Installing Exterior Vinyl Shutters on a Brick Home

Installing exterior vinyl shutters is usually a simple, straightforward task when installing on wood or siding. However, if you are installing plastic shutters on a brick surface, some things need to be taken into consideration.

First of all, some bricks are reinforced with metal. This makes it an extremely difficult task to drill through the brick. [...]

If you had to choose between an all brick house or something else, like siding Victorian, Log Cabin or farm?

house what would you choose, and its 1500 square feet

Building new house, log siding vs. brick?

My husband and I are building a 1600 sq ft 1.5 story with a loft in Oklahoma. Were debating between log siding and brick. Can anyone help with the average pricing of brick? While I know the down sides of log, we love the look. Though if the cost will be similar for brick, then [...]

What color vinyl siding would look good against a red brick front?

My house (right now) has a red brick partial front and white aluminum siding. I am looking to re-side with vinyl and need suggestions on a color. I am trying to avoid white again because most of the houses on the street are white and I’d like a little individuality. Help please!

Can you change a house that is siding in to brick.?

My house has siding but would like to replace it with brick….can this be done and how expensive would this project be (1000 sq ft home).

I am planning on replacing he brick on my house with new siding. What do I do about the brick shelf?

Basically I plan to replace the brick on my house with siding. How do I handle the brick shelf? Without furring out the siding with 1 x wood the siding will finish at the brick shelf and the water will not run off properly. What the best way to handle this?

Brick Veneer Offers More Protection

offer dramatically more protection from wind-blown debris than homes built with vinyl or fiber-cement siding. The study, conducted at the Wind Science and Engineering Research Center at Texas Tech University, demonstrated that a medium-sized wind-blown object, such as a 7.5-foot long 2 x 4, would penetrate walls clad with vinyl or fiber-cement siding at a [...]

Fire Testing – Brick Vs. Vinyl & Fiber Cement

only materials to pass the test, achieving a one-hour fire-resistance rating for the wall. The vinyl siding burned away, failing the test after only 18 minutes and exposing the underlying house structure to the flames. Surprisingly, the fiber cement siding, which homeowners and builders often assume to be adequately fire-resistant because of its concrete-like composition, [...]

Brick vs. Vinyl Siding

Video 3 of 3: See Brick Veneer and Fiber Cement Video This video shows that homes built with brick offer dramatically more protection from wind-blown debris than homes built with vinyl or fiber-cement siding. The study, conducted at the Wind Science and Engineering Research Center at Texas Tech University, demonstrated that a medium-sized wind-blown object, [...]

Brick vs. Fiber Cement Siding

Video 2 of 3: See Brick Veneer and Vinyl Video This video shows that homes built with brick offer dramatically more protection from wind-blown debris than homes built with vinyl or fiber-cement siding. The study, conducted at the Wind Science and Engineering Research Center at Texas Tech University, demonstrated that a medium-sized wind-blown object, such [...]