brick or stucco?

[BlahBlahYouToo]

i like brick, but what's better?
is it just personal preference?
house is in the northeast if it matters.

 

[RichUK]

Mud Hut FTW

 

[rivan]

Brick ftw.

 

[JJ650]

Brick.

 

[Kirby]

Originally posted by: JJ650
Brick.

 

[SphinxnihpS]

Full brick or brick veneer?

Both brick and stucco have their uses.

 

[Dirigible]

I'm partial to brown shingle craftsman style houses. Don't like brick or stucco.

 

[imported_Imp]

Stucco looks cheap. Brick FTW.

 

[JulesMaximus]

I don't think stucco would work due to the temperature extremes in the northeast would it? I don't remember seeing that used in any residential construction when I lived there. Of course, that was almost 20 years ago.

I live in Southern California and most homes here are stucco. It holds up well in this hot dry climate in my experience.

For your area I'd probably go with brick.

 

[Preyhunter]

I like the look of stucco better, but brick's better for maintenance.

 

[Newbian]

I prefer the natural look of cave walls myself.

 

[JulesMaximus]

I don't think stucco would work due to the temperature extremes in the northeast would it? I don't remember seeing that used in any residential construction when I lived there. Of course, that was almost 20 years ago.

I live in Southern California and most homes here are stucco. It holds up well in this hot dry climate in my experience.

For your area I'd probably go with brick. We don't use brick here because of earthquakes...brick structures just crumble and fall apart when the earth starts shaking.

 

[Kelvrick]

Originally posted by: Newbian
I prefer the natural look of cave walls myself.

Then when your kids draw on them, you can sell them on ebay as prehistoric paintings!

 

[BlahBlahYouToo]

Originally posted by: JulesMaximus
I don't think stucco would work due to the temperature extremes in the northeast would it? I don't remember seeing that used in any residential construction when I lived there. Of course, that was almost 20 years ago.

I live in Southern California and most homes here are stucco. It holds up well in this hot dry climate in my experience.

For your area I'd probably go with brick.

among the mcmansions here, just about all the ones i see are stucco.
all the older houses built in the early-mid 1900's are brick, or half brick with vinyl sidings (yuck).

 

[JulesMaximus]

Originally posted by: BlahBlahYouToo

Originally posted by: JulesMaximus
I don't think stucco would work due to the temperature extremes in the northeast would it? I don't remember seeing that used in any residential construction when I lived there. Of course, that was almost 20 years ago.

I live in Southern California and most homes here are stucco. It holds up well in this hot dry climate in my experience.

For your area I'd probably go with brick.

among the mcmansions here, just about all the ones i see are stucco.
all the older houses built in the early-mid 1900's are brick, or half brick with vinyl sidings (yuck).

Well, like I said, I haven't lived there in almost 20 years and nobody was using stucco in the 80s or earlier in upstate NY.

 

[lxskllr]

N00bs. Stone's where it's at :^P

Brick or stucco can look good depending on the architectural style.

 

[lokiju]

Stone then brick then hardiplank then vinyl then wood then stucco.

I could be biased though, I was born and raised in south east Florida and have seen enough stucco to last 10 life times.

 

[sjwaste]

Originally posted by: BlahBlahYouToo
i like brick, but what's better?
is it just personal preference?
house is in the northeast if it matters.

Brick, but real brick. It's strong. Plus, you can spot a veneer up close.

That said, the only reason we have brick is because it was built in 1940. We're going to do a perimeter wall soon, and have to go veneer. Doing a full brick structure is VERY expensive, and getting old bricks to match costs a ton too.

The only holdup is, you might guess, finding a good enough veneer. Even the "aged" ones look too new because they're too smooth.

 

[JulesMaximus]

Originally posted by: lxskllr
N00bs. Stone's where it's at :^P

Brick or stucco can look good depending on the architectural style.

Stone does look sweet. :thumbsup:

 

[Demon-Xanth]

I'd say brick for the first three feet then stucco above that. Gives the house some character.

 

[phoenix79]

brick ftw

 

[ViviTheMage]

brick, unless it's fancy stucco like I see around Calhoun here, those stucco places are mixed with brick, pretty neat looking.

 

[ElFenix]

hardiplank

 

[ObiDon]

brick. when i lived in phoenix, our house was brick but all the new construction was stucco and they looked kind of cheap.

 

[spidey07]

Brick is much less noise than stucco and much more durable. Brick absolutely. Plus it doesn't look like your house is made out of playdough.