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Well now I just feel bad since my house has a total brick front ;-). I think it blends well with the composition board siding on the other sides of the house. I actually picked the brick front, since the other options were a mixture of stone vanner, fake wood shake looking material, etc. The brick looked more classy. If I was paying double for my house (at the time) I would have insisted it be brick on all sides, but I took the savings ;-).
Well now I just feel bad since my house has a total brick front ;-). I think it blends well with the composition board siding on the other sides of the house. I actually picked the brick front, since the other options were a mixture of stone vanner, fake wood shake looking material, etc. The brick looked more classy. If I was paying double for my house (at the time) I would have insisted it be brick on all sides, but I took the savings ;-).
Meh.
It is a siding. A trim.
I have partial brick front, having purchased from the original owners. Maybe I would or would not pick it, but I don't think it defines my limitations as a homo sapien.
More importantly to me?
1. We have a good floor plan.
2. We have lots of windows.
3. We have a couple of porches.
4. We have no HOA.
Well now I just feel bad since my house has a total brick front ;-). I think it blends well with the composition board siding on the other sides of the house. I actually picked the brick front, since the other options were a mixture of stone vanner, fake wood shake looking material, etc. The brick looked more classy. If I was paying double for my house (at the time) I would have insisted it be brick on all sides, but I took the savings ;-).
I'm with Waterboy! I don't think a brick front looks tacky, at all!
When we built our home, 27 years ago, we had the option of a brick front. It added $3,000 to the price of the home.
However, when WE build, we are always adding extras, as we go. This is our 5th house. And we used to move every 4 years so I didn't get the brick front, I got hardwoods in the kitchen instead. Who would have thought we'd still be in this house 27 years later?!!
I think this is very subjective and can be very situational. In many neighborhoods houses are only 20' apart, which doesn't make the side yards a very useful space. I don't think brick is necessary in that situation, particularly since you likely have siding facing a neighbor who's house is completely siding. Brick is also such a dark material, and it's not easy to change colors for a refresh with the times. An entirely brick neighborhood usually doesn't appeal to me unless the lots are large. With lots less than 1/3 acre the brick houses can start blending together.
On the other hand, an all siding street doesn't necessarily have appeal either. In many neighborhoods the base material is siding. Brick or stone fronts are generally considered an upgrade and I think they add variety to the appearance of a street. My house has a couple of brick areas in the front and a several hardiplank sections. The brick faces the Public Space, the sidewalk, the ROW. The front siding is around the front door area, and at the side entry garage. To me it looks like a hardiplank house with brick accent panels to break up the facade and provide interest.
I don't necessarily associate aesthetic quality with the cost of the materials.
I have partial brick front, having purchased from the original owners. Maybe I would or would not pick it, but I don't think it defines my limitations as a homo sapien.
More importantly to me?
1. We have a good floor plan.
2. We have lots of windows.
3. We have a couple of porches.
4. We have no HOA.
And, of course...
"Location. Location. Location."
I like partial brick fronts.
I don't really care for a full front of brick because it looks like someone tried to trick folks into thinking they have a brick house. To me, anyway. I realize there are many reasons why someone might choose it, though.
It reminds me of a big slab that might just fall off the front in one, huge piece and wind up covering the front yard.
But, I have a whimsical imagination.
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I don't really care for a full front of brick because it looks like someone tried to trick folks into thinking they have a brick house. To me, anyway. I realize there are many reasons why someone might choose it, though.
It reminds me of a big slab that might just fall off the front in one, huge piece and wind up covering the front yard.
But, I have a whimsical imagination.
It doesn't bother me. There are a lot of things that people put on the front of their house for aesthetic purposes that they don't put on other sides. Shutters, extravagant doors, extravagant landscaping, no window screens, etc.
Maybe I'm weird, but brick on all sides looks "commercial/industrial" to me. Cheaping out doesn't even enter my mind.
I don't necessarily associate aesthetic quality with the cost of the materials.
Usually goes hand in hand ... doesn’t take a super trained eye to see the differences ...
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Originally Posted by Waterboy526
Well now I just feel bad since my house has a total brick front ;-). I think it blends well with the composition board siding on the other sides of the house. I actually picked the brick front, since the other options were a mixture of stone vanner, fake wood shake looking material, etc. The brick looked more classy. If I was paying double for my house (at the time) I would have insisted it be brick on all sides, but I took the savings ;-).
First world problems . You have a house. Congrats.
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Originally Posted by m378
Maybe I'm weird, but brick on all sides looks "commercial/industrial" to me.
Lol maybe you are...
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I don't really care for a full front of brick because it looks like someone tried to trick folks into thinking they have a brick house. To me, anyway. I realize there are many reasons why someone might choose it, though.
It reminds me of a big slab that might just fall off the front in one, huge piece and wind up covering the front yard.
But, I have a whimsical imagination.
We tend to buy house styles from the curb shots.
How many builders show you the sides in their photos? Only the ones that are all brick, it seems.
Straight on hides as much as it shows.
It doesn't bother me. There are a lot of things that people put on the front of their house for aesthetic purposes that they don't put on other sides. Shutters, extravagant doors, extravagant landscaping, no window screens, etc.
Maybe I'm weird, but brick on all sides looks "commercial/industrial" to me. Cheaping out doesn't even enter my mind.
Are you describing red brick here? I'm trying to visualize where "commercial/industrial" enters the picture.
My whole house is brick, but it's a lime washed brick and I cannot say as I know many commercial sites that have lime washed brick, wide front porches with metal seam roof, or screened porches.
p.s. We also don't have window screens on the front windows except for on my office (under the porch) and my husband's (upstairs, though I have fought him and lost on that one because it looks weird to me).
I could do without them because I am not a big fan of keeping open windows... in spring and fall, they bring in pollen, in winter, it's too cold, and in summer, it's too hot.
I don't mind opening them for a little while to air out the house or whatever, but leaving them open? Nah.
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