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We are building a house and it will be primarily stone on the front with stucco accents (on window bump outs, peaks, etc). This is the stone we are using (Margaux beige by permacon.ca)
The brick will wrap around the sides and back of the house (stone is far too expensive to do the whole house). This is the brick by husband was thinking of...
Not sure if it is too brown/dark. Any thoughts/options would be appreciated. We would prefer to stick with one of these 3 companies for brick:
We are building a house and it will be primarily stone on the front with stucco accents (on window bump outs, peaks, etc). This is the stone we are using (Margaux beige by permacon.ca) Attachment 113973
The brick will wrap around the sides and back of the house (stone is far too expensive to do the whole house). This is the brick by husband was thinking of... Attachment 113974
Not sure if it is too brown/dark. Any thoughts/options would be appreciated. We would prefer to stick with one of these 3 companies for brick:
I have to say that I don't like stone used over the face of the house, combined with another material on the sides and back. To me it doesn't look right. I also do not care for the combo of brick and stone you show.
Did you get this idea from another house you liked? Do you have a pic?
Old fashioned houses in St. Louis sometimes had brick exteriors combined with limestone accents. If the limestone was very white, and the brick was a mix of red/orange, the effect was distracting to say the least. I am used to seeing homes with front facings of brick, and shingles on the sides and back. I think that looks tacky, but it is fairly common. In the PNW I have seen homes with faux stone fronts and frame sides and backs, and I think that looks tacky too.
What you are thinking of doing is odd in my experience. The colors don't, from the links you gave us, seem to relate, and the effect will be distracting, IMO.
If I could recommend something it would be this: use brick for trim on the lower part of the house. Nix the faux stone. You will just have to replace it in 10 or 20 years anyway. Brick is more permanent. Or use real stone trim. Key the color of the house to the color of the brick or stone you select. Or build an all brick house, which would be a rare thing in this day and time, but it would look all of a piece.
I am just giving you my opinion here. There may be others who disagree, and perhaps are correct.
I would consider asking this question in the architecture board of CD for more opinions.
I agree with silibran -- unless there is something about the images the OP posted that is not accurate I don't see any color range in common with the stone and brick. The stone shown is mostly grey in my browser and the brick is very red / brown. Too much contrast...
THanks for the opinions. THis is that stone on an actual house...
this house has that brick that I posted in the back. I do think it is a bit too much contrast. I like the brick and like the stone but don't really care for it together either. My husband does. I don't like the look of brick with stone on the front but it is far too expensive to do a whole house in stone. I considered doing all brick but I love the look of stone. I don't want any siding - think it looks cheap.
I am trying to post a picture of the type of house that we are building and how it looks with the stone and stucco accents but for some reason the picture won't load.
This is kind of the concept of the stucco bumpouts around the windows but our style of house is nothing like this. I think I'll try to find a brick that matches the stone. I'll wrap the stone around the house a little and do the remainder in brick. Like I said, I want all brick/stone.
chet...I think the colour samples are a bit off because the brick, in person, doesn't have any red in it all all. It's so hard to tell from a picture though.
WOW those houses (post #5) are close together. Eeeeeek. Honestly, THAT was the first thing I noticed ... that whoever lives in them will be right on top of their neighbor.
But I digress. OP, since the picture in #4 only shows the front, we can't see how those colors/materials go together. Do you have another view?
I'd do all brick or all stone. It's going to get way too busy with 3 different types of siding and it's just going to look silly.
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