Add stone or what???

il y a 8 ans

We are buying a house that we love...that is, except for the vinyl siding span on the front of the house. I am thinking stone it with a light colored stone. What do you guys suggest?

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tatts

il y a 8 ans

The stones in those photos look clearly fake. If you're not going to do real, don't bother. It's better to have innocuous siding that doesn't call attention to itself than something that screams 'fake'.

If you do change the material, consider redoing the windows beforehand. The one lone one looks lost in that wall, and the 3 windows separated by a few inches look dumb.

And, finally, if you do stone, consider breaking it up with a water table extending up a few feet to a small ledge and then a field of stone above. Much more interesting.

And plant some growies. Geez, that looks barren and forlorn.

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cineus
il y a 8 ans
Stone would look great where siding is. Also if you added shutters to the windows at brick.
cineus
il y a 8 ans
Also. The columns look too small for the porch. Maybe bigger ones or different style to go with stone.
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DC interiors
il y a 8 ans
Stacked stone would look wonderful!
I agree with the comment about both the shutters and columns. I can't wait to see the finished look
johntgarner
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il y a 8 ans
I was think something like this stone, and maybe taking the stone out and have a recessed door or maybe extending the door to the front of the porch like the other picture. What do you guys think about the stone color? I was thinking a limestone or something....
visualizemaven
il y a 8 ans
I'm not seeing how stacked light stone will coordinate well and in a pleasing way with the dark brick facade.
Julie B
il y a 8 ans
I like other posters suggestion about adding shutters. have you thought about enlarging the front porch? it seems small compared to the size of the house.
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Living Space Landscapes
il y a 8 ans
You have a nice house, now make it a home. Add some well designed plantings.
suezbell
il y a 8 ans
Dernière modification :il y a 8 ans
Before you decide on the redo of the front siding, also consider enlarging, specifically including widening, the front porch to extend from brick to brick with a forward facing gable over the door and have the gable extend beyond the depth of the porch to cover the steps as well.

http://jeanleverthood.com/wp-content/uploads/2015/06/wood-barrister-bookcases.jpg

I like the faux stone front idea, then use stone to outline your sidewalk from the front porch to the driveway.

You'll also likely need some air vents for that hip roof to prevent moisture problems so you might want to create a forward facing gable end for the entire front porch -- something which would substantially increase its curb appeal.
L J
il y a 8 ans
I think the stone work around the Windows would be better than sticking on shutters. Unless you go for the real functioning things with all the hardware. Not just some decorations.
L J
il y a 8 ans
No way to put real shutters on those three front windows currently on vinyl so nix the shutters.
User
il y a 8 ans
Stone glommed onto a brick house will look terrible. The different textures and patterns is like mixing plaid pants and a striped shirt. It's tract builder cliche to ''add visual interest'' and it's never a good look. Replace the vinyl with hardie siding, leave off the shutters, and make peace with the ranch style that you bought. You aren't making it into a parody of another style without a lot of money and not a lot of success.
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Mary Dancey Interiors
il y a 8 ans
Dernière modification :il y a 8 ans
I agree with Sophie, replace the siding with siding. The contrast here isn't pleasing so I would chose a darker colour that works well with the brick and the roofing material. A med - dark grey perhaps. Take your stone work budget and put it into hard and soft landscaping. A few examples http://www.houzz.com/ideabooks/61520160/thumbs/red-brick-and-siding
visualizemaven
il y a 8 ans
suzebell - the link you posted is of bookcases..........
johntgarner
Auteur d'origine
il y a 8 ans
Ok, what options are available beside stoning it..... might enlarge porch but seems like a fairly expensive project. what color siding would go with the deep red? what about trimming out windows?
visualizemaven
il y a 8 ans
I re-read all the comments above and the consensus is leading toward:

Making your porch columns more substantial by putting in wider and bigger posts or bricking over existing posts. Extend the stoop/landing to be a long porch which goes across the front of the house.

Paint existing siding or replace with a darker color to blend better with the dark read brick: charcoal would be a great choice.

Improving the landscaping.

These would all be fairly economical changes to make.
partim
il y a 8 ans
You probably have a whole list of things that you could spend money on. I'd paint the siding one of the darker colors in the link that Mary Dancey posted. Paint the garage doors an even darker shade of the same color It will look good without costing a lot, and use your budget for something with more impact, like landscaping.

Your downspouts would look better painted the same color as your brick.
cineus
il y a 8 ans
I would be careful what color gray to use on siding. Make sure it doesn't get blended in with roof. It needs to stand out some.
It would be more cost efficient now to paint the siding, but once you start painting it you will have to keep it up. If you decide on siding it would be best if you could replace it.
Still think a stone with some gray would look great on front and at garage.
Let us know what you decide.
visualizemaven
il y a 8 ans
http://www.sherwin-williams.com/homeowners/color/find-and-explore-colors/paint-colors-by-collection/vinylsafe-colors-for-vinyl-siding/

Hi again,

I'm liking Smudge (medium gray tone) or Stone Cold (medium blue/gray) I think either one will coordinate well with your dark brick and gray roof.

Check them out.
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