Brick House Siding Addition

Nov 23 2014 historic red brick home with grey addition.

Brick house siding addition.

On this house the dark of the metal is the perfect material to play off the warmth of the red brick providing a smart design tension between the modern and the traditional. Under normal conditions brick siding will last the life of the building with little more than an occasional wash with the hose. If you re pairing a brick facade with a siding though choosing the right color combination can be a challenge. In his garage addition jenkins specified true divided light 9 9 windows with restoration glass as well as beaded lap siding and a standing seam roof.

Red brick is definitely a popular home exterior material as you can see below the result is nothing short of spectacular exteriors while red brick costs more than vinyl siding and fiber cement it s less than natural stone. Depending on the brick you choose and labor costs in your area expect to pay 6 50 to 10 00 per square foot. Brick siding is generally not a structural part of a house but rather a veneer constructed on the outside. Before we get too far into discussing the various color combinations for a siding and brick house we should first talk a bit about maintenance.

Siding and brick house cleaner. He also found a company to match the existing mortar. Which means that what is used on the addition is figured into the existing structure which we have no idea is the case or not. According to the marshall and swift residential cost handbook which is used by appraisers an all brick home appreciates at an average rate of 6 percent immediately after it is built.

No matter what color your siding is or what shade of brick you ve got if they re dirty or have green mold growing all over them your house won t look it s best. Jenkins used recycled brick for the new chimney on the farmville virginia property. The metal siding on this brick house is used to clad only the bump out addition pulling its black color from the darker bricks. Sheena even with a new roof doing the addition in something other than brick is going to make it look like an addition unless the house is designed to look like one seamlessly.