bricks dropped 1/4” in the middle but I’m not gonna tear it apart to level that out.
Dad did parging and wow what a difference.
MP Masonry is open for business!
Dad did parging and wow what a difference.
MP Masonry is open for business!
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