The front of the Michigan house in 2019, salmon brick between cream trim and columns, with beds of pink and white flowers along the porch
Case File 166

Taking a Yellow Brick Michigan Home to Salmon

This two-story house went up in yellow brick, and the homeowners wanted a different color without coating it. In 2003 every brick was stained to a salmon color. It was photographed again in 2019 and certified the following year.

Case No. 166
Structure Two-story house
Location Michigan
Stained 2003
Re-photographed 2019
Elapsed 16 years, Silver level

2003

  1. The front of the new house in 2003 in pale yellow brick, bare wood posts holding up the porch roof, red brick at the porch base and raw earth in front Before, 2003 View this photo larger
  2. The house part way through staining in 2003, the upper storey a patchwork of yellow and salmon units around the windows while the lower storey is already one color, with a mound of earth and pallets of pavers on the drive During, 2003 View this photo larger
  3. The front of the house later in 2003, every brick one salmon color from the porch base to the upper windows, the porch posts still bare wood and a propane tank on the porch floor After, 2003 View this photo larger

What was wanted

Nothing had failed. The house was new, in pale yellow brick, and the homeowners wanted a different color. The file records the reason as a makeover, hired by the homeowner, and the brief as an alternative to a coating.

What was done

Mineral stain, brushed on by hand, on 100% of the brick, to a salmon color. The During frame shows the line of it: the upper storey half done, the lower storey finished, the pallets still on the drive.

2019, sixteen years on

  1. The front of the house in 2019 from across the drive, salmon brick between cream trim and columns, mature trees behind the roof and beds of pink and white flowers along the porch 16 Years After View this photo larger

The stained brick, up close

  1. The corner of a stained brick base under a window on the porch, a cast stone cap on top and bluestone paving at its foot, shot from low on the porch floor View this photo larger
  2. A panel of stained brick between two cream returns, shot at an angle in shade, grey mortar joints and the face texture of each unit showing through the color View this photo larger
  3. Stained brick at arm's length, the pitted face of each unit and the sand in the mortar joints in focus in the foreground and falling off along the wall View this photo larger

What sixteen years prove

Same elevation from the same drive, one color across the whole facade. The file records no maintenance or upkeep in between, and makes its own comparison: a coating would have been stripped or redone more than once by then. The close-ups show what a brushed stain leaves alone, the face of each unit and the joint beside it. The form marks Silver, the ten year tier.

The signed file

Every certified job gets the same form, signed when someone goes back to the building. This is the one for case 166, transcribed beside the scan so a phone and a search engine can read it.

The case study form for case 166, filled in and signed View the signed form full size
Project name
Residence, Michigan (2003)
Level
Silver. The scale runs Bronze at seven years and over, Silver at ten and over, Gold at fifteen and over, Platinum at twenty and over.
Hired by
The homeowner
Cause
Addition or makeover
Background
"The homeowners wanted a makeover that was an alternative to paint."
Actions taken
"We stained 100% of the brick to a salmon color."
Detail of events
"The homeowners made a great decision to use our staining system rather than paint. They would've had to remove or reapply the paint multiple times by now, but with our stain they still don't need any maintenance or upkeep."
Address
Release permission required
Authorized
Donald A. Foster, signed, dated 2020
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