Photographed. Revisited. Re-photographed.

A case study here is not a photo and a headline. It is a project with a number, the year it was stained, the year somebody went back, and pictures of both.

Three hundred ninety-seven projects are written up below, each with the year it was stained, the year somebody went back, and photographs of both.

The front of Lawton High School in 2019, the brick reading as one range along the whole wall
Educational Addition Gold

Matching an Expansion to the Existing Lawton High School

Case 031 · 2004 to 2019 · 15 years

An expansion went up against this school in brick that did not match the wall it was joined to. The school paid for the staining itself, and every one of the new units was color enhanced into the existing range.

The Bed Bath & Beyond storefront in 2019, its entrance piers and the wall behind them reading as one red brick
Commercial Makeover Gold

Staining Tan Piers Into the Red Wall of a Pickerington Store

Case 016 · 2001 to 2019 · 18 years

This store wanted its look updated, and in 2001 the tan brick piers across its entrance were stained into the red of the wall behind them. It was photographed again eighteen years later and certified Gold.

A brick high rise in Canton, Michigan, its two runs of brick reading as one
Commercial Complaint Platinum

Darkening the Light Run on a Canton High Rise

Case 082 · 1994 to 2019 · 25 years

The brick for this building arrived in two runs and one of them was lighter. The company that made the brick paid to have the light units darkened rather than have the wall taken down.

The church wing and its entrance seen across the lawn in 2019, the wing and the older walls behind it reading as one brick
Worship Addition Platinum

Blending a New Wing Into St Thomas Parish Church

Case 028 · 1998 to 2019 · 21 years

A new wing went up against this parish church in brick that was close but not exact. The brick distributor paid to have the new units stained into the old wall, and it was photographed again and certified twenty-one years later.

The hospital from the street in 2019, two storeys of brick over a cream precast screen wall, the brick holding one red range across both levels.
Healthcare Platinum

Spot Color Correcting Brick Around a Michigan Hospital

Case 030 · 1998 to 2019 · 21 years

The brick on this hospital went up blotchy, with the color out of range in spots around the building. The mason hired the correction, and it was photographed again twenty-one years later and certified then.

The hospital in 2019, a gabled brick pavilion with a balustraded balcony over a bay window, the brick holding one red range across every gable.
Healthcare Complaint Platinum

Blending Discolored Brick at Munster Community Hospital

Case 045 · 1998 to 2019 · 21 years

The brick on this Munster, Indiana hospital went up discolored in several areas of the building. The company that made the brick paid to have the light units darkened back into range, and it was photographed again twenty-one years later and certified then.

The whole front of the house from the driveway in 2019, the arched entry in the middle and a covered porch and balcony to the right, all in one red brick range
Residential Gold

Matching the Entry Pillars on an Illinois Two Story Home

Case 053 · 2003 to 2019 · 16 years

The brick at the foot of the two pillars carrying this front entry did not match the house around it. The mason who laid it hired the correction in 2003, and it was photographed again sixteen years later and certified then.

The long elevation seen from the lawn in 2019, red brick with limestone quoins and a pale soldier course running below the windows to the gable end.
Commercial Makeover Gold

Staining a Soldier Band to Match Limestone in Illinois

Case 055 · 2003 to 2019 · 16 years

The soldier course on this business center did not match the limestone it runs into. The mason hired the color change, and only that one band of brick was stained.

The brick facade of the Purcell Pavilion arena at Notre Dame
Educational Complaint Silver

Bringing the Purcell Pavilion Brick Into an Approved Range

Case 058 · 2009 to 2016 · Certified 2019

The brick delivered for this building had too many light units and not enough dark. The manufacturer remade it twice and the university rejected it both times.

The Grand Rapids Public Library from the street, its brickwork one even tone
Government Restoration Platinum

Lightening Dark Areas Left by a Library Restoration

Case 019 · 1996 to 2019 · 23 years

A restoration left several areas of this library much darker than the rest of the wall. The dark brick was lightened by hand rather than replaced.

A two-story house after brick staining, the walls one even cream color
Residential Makeover

A Patchy New House Evened to a Single Cream

Before, after, and about 25 years later

The brick on a brand new home came out patchy, in two shades that did not match. Stained once to a single even cream, and photographed again about 25 years later.

The glazed entrance and its brick block on a winter morning, snow on the paving, the brick reading as one red range across both faces.
Educational Complaint Silver

Repairing Pressure Washer Damage on an Ohio College

Case 060 · 2010 to 2020 · 10 years

A pressure washer wand etched the face of the brick on this college building. The mason or contractor hired the color correction in 2010, and the file certifies the work at ten years.

The front gable of the Louisville house in 2019, its brick an even blend of tan, pink and brown.
Residential Complaint Platinum

Blending Blotchy Brick on a Louisville Two Story Home

Case 062 · 1997 to 2019 · 22 years

The brick on this two-story house went up blotchy, and the homeowner wanted all of it torn down. The company that made the brick paid to have it corrected instead, in December 1997.

The long side of the school in 2019, tall windows set in brick that runs as one range of reds, tans and browns with darker courses banding across it.
Educational Addition Gold

Matching New Brick to Old at Northern Hills High School

Case 068 · 2001 to 2019 · 18 years

New brick was set against a wall that was already standing here, in a different brick and a different texture. Every new unit was color enhanced until the two read as one range.

The four-story office from across the street in 2019, one cream brick elevation under the Diocese of Grand Rapids lettering.
Commercial Complaint Silver

Darkening Light Corner Brick at the Grand Rapids Diocese

Case 067 · 2008 to 2019 · 11 years

The corner brick on this four-story office went up lighter than the wall it turned, so every return read as a stripe. The company that made the brick paid to have the corners darkened rather than cut out.

The corner of the school in 2019 with an entrance under the taller block behind it, the brick reading as one red and brown range along both walls
Educational Complaint Gold

Darkening Light 8x8 Units on a Bluffton High School

Case 070 · 2000 to 2019 · 19 years

The square 8x8 units set into this school's brick came out far lighter than the wall around them. The company that made the brick paid to have them darkened rather than cut out.

The church across its parking lot in 2019, the gabled glazed nave on the left and a long brick wing running away to the right
Worship Complaint Platinum

Color Enhancing Light Brick and Mortar at St Francis

Case 075 · 1997 to 2019 · 22 years

Areas of brick on this Michigan church came out lighter than the brick around them, outside and inside. The company that made the brick paid to have those areas color enhanced in 1997, and it was photographed again and certified twenty-two years later.

A university power plant in 2019, five runs of brick reading as one wall
Educational Addition Silver

Matching Five Runs of Brick to a Notre Dame Addition

Case 059 · 2008 to 2019 · 11 years

A three-story addition went onto a power plant whose original walls were five different runs of brick. The five runs and the mortar were stained to meet the new construction.

The front of the house in 2019, its brick reading as one even sand color across the whole elevation
Residential Complaint Platinum

Lightening and Darkening Brick in One Maryland Wall

Case 009 · 1997 to 2019 · 22 years

The brick on this home went up botchy, some units too pale and some too dark. The company that made the brick paid to have it evened out in 1997.

The front of the home from across the lawn in 2019, its brick one red and brown range behind deep planted beds and a young tree.
Residential Repair Platinum

Blending a Brick Repair on a Canton Michigan Home

Case 084 · 1998 to 2019 · 21 years

A patch of repaired brick on this two-story Canton home stood out against the wall around it. The repaired area was stained to match in 1998 and the file was signed again twenty-one years later.

A two-story brick home in 2019, its walls one even color under dark red shutters
Residential Complaint Platinum

Blending Mismatched Brick Colors on a Sewickley Home

Case 005 · 2000 to 2019 · 19 years

The brick on this two-story home went up in colors that did not match, wall to wall. The company that made the brick paid to have it blended in 2000.

The front of a single-story home in Washington, Michigan in 2019, brick and siding under a low grey roof
Residential Complaint Platinum

Lightening Dark Brick in a Washington Michigan Home

Case 094 · 1996 to 2019 · 23 years

The brick on this new house came out with too many dark units in the range. The company that made the brick paid to have them lightened rather than have the wall torn down and rebuilt.

The house from the front lawn in 2019, the bay window, the arched window and the entry all carrying one warm tan brick blend
Residential Complaint Gold

Darkening Pale Brick on a Sterling Heights Home

Case 096 · 2003 to 2019 · 16 years

Some of the brick on this two-story home came out far paler than the rest of the range. The company that made the brick paid to have those units darkened in 2003, and the house was photographed again and certified Gold sixteen years later.

The house from the front lawn in 2019, the brick reading as one even red range across the two-story block and the garage wing.
Residential Complaint Platinum

Darkening Light Brick on a Romeo Michigan Home

Case 095 · 1996 to 2019 · 23 years

The brick on this two-story house went up with too many light units in the wall. The company that made the brick paid to have them darkened in a single day in 1996, and the house was photographed again twenty-three years later and certified then.

The front of the single-story house in 2019, red brick across both gables and the garage wing under a low grey roof
Residential Complaint Gold

Toning Down Red Showing Through a Macomb Home

Case 102 · 2000 to 2019 · 19 years

The brick on this new house went up blotchy, with too much red running through the range. The company that made the brick paid to have it corrected before the grand opening in 2000, and it was photographed again nineteen years later.

The arched brick entry and gable of a Brighton, Michigan house in 2019, a herringbone panel under the bay window and mature planting either side of the step
Residential Makeover Platinum

Toning Down Bright White Brick on a Brighton Home

Case 107 · 2001 to 2019 · 18 years

The brick on this two-story house went up with too many bright white units in the wall. The homeowner paid to have the whites toned down into a softer range, and the work was photographed again eighteen years later.

The house from the front lawn in 2019, its brick one even range of cream, buff and soft grey across both gables.
Residential Complaint Gold

Lightening Blotchy Dark Brick on a Macomb Michigan Home

Case 112 · 2001 to 2019 · 18 years

The brick on this single-story house went up blotchy and dark. The company that made the brick paid to have it lightened and blended rather than torn off, and it was photographed again eighteen years later.

The single-story house from the street in 2019, one range of red brick running across the garage wing and the entry.
Residential Complaint Platinum

Taking Light Orange Brick to Red on an Ohio Ranch Home

Case 118 · 1996 to 2019 · 23 years

A lot of the brick on this single-story Ohio house went up a light orange that did not match the brick around it. The company that made the brick paid to have those units stained rather than torn out, and the house was photographed again twenty-three years later.

The front of the Kroger in 2019, its gabled brick entrance and columns running along the parking lot under a green cornice.
Commercial Addition Platinum

Blending Mismatched Brick Columns at a Michigan Kroger

Case 129 · 1997 to 2019 · 22 years

The brick columns at this store's entrance went up a different color from the walls they stand against. The business paid to have the columns blended rather than rebuilt, and the store was photographed again twenty-two years later.

The underside and brick fascia of the academy's entrance canopy in 2019, the courses running unbroken into the wing beyond it.
Educational Complaint Platinum

Darkening Hard Brick Areas at Tech Academy in Michigan

Case 136 · 1999 to 2019 · 20 years

Several areas of brick on this Michigan academy needed darkening, and the brick manufacturer paid for the correction in 1999. The file calls it one of the hardest bricks ever made, and the 2019 revisit certified the tint Platinum at twenty years.

The rear of the house across the lawn in 2019, its brick reading as one even range from the terrace wall up to the gables
Residential Complaint Platinum

Breaking Up Clustered Color on a Franklin Michigan Home

Case 144 · 1997 to 2019 · 22 years

The color range on this Franklin, Michigan brick was never the problem; the problem was how it clustered into patches that made the wall read blotchy. The company that made the brick paid to have it evened out by hand in 1997, and it was certified Platinum when it was photographed again twenty-two years later.

The front of the house from the lawn in 2019, the brick reading as one orange and red range from the entry across to the far window bay
Residential Complaint Gold

Color Correcting Power Washed Brick on a Murrysville Home

Case 157 · 2000 to 2019 · 19 years

Power washing had pulled the color out of the brick on this Murrysville, Pennsylvania home in patches, badly enough that the file calls the house damaged. The mason hired the correction rather than the homeowner, the washed areas were color corrected in 2000, and it was certified Gold when it was photographed again nineteen years later.

The house from the driveway in 2019, its pale grey brick running unbroken across the main gable, the garage wing and the covered entry.
Residential Complaint Silver

Staining Most of a Pennsylvania House Instead of Replacing It

Case 162 · 2008 to 2019 · 11 years

The brick on this house went up with color problems, and the plan on the table was to tear all of it off. The company that made the brick paid to have it stained instead, and it was photographed again eleven years later and certified then.

The house from across the street in 2019, the garage wing, the two dormers and the entry reading as one tan and brown range above clipped shrubs and a mature tree on the lawn.
Residential Complaint Platinum

Correcting Two Off Color Strips on an Evansville Home

Case 152 · 1998 to 2019 · 21 years

The brick on this new house went up with two strips of off colored units, one across the front and one beside the small garage door. The company that made the brick paid to have both corrected, and it was photographed again twenty-one years later.

The house seen up its driveway in 2019, the garage wing and the main block reading as one red brick range behind a mature maple.
Residential Complaint Platinum

Correcting an Off Color Spot Over a Garage Door in Pennsylvania

Case 158 · 1999 to 2019 · 20 years

One area of brick over the garage door came out the wrong color. The company that made the brick paid to have that spot corrected rather than replaced, and the house was photographed again twenty years later.

The gabled end of the building in 2019, red brick from the ground to the pediment, with the two window bands reading a lighter red than the courses around them.
Commercial Makeover Platinum

Changing White Brick Bands to Red at Clark Center

Case 026 · 1995 to 2019 · 24 years

The white brick bands on this three-story retirement home were changed to red. Nothing had failed and nothing was dirty; the color was a decision, and the business that runs the building paid for it.

The college building from the courtyard in 2019, a tan brick tower rising above a lower brick wing behind an iron railing.
Educational Complaint Bronze

Matching One Floor of Off Run Brick on a Pittsburgh College

Case 164 · 2012 to 2019 · 7 years

One floor of this college building went up in a run of brick that did not match the rest. The company that made the brick paid to have that floor corrected rather than replaced.

The front of the house in 2019, an arched entry window under a tall gable and a two-story wing beside it, the brick an even range of reds and browns from the eaves down to the planting.
Residential Complaint Silver

Breaking Up Patchy Brick on a Mason, Ohio House

Case 182 · 2008 to 2019 · 11 years

The brick on this two-story house in Mason, Ohio ran patchy, with off-colored units scattered through the range. The company that made the brick paid to have the patches broken up with stain in 2008, and the house was photographed again eleven years later.

Neff Hall from its courtyard walk in 2019, a brick stair tower carrying the building sign between two rendered wings.
Educational Repair Silver

Matching a Repaired Wall at Neff Hall in Fort Wayne

Case 196 · 2007 to 2019 · 12 years

A repair to this building went in at a different color from the wall around it. The mason contractor who owned the repair paid to have the repaired brick and mortar stained to match, and it was certified twelve years later.

The inn entrance in 2019 across a snow-covered forecourt, its brick reading as one warm buff, tan and brown range up to the dormers.
Commercial Complaint Bronze

Evening Out Brick Laid Too Light at the Morris Inn

Case 203 · 2010 to 2019 · 9 years

The brick on this campus inn was laid too light. Darks were worked over the light units and then over the medium ones until the wall read as one range.

The front elevation of a two-story home after brick staining, the brick an even mid grey with navy shutters
Residential Makeover

A Buff Brick Colonial Taken to an Even Mid Grey

Four elevations, before and after

Buff yellow brick on a two-story colonial taken to an even mid grey, walls, chimney and pergola piers together. Photographed from four sides before the work and again after it.

The front of the house from the lawn in 2019, the brick reading as one warm cream and buff range across the two-story centre and both wings
Residential Complaint Bronze

Restoring Lost White Color on a Galena Ohio Home

Case 242 · 2011 to 2019 · 8 years

The brick on this two-story Galena home had lost a lot of its white color. The company that made the brick paid to have ninety percent of it stained in 2011, and it was photographed again and certified eight years later.

The house seen from the sidewalk in 2019, the brick centre bay reading as one even red, tan and grey blend beside white siding.
Residential Complaint Platinum

Adding Dark Units to a Flat Range on an Ohio Home

Case 248 · 1998 to 2019 · 21 years

The brick on this two-story Ohio house went up without enough dark units in the range, so the blend read flat. The company that made the brick paid to have darks added in 1998, and it was photographed again and certified twenty-one years later.

The office seen from across its front lawn in 2019, the brick reading as one red and orange range across both storeys.
Commercial Platinum

Staining a Lansing Corporate Office to an Even Range

Case 265 · 1999 to 2019 · 20 years

Nothing on this two-story office had failed. The company that occupies it wanted the brick walls to match better, so the whole facade was stained in 1999 and enhancements were worked into the range.

The corner of the university building in 2019, both brick elevations reading as one tan and red range up to the stone coping.
Educational Makeover Gold

Staining the Top of a Michigan University Wall to Match

Case 267 · 2004 to 2019 · 15 years

The brick at the top of this campus building went up off-color on two ends. The mason contractor hired the correction, and the top of the wall was stained to match the bottom.

The front of the house in 2019 across the lawn, brick with cast stone lintels, an oval window over the columned porch, the wall reading as one red and brown range
Residential Complaint Silver

Matching Off Range Brick on a Michigan Home with Arched Bays

Case 273 · 2007 to 2019 · 12 years

The brick on this Michigan house went up with off-colored units scattered through the range. The company that made the brick paid to have them stained to match rather than torn out, then photographed the house again twelve years later.

An outside corner of the office in 2019, the blended brick running as one range across both faces under a clear sky
Commercial Complaint Gold

Blending a Two Story Michigan Office Brick Range

Case 277 · 2003 to 2019 · 16 years

The brick on this two-story Michigan office went up with off-colored units scattered through the range. The company that made the brick paid to have it blended in 2003, and it was photographed again and certified Gold sixteen years later.

The front of the two-story brick house in 2019, jack arches over every window on both floors and a columned entry porch at the center.
Residential Makeover Gold

Staining the Jack Arches on a New Albany Home

Case 283 · 2002 to 2019 · 17 years

The jack arches over the windows on this New Albany house went up off-color, so a detail the mason had built read as part of the wall. The arches alone were stained in 2002 and photographed again seventeen years later.

The front of the Pennsylvania house from the lawn in 2019, its brick an even red and salmon range across both storeys under the twin front gables.
Residential Complaint Platinum

Bringing Dark Red Brick to a Soft Salmon in Pennsylvania

Case 161 · 1998 to 2019 · 21 years

The brick on this two-story house lost its coating in several places, leaving dark red areas against the rest of the wall. The company that made the brick paid for a day's work to bring them back into the range, and it was certified Platinum twenty-one years later.

A high brick wall on the hospital in 2007 with the work finished, the blended range running unbroken across the face.
Healthcare Complaint Silver

Darkening Light Units on a Lansing Michigan Hospital

Case 165 · 2007 to 2016 · Certified 2019

The brick on this Lansing hospital had too many light units that did not match the range it was laid in. The brick manufacturer paid to have them darkened rather than replaced.

The visitor ticket gate in 2021, a brick booth with a ticket window beside steel picket gates under a red fascia, with the certification stamp in the corner.
Educational Complaint Bronze

Staining Every Mortar Joint at an Alabama High School Stadium

Case 405 · 2014 to 2021 · 7 years

The mortar on the stadium gate buildings at this high school went up too rangy and too dark for the brick. Every joint was stained to one color in 2014, photographed again seven years later and certified Bronze.

An Ohio library in 2019, one range of red brick running across both wings under a low roofline
Government Complaint Platinum

Color Correcting Brick and Mortar on an Ohio Library

Case 001 · 1986 to 2019 · 33 years

The brick and mortar colors on this library came out off, and the questionable areas were color corrected. The file is the oldest on the shelf, and the longest running.

The whole front of the school from the car park in 2019, its buff brick running one tone across every bay.
Educational Addition Silver

Matching New Brick to Old on a Kingsford Heights School

Case 017 · 2005 to 2019 · 14 years

The school added a wing and the brick it already had did not match the brick the wing went up in. Both sides were stained to meet in the middle, and it was photographed again and certified fourteen years later.

A single-story bank in South Bend in 2019, its brick one dark red brown under a blue barrel canopy
Commercial Gold

Staining Smooth Brick to Match a Sand Wirecut Wall

Case 020 · 2001 to 2019 · 18 years

The brick that went up on this South Bend bank was picked to match a sand wirecut face and did not. The business that owns the building paid to have the discolored brick stained to a closer match in 2001.

The wall beside the front door in 2019, the lighter units still running through the brick under a shuttered window
Residential Gold

Adding Light Brick to the Range Beside a Front Door

Case 022 · 2003 to 2019 · 16 years

The brick to the right of this front door needed some light units added to the range. The homeowner hired the work directly, and it was photographed again sixteen years later and certified then.

The same wall of the addition in 2019 with the Brickman certified stamp across the corner of the frame, dark units still scattered through the brick.
Educational Addition Gold

Adding Darks to a Bland School Addition Wall

Case 023 · 2003 to 2019 · 16 years

The brick on this school addition went up plainer than the building it was joined to. About five percent of it was taken to darks in a single day on site, photographed again and certified sixteen years later.

The fire station in 2019 with an apparatus bay open and an engine inside, the stained brick wall and entry door alongside it.
Government Silver

Blending a Repair Patch Beside an Ohio Fire Station Door

Case 024 · 2005 to 2019 · 14 years

A section of wall beside the door had been repaired with the closest brick available, and the patch showed. The brick to the right of the door was stained in 2005 to make the repair less noticeable, and photographed again fourteen years later.

The church across its courtyard in 2019, the addition at the right and the older elevation beyond it reading as one brick blend
Worship Addition Platinum

Color Enhancing New Brick to Match Holy Trinity Church

Case 027 · 1998 to 2019 · 21 years

An addition to this church went up in brick that did not match the older building it joined. Every new brick was color enhanced to bring it to the original, and it was photographed again twenty-one years later.

The full side wall of the hotel in 2019, two stories of red, brown and grey brick reading as one blend, with a hotel banner fixed high on it.
Commercial Complaint Platinum

Evening Out Blotchy Brick on a Grand Rapids Hotel

Case 029 · 1997 to 2019 · 22 years

The brick on this two-story hotel went up blotchy, patch against patch, on a building that was not yet finished. The company that made the brick paid to have it corrected, and it was photographed again and certified twenty-two years later.

The library in 2019 from the lawn beside the flagpole, the gable end, the stone cornerstone and the entrance all in one continuous run of brick
Government Repair Platinum

Coloring Repair Brick at the Comstock Park Branch Library

Case 033 · 1997 to 2019 · 22 years

Repairs to this branch library were made in brick that did not match the wall around them. The new units were colored to close the gap rather than pulled back out.

The entrance to the Meijer Public Broadcast Center in 2019, buff brick carrying the building lettering above the canopy and a lower band of red brick beside the doors.
Educational Complaint Gold

Correcting 15,000 Off Color Brick at Grand Valley State

Case 034 · 2000 to 2019 · 19 years

About fifteen thousand brick on a Grand Valley State University building went up off color, in two main areas. The university hired the correction in August 2000, and the file certifies the work at nineteen years.

The plaza in 2019 seen along the walkway, brick piers stepping away past planters and shopfront glass, every pier holding the same red range.
Commercial Addition Platinum

Staining New Brick to the Old on a Michigan Shopping Plaza

Case 035 · 1998 to 2019 · 21 years

New brick went up on this plaza in a color that did not agree with the brick already there. A business paid to have every new unit stained to the old brick rather than pulled off.

The front of the grocery store in 2019, one red brick wall running past a pharmacy sign and a coffee counter sign to a line of propane cages.
Commercial Addition Platinum

Color Enhancing Addition Brick on a Grand Rapids Grocery

Case 036 · 1997 to 2019 · 22 years

The brick for an addition arrived as close as the dealer could get it and still did not match the store it was going onto. The business paid to have the new units stained to the old wall rather than pulled off.

The two-story housing block in 2019, its brick holding one buff range from the ground to the siding above.
Commercial Repair Platinum

Staining Window Fill Ins on an East St Louis Housing Block

Case 038 · 1998 to 2019 · 21 years

Windows were filled in on this two-story housing block and the replacement brick and mortar did not match the wall around them. The mason's contractor called for stain after the fact, and it was photographed again twenty-one years later and certified then.

A tall university wall in 2019 with two louvred vents and cast stone banding, its brick reading red and brown in the same range as the wing standing behind it.
Educational Complaint Gold

Staining Off Colored Brick Back Into Range at Indiana Wesleyan

Case 040 · 2001 to 2019 · 18 years

A few areas of brick on an Indiana Wesleyan University building went up off color. The brick manufacturer paid to have them stained back into range in 2001, and the file certifies the work at eighteen years.

The building in 2019 from across its parking lot, its main wall and limestone corner tower reading as one buff range.
Commercial Gold

Darkening Light Brick on the Old Hammond Building

Case 043 · 2001 to 2019 · 18 years

Brick on a large part of the main wall of this downtown Hammond office went up too light. The mason and contractor hired the correction, and the pale units were darkened to meet the wall around them.

Two wings of the school meeting at an inside corner in 2019, the brick reading as one red and tan blend across both walls
Educational Gold

Blending an Addition Into Greene Elementary School

Case 046 · 2003 to 2019 · 16 years

An addition and a set of fill-ins went up in brick that read too far from the school they joined. A match was never the brief; the file records a closer blend across most of the new brick, certified sixteen years later.

The chimney breast running up the corner of the house in 2019, a carved panel set into the brick above a stone offset.
Residential Repair Platinum

Matching a Rebuilt Chimney on an Iowa Historic Home

Case 050 · 1998 to 2019 · 21 years

The chimney on this Iowa house was repaired, and the brick that went back up did not match the house around it. The mason who did the repair hired the staining, and the work was photographed again and certified twenty-one years later.

The front of the house in 2019, the brick pier between the entry and the open garage reading as one pale pink and buff blend.
Residential Complaint Platinum

Lightening Dark Brick and Headers on a Romeoville Home

Case 052 · 1997 to 2019 · 22 years

Dark brick turned up in a wall that was not meant to have any, and the company that made the brick paid for the correction. It was photographed again twenty-two years later and certified Platinum.

The garage end of a single-story white brick home in 2019, the brick one even color from the eaves down to the driveway
Residential Complaint Gold

Whitening Clay Coated Brick on an Illinois Ranch Home

Case 054 · 2003 to 2019 · 16 years

The white brick on this single-story home was made with a clay coating, and some units went up without it. The company that made the brick paid to have the off-color ones whitened in 2003, and it was photographed again and certified sixteen years later.

The second entrance and its corner pier in 2019, the dark brick one even charcoal from the ground to the canopy.
Commercial Complaint Gold

Correcting Off Color Headers on an Illinois Office

Case 056 · 2003 to 2019 · 16 years

The darker brick set around both entrances of this office went up off color. The company that made the brick hired the correction, and the file certifies the result Gold sixteen years later.

The office seen across its car park in 2019, a low hip-roofed brick building whose buff soldier band runs unbroken below the window line, the frame carrying the Brickman Certified stamp.
Commercial Complaint Gold

Tightening the Soldier Band Range on an O'Fallon Office

Case 057 · 2003 to 2019 · 16 years

One course of brick on this single-story office ran a wider range of color than the rest of the wall. The correction was hired by the mason or contractor, only the soldier band was stained, and it was certified Gold sixteen years later.

The gable end of the Youngstown State building in 2019, its brick reading as one even red across the whole wall
Educational Complaint Platinum

Blending a Band of Discolored Brick at Youngstown State

Case 002 · 1995 to 2019 · 24 years

A band of discolored brick ran across this university building, and the dark areas were lightened to blend. The file records two revisits, at nineteen years and at twenty-four.

The eagle wall of the Covington post office in 2019, sculpture and field brick reading as one dark red range
Government Platinum

Darkening Light Brick on a Covington Post Office

Case 061 · 1994 to 2019 · 25 years

The brick on this post office arrived with light units through two walls and the eagle sculpture set into one of them. The company that made the brick paid to have them darkened into the range, and the wall was photographed again and certified twenty-five years later.

The long elevation in 2019, a continuous glazed wall over a red brick base and round brick columns, with a curving band of brick above it at roof level.
Educational Complaint Platinum

Color Enhancing Radial Brick at Western Michigan University

Case 063 · 1994 to 2019 · 25 years

The radial brick on a Western Michigan University building, and the walls between it, went up missing maroons and flashed colors, and some of the base color was too orange. The brick manufacturer paid for the correction in 1994, and the file certifies the work at twenty-five years.

The corner of the Michigan hotel in 2019, both elevations under one flat coat of tan paint with the brick texture still showing through
Commercial Complaint Platinum

Blending Blotchy Brick on a Michigan Amerihost Hotel

Case 064 · 1999 to 2019 · 20 years

The brick on this two-story hotel went up blotchy, and the company that made the brick paid to have it blended in 1999. Twenty years later an outside contractor had painted over the brick and the paint was already failing.

An apartment building at Royal Vista in 2019 seen across the lawn past a crabapple tree, its brick one even buff range with timber balconies down the right side.
Commercial Complaint Platinum

Blending Off Color Areas at Royal Vista Apartments

Case 065 · 1998 to 2019 · 21 years

The brick on these apartment buildings went up with several off colored areas across the elevations. Areas were lightened and areas were darkened in 1998 to bring the wall into one range, and the buildings were photographed again twenty-one years later.

The gable end and glazed front bay of the house in 2019, the low wall under the windows reading the same brown range as the brick above it.
Residential Platinum

Matching a Rebuilt Front Wall on a Spencerville Home

Case 071 · 1998 to 2019 · 21 years

The small wall in front of this house was rebuilt in brick that did not match the rest of it. The homeowner paid to have the new brick colored rather than taken down again.

The city hall from across the street in 2019, a two story brick front running from the entrance canopy to a stone band lettered CITY OF AUBURN
Government Platinum

Correcting Two Areas of Poor Match at Auburn City Hall

Case 072 · 1999 to 2019 · 20 years

Two areas of brick on this Auburn, Indiana city hall did not match the wall around them. They were stained in 1999 and certified Platinum when the building was photographed again twenty years later.

A low brick wing of the school in 2019 with a tall gymnasium block behind it, one dark band running the length of the buff brick wall and the Brickman certified stamp in the corner of the frame.
Educational Complaint Gold

Darkening Light Brick in a Lynn School Soldier Band

Case 073 · 2001 to 2019 · 18 years

A dark band of brick on this school ran too light in places. The company that made the brick paid to have the light units darkened, and the wall was photographed again and certified eighteen years later.

The front of the house from the street in 2019, the entry gable, the arched window and the garage wing all carrying the same even light tan brick.
Residential Complaint Platinum

Blending Darks and Lights on an Indiana Ranch Home

Case 074 · 1997 to 2019 · 22 years

The brick on this single-story Indiana house went up blotchy, dark units sitting next to pale ones across every wall. The company that made the brick paid to have it blended in 1997, and it was photographed again and certified Platinum twenty-two years later.

The gable end of an Avon, Indiana home in 2019, the brick an even tan and brown range from the peak down to the arch over the garage door, the Brickman certified stamp entering the bottom corner of the frame.
Residential Complaint Gold

Darkening the Light Gable Peaks on an Avon Home

Case 076 · 2003 to 2019 · 16 years

The peaks of this two-story house came out lighter than the brick below them. The company that made the brick paid to have them darkened in a few hours on site, and it was photographed again sixteen years later and certified then.

The gable end of a Carmel, Indiana home in 2019, the brick an even red range from the peak down past the arched window to the shrub bed.
Residential Complaint Gold

Bringing Blotchy Walls Into Range on a Carmel Home

Case 077 · 2003 to 2019 · 16 years

The brick on this two-story house went up blotchy, wall after wall. The company that made the brick paid to bring it into one color range in 2003, and it was photographed again sixteen years later and certified then.

The gable end of a Fishers house in 2019, the attic vent in the peak above a shuttered upper window, the brick an even cream and buff range.
Residential Repair Platinum

Lightening a Repair Patch and Mortar on a Fishers Home

Case 078 · 1998 to 2019 · 21 years

A repair on this two-story house had left off color mortar joints and replacement brick that read darker than the wall around it. Both were lightened in 1998 to bring the patch back into the wall, and the house was photographed again twenty-one years later.

The front of the house in 2019, deep red brick standing over the garage door with the entrance alcove beside it.
Residential Silver

Darkening Red Brick and Tinting Mortar on a Fishers Home

Case 079 · 2007 to 2019 · 12 years

The brick on this Fishers, Indiana house went up lighter than the homeowners wanted. The mason who built it hired the color change in 2007, the red darkened by hand and the mortar tinted to follow it.

The rear wing of a Belleville house in 2019, its brick one even range of red and tan under a shingled gable, with a sliding door between two lanterns.
Residential Complaint Gold

Restoring Power Washed Brick on a Belleville Home

Case 083 · 2000 to 2019 · 19 years

A power washer took the color off the brick on this Belleville house. It was put back by hand in 2000, and the same walls were photographed again and certified nineteen years later.

The front gable of the house in 2019, its brick reading as one even blend from the arched window down to the shrub bed.
Residential Complaint Gold

Correcting a Mixed Brick Run on a Mason Michigan Home

Case 086 · 2003 to 2019 · 16 years

A different run of brick got mixed into this Mason home. The company that made the brick paid to have the off-color units corrected in 2003, the area by the front door most of all.

The hospital wall in 2019, one tan range running the full height beside the glazed stair tower, with the buff brick of the wing stepping forward at the right.
Healthcare Complaint Platinum

Blending Blotchy Walls on an Indiana Hospital

Case 089 · 1996 to 2019 · 23 years

The walls on this Indiana hospital went up blotchy, and the lower three fourths were blended by hand in 1996 in a day and a half. It was photographed again twenty-three years later and certified Platinum.

The Bronson Place clocktower in 2019, the brick an even cream on every face under a blue sky
Commercial Complaint Platinum

Blending the Clocktower Brick at Bronson Place

Case 091 · 1994 to 2019 · 25 years

The brick on this community went up off color, worst of all on the clocktower everybody looks at. The company that made the brick hired the correction rather than see it torn out.

The outside corner of an Indiana technical school, its brick one even red range across both faces
Educational Platinum

Correcting Diagonal Lines on an Indiana School Wall

Case 006 · 1999 to 2021 · 22 years

The brick on this technical school went up with large spots of off color units and diagonal lines across one large wall. A mason hired the color correction in 1999, and the wall was photographed again twenty-two years later.

A brick school with a canopied entrance, its brickwork one even range
Educational Complaint Platinum

Darkening Light Brick in the Range on a LaPorte School

Case 013 · 1999 to 2019 · 20 years

The brick range on this school went up with too many light units in it. The company that made the brick paid for a single day of staining to darken the light spots.

A two-story brick funeral home seen from the street, its brickwork one even range
Commercial Complaint Platinum

Correcting Off Color Brick Runs on a Pennsylvania Funeral Home

Case 004 · 2000 to 2019 · 19 years

The brick on this two-story funeral home went up with runs of off-color units blotching the exterior. The company that made the brick paid to have it corrected in 2000, and it was photographed again nineteen years later.

The front entry of a single-story brick home in 2019, the brick reading as one even color across the wall
Residential Complaint Platinum

Blending Off Colored Brick Across an Ohio Home

Case 003 · 2002 to 2019 · 17 years

Off-colored brick ran throughout this house, and two recipes were mixed for a better blend. When the file was revisited, the new owners did not know the house had been stained.

The corner of the South Bend high school in 2019, three storeys of red brick banded with buff
Educational Restoration Gold

Matching Replacement Brick and Mortar on a South Bend High School

Case 007 · 2001 to 2019 · 18 years

Repairs and restoration left this high school with brick that did not match the wall around it. The mason contractor who laid it hired the correction, and the file certifies the work at eighteen years.

A two-story brick house in 2019, its brick reading as one even color across the gable and the long wall
Residential Addition Gold

Matching an Addition to the Old Brick on a Mayport Home

Case 010 · 2001 to 2019 · 18 years

An addition went onto this two-story brick house and the new brick did not agree with the old. Every brick was stained in 2001, and the family who hired the work still lived there when it was photographed again eighteen years later.

The house from the street in 2019 across a mown lawn, one even range of red brick running through the gables, the entry arch and the bay window.
Residential Complaint Gold

Staining Discolored Areas on a St Clair Michigan Home

Case 093 · 2000 to 2019 · 19 years

Areas of the brick on this St Clair, Michigan house came out discolored, and the company that made the brick paid to have those areas stained in 2000. Nineteen years later it was photographed again from the street, the only vantage the owner allowed, and certified Gold.

The front of the house in 2019 from the garden, the brick holding one red and tan range across the tall gable, the arched entry and the wing beyond
Residential Platinum

Lightening Dark Brick Sections on a Novi Home

Case 097 · 1998 to 2019 · 21 years

Sections of the brick on this Novi house came in darker than the rest of it. The company that made the brick paid to have them lightened and blended two weeks before Christmas in 1998, and it was photographed again twenty-one years later.

The house seen from the driveway in 2019, its brick one even tan and brown range across the gable end, the arched window and the three garage bays.
Residential Complaint Platinum

Lightening Red Body Clusters on a Sterling Heights Home

Case 098 · 1997 to 2019 · 22 years

The brick on this two-story Sterling Heights house showed its red body through in patches and clusters around the walls. The company that made the brick paid to have those areas lightened in 1997, and it was photographed again twenty-two years later and certified Platinum.

The front of the house in 2019, the entry set under a brick arch beside a tall arched window, the brick one pale range.
Residential Complaint Gold

Lightening Dark Red Brick on an Illinois Home

Case 099 · 2004 to 2019 · 15 years

Too many of the brick on this single-story house came out dark red and dark orange for the range they belonged to. The company that made the brick paid to have the dark ones lightened, and it was photographed again and certified at least fifteen years later.

The house from its driveway in 2019, the brick reading as one even tan and cream range across the gables, the arched entry and the wing beyond.
Residential Complaint Gold

Darkening Light Brick on a Shelby Township Home

Case 104 · 2002 to 2019 · 17 years

A few areas of light colored brick on this two-story house did not belong in the wall. The company that made the brick paid to have them darkened while the house was still being built.

The drive-through entrance canopy from the driveway in 2019, its brick columns reading with the walls behind them as one blend
Worship Addition Gold

Matching New Columns to an Older Michigan Church

Case 106 · 2001 to 2019 · 18 years

The columns under this Michigan church's entrance canopy went up in brick that did not match the walls around them. The mason and contractor paid to have those columns stained in 2001, and they were photographed again and certified eighteen years later.

A two-story brick office seen from the pavement, its brick an even blend
Commercial Complaint Silver

Blending Off Color Brick on a Plymouth Michigan Office

Case 108 · 2005 to 2019 · 14 years

The brick on this two-story office went up in colors that did not match. The company that made the brick paid to have it blended rather than torn off.

The front of a two-story brick home in South Bend, its brick one blend of tan, cream and dark brown
Residential Addition Silver

Matching Brick and Mortar on a South Bend Home Addition

Case 012 · 2008 to 2019 · 11 years

An addition went on this two-story home and the homeowners wanted the brick to match. They hired the work themselves, and it was photographed again and certified eleven years later.

The covered front entry of the Wixom house in 2019, the brick at the porch and the gable end reading as one buff and tan range.
Residential Complaint Platinum

Lightening One Discolored Area on a Wixom Home

Case 110 · 1998 to 2019 · 21 years

One area of the brick on this house did not match the rest of it. The company that made the brick paid to have that area lightened and blended by hand in the autumn of 1998, and it was photographed again twenty-one years later and certified then.

The corner of the fire station in 2019, the brick running one even buff color from the ground to the eaves on both faces.
Government Complaint Platinum

Lightening Dark Brick at the Top of a Fire Station Wall

Case 111 · 1998 to 2019 · 21 years

Dark brick had been laid across the top part of the wall on this St Clair, Michigan fire station, and the company that made the brick paid to have those units lightened in 1998. Twenty-one years later it was photographed again and certified Platinum, the top of the scale.

The long back wall of the orthopedics office in 2019, one even range of red brick above a split face block base
Healthcare Complaint Gold

Darkening Light Orange Brick on an Indiana Medical Office

Case 113 · 2000 to 2019 · 19 years

The owners did not want the light orange brick in the back wall of this two-story medical office. More than a thousand units were darkened to a red that matched the rest, paid for by the company that made the brick.

The entrance bay in 2019, its brick columns a red brown under a copper fascia with the fieldstone wall at the right
Commercial Addition Gold

Matching an Added Column on a Mishawaka Credit Union

Case 115 · 2000 to 2019 · 19 years

An exterior column added to the entrance of this Mishawaka credit union went up in a brick nobody could match. The business that owns the building paid to have the new column color corrected in 2000, and it was photographed again nineteen years later and certified then.

The two-story office from the car park in 2019, one tan and buff brick range running around the rounded corner pier at each end.
Commercial Complaint Platinum

Lightening Dark Brick in the Range on a Michigan Office

Case 116 · before 1999 to 2019 · 20 years or more

Part of the brick range delivered to this two-story office fired darker than the rest, so the finished wall read as spotted. The company that made the brick paid to have the dark units lightened rather than cut out.

The front of the house in 2019, its brick reading as one even range across the garage bay, the window wall and the covered porch.
Residential Complaint Gold

Lightening Bunched Dark Brick on an Osgood Ohio Home

Case 121 · 2002 to 2019 · 17 years

The brick on this single-story home went up with its dark units bunched into patches instead of spread through the wall. The company that made the brick paid to have them lightened, and the house was photographed again seventeen years later and certified then.

The front of the house in 1996 after the blend, light and dark brick running together across both gable wings and the covered porch between them
Residential Complaint Platinum

Adding Color Range to an Ohio Home with a Covered Porch

Case 122 · 1996 to 2019 · 23 years

The brick on this house went up with large areas carrying almost no color range at all. The company that made the brick paid to have it blended in 1996, and it was photographed again twenty-three years later and certified then.

The courtyard entrance of an Ohio medical center in 2019, the tan brick of the single-story block and the buff brick of the tower behind it each reading as an even range.
Healthcare Platinum

Staining an Off Color Patch on an Ohio Medical Center

Case 123 · 1997 to 2019 · 22 years

One patch of brick on this Ohio medical center did not match the range around it. It was stained back into that range in 1997 rather than replaced, and the building was photographed again twenty-two years later and certified then.

The front entry and the two-story wing beside it in 2019, the brick reading as an even range of reds and browns from the ground to the eaves.
Residential Complaint Gold

Darkening Light Brick on a Two Gable Ohio Home

Case 124 · 2001 to 2019 · 18 years

A few areas of brick on this two-story Ohio house came out lighter than the range around them. The company that made the brick paid to have those areas darkened in 2001, and it was photographed again eighteen years later and certified then.

The stained elevation of the Indiana church in 2019, its brick reading as one even red and grey blend from the eaves down to the gravel bed, with a green service door at its foot.
Worship Complaint Platinum

Blending a Blotchy Elevation on an Indiana Church

Case 125 · 1999 to 2019 · 20 years

One elevation of this Indiana church went up in blotchy brick that did not agree with itself across the wall. The company that made the brick paid to have it blended in 1999, and it was photographed again and certified twenty years later.

The front of the single-story house in 2019, its gabled garage wing, columned entry and bay window all in one light tan and pink brick range.
Residential Complaint Silver

Lightening Wrong Color Units on an Ohio Home

Case 126 · 2005 to 2019 · 14 years

A few of the brick that arrived at this house were the wrong color, packed into the cubes with the right ones by mistake. The company that made the brick paid to have those units lightened in 2005 rather than cut out of the wall.

The house from its front lawn in 2019, the tall arched brick entry and the gabled wing beside it reading as one buff and tan range above clipped planting.
Residential Complaint Gold

Coloring Fewer Than Twenty Dark Brick on a Chelsea Home

Case 127 · 2002 to 2019 · 17 years

Fewer than twenty dark bricks in the wall of this two-story house bothered the owner. The company that made the brick paid to have those units colored to match, and nothing else on the house was touched.

The church seen from the lawn in 2019, the main wall and the gable end reading as one even red and brown range from end to end
Worship Complaint Platinum

Darkening Light Brick at the Top of a Michigan Church

Case 130 · 1996 to 2019 · 23 years

The brick on this church went up light across the top of the main wall and in a few other areas. The company that made the brick paid to have those areas darkened rather than rebuilt.

The plaza from the car park in 2019, lit tenant signs across the storefronts and the upper wall above them holding the same tan and red range as the piers at ground level.
Commercial Makeover Gold

Darkening the Upper Wall of a Michigan Retail Plaza

Case 131 · 2004 to 2019 · 15 years

The brick above the shopfront canopies on this plaza went up lighter than the brick below them. A business paid to have the light units darkened rather than cut out, and the work was photographed again fifteen years later.

The front entry of a single-story brick house, its brick reading as one range of reds, greys and tans
Residential Complaint Gold

Blending Off Color Brick on a White Lake Home

Case 132 · 2001 to 2019 · 18 years

The brick on this single-story house went up with off colored areas scattered through the walls. The company that made the brick paid to have it blended, and the work was photographed again eighteen years later.

The wall in 2019 running away to an outside corner, a band of darker brick carrying round the corner above lighter buff courses, the entrance canopy in the distance and the certification stamp at the corner of the frame
Commercial Makeover Gold

Darkening a Band of Brick Around a Michigan Office

Case 133 · 2001 to 2019 · 18 years

The owner of this office wanted the brick to carry more character than it had. A band of it was darkened in 2001, and the building was photographed again eighteen years later and certified then.

The house from the drive in 2019, its red brick reading as one even range across the bay, the gable and the low wing.
Residential Complaint Platinum

Repairing Power Wash Damage on a Rochester Hills Home

Case 137 · 1997 to 2019 · 22 years

Power washing damaged the brick on this Rochester Hills house, and the damaged units were color corrected with stain in 1997. It was photographed again twenty-two years later and certified Platinum then.

The house from the front lawn in 2019 under mature trees, the brick holding one buff and gray range across the wing, the gables and the bay
Residential Complaint Platinum

Correcting Discolored Brick on a West Bloomfield Home

Case 142 · 1999 to 2019 · 20 years

The brick on this West Bloomfield house went up discolored and blotchy, and the company that made it paid to have the color corrected in 1999. It was photographed again twenty years later and certified Platinum.

The long side of the house in 2019, its brick one even light buff range, with clipped shrubs and a paver path running along the wall
Residential Complaint Platinum

Lightening Dark Off Color Brick on a Bloomfield Home

Case 143 · 1997 to 2019 · 22 years

Dark off-color units ran right through the brick on this two-story house. The company that made the brick paid to have them lightened rather than pulled out, and the wall was photographed again twenty-two years later.

The gable end of the house in 2019, its brick a deep red brown with rough rust coloured units projecting from the face and a glazed tile panel set under the roof vent
Residential Makeover Gold

Taking a Michigan Tudor to a Darker Red Brick

Case 147 · 2001 to 2019 · 18 years

Nothing on this Michigan Tudor had failed. The owner wanted the brick darker and redder, so the whole elevation was stained by hand in 2001 and certified Gold when it was photographed again eighteen years later.

The covered front entry and the long brick wall in 2019, the brick reading as one tan and buff range from the porch to the eaves
Residential Complaint Gold

Evening Out Blotchy Brick on a New Baltimore Home

Case 149 · 2003 to 2019 · 16 years

The brick on this New Baltimore, Michigan house went up blotchy, light units sitting beside dark ones across the whole wall. The company that made the brick paid to have it blended by hand in June 2003, and it was certified Gold when it was photographed again sixteen years later.

The front entrance and the bay window in 2019, the brick an even dark red and brown range with shrubs grown up under the sill
Residential Complaint Silver

Evening Out Blotchy Walls on a Fishers Indiana Home

Case 150 · 2008 to 2019 · 11 years

The brick on this two-story house went up blotchy, pale patches sitting among dark ones on every wall. The company that made the brick paid to have it evened out, and it was photographed again and certified eleven years later.

The three car garage wing of an Avon ranch house in 2019, its red brick reading as one even range under a low hipped roof
Residential Complaint Gold

Darkening Light Peaks on an Avon Indiana Ranch Home

Case 153 · 2003 to 2019 · 16 years

Parts of the brick on this single-story house came out lighter than the rest, and the company that made the brick paid to have them darkened in a few hours on site. It was photographed again sixteen years later and certified Gold then.

The corner of the Gateway building in Toledo in 2019, its buff brick reading as an even range behind the entrance canopy and the tenant directory on the plaza.
Educational Complaint Bronze

Breaking Up Blotchy Walls at Gateway in Toledo Ohio

Case 154 · 2012 to 2019 · 7 years

The brick on this university building went up with large blotchy patches across the walls. The company that made the brick paid to break the patches up in 2012, and it was photographed again seven years later and certified Bronze.

Two storeys of buff brick on the hospital's rear elevation in 2019, with service doors along the ground floor.
Healthcare Complaint Gold

Darkening Light Zippers on a Pennsylvania Hospital

Case 155 · 2004 to 2019 · 15 years

The brick on this hospital went up with zippers of light brick around the windows and doors. The company that made the brick paid to have them darkened rather than replaced, and the wall was photographed again fifteen years later.

The front of the store in 2019, its lit ALDI sign over the entrance canopy, the carts racked along the glass and the brick pier and wall beside them.
Commercial Repair Silver

Blending a Repair Patch Into a Pennsylvania Store Wall

Case 159 · 2007 to 2019 · 12 years

A repaired area beside this store's entrance came out a different color and a different texture from the wall around it. The business paid to have that one area stained back into the wall rather than rebuilt.

A wall of the house in 2019, a shuttered window above and a mature rhododendron grown up against the brick, the certification stamp in the corner of the frame.
Residential Complaint Platinum

Staining an Off Color Run at the Oakview Home Corner

Case 160 · 1999 to 2019 · 20 years

A run of off color brick landed together at the lower corner of this house, to the left of the front door. The company that distributed the brick paid to have that one area stained, and it was photographed again and certified twenty years later.

The back of the house in 2019, the two-story projecting section, the french doors and the single-story wing beside them all reading as one even buff and tan range.
Residential Complaint Platinum

Matching Brick From a Different Run on a Rear Elevation

Case 163 · 1999 to 2019 · 20 years

Brick from a different run went up on the back of this house, so one area of the wall never matched the rest of it. A mason paid to have that area put right in 1999, and the same elevation was photographed again and certified Platinum twenty years later.

The house seen across the front lawn in 2019, its cream brick reading as one even range along the gables and the garage wing.
Residential Complaint Platinum

Staining Blotchy Brick Back Into Range on a Michigan Ranch

Case 167 · 1999 to 2019 · 20 years

A few bricks on this single story house came out blotchy and off color. The company that made the brick paid to have those areas stained to match the rest, and the house was photographed again and certified twenty years later.

The White Castle elevation in 2019, its white brick and white mortar joints reading as one wall from the entrance to the far corner.
Restaurant Makeover Bronze

Mortar Joints Stained White at a Michigan White Castle

Case 169 · 2010 to 2019 · 9 years

The mortar on this new Michigan restaurant came out the wrong color against white brick. The joints were stained white in 2010, photographed again nine years later and certified Bronze then.

A long wall of the house in 2019 under a low hipped roof, the brick one even red range beside a stamped concrete walkway.
Residential Complaint Gold

Repairing Power Wash Damage on a Michigan Ranch House

Case 170 · 2004 to 2019 · 15 years

Power washing had pulled the color out of this brick in patches. The damaged areas were color enhanced rather than left to weather back in, and the house was photographed again fifteen years later and certified then.

The front entry in 2019, a tall round-arched brick recess set between two gables, with copper roofs over the bay windows on either side.
Residential Complaint Gold

Lightening the Dark Run on a Two Story Michigan House

Case 171 · 2003 to 2019 · 16 years

The brick on this Michigan house went up in two runs that did not match, one darker than the other. The company that made the brick paid to have the darker run lightened, and the house was photographed again and certified sixteen years later.

The courtyard wall of the hospital in 2019 above a curved pool and a paved terrace, two floors of brick holding one tan and red range between cream precast piers.
Healthcare Complaint Platinum

Darkening Grouped White Brick on a Novi Hospital

Case 173 · 1998 to 2019 · 21 years

The brick on this hospital went up with too many white units grouped together. The company that made the brick paid to have them darkened back into the range around them, and the wall was photographed again and certified twenty-one years later.

The front entry of the house in 2019, the rock-faced brick running from the window wall around the corner to the wood door as one tan range.
Residential Complaint Gold

Toning Light Brick Darker on a Michigan Ranch House

Case 174 · 2001 to 2019 · 18 years

The brick range on this single-story Michigan house included units that came out too light. The company that made the brick paid to tone them a few shades darker, and the wall was photographed again eighteen years later.

The garage gable of the Dodge Park house in 2019, its brick reading as one even range of red and tan.
Residential Complaint Gold

Darkening Off Color Brick at the Dodge Park House

Case 175 · 2004 to 2019 · 15 years

A few brick in the range on this Michigan house came out the wrong color, scattered through a wall that was otherwise even. The company that made the brick paid to have the odd units darkened back into the range in 2004, and the wall was photographed again and certified fifteen years later.

The mall wall looked along from the service drive in 2019, the brick holding one brown and tan range for the full run of the elevation behind a row of young trees.
Commercial Addition Gold

Matching an Addition to the Wall at Meridian Mall

Case 178 · 2001 to 2019 · 18 years

An addition of 100,000 modular brick went up against the wall already standing at this Michigan mall, and the two did not agree. The company that supplied the brick hired the staining rather than have the new work pulled off.

The three-car garage elevation of the Michigan house from the driveway in 2019, the brick an even salmon and tan range under a hipped roof.
Residential Makeover Gold

A Michigan Buff Brick House Taken to Salmon

Case 181 · 2003 to 2019 · 16 years

The homeowners had gone off the white buff clay brick their house was built in, and they did not want it painted. All of the brick was stained a salmon color in 2003, and it was photographed again sixteen years later and certified then.

The front of the house from the driveway in 2019, the garage bays, the entry and the hipped roof over one even cream and tan brick range.
Residential Complaint Platinum

Pulling Off Color Brick Back Into Range on a Carlisle Home

Case 186 · 1998 to 2019 · 21 years

The brick on this single-story house went up blotchy, with a lot of units well outside the range. The company that made the brick paid to have it corrected rather than torn off.

The house seen from across the front lawn in 2019, the entry, the window bay and the garage wing all in one tan brick range.
Residential Complaint Platinum

Darkening Pale Units Into Range on an Ohio Ranch House

Case 187 · 1997 to 2019 · 22 years

The brick on this single story house went up with too many pale units scattered through the range. The company that made the brick paid to have them darkened rather than replaced.

The back of the house in 2019, the rear wall and the corner beyond it reading as one range of tan, cream and red brick, with the certification stamp at the corner of the frame.
Residential Complaint Platinum

Correcting Patchy Brick on the Back of a Tipp City House

Case 188 · 1998 to 2019 · 21 years

The brick on the back of this house went up with patchy areas that did not match the range around them. The company that made the brick paid to have it corrected in 1998, and it was photographed again twenty-one years later and certified then.

The covered porch of an Ohio house in 2019, the brick piers and the wall around the front window reading as one even red and brown range.
Residential Complaint Gold

Darkening Light Brick at an Ohio Home's Front Entry

Case 189 · 2000 to 2019 · 19 years

The brick on this house went up with light units scattered through the range that did not belong there. The company that made the brick paid to have them darkened in 2000, and it was photographed again nineteen years later and certified then.

The front of the two-story brick home in 2019, gable-end garage beside a pedimented entry, the brick an even red range from the ground to the eaves.
Residential Complaint Platinum

Darkening Light Patches on a Mason, Ohio Colonial

Case 190 · 1999 to 2019 · 20 years

The brick on the front of this two-story house came out with light, patchy areas in it, and mineral stain was used to darken them in 1999. The house was photographed again twenty years later and certified Platinum then.

The house from the driveway in 2019, the garage wall and the wing beyond it reading as one red and tan range at distance.
Residential Complaint Gold

Lightening Dark Brick Into Range on a Hillsboro Home

Case 191 · 2003 to 2019 · 16 years

This house had dark brick scattered right through the walls, and washing it left the owners unhappy with how it looked. The company that made the brick paid to have the dark units lightened into the range, and it was photographed again and certified sixteen years later.

The long side of the church in 2019 seen from across its parking lot, the bell tower, arched gable end and window range all in one even buff brick.
Worship Complaint Bronze

Blending a Few Light Brick on an Ohio Church Wall

Case 193 · 2010 to 2019 · 9 years

A few brick on this Ohio church came out lighter than the wall they sat in. The company that made the brick paid to have them blended in 2010, and it was photographed again and certified nine years later.

The store seen from across its car park in 2019, the brick along the whole front reading as one even red brown range under the pharmacy signs.
Commercial Repair Silver

Matching a Brick Column at a Fort Wayne Walgreens

Case 195 · 2007 to 2019 · 12 years

A car hit this store, and the brick column at the front did not match the building around it. All of the brick was stained in 2007, photographed again twelve years later and certified then.

The chimney in 2019 running past the bay window and the roof to its cap, the brick one warm red and tan range the whole height
Residential Gold

Matching the Top of a Michigan Chimney to the Brick Below

Case 199 · 2001 to 2019 · 18 years

The brick at the top of this chimney came out the wrong color against the brick below it. The mason who laid it called in the correction, and it was photographed again eighteen years later and certified then.

The storefront in 2019, the concrete block under the sign reading as one even buff and tan range across the elevation
Commercial Complaint Gold

Evening Out Concrete Block at a Michigan OfficeMax

Case 200 · 2003 to 2019 · 16 years

The concrete block on this Michigan store had been cleaned improperly and was holding moisture and efflorescence. It was stained in 2003 to bring the wall back into one range of color, then photographed again and certified in 2019.

The long brick wing and sanctuary gable of the Middleville church in 2019, reading as one even red brown under an overcast sky, with a covered drop-off at the far end
Worship Addition Platinum

Staining a Middleville Church One Color After an Addition

Case 201 · 1997 to 2019 · 22 years

A small addition on the back of this church went up in brick that did not match the original. Rather than patch the join, all of the brick was stained one color, and it was photographed again twenty-two years later.

The side of the house in 2019, evening sun across an even red brown brick range, the brickwork stepping down the roof slope at the left and a Brickman Certified stamp printed over the lower right of the frame.
Residential Complaint Gold

Darkening Off Color Runs on a Stepped Gable Michigan House

Case 204 · 2000 to 2019 · 19 years

Runs of off-colored brick ran through the whole house, pale streaks standing out against the red. The off-colored brick was darkened in 2000 to bring the wall back to one range, and photographed again nineteen years later.

The front of the house in 2008 with the build still going on, its brick a pale buff, cream and tan blend under a bay window
Residential Makeover Silver

Changing the Brick Color on a Wampler Heights Lake House

Case 207 · 2008 to 2019 · 11 years

The brick on this Wampler Heights lake house came with the house in a pale buff and cream blend the owners did not want. It was stained in 2008 as a makeover and certified Silver when the file was signed eleven years later.

An outside corner of the apartment building in 2019, the buff brick reading as one even range across both elevations under white siding.
Commercial Restoration Silver

Matching Replacement Brick After a Fire on Michigan Apartments

Case 208 · 2005 to 2019 · 14 years

Fire damaged this two-story apartment building, and the restoration contractor who replaced the brick got a close match rather than an exact one. Staining in 2005 closed the rest of the gap, and the wall was photographed again and certified fourteen years later.

The carry out entrance and the long brick wall beside it in 2019, the brick one even red and brown range from the awning to the porch at the far end.
Restaurant Complaint Gold

Matching Two Runs of Brick on a Michigan Bob Evans

Case 209 · 2002 to 2019 · 17 years

The brick on this Michigan restaurant went up in two runs that did not match. The company that made the brick paid to have the off color units stained in 2002, and the building was photographed again and certified seventeen years later.

The buff brick gable end of a Michigan apartment block in 2019, one even range from the ground to the raking eaves with the Brickman Certified stamp at the lower right.
Commercial Repair Gold

Staining Mortar and Brick to Match a Michigan Apartment Repair

Case 210 · 2000 to 2019 · 19 years

A restoration repair went into this apartment block and the brick chosen for it did not match what was already on the wall. The mortar and all of the brick were stained in 2000 rather than the patch alone, and it was photographed again nineteen years later.

The long side wall of the house in 2019, its brick carrying one even tan and cream range from the corner to the far end, with the Brickman certified stamp in the corner of the frame.
Residential Complaint Silver

Blending Two Mismatched Brick Runs on Limestone Court

Case 213 · 2005 to 2019 · 14 years

Two runs of brick went into this house and they did not match, in color or in texture. The company that made the brick paid to have them blended in 2005 rather than torn out, and the wall was photographed again and certified fourteen years later.

The office wall from across the road in 2019, its basketweave and checker panels reading as strong red against buff brick, with a certification stamp in the corner.
Commercial Makeover Bronze

Staining Accent Brick Red on a Michigan Office

Case 214 · 2011 to 2019 · 8 years

The decorative brick panels on this single-story office had gone flat, and from the road the whole elevation read as one dull tan field. Selected units inside the existing panels were stained red by hand in 2011, and the wall was photographed again and certified in 2019.

The high rise in 2019 with the elevator shaft standing clear against the sky, both walls in the same range of red and tan brick
Commercial Addition Platinum

Matching New Brick on a Michigan Elevator Shaft Addition

Case 215 · 1998 to 2019 · 21 years

Two stories were added to the elevator shaft on this Michigan high rise and the brick that went up did not match the brick already there. The mason who hired the work had the new brick stained to meet the old, and it was photographed again twenty-one years later.

The end of the college building from the lawn in 2019, the recessed entrance, the low front wall and a blue roof sign lettered J, the brick one even red range.
Educational Complaint Platinum

Restaining Maroon Soldier Courses on a Michigan College

Case 217 · 1998 to 2019 · 21 years

The soldier courses on this college building were laid in a maroon purple that sat outside the wall around them. The company that made the brick paid to have those courses stained to an orange red, and it was certified twenty-one years later.

The college wall from below in 2019, a curving roofline over three tall windows and the brick reading as one even red range from the sills to the parapet.
Educational Complaint Platinum

Darkening Pale Entrance Brick at Macomb Community College

Case 218 · 1998 to 2019 · 21 years

The 8 by 8 brick at the entrance of this community college went up too light. The company that made the brick paid to have the color corrected rather than torn off.

The garage bay and the bay window of the house in 2019, the brick reading as one even salmon and tan range.
Residential Platinum

Lightening Dark Blotchy Brick on a Glenmoore Home

Case 219 · 1999 to 2019 · 20 years

A few areas of the brick on this house went up dark and blotchy against a lighter range. The company that made the brick paid to have them lightened rather than cut out and replaced.

The house from the garden in summer sun in 2019, its brick an even red across every face, with a round window in a radial brick surround and a timber covered porch to the right.
Residential Addition Bronze

Staining Brick and Mortar to Match a Michigan Addition

Case 220 · 2012 to 2019 · 7 years

The homeowners had put an addition on the house and wanted its brick to match what was already standing. The brick and the mortar were stained in the winter of 2012, and it was photographed again seven years later and certified then.

The gable end of the Michigan house in 2019, its brick an even red and brown range with cast stone blocks in the gable field and an arched window group below.
Residential Complaint Platinum

Restoring Spray Wash Damage on a Michigan Home

Case 221 · 1996 to 2019 · 23 years

A spray wash took the surface off parts of the brick on this house. The damaged brick was stained back to the color of the wall around it in 1996, and the house was photographed again twenty-three years later and certified then.

The side elevation of the Macomb house in 2019, its red brick reading as one range under cream lap siding.
Residential Complaint Bronze

Darkening Scattered Pale Brick on a Macomb Home

Case 222 · 2011 to 2019 · 8 years

A few bricks on this Macomb house went up paler than everything around them. The company that made the brick paid to have them darkened into the range in 2011, and the house was photographed again and certified eight years later.

The brick between two limestone returns in 2019, an even pale cream range with faint tan through it, and a Brickman Certified stamp printed over the lower right of the frame.
Residential Complaint Gold

Staining Out Chips and Smudges on a Michigan Home

Case 223 · 2004 to 2019 · 15 years

The brick on this Michigan house arrived marked, with chips and smudges scattered through the wall. They were stained out in 2004, and a share of the brick around them was stained too to lighten the whole range, then photographed again fifteen years later.

A long school elevation in 2019, light cream brick carrying scattered tan and brown units through it, punched windows down the wall and snow on the ground.
Educational Addition Gold

Adding Darks to the Range on a St Clair High School

Case 224 · 2000 to 2019 · 19 years

The customer wanted more dark colors in the brick range on this school addition. The file records fifteen percent of the units stained dark in 2000, photographed again and certified Gold nineteen years later.

The school corner in 2019, red brick running one range with darker units set through it and cream limestone bands across the elevation.
Educational Makeover Gold

Staining Every Light Unit on a St Clair Middle School

Case 225 · 2000 to 2019 · 19 years

Areas of light brick on this Michigan middle school did not blend with the range around them. Every light unit was stained in 2000, and the wall was photographed again and certified Gold nineteen years later.

The covered entrance of the school in 2019, a green metal canopy on a brick column with the two-story wall above it reading as one red and tan brick range.
Educational Complaint Gold

Repairing Power Wash Damage on a Michigan School

Case 226 · 2003 to 2019 · 16 years

Pressure washing had damaged the brick in several areas of this Michigan school. A mason hired the correction, every brick in those areas was stained in 2003, and it was photographed again sixteen years later and certified then.

The garage wing square on in 2019, its brick one warm tan and brown blend across all three bays, under a run of iron railing at the parapet.
Residential Addition Silver

Matching a Large Home Addition on Commerce Road

Case 228 · 2008 to 2019 · 11 years

A very large addition went up on this house in brick that did not match the house it joined. The homeowner paid to have the new brick brought into range with the old, and it was photographed again eleven years later and certified then.

The inside corner of a grassed courtyard in 2019, red brick running along both wings as one even range from the lawn up to the clerestory windows.
Educational Repair Silver

Matching Repaired Brick on a Livonia University Building

Case 230 · 2007 to 2019 · 12 years

Areas of this campus building had been repaired, and the repaired brick did not match the range around it. The trade that did the work paid to bring the off color units back into that range, and it was photographed again twelve years later and certified then.

The covered porch of the house in 2019, grown boxwood along its front and the brick wall beside it reading as one even red range, with the certification stamp at the lower right of the frame.
Residential Complaint Gold

Staining Off Color Brick and Mortar on an Ohio Colonial

Case 231 · 2004 to 2019 · 15 years

The brick on this new Ohio house went up off color, and the file records the mortar was off with it. The company that made the brick paid to have both stained in 2004, and the house was photographed again and certified Gold in 2019.

A brick elevation of the dealership in 2019, three windows set between brick piers, the wall reading as one tan and brown range from the sills down to the gravel bed
Commercial Addition Silver

Matching an Addition on an Illinois Car Dealership

Case 233 · 2008 to 2019 · 11 years

The brick on an addition to this Illinois dealership did not match the range already standing. The mason who built it hired the staining in 2008, and it was photographed again eleven years later and certified then.

The front of the house in 2019, its cream and buff brick reading as one blend from the gravel bed to the eaves, with an arched window and a white portico column
Residential Complaint Gold

Blending Two Brick Runs on a Sparta Illinois Home

Case 235 · 2000 to 2019 · 19 years

The brick on this Sparta house arrived in two runs that did not match each other. The company that made the brick paid to have both runs stained and blended in 2000, and the file was signed Gold when it was photographed again nineteen years later.

The side wall of the house in 2019, its brick one even light red and tan range from the ground to the eaves, with a window and shutters past the outside corner
Residential Complaint Gold

Lightening Dark Brick to the Range on a Shiloh Home

Case 236 · 2003 to 2019 · 16 years

The brick on this Shiloh, Illinois house went up in two runs that did not match each other. The company that made the brick paid to have the off-color units stained into the range, and the file was signed Gold when the house was photographed again sixteen years later.

The front gable of the house in 2019, its arched window and round louvered vent set in brick that reads as one cream and grey range, with the certification stamp at the corner of the frame.
Residential Complaint Gold

Blending a Patchy Brick Wall on a Hoyleton Home

Case 237 · 2003 to 2019 · 16 years

The brick on this house went up patchy, and the homeowners said so. The company that made the brick paid to have it blended in 2003, and it was photographed again sixteen years later and certified then.

The office in 2019 from an outside corner, the wall running away in one even red brick with buff soldier bands above and below the windows, and the certification stamp at the corner of the frame
Commercial Complaint Gold

Breaking Up Blotchy Brick on an Illinois Office

Case 238 · 2000 to 2019 · 19 years

The brick on this single-story office went up blotchy and off color. The company that made the brick paid to have it corrected rather than torn off, and the building was photographed again nineteen years later and certified then.

The soldier course corner in 2019, the upright units and the brick on both faces reading as one red brown range, with the certification stamp at the corner of the frame.
Commercial Silver

Staining Unfinished Soldier Corners on an Illinois Building

Case 239 · 2007 to 2019 · 12 years

The upright brick running down the outside corners of this building went up unfinished, so the corners did not match the wall they were part of. They were stained in 2007, and the building was photographed again twelve years later and certified then.

The base of an outside corner of the library in 2019, the shaped corner units reading as one warm tan range with the walls either side, grass at the foot of the wall and the certification stamp on the frame
Government Complaint Silver

Staining Off Color Corner Shapes at Green Street Library

Case 240 · 2007 to 2019 · 12 years

The shaped units that turn the outside corners of this library came out a different color from the rest of the brick, so every corner read as a pale stripe up the wall. The brick manufacturer paid to have the corners stained rather than cut out.

The outside corner of the office building in 2019, the brick carrying round the corner as one buff and tan range under a glazed upper storey.
Commercial Addition Platinum

Matching New Brick and Mortar on a Wooster Office

Case 241 · 1997 to 2019 · 22 years

New brick went up on this Wooster office building and a few areas of it did not match the range. All of the new brick was stained in 1997, and the building was photographed again twenty-two years later and certified then.

The single-story house from the front lawn in 2019, one red brick range running across the wall, the front gable and the entry.
Residential Complaint Gold

Correcting Power Wash Damage on a Massillon Home

Case 243 · 2001 to 2019 · 18 years

Pressure washing left damage across the brick on this single-story house. A mason contractor paid to have the damaged areas color corrected rather than leave them showing.

The front of Five Oaks in 2019, its rough faced sandstone reading as one range across the gable, tower and clustered chimneys.
Commercial Restoration Gold

Matching Restoration Stone at Five Oaks in Massillon

Case 244 · 2001 to 2019 · 18 years

Restoration work on this 1894 stone house left patches of replacement stone that did not match the rest of the range. All of the masonry was stained to one match in 2001, photographed again in 2019 and certified at eighteen years.

The entry elevation in 2019, stained brick running as one buff and tan range under a band of clerestory windows, a cupola above the roof and a walkway to the door
Educational Addition Platinum

Matching a New Addition on a Solon Ohio Children's Center

Case 245 · 1996 to 2019 · 23 years

A new addition went up in brick that did not match the building it joined, and a business hired the correction. The addition was stained into range in 1996 and photographed again twenty-three years later.

A glass block window set in the church's brick in 2019, the wall around it reading as one even orange range from sill to soldier course.
Worship Platinum

Staining Brick and Mortar on an Ohio Church

Case 246 · 1998 to 2019 · 21 years

The brick on this church needed a closer match. The file records a one day job in 1998 to stain both the brick and the mortar, photographed again twenty-one years later and certified Platinum.

The office seen from across the street in 2019, its brick one red brown range from the sign band down to the sidewalk, with a glass block window bay to the right.
Commercial Repair Platinum

Staining a Whole Cleveland Office to Hide a Repair

Case 247 · 1996 to 2019 · 23 years

Brick on this single-story Cleveland office was repaired, and the repair did not match what was already there. The whole elevation was stained in 1996 rather than the patch on its own, photographed again twenty-three years later and certified Platinum.

The gable end, the garage and the chimney seen from the driveway in 2019, the stack and the wall behind it reading as one red and brown brick range under a white eaves line
Residential Gold

Matching a Repaired Chimney to an Ohio Brick Home

Case 249 · 2001 to 2019 · 18 years

A repair left this chimney in brick that did not match the house it stands on. The homeowners paid to have all of the chimney brick stained in 2001, and it was photographed again eighteen years later and certified then.

The long two-story classroom elevation of the school seen from the parking lot in 2019, the brick reading as one mixed red and brown range the length of the wall.
Educational Complaint Gold

Breaking Up Flat Brick Runs at Lincoln School in Ohio

Case 250 · 2000 to 2019 · 19 years

The architect rejected the brick on this Ohio school after it was laid, because large groups of units had come out the same color. The company that made the brick paid for two days of staining to break the runs up and even out the range, and it was photographed again nineteen years later and certified then.

The front of the school in 2019 from the kerb, the two story classroom wing and the low entrance range reading as one even red brown brick.
Educational Complaint Gold

Darkening Pale Units at the Franklin Elementary School

Case 251 · 2000 to 2019 · 19 years

The brick on this elementary school went up with too many light units in the range, and the company that made the brick paid to have a percentage of them darkened rather than have the wall taken down. It was photographed again nineteen years later and certified Gold.

The entry tower from the pavement in 2019, two faces of red brick meeting at the corner under a projecting cornice against a clear sky
Commercial Complaint Platinum

Staining Off Color Brick at an Ohio Restaurant Entrance

Case 253 · 1997 to 2019 · 22 years

Some of the brick near the front door of this Ohio restaurant went up a different color from the rest. The company that made the brick paid to have those units stained in 1997, and the building was photographed again and certified twenty-two years later.

The arched brick entry of the house in 2019, carriage lamps either side of the opening and planted urns on the step, the brick one even warm red range up to the second floor.
Residential Complaint Platinum

Color Correcting Power Wash Damage on an Ohio Home

Case 254 · 1997 to 2019 · 22 years

A powerwash left damage on the brick across the front and both sides of this house. The mason or contractor hired the correction, and it was photographed again twenty-two years later and certified Platinum.

The side door and window of the house in 2019, the buff brick base course running under pale siding as one even range
Residential Complaint Gold

Rust Spots and Dark Brick Lightened on an Ohio Home

Case 255 · 2000 to 2019 · 19 years

Rust had marked some of the brick on this Ohio house and other units had fired far darker than the range around them. The company that made the brick paid to have both corrected in 2000, and it was photographed again and certified Gold nineteen years later.

The outside corner of the house in 2019, an arched triple window on one face and a service door and garage door on the other, the brick an even red and brown range across both.
Residential Complaint Gold

Matching a Mismatched Brick Run on an Ohio Home with Stone Quoins

Case 257 · 2001 to 2019 · 18 years

Two runs of brick went into this single-story Ohio house and one of them did not match the run already installed. The company that made the brick paid to have the off-colored run stained in 2001, and the house was photographed again eighteen years later and certified Gold.

The front of the building in 2019 across a mown lawn, the entry and the run of window bays carrying one even darker red brick to the curved corner.
Commercial Complaint Platinum

Taking an Aurora Office Building to a Darker Shade

Case 258 · 1997 to 2019 · 22 years

The brick that arrived for this office did not match the sample that had been approved. The company that made the brick paid for all of it to be taken to a darker shade, and it was photographed again twenty-two years later and certified then.

The long side wall of the house in 2019 seen at a raking angle, the stained brick running away toward the roofline with mown lawn and evergreens beside it.
Residential Complaint Gold

Evening Out a Poorly Blended Wall on an Ohio Home

Case 259 · 2001 to 2019 · 18 years

The homeowner rejected the brick on this single-story Ohio house because as laid it did not blend. The company that made the brick paid to have the color enhanced in 2001, and it was photographed again eighteen years later and certified then.

The long buff brick flank of the mall in 2019, running from a curved entrance canopy past a car park to a service yard.
Commercial Complaint Platinum

Blending the Soldier Course on an Ohio Shopping Mall

Case 260 · 1996 to 2019 · 23 years

The soldier brick on this Ohio mall was rejected for carrying too much color range. The brick manufacturer paid to have it blended in 1996, and the architect approved the range after two applications over three days.

The house seen from the kerb across its front lawn in 2019, the brick reading as one even cream and tan range across the gables and the garage wing.
Residential Complaint Platinum

Correcting Off Range Corner Shapes on an Ohio Home

Case 261 · 1998 to 2019 · 21 years

The shaped bricks at the corners of this Ohio house did not match the wall around them. The company that made the brick paid to have them corrected in 1998, and the house was photographed again and certified Platinum twenty-one years later.

The banded brick corner of the church in 2019, its buff field and darker accent courses reading as one range behind mature pines.
Worship Silver

Lightening Two Dark Accent Bands on a Battle Creek Church

Case 262 · 2008 to 2019 · 11 years

Horizontal accent bands run across the buff brick of this church, and two of them at the top of the wall came out darker than the rest. The dark units were lightened rather than cut out, and the wall was photographed again eleven years later.

The long side wall of Washington Hall before the work, three floors of pale yellow brick at ground level with the two upper floors running orange and pink above a stone belt course.
Educational Bronze

Staining the Upper Walls of Washington Hall to Match Below

Case 263 · certified 2019 · 7 to 9 years

The brick on the upper floors of this university hall did not match the brick below it. The upper wall was stained to bring it into the range of the bottom, and the building was photographed again and certified Bronze in 2019.

The mall in 2019 seen from the lawn, tan brick stepping up in blocks behind a Crate & Barrel storefront and a glazed entrance vestibule.
Commercial Complaint Platinum

Blending Off Range Brick Across a Troy Shopping Mall

Case 268 · 1998 to 2019 · 21 years

Off-colored brick ran through the range on this mall, and the company that made the brick paid for a percentage of it to be stained into a better blend. It was photographed again twenty-one years later and certified Platinum.

The storefront in 2019 from outside, the sign band running along the parapet and the tan brick piers below it carrying the canopy.
Commercial Complaint Gold

Blending Off Range Brick at a Michigan Home Depot Entrance

Case 270 · 2000 to 2019 · 19 years

Areas of the brick on this Michigan Home Depot went up outside the color range the rest of the store was built to. The company that made the brick paid to have those areas blended in 2000, and the entrance was photographed again and certified Gold in 2019.

The side of the house from the driveway in 2019, grey brick running from the garage corner past a basement window to the far end of the wall.
Residential Complaint Platinum

Evening Out Blotchy Grey Brick on a Michigan Home

Case 271 · 1998 to 2019 · 21 years

The grey brick on this two-story house went up with off-colored, blotchy units scattered through the range. The company that made the brick paid to have every one of them stained to match, and someone went back twenty-one years later and photographed the same wall.

The Richard A. Young Recreation Center from its parking lot in 2019, the brick reading as one warm red and tan range.
Government Makeover Gold

Adding Bands of Contrast to the Richard A. Young Rec Center

Case 272 · 2000 to 2019 · 19 years

Nothing on this Dearborn Heights, Michigan recreation center had failed. The customer wanted bands of contrast worked into the brick, and it was photographed again nineteen years later and certified Gold.

The end wall of the apartment block in 2019, its brick one even brown range from the parapet coping down to the ground.
Commercial Silver

Staining Upper Apartment Walls in Michigan to the Range

Case 274 · 2004 to 2019 · 15 years

The upper section of these apartment walls went up in a brick the owner had matched as closely as they could find, and it was not close enough. The upper walls were stained in August 2004 and photographed again fifteen years later.

The store frontage in 2019 from the kerb, two brick pilasters and the wall between them holding one even red range from the cast stone base to the precast panel above.
Commercial Complaint Gold

Repairing Power Wash Damage at a Michigan Home Depot

Case 275 · 2000 to 2019 · 19 years

The brick on this store was damaged by powerwashing while the building was still going up. It was color corrected in 2000, photographed again nineteen years later, and certified then.

The upper floors of a Michigan hospital in 2019, red brick piers stepping past cast stone panels of geometric ornament under a clear sky.
Healthcare Silver

Staining Repair Brick Into Range on a Michigan Hospital

Case 278 · 2008 to 2019 · 11 years

Areas of this hospital's brickwork had been repaired, and the replacement brick did not match the wall. The mason contractor who made the repairs paid to have them stained into the range in 2008, and the file was re-photographed and certified Silver eleven years later.

The white brick gable and the head of the entry arch in 2019, one even range of whites under tree shadow.
Residential Complaint Platinum

Whitening Darker Units in a White Brick Michigan Home

Case 279 · 1998 to 2019 · 21 years

The white brick on this house went up with some units carrying less of the white coating than the rest of the range. The company that made the brick paid to have the darker ones brought up to match, and someone went back twenty-one years later and photographed the same entry.

The front of the house in 2019, the brick reading as one range from the garage gable across to the arched window in the projecting bay.
Residential Complaint Platinum

Darkening the Light Run on a Michigan Sweeping Gable Home

Case 280 · 1998 to 2019 · 21 years

The brick on this house arrived in two runs that did not match, and it was rejected on the wall. The company that made the brick paid to have every light unit darkened, and the same elevation was photographed again twenty-one years later.

The paver steps and walk at the house entrance in 2019, treads, coping and field pavers reading as one red range, with the certification stamp at the lower right
Residential Complaint Platinum

Tinting Paver Coping Shapes to Match at an Ohio Home

Case 281 · 1998 to 2019 · 21 years

The step treads and coping on this Ohio entrance went in a different color from the pavers around them. The brick manufacturer paid to have the shapes tinted into the range in 1998, and they were photographed again twenty-one years later and certified Platinum.

The covered porch of the Johnstown house in 2019, a table and chairs against a brick wall that reads as one even red and tan range past two sash windows.
Residential Complaint Platinum

Darkening the Light Run of Brick on a Johnstown Home

Case 285 · 1999 to 2019 · 20 years

Two different runs of brick went up on this Johnstown, Ohio house and the homeowner turned them down. The brick manufacturer paid to have the pale units darkened in 1999, and the house was photographed again twenty years later and certified then.

The front of the Kroger in 2019, its brick reading as one pink and red range across the store front and the coffee shop beside it.
Commercial Complaint Platinum

Darkening Light Headers on an Ohio Kroger Store

Case 288 · 1998 to 2019 · 21 years

Too many of the header bricks on this grocery store came out lighter than the wall around them. The company that made the brick paid to have the off-color units stained rather than replaced, and it was photographed again twenty-one years later.

The gable end of a two-story brick apartment block in 2019, the wall carrying one red range from the eaves to the grass.
Commercial Repair Gold

Matching a Brick Repair at the Eaton Ave Apartments

Case 291 · 2000 to 2019 · 19 years

A small patch of replacement brick went into this apartment block in a color that did not match the wall around it. The mason who did the repair paid to have the patch stained rather than pulled out.

The hardware store seen across its parking lot in 2019, tan brick piers and field walls carrying a dark metal fascia above the entrance.
Commercial Complaint Platinum

Correcting Power Wash Damage on an Ohio Hardware Store

Case 292 · 1999 to 2019 · 20 years

A pressure washer stripped the color off the brick on this store and cut into the face of the units. The mason who hired the job had the affected areas color corrected in 1999, and it was photographed again and certified twenty years later.

The rear of the house in 2019, a broad hipped roof over a wall of cream and tan brick with a tall arched window group above the patio.
Residential Complaint Gold

Clearing Mud Splash and Evening Mortar on an Ohio Home

Case 293 · 2003 to 2019 · 16 years

The brick on this house came out uneven, and mud splash had left brown marks along the bottom of the walls. The company that made the brick paid to have it corrected, and it was photographed again sixteen years later and certified then.

The office seen from the parking lot drive in 2019, the gable end and the long elevation beyond it reading as one red brick range.
Commercial Complaint Silver

Lightening Large Areas of Dark Brick on a Dublin Office

Case 294 · 2005 to 2019 · 14 years

Large areas of the brick on this two-story Dublin office center fired darker than the range it was specified in. The brick manufacturer paid to have ninety percent of it lightened in 2005 rather than torn down, and the wall was photographed again and certified in 2019.

The full gable end of the Hilliard church in 2019, its brick one even orange range from the louvred vent up to the roof line, above the darker brick of the wing in front.
Worship Platinum

Tinting Light Brick to Orange Red on a Hilliard Church

Case 295 · 1999 to 2019 · 20 years

The brick on this Hilliard, Ohio church went up lighter than the customer wanted. The contractor bought a stain kit and tinted the wall himself in 1999, and it was photographed again twenty years later and certified then.

The front of the showroom in 2019, its stained brick piers and walls running past the entrance under the Harley-Davidson and Triumph signs.
Commercial Makeover Gold

Restaining an Indiana Harley-Davidson Showroom to Match

Case 296 · 2003 to 2019 · 16 years

The owner of this motorcycle showroom did not like the color of the brick. The business paid to have all of it stained rather than rebuilt, and it was photographed again sixteen years later and certified then.

An inside corner of the building in 2019 where two wings meet, brick above a continuous band of split faced block, with clipped shrubs and mulch beds along the base.
Healthcare Complaint Silver

Matching Two Runs of Split Face Block at Granger Family Medical

Case 297 · 2008 to 2019 · 11 years

Two runs of split faced block went up on this medical building in colors that did not match. The mason who built it paid to have the off-colored run stained to the rest, and it was photographed again eleven years later and certified then.

The school elevation in 2019, a cream brick field reading as one range above a red base band, with a dashed accent course and a window at the right.
Educational Complaint Platinum

Darkening Light Brick and Shapes on a South Bend School

Case 298 · 1999 to 2019 · 20 years

Some of the brick on this school came in lighter than the rest, and the special shapes did not match the range either. The company that made the brick paid to have it corrected, and it was photographed again twenty years later.

The gable end of the house at Shadow Lake in 2019, its brick reading as one tan and brown range from the eaves down past a shuttered window.
Residential Silver

Blending Off Range Brick on a Shadow Lake Home

Case 299 · 2008 to 2019 · 11 years

The brick on this two-story house went up with off-colored units scattered through the range. They were stained to match the brick around them in 2008, and the house was photographed again and certified eleven years later.

The outside corner of the Avon house in 2019, its brick reading as one buff and tan range where it meets white lap siding, with the certification stamp at the lower right.
Residential Silver

Staining Brick and Mortar Into Range on an Avon Home

Case 300 · 2007 to 2019 · 12 years

Areas of brick on this Avon, Indiana house stood out from the range around them. The mason on the job had the brick and mortar stained to bring those units back in, and it was photographed again twelve years later and certified then.

Looking up at the gable end of the house in 2019, two upper windows set in brick that carries one even tan and cream range, with siding in the gable above.
Residential Complaint Silver

Staining Off Color Headers on an Indiana Home

Case 302 · 2007 to 2019 · 12 years

The brick on this house arrived from the plant already coated in cement to give it a new color range, and the coating wore off. The company that made the brick paid to put the color back in 2007, and the house was photographed again and certified twelve years later.

The brick field under two upper windows in 2019, the units below the sills reading as one range with the wall around them.
Residential Repair Silver

Matching Repair Brick Under the Windows in Fishers

Case 303 · 2007 to 2019 · 12 years

A run of brick under the windows on this two-story Fishers, Indiana house did not match the wall around it. The mason who built it hired the correction in 2007, some units lightened and some darkened, and it was photographed again and certified twelve years later.

The front of the house in 2019 from the driveway, its twin brick gables and stone bay reading as one settled range under mature planting.
Residential Complaint Silver

Staining Brick and Mortar on an Indiana Home

Case 304 · 2007 to 2019 · 12 years

The brick on this house went up off color in places, and a few areas of mortar needed fixing. Both were stained rather than pulled out, and the house was photographed again twelve years later.

The side of the house in 2019 from the lawn, the brick reading as one tan and grey range from the footing to the eaves beside a service door.
Residential Complaint Silver

Blending the Brick Range on an Indiana Home's Elevations

Case 305 · 2009 to 2019 · 10 years

The homeowners rejected the brick on this Indiana house and wanted it torn down because the colors in the range did not agree with each other. The company that made the brick paid to have every elevation blended in 2009, and the house was photographed again and certified ten years later.

The arched front entry of the house in 2019, the brick running one even red and brown range from the beds up to the gable.
Residential Complaint Platinum

Repairing Pressure Washer Damage on a Carmel Home

Case 306 · 1997 to 2019 · 22 years

A pressure washer cut into the face of the brick on this Carmel house while it was still being built. The damaged spots were color enhanced by hand in 1997, and the house was photographed again twenty-two years later and certified then.

The medical center from its approach road in 2019, brick bays and a limestone stair tower rising above the emergency department canopy.
Healthcare Complaint Gold

Lightening Dark Brick at Carmel Medical Center

Case 307 · 2004 to 2019 · 15 years

Areas of the brick on this Carmel, Indiana medical center came out darker than the range around them. The company that made the brick paid to have the dark areas lightened in 2004, and it was photographed again fifteen years later and certified then.

The gable end of the house from below in 2019, the oval window set in brick that reads as one cream and grey range up to the eaves.
Residential Complaint Gold

Blending Bare White Brick on an Indianapolis Home

Case 308 · 2000 to 2019 · 19 years

The brick on this house went up with more bare white units than the sample the homeowners had picked. The company that made the brick paid to have it blended, and it was photographed again nineteen years later.

The front of the house from the street in 2019, the brick below the siding reading as one even cream and grey range
Residential Complaint Gold

Evening Out Blotchy Brick on an Indianapolis Home

Case 309 · 2001 to 2019 · 18 years

The brick on this Indianapolis house went up blotchy, pale areas sitting among dark ones. The company that made the brick paid to have it evened out in 2001, and it was photographed again and certified Gold eighteen years later.

The house seen from the kerb in 2019, the hipped roof and dormer above a long brick elevation that reads as one buff and rose range across its whole length.
Residential Addition Silver

Matching an Addition to the House in Hilliard, Ohio

Case 312 · 2009 to 2019 · 10 years

The family built an addition and the new brick came from a different maker, so it never quite matched the house. Every brick on the home was stained, the new work and the original together, and it was photographed again ten years later and certified then.

The covered terrace and its brick arcade in 2019, the arch heads and pier corners in the same range as the brick around them
Residential Complaint Bronze

Matching the Shaped Brick on Powell Home Columns

Case 313 · 2012 to 2019 · 7 years

The special shapes on this home went up a different color from the brick around them. The company that made the brick paid to have every shape stained to match.

The covered front entry in 2019, the stacked stone around the door reading as one even range of tan, rust and grey.
Residential Complaint Bronze

Darkening Pale Stone on a Westerville Model Home

Case 314 · 2012 to 2019 · 7 years

The stone on this model home went up lighter than the color that had been approved for it. It was stained in 2012 to bring it back to that color, then photographed again and certified seven years later.

An outside corner of the brick wing in 2019, a tall window at the right and mature planting at the left, the brick one even red and tan range
Residential Complaint Bronze

Repairing Wand Damage on a Westerville Home

Case 315 · 2010 to 2019 · 9 years

A pressure washer left serious wand damage on the brick of this house. The masonry contractor paid to have the color put back by hand in July 2010, photographed again nine years later and certified then.

The outside corner of the two-story building in 2019, cream brick running past three window bays to a dark metal parapet with an awning below.
Commercial Complaint Bronze

Blending Off Color Brick and Mortar on an Ohio Retail Block

Case 316 · 2010 to 2019 · 9 years

The brick and the mortar on this two-story Ohio retail building went up off color, in a wider range than the customer had expected. The mason who laid the wall paid to have a good portion of the brick and the mortar stained into range in 2010, photographed again nine years later and certified Bronze.

The gable end of the house in 2021, one range of brown brick around a tall white window under a white-trimmed roofline, with the certification stamp in the corner.
Residential Complaint Silver

Color Correcting Three Sides of a Mason, Ohio Home

Case 041 · 2007 to 2021 · 14 years

The brick on this house in Mason, Ohio went up with off colored, blotchy areas across the walls. The brick manufacturer paid to have three of the four sides color corrected in 2007, photographed again fourteen years later and certified Silver.

The end wall of the university building in 2019, seen from an angle at dusk, brown brick running to a lit glass stair bay.
Educational Restoration Silver

Matching Restoration Brick to Old on a Kent University Wall

Case 318 · 2009 to 2019 · 10 years

A restoration put new brick into the walls of a university building in Kent, Ohio, and the best match the contractor could find was not close enough for the university. The contractor had all of the brick stained to one range in 2009, photographed again ten years later and certified Silver.

Looking up at the clipped corner of the building in 2019, red brick banding above two upper windows and a cast stone band over the ground floor glazing.
Healthcare Complaint Silver

Bringing Dark Shaped Brick Into Range in Hudson, Ohio

Case 319 · 2005 to 2019 · 14 years

The shaped brick on this urgent care came out darker than the field brick around it. The manufacturer that made the brick paid to have every shape stained into range in 2005, photographed again fourteen years later and certified Silver.

The front of the house in 2019, an arched entry gable and a second gable with a fanlight window in one pale cream brick, mature planting along a paver walk and lawn
Residential Complaint Platinum

Lightening Dark Brick on a Lost Creek Ohio Home

Case 320 · 1998 to 2019 · 21 years

The brick on this house carried more dark units than the homeowners wanted. The brick manufacturer paid to have almost all of it stained lighter in 1998, photographed again twenty-one years later and certified Platinum.

The porch corner of the Sylvania house in 2019, light brick running one range around the outside corner beside a white post and bracket, a black shutter on the left and the porch window on the right.
Residential Complaint Platinum

Lightening Bands of Dark Brick on a Sylvania Home

Case 321 · 1998 to 2019 · 21 years

Bands of darker brick ran through a few areas of this two-story house in Sylvania, Ohio. The company that made the brick paid to have them lightened in 1998, photographed again twenty-one years later and certified Platinum.

The entry portico of the Maumee house in 2019 looking up from the driveway, white brick piers and an arch under a dentil cornice, blue sky and cloud above.
Residential Gold

Spot Staining Chips and Body on a Maumee White Brick Home

Case 322 · 2003 to 2019 · 16 years

The white brick on this Maumee, Ohio house was a very hard unit with low absorption, and chips and body showed through its texture. The company that made the brick hired a half day of staining on the most obvious spots in 2003, photographed again sixteen years later and certified Gold.

The gated stone entry and green garage door of the Snow Trail home in 2019, burgundy units scattered through grey and tan coursed stone under a red brown fascia.
Residential Complaint Platinum

Adding Burgundy to the Stone Range on an Ohio Home

Case 323 · 1998 to 2019 · 21 years

The stone on this Ohio home went up without the burgundy the customer had chosen from the range. The distributor who sold it paid to have a small percentage of burgundy added by hand in 1998, photographed again twenty-one years later and certified Platinum.

The buff brick wall in 2019 looking up beside the blue glazed tile of the entrance tower, the units reading as one tan range, with the certification stamp in the corner.
Commercial Gold

Darkening Light Buff Brick on a Lima Office Building

Case 324 · 2003 to 2019 · 16 years

The buff brick on this two-story office building in Lima, Ohio ran light in places, and the customer wanted those areas blended in. The business had a slight percentage of the light brick darkened in August 2003, photographed again sixteen years later and certified Gold.

The long side of the single-story brick house in 2019, seen down its length from one end, with a satellite dish on the wall and open farmland beyond.
Residential Addition Platinum

Staining the Join Between an Ohio Home and Its Addition

Case 326 · 1995 to 2019 · 24 years

An addition went onto this single-story Ohio brick home and the brick between the new work and the old did not match. The homeowner had the join stained in 1995, and the house was photographed again twenty-four years later and certified Platinum.

The side wall of the clinic in 2019, red blend brick below the siding from the door to the corner pier, with the Brickman Certified stamp in the corner.
Commercial Makeover Silver

Matching Off Color Brick on an Ohio Animal Clinic

Case 328 · 2009 to 2019 · 10 years

A large part of the brick on this Ohio animal clinic did not match the rest of the building. The owner had every off-colored unit stained to match in August 2009, on several recipes, photographed again ten years later and certified Silver.

The fill-in panel between the bay window and the downspout in 2020, its brick carrying the same red and dark units as the original wall around it, with the certification stamp in the corner.
Educational Addition Silver

Matching Infill Brick and Blending an Indiana School Addition

Case 329 · 2010 to 2020 · 10 years

Two fill-in areas on the original school had to match the old wall, and a new addition had to stay visibly new but with its dark brick blended evenly. The school hired both parts in 2010, and the fill-in was photographed again ten years later and certified Silver.

The covered patio of the Kentucky house in 2020, the pale brick wall on the left and the whitewashed-look brick of the gable wing on the right meeting at the porch posts, with the certification stamp in the corner.
Residential Addition Silver

Matching an Addition to Discontinued Brick in Kentucky

Case 331 · 2008 to 2020 · 12 years

The brick this Kentucky house was built from had been discontinued by the time an addition went on, so the addition went up in a different brick. The homeowner had the new brick stained to match the old in 2008, photographed again twelve years later and certified Silver.

The front entrance of the Tennessee house in 2020, the brick beside the door and around the corner reading as one red range, with the certification stamp in the corner.
Residential Platinum

Lightening Off Color Brick Spots on a Tennessee Home

Case 332 · 1999 to 2020 · 21 years

A few of the bricks on this Tennessee house came out of the kiln off color, the worst of them right beside the doorbell. The homeowner had those units stained to match the wall in 1999 rather than cut out and replaced, photographed again twenty-one years later and certified Platinum.

The front of the house in 2020 under a clear sky, the entrance gable and the long wing beyond it in one even red brown brick, with the certification stamp in the corner.
Residential Complaint Platinum

Darkening Blotchy Light Brick on a Kentucky Ranch Home

Case 333 · 1999 to 2020 · 21 years

Light, blotchy brick was scattered across this single story Kentucky house when it was new. The company that made the brick paid to have the light areas darkened in 1999, photographed again twenty-one years later and certified Platinum.

The front gable and the entry in 2020 with snow on the shrubs, the brick one pale grey and cream range from the arched window to the door, with the certification stamp in the corner
Residential Complaint Platinum

Taking Tan Brick to a Grey Tone on a Saginaw Home

Case 335 · 1997 to 2020 · 23 years

The homeowners did not like the tan brick on this single-story house and wanted it grey or white. The brick manufacturer paid to have it stained to a greyer tone in 1997, photographed again twenty-three years later and certified Platinum.

The brick over the two garage doors in 2020, one red range across the courses under the soffit and down the pier between the doors, with the certification stamp in the corner.
Residential Complaint Silver

Tinting Mismatched Brick Over a Garage Door at Saline Estates

Case 336 · 2007 to 2020 · 13 years

Two lots of brick went onto this house and the run over the garage doors did not match. No more of the first lot could be found, so the company that made the brick paid to have it stained instead of torn out in 2007, photographed again thirteen years later and certified Silver.

The garden wall of the home in 2020, its washed pink and cream brick one even range under a white soffit, with a stone fountain and dormant shrubs in the snow in front of it.
Residential Complaint Gold

Lightening Black Marks on a Home's Brick Wall

Case 337 · 2005 to 2020 · 15 years

Scattered units on this home's brick wall carried dark spots on their faces, and the homeowners would not accept them. The spots were lightened with stain in 2005 to blend into the brick around them, photographed again in 2020 and certified Gold.

The front of the downtown Michigan building in 2020, one range of red brick around arched windows with blue frames, iron balconies above.
Commercial Makeover Silver

Blending a Mess of Colors on a Michigan Restoration

Case 338 · 2011 to 2020 · 9 years

This downtown Michigan building was mid-restoration when its brick was blended, old units, replacement units and patched openings in a mess of colors across the wall. Only certain bricks were stained to pull the range together in 2011, photographed again nine years later and certified Silver.

The garage wall of the Saline house in 2020, buff brick one range from the arched window past the entry door to the garage, with the certification stamp in the corner.
Residential Complaint Bronze

Lightening Dark Brick on a Saline, Michigan Home

Case 339 · 2012 to 2020 · 8 years

Areas of the brick on this two-story house in Saline, Michigan came out too dark against the rest of the wall. The brick manufacturer paid to have the dark units lightened in 2012, photographed again eight years later and certified Bronze.

The porch and front door of the manufactured stone house in 2020, grey window sills inside the stone blend, with the certification stamp in the corner
Residential Silver

Staining Tan Window Sills Grey on a Stone Home

Case 330 · 2009 to 2020 · 11 years

The window sills on this manufactured stone house came out tan, and tan was wrong against the rest of the stone. The brick distributor had all nine of them stained grey in 2009, photographed again eleven years later and certified Silver.

The base of the parking garage tower in 2020, red brick around the glazed entrance door with bike racks and snow on the paving and the certification stamp in the corner
Educational Makeover Silver

Taking a University Parking Garage From Brown to Red

Case 342 · 2010 to 2020 · 10 years

Nothing was wrong with the brick on this parking garage. The university that owns it wanted a new color scheme, so in 2010 the dark brown brick was stained into a red range, photographed again ten years on and certified Silver.

A long buff brick wall at the church in 2020, snow on its coping, a bare tree in front of it and the certification stamp in the corner of the frame
Worship Complaint Platinum

Matching Brick Shapes to the Stretchers on a Church

Case 343 · 1996 to 2020 · 24 years

The brick shapes on this church were made in a separate run from the stretchers and came out a different color from the wall around them. The brick manufacturer paid to have them corrected in 1996, photographed again in 2020 and certified Platinum.

The side wall of the store addition in winter 2020, red brown brick with a grey steel double door and snow along the base, with the certification stamp in the corner
Commercial Addition Silver

Matching a New Store Addition to Discontinued Brick

Case 344 · 2007 to 2020 · 13 years

The brick on the original store was discontinued by the time the addition was built, and the closest match ran a lighter orange. All of it was stained toward the original wall in 2007 and certified thirteen years later.

The front of a two-story home in Erie in 2020, buff brick across the gable wing and the entry under grey siding
Residential Complaint Gold

Correcting Brick That Missed the Sample Board in Erie

Case 345 · 2004 to 2020 · 16 years

The brick delivered to this new home did not match the sample board the homeowners had chosen. The company that made the brick paid to have most of it color enhanced in 2004, and it was photographed again sixteen years later.

The gable end of the Waterford house in 2020, one range of light brick around a double window with navy shutters and a string of lights along the eave.
Residential Complaint Silver

Lightening Dark Brick and Headers on a Waterford Home

Case 346 · 2008 to 2020 · 12 years

Areas of dark brick and dark headers on this Waterford, Pennsylvania house did not match the brick range around them. The company that made the brick hired the dark units lightened in July 2008, photographed again twelve years later and certified Silver.

The gable wall of the Slippery Rock house in 2020, the brick one blend from the tall window down to the planting bed, with the certification stamp in the corner
Residential Makeover Silver

Lightening Dark Red Brick on a Slippery Rock House

Case 347 · 2008 to 2020 · 12 years

Too many dark red brick were showing through the blend on this house. The brick manufacturer paid to have the dark units lightened in 2008, and it was photographed again and certified twelve years later.

The long side wall of the Elyria restaurant in 2020, its brick under one grey tan finish with a darker band at the base and evergreen shrubs along the wall
Restaurant Makeover Gold

Taking an Elyria Restaurant From Light Grey to Red

Case 348 · 2003 to 2020 · 17 years

The owners of this two-story restaurant wanted a new look and had its light grey brick stained a red in 2003. The file records the stain holding fifteen years before the owners coated the building; photographed again in 2020 and certified Gold.

The garage gable in 2020, grey brown brick from the oval vent down to the soldier course above the white garage door, with the certification stamp in the lower right corner
Residential Complaint Silver

Color Enhancing Blotchy Red Brick in a Garage Gable

Case 352 · 2007 to 2020 · 13 years

The brick in the gable above this garage door came out blotchy red against the rest of the run. The manufacturer who made the brick paid to have the gable color enhanced in 2007, and it was photographed again and certified in 2020.

The two front gables of the Uniontown home in 2020, peak and wall reading as one run of brick, the certification stamp in the lower corner
Residential Complaint Bronze

Darkening a Wrong Lot of Brick in a Uniontown Peak

Case 353 · 2012 to 2020 · 8 years

A different lot of brick went into the peak above the garage of this home, and it showed. The brick manufacturer paid to have the peak stained a shade darker in 2012, and it was photographed again and certified in 2020.

The side elevation of the Rite Aid in Greenville in 2020, the corrected drive-thru wall one dark brown above the block base, with the certification stamp in the corner
Commercial Complaint Silver

Darkening Off Color Brick on a Greenville Rite Aid

Case 356 · 2008 to 2020 · 12 years

The brick on the drive-thru wall of this Rite Aid went up with lighter units scattered through it. The brick manufacturer paid to have them darkened in 2008, photographed again twelve years later and certified Silver.

The whole front of the Strongsville house in 2020 under snow, the gable, the center bay and the garage wall reading as one pink salmon brick
Residential Restoration Gold

Restoring Cleaning Damaged Brick on a Strongsville Home

Case 358 · 2005 to 2020 · 15 years

A cleaning meant to take white run-down from an old set of shutters off this two-story home took the sand coating on the brick with it, and the dark red body showed through. In 2005 the homeowner had the exposed brick lightened back to the pink salmon of the rest of the wall, photographed again and certified Gold fifteen years later.

The upper wall of the hospital in 2021, buff brick one range from the coping down to the band of darker blend brick, with the certification stamp in the corner
Healthcare Complaint Gold

Darkening Light Brick on a Winfield Hospital Wall

Case 359 · 2005 to 2021 · 16 years

The buff brick on this hospital arrived with too many light colored units in the range. The manufacturer that made the brick paid to have the light units darkened in 2005, photographed again sixteen years later and certified Gold.

The garage of the New Albany house in 2021, two white doors under a hip roof with the jack arch over each door reading in the same dark red blend as the wall
Residential Makeover Platinum

Darkening Jack Arches on a New Albany Home Garage

Case 360 · 2000 to 2021 · 21 years

The jack arches over the two garage doors of this New Albany house came out lighter and redder than the wall around them. The mason who built it had the arch brick darkened to match in 2000, photographed again twenty-one years later and certified Platinum.

The corner of the Florida house in 2021, the low addition wall and pier carrying the same brown and tan blend as the house above them, with the certification stamp in the corner
Residential Addition Silver

Staining a Florida Home Addition to Match a Mottled Blend

Case 362 · 2008 to 2021 · 13 years

The addition on this Florida house went up in a plain red brick beside the mottled blend of the original walls. The mason who built it had every brick on the addition stained to match in 2008, photographed again in 2021 and certified Silver.

The front of the house in Brecksville in 2021, tan and brown blended brick across the gable and both stories, with the certification stamp in the corner
Residential Complaint Platinum

Adding Black and White Markings to Brecksville Brick

Case 365 · 1997 to 2021 · 24 years

The brick on the front of this two-story house did not match from one area to the next. The brick manufacturer paid to have the off-color brick marked to resemble the brick around it in 1997, photographed again twenty-four years later and certified Platinum.

The front entrance of the Hobart house in 2021, pale grey brick around the arched transom and the door under the gable, with the certification stamp in the corner
Residential Makeover Platinum

Evening Out a Poorly Blended Hobart Brick Home

Case 367 · 1999 to 2021 · 22 years

The homeowner was unhappy with the color range of the brick on this house. In 1999 a portion of the units was lightened and a portion darkened until the range read the way the owner wanted.

The corner of the waste water plant building in 2021, one range of red brick across both walls with a round exhaust vent on the near wall and the certification stamp in the lower corner
Government Complaint Gold

Tightening the Color Range on a Waste Water Plant

Case 368 · 2003 to 2021 · 18 years

The brick on this plant building came out too rangy and the architect rejected it. The manufacturer that made the brick paid to have the range tightened in 2003, photographed again in 2021 and certified Gold.

The front of the Fraser home in 2021 with snow on the ground, the entry piers, gable and side wall one buff range, with the certification stamp in the corner
Residential Complaint Platinum

Darkening Light Brick Into the Wall on a Fraser Home

Case 369 · 1998 to 2021 · 23 years

Some of the brick on this single-story home came in lighter than the range it was sold as. The brick manufacturer had the light units darkened into the wall in 1998, and the house was photographed again twenty-three years later and certified Platinum.

A wall of the Novi house in 2021 with snow on the shrubs in front of it, the grey brick one range up to the soffit, with the certification stamp in the corner
Residential Complaint Platinum

Staining Pressure Washer Damage on a Novi House

Case 370 · 1999 to 2021 · 22 years

A pressure washer, used wrong, took the color out of the brick on this house. The mason who built it hired the correction in 1999, and a wall was photographed again in 2021 and certified Platinum.

The brick bay window of the home in winter 2021, red brown brick reading as one range under stone keystones, with the certification stamp in the lower right corner
Residential Complaint Silver

Darkening 120 Light Brick Into Range on a Home Wall

Case 371 · 2010 to 2021 · 11 years

Around 120 brick in this wall came out lighter than the run around them. The manufacturer who made the brick paid to have those units darkened into range in 2010, and the wall was photographed again and certified eleven years later.

The front of the Brookfield home in winter 2021, white tumbled brick across the two-story block and the one-story wing, wreaths on the windows and snow on the roof
Residential Complaint Platinum

Staining Out Red Dust Spots on a Brookfield White Brick Home

Case 372 · 1998 to 2021 · 23 years

A red dust had gotten onto the face of this white brick home and would not come off. The mason or contractor on the job had the spotted brick stained in 1998, and it was photographed again and certified Platinum twenty-three years later.

The corner of the Michigan building in 2021 with snow on the ground, red brick running as one range along the long wall past three doors, with the certification stamp in the corner
Commercial Repair Platinum

Blending Bricked In Windows and Doors on a Michigan Wall

Case 373 · 2000 to 2021 · 21 years

Windows and a door in this long brick wall had been bricked in, and the closest brick the contractor could find still read as patches. The infill was color enhanced in 2000, and the wall was photographed again in 2021 and certified Platinum.

The side elevation of the Nashville, Michigan home in 2021, one range of brick across both windows under a snow-covered hip roof
Residential Complaint Platinum

Matching Two Runs of Brick on a Nashville Michigan Home

Case 374 · 1999 to 2021 · 22 years

Two runs of brick that did not match were laid together on this home. The brick manufacturer paid to have one run color enhanced toward the other, and it was certified Platinum twenty-two years later.

The gable end of the Leonard house in 2021 with snow on the shrubs in front of it, the blended brick reading as one range from the window up to the vent in the peak, with the certification stamp in the corner
Residential

Darkening Light Brick in a Leonard Michigan Gable Peak

Case 375 · 2006 to 2021 · 15 years

The peak of this house went up with light brick that did not belong in the color range. The light units were darkened in October 2006, and the same gable was photographed again in 2021, fifteen years on.

The garage corner of the Novi house in 2021 with snow banked against the wall, the brick one pale range up to the tan siding, with the certification stamp in the corner
Residential Complaint Platinum

Correcting an Off Run of Brick on a Novi Garage Wall

Case 377 · 2000 to 2021 · 21 years

One run of brick in the garage wall of this house went up off color from the rest. The brick manufacturer hired the correction in 2000, and the same corner was photographed again in 2021 and certified Platinum.

The front of the two-story brick house in 2021 with snow on the ground, a white clad bay window beside the arched entry, and the certification stamp in the corner
Residential Complaint Platinum

Color Enhancing Severe Powerwash Damage on a New Home

Case 378 · 1996 to 2021 · 25 years

Severe powerwash damage on the new brick of a two-story house, corrected in 1996 for the mason who built it. Photographed again in 2021 and certified Platinum, twenty-five years on.

The inside corner in 2021 at a dark downspout between two arched windows, red brick running one range around the turn, with the certification stamp in the lower right corner
Complaint Platinum

Staining Inside and Outside Corner Shapes in Warren

Case 379 · 1999 to 2021 · 22 years

The shaped brick at the corners of this Warren building did not match the wall around it. The brick manufacturer paid to have both the inside and outside corners stained to match in 1999, photographed again in 2021 and certified Platinum.

The porch pavers and top step at the base of a white column in 2021, with snow on the lower tread and the certification stamp in the corner
Residential Complaint Platinum

Darkening Pale Brick Pavers at a Home Entrance

Case 380 · 1998 to 2021 · 23 years

The pavers on this house entrance came in too light. The company that made the brick paid to have them darkened in 1998, and they were photographed again in 2021 and certified Platinum.

The corner of the Romulus building in 2021 with snow on the ground and the shrubs, buff brick reading one range across both elevations under a shingled hip roof, with the certification stamp in the corner
Commercial Complaint Platinum

Staining Spray Wand Damage on a Romulus Building

Case 381 · 1999 to 2021 · 22 years

A cleaning spray wand had marked the brick on this single-story building in Romulus. The mason or contractor hired the correction in 1999, and the corner was photographed again in 2021 and certified Platinum.

The high school courtyard in 2021 under snow, tan panels above each window bay between piers of orange brick, with the certification stamp in the corner.
Educational Makeover Silver

Lightening Wrongly Laid Brick in a High School Courtyard

Case 382 · 2011 to 2021 · 10 years

A couple of areas of this courtyard went up in the wrong brick. The school had the wrongly laid range lightened in 2011, and the courtyard was photographed again ten years later and certified Silver.

The outside corner of the brick pier at the Midland home in 2021 with snow on the ground, red and flashed blue grey units in one range beside white siding, with the certification stamp in the corner
Residential Complaint Platinum

Bringing Up Red and Flashed Colors on a Midland Home

Case 383 · 1997 to 2021 · 24 years

The brick on this home came out of the kiln duller than the sample range the owner had picked from. The brick manufacturer paid to have the red and flashed units brought up in 1997, and the pier was certified Platinum twenty-four years later.

The corner of the addition in 2021 with snow on the ground, tan and brown brick running from the house wall on the left across the corner pier to the bank of windows, with the certification stamp in the corner
Residential Addition Gold

Matching a Franklin Indiana Home Addition to the House

Case 385 · 2003 to 2021 · 18 years

The brick on the new room did not match the brick on the house it was built against. The homeowner had the addition stained to match in 2003, some units lightened and some darkened, photographed again eighteen years later and certified Gold.

The garage gable of the brick house in 2021 under a clear sky, a bare tree in front of the picture window and a stucco dormer above the roofline
Residential Complaint Platinum

Staining Power Wash Damage Instead of Replacing the Brick

Case 387 · 1997 to 2021 · 24 years

The homeowners wanted the power washed brick on their new house torn down and replaced. The mason had the damaged areas stained instead, in April 1997. Photographed again in 2021 and certified Platinum, twenty-four years on.

The French door entrance of the Hickory Corners house in 2021, white brick between green shutters with snow on the boxwoods and the certification stamp in the corner
Residential Makeover Silver

A Red Brick House in Hickory Corners Taken to White

Case 389 · 2008 to 2021 · 13 years

The owner of this red brick house wanted a more modern white. The brick was stained lighter in 2008, photographed again in 2021 and certified Silver.

The side wall of the school wing in 2021, one range of tan and brown brick between cream block piers under a corrugated metal fascia, with the certification stamp in the corner
Educational Addition Silver

Brick and Mortar Stained on a Grand Rapids School Wing

Case 390 · 2008 to 2021 · 13 years

Two runs of brick met on this school wing and did not match. The school hired the correction in 2008, brick and mortar both, and the wall was certified Silver in 2021.

A school entrance in 2021, a dark double door with a transom set in red brick, snow banked against the wall and the certification stamp in the corner
Educational Complaint Silver

Blending Out White Blotches at Crest Hill School

Case 391 · 2007 to 2021 · 14 years

White blotches showed across the brick at this school entrance, and cleaning did not take them out. The school had the spots stained in 2007 to blend them into the wall, and it was photographed again fourteen years later.

The side wall of the Fishers house in 2021, one range of red and tan brick from the downspout to the arched window, with snow on the beds and the certification stamp in the corner
Residential Platinum

Staining a Mixed Run of Brick on a Fishers House

Case 394 · 1999 to 2021 · 22 years

A different run of brick got mixed in on this house in Fishers, Indiana. The homeowner had the off color units stained to a closer match in 1999, and the wall was certified Platinum twenty-two years on.

The side wall of the Indianapolis school in 2021, red brown brick at one range with two buff accent courses, yellow bollards at the near end and the certification stamp in the corner.
Educational Complaint Gold

Darkening the Lighter Run on an Indianapolis School Wall

Case 396 · 2002 to 2021 · 19 years

Two runs of brick that did not match went up on this Indianapolis school. The brick manufacturer paid to have the lighter run darkened into the other in 2002, and the wall was photographed again nineteen years later and certified Gold.

An outside corner of the school in 2021 with snow on the ground, tan bark textured brick in one range around a door numbered 5 and a wide mullioned window, with the certification stamp in the corner.
Educational Complaint Gold

Blending Blotchy Tan Brick on a Western Springs School

Case 397 · 2003 to 2021 · 18 years

Off color units in a bark textured tan brick made the walls of this school look blotchy. The brick manufacturer had a portion of them stained for a better blend in 2003, photographed again eighteen years later and certified Gold.

The front of the Shell Rock house in 2021 under snow, one cream brick range across the tower, the two-story wall and the entry, with the certification stamp in the corner.
Residential Addition Bronze

Matching a Shell Rock Home Addition to a Cream Brick Wall

Case 398 · 2013 to 2021 · 8 years

The original brick of this Shell Rock house could not be found when an addition went on, so the new entry went up in a red brown brick against a cream house. The homeowner had it stained to match in 2013, photographed again eight years later and certified Bronze.

The garage corner of the Grand Mound house in 2021, grey and tan brick in one range across the gable and the return wall, with cut stone quoins and the certification stamp in the corner
Residential Complaint Bronze

Blending Off Color Brick Around a Grand Mound House

Case 399 · 2013 to 2021 · 8 years

Several areas of brick on this house went up off color, and the brick manufacturer paid to have them stained to blend with the rest. Photographed again eight years later and certified Bronze.

The front of the house in 2021, the grey face brick pier by the garage with its black lantern, the flag, and the covered entrance beyond, with the certification stamp in the corner
Residential Complaint Platinum

Staining White Patches Out of a Mundelein Face Brick

Case 400 · 1998 to 2021 · 23 years

The face brick on this house went up with white patches across it, and the company that made the brick paid to have the splotches stained in 1998. It was photographed again twenty-three years later and certified Platinum.

The corner of the Buffalo Grove building in 2021, buff brick with two bands of soldier courses running around it to a green door, snow banked at the base and the certification stamp in the corner
Commercial Complaint Platinum

Blending Blotchy Brick on a Buffalo Grove Building

Case 401 · 1991 to 2021 · 30 years

The brick on this single-story commercial building went up off color, with blotchy areas all over it. The company that made the brick paid to have the majority of the off colored units stained for a better blend in 1991, and it was photographed again and certified Platinum in 2021.

The building in 2021 with snow on the ground, a new covered entrance built across the gable wall beside two arched windows, with the certification stamp in the corner
Commercial Complaint Gold

Staining a Gable Peak Into Range on a Van Wert Office

Case 402 · 2004 to 2021 · 17 years

The gable end of this building went up in two runs of brick, and the peak did not match the wall under it. The brick manufacturer paid to have the peak stained into range in 2004, and it was photographed again and certified seventeen years later.

The long side wall of the apartment building in 2021, pink brown brick in direct winter sun above a bank of electric meters, with the certification stamp in the corner.
Commercial Complaint Platinum

Blending an Off Color Run on Lincoln Nebraska Apartments

Case 403 · 1997 to 2021 · 24 years

A run of off colored brick was laid into one section of this three-story apartment building in Lincoln, Nebraska. The company that made the brick paid to have it stained to blend with the rest in 1997, photographed again twenty-four years later and certified Platinum.

The gable end of the hall in 2021, one range of cream brick across the pierced screen wall above two pairs of doors, with the certification stamp in the corner.
Worship Complaint Platinum

Lightening Dark Brick in an Elmhurst Church Wall

Case 404 · 1989 to 2021 · 32 years

Too many dark brick had gone into a pale wall inside this Elmhurst church. The brick manufacturer paid to have the dark units lightened into the range in 1989, photographed again thirty-two years later and certified Platinum.

The garage wing and the front gable of the house in 2021 under snow, the brick one grey and cream range from the upper window down to the pier beside the garage door, with the certification stamp in the corner
Residential Complaint Silver

Staining a Garage Wing to Match the House on Tenor Way

Case 386 · 2009 to 2021 · 12 years

The garage wing on this two-story house was laid from a different run of brick than the rest of it. The brick manufacturer paid to have the wing stained to match in 2009, and it was photographed again twelve years later and certified Silver.

The red brick wall of the high school in 2021 in snow, the filled-in panel between its two joints reading as one range with the brick beside it under bright blue metal cladding, with the certification stamp in the corner.
Educational Restoration Platinum

Matching Filled-In Openings on a Lincoln City High School

Case 388 · 2000 to 2021 · 21 years

Door and window openings on this high school had been filled in with a brick that did not match the wall around them. The mason contractor hired the correction in 2000, and the wall was photographed again in 2021 and certified Platinum.

The entrance tower and the wall beside it in 2019, one flashed red brown blend across both under a white canopy.
Commercial Addition Platinum

Adding Flash to Plain Brick on a Merrillville Storefront

Case 015 · 1995 to 2019 · 24 years

Two runs of brick met on one building and did not match, a plain sand molded unit beside a flashed blend. The plain brick was stained to carry the blend across in 1995, and it was photographed again and certified twenty-four years later.

The front of a single-story orange brick house in 2020 with snow falling, the rebuilt corner beside the porch steps reading as the same brick as the rest of the wall
Residential Repair Silver

Staining Replacement Brick After a Car Hit the Corner

Case 018 · 2010 to 2020 · 10 years

A car struck the corner of this house and the replacement brick did not match the wall. The mason who rebuilt it had the new brick and mortar stained in 2010, and it was certified ten years later.

The brick tower of the St. Louis business school in 2020, arched windows and limestone bands in low evening sun, the brick reading as one range
Educational Repair Platinum

Color Correcting Window and Door Fill Ins After a Renovation

Case 039 · 2000 to 2020 · 20 years

A 2000 renovation added 60,000 square feet to this business school, and the bricked-in window and door openings did not match the walls around them. The mason hired the color correction; it was photographed again in 2019 and 2020 and certified Platinum.

The 135 degree corner of the bank in 2004 before staining, red brick with two dark accent courses and the corner units reading lighter than the wall, a window bay to the right
Commercial Complaint Gold

Matching Off Color Corner Shapes on a Chicago Bank

Case 042 · 2004 to 2021 · 17 years

The 135 degree corner shapes on this bank went up off color against the stretcher brick around them. The brick manufacturer paid to have the shapes stained to match in 2004, photographed again in 2019 and 2021 and certified Gold.

The corner of a red brick university building in 2019, five floors of small square windows under rooftop ductwork and a bank of louvred plant, a lamp post and bicycle racks at the base
Educational Restoration Silver

Blending Restoration Corners on an Illinois University

Case 044 · 2008 to 2019 · 11 years

A restoration left a few corners of this university building in brick that did not match the walls around it. The mason on the job hired the correction in 2008, and the corners were photographed again eleven years later.

Three window bays of the Cedar Rapids office building in 2019, cream brick above a dark grey brown base course with yews planted along the foot of the wall
Commercial Complaint Platinum

Darkening Light Brick on a Cedar Rapids Office Building

Case 047 · 1995 to 2019 · 24 years

The brick on this single-story building went up too light and with too wide a range. The manufacturer who made the brick paid to have the light units darkened in 1995 rather than replaced.

The corner of the single-story home in 2019, tan brick with a dark-shuttered window on the gable end and one long side wall running under a vinyl gable, a rose bush and a small evergreen in the bed at the corner
Residential Complaint Platinum

Leveling Blotchy Brick on an Indiana Ranch Home

Case 048 · 1998 to 2019 · 21 years

The brick on this single-story home in Indiana went up blotchy and uneven. The brick manufacturer paid to have it leveled out in 1998, some units lightened and others darkened, and it was photographed again twenty-one years later and certified Platinum.

An outside corner of the Michigan house in 2003 after the light brick were darkened, the quoin column and both walls reading as one buff and tan blend
Residential Complaint Gold

Darkening Scattered Light Brick on a Michigan Home

Case 049 · 2003 to 2019 · 16 years

Light colored brick sat scattered across the outside of this house. The brick manufacturer had them darkened in 2003 rather than cut out, and the file certified the work Gold sixteen years later.

The front of the single-story house in 2019 from the driveway, the main wall on the left and the garage wing on the right in the same red brick under a brown shingle roof
Residential Addition Platinum

Blending a New Addition Into an Iowa Brick Home

Case 051 · 1997 to 2019 · 22 years

The homeowners expanded this Iowa house and could not find the brick it was built with. All of the new brick on the addition was stained to blend with the existing wall in 1997, and the work was photographed again and certified twenty-two years later.

The rear elevation of the Michigan university building in 2019, windows and louvered vents set in one range of red brick above a loading dock door
Educational Makeover Platinum

Tightening the Color Range on a Michigan University

Case 087 · 2000 to 2019 · 19 years

The brick on a university building went up in too wide a color range. The university had it darkened and tightened in 2000, and it was photographed again in 2019.

The tower and two-story wing of the university building in 2019, one range of orange red brick from the ground to the green glass pyramid, with a campus umbrella table at the entrance
Educational Complaint Platinum

Blending a Discolored Brick Run on a St. Louis University

Case 088 · 1997 to 2019 · 22 years

A storm cut power to the brick plant in the middle of the run, and half the brick came out off color. The mason who laid it hired the correction in 1997, and the building was photographed again twenty-two years later.

The front entrance of the two-story house in 2019, red brick running evenly around a tall arched window over the door
Residential Complaint Platinum

Selective Staining on a Lake Orion Michigan Home

Case 092 · 1999 to 2019 · 20 years

Off-colored brick ran throughout this house when it was new. The brick manufacturer hired the correction: select units were lightened, others darkened, and the rest of the wall left alone.

The front gable of the house in 2019, pale grey cut and rollback brick around an arched window with a lattice panel below it, shrubs and a stone-edged bed in front
Residential Complaint Platinum

Staining Chipped Cut and Rollback Brick in Plymouth, Indiana

Case 101 · 1997 to 2019 · 22 years

The cut and rollback face on some of the brick chipped off and left red patches across the wall. The brick manufacturer paid to have the exposed areas stained to match in 1997, and the house was photographed again twenty-two years later.

The front of the two-story house in Utica in 2019, one even range of salmon and tan brick around an arched window over the entrance, a dark leafed maple beside it
Residential Complaint Platinum

Evening Out Blotchy Brick on a Utica Michigan Home

Case 103 · 1997 to 2019 · 22 years

The brick on this house went up blotchy and uneven, with dark clusters where the blend was poor. The brick manufacturer paid to have it corrected in 1997, and it was certified Platinum twenty-two years later.

The upper wall of the Ohio hospital in 2019, rounded buff brick piers standing between bays of dark glass under a clear sky
Healthcare Complaint Platinum

Color Correcting the Radial Shapes on an Ohio Hospital

Case 119 · 2001 to 2019 · 18 years

The rounded brick piers on this hospital were laid lighter than the face brick around them. The brick manufacturer paid to have the side facing the highway corrected in 2001, and it was photographed again in 2014 and 2019.

The corner of the house in October 1998 after the work, buff brick one even range around grey framed windows under a dark hip roof and a front gable, bare graded soil in front
Residential Complaint Platinum

Color Correcting Power Washed Brick on a Dayton Home

Case 120 · 1998 to 2020 · 22 years

A power washer took the coating off some of the brick on this new house in Dayton, Ohio. The mason who built it had the damaged brick color corrected in 1998, and the file was signed and certified Platinum in 2020.

The whole front of the house in 2019 from the garden, three dormers and the gabled wing in one even buff range, hydrangeas and perennials grown up to the windows
Residential Complaint Platinum

Blending Oversized Handmade Brick on a Chelsea Home

Case 128 · 1997 to 2019 · 22 years

Oversized handmade brick went up on this house with dark, blotchy units scattered through every wall. The company that made the brick hired the correction in July 1997; the house was photographed again twenty-two years later and certified Platinum.

The front of the two-story house in 2019, tan brick on the ground floor under gray green siding and a dark roof, the brick one even range from the bay window past the entrance to the garage
Residential Complaint Platinum

Lightening the Lower Half of a Farmington Hills Home

Case 134 · 1998 to 2019 · 21 years

The brick on this two-story house went up off color, the bottom half darker than the top. The brick manufacturer hired the correction in 1998, and it was photographed again twenty-one years later and certified Platinum.

The church entrance in the rain in 2019, red brick under a drive-through canopy on round white columns, a sign reading Calvary Baptist Church on the wall and clipped hedges along the base
Worship Makeover Platinum

Taking Calvary Baptist Church From Buff Brick to Red

Case 069 · 2001 to 2019 · 18 years

Nothing was wrong with this church's buff brick. The congregation wanted a different building, so every brick on it was stained in 2001 to a red the church chose for itself, and it was photographed again eighteen years later.

The outside corner of the high school in 2019, tan brick between a grey band and a red brown base, a tree at the left and the entrance doors at the right
Educational Complaint Platinum

Darkening Light Brick Areas on a Michigan High School

Case 085 · 2002 to 2019 · 17 years

A few areas of brick on this high school went up too light. The company that made the brick hired the correction in 2002, and the wall was photographed again seventeen years later.

The main entrance of the community center in 2021, both brick piers and the base one even red range around green framed glazing and double doors.
Government Makeover Silver

Blending Restoration Brick on an Ohio Community Center

Case 105 · 2011 to 2021 · 10 years

Restoration work had left this community center with off color brick on every wall. The mason who did the work had the walls stained in 2011 so they would blend together.

The long wall of the middle school addition in 2019, red brick with darker units scattered through it, running past a set of windows toward the original building
Educational Addition Platinum

Matching New Brick to Old on a Michigan Middle School

Case 109 · 2001 to 2019 · 18 years

A Michigan middle school built a new wing and could not find a brick to match the original. The brick distributor found a unit close in texture and size and had its color stained to match.

The front gable of the Michigan house in 2019 at close range, a metal compass rose mounted on tan brick above the arched window head
Residential Complaint Gold

Darkening Light Brick to Even a Michigan Home Wall

Case 146 · 2005 to 2019 · 14 years

The brick on this two-story house went up blotchy, with light units scattered through the walls. The brick manufacturer paid to have the light brick darkened to the rest, and it was photographed again in 2019.

The outside corner of the single-story wing in 2021, pale brick with one light mortar color across both walls, a black shutter beside a bank of windows and the certification stamp in the corner.
Residential Makeover Platinum

Lightening All the Mortar on an Orland Park House

Case 406 · 1998 to 2021 · 23 years

The mortar on this house went in too dark for its pale brick. The brick distributor had every joint lightened in 1998, photographed again twenty-three years later and certified Platinum.

The entry of the house in 2021, tan brick around the arched front door with a lantern each side, the garage door beside it, and the certification stamp in the corner.
Residential Complaint Platinum

Blending Off Color Brick on a Two Story Aurora House

Case 407 · 2000 to 2021 · 21 years

Brick went up off color in different areas of this two-story house, and the brick manufacturer hired the correction in 2000. Photographed again twenty-one years later and certified Platinum, the top of the scale.

The window bay in 2021 with snow on the ground, tan brick running from the stained section across the vertical joint into the existing wall, with the certification stamp in the corner
Educational Gold

Staining New Bark Textured Brick to the Existing Skokie Wall

Case 408 · 2002 to 2021 · 19 years

A design change put new bark textured brick beside the existing wall of this one-story building, and the new brick did not match. The mason who laid it had all of it stained to the existing color in 2002, and it was certified Gold nineteen years later.

The entry arch of the Rochester Hills house in 2021, red brick from the gable down the pier in one range around the arched transom window, with the certification stamp in the corner.
Residential Complaint Silver

Staining the Wrong Brick to Match the Right One in Rochester Hills

Case 409 · 2008 to 2021 · 13 years

Two different brick were shipped to this house by mistake and the homeowner rejected the wall. The brick manufacturer had the wrong brick stained to match the right one in 2008, photographed again thirteen years later and certified Silver.

The foot of the elevator shaft in 2019, pale buff brick above a band of brown split face block, a grey steel door and a concrete ramp, with the older tan brick of the school on either side
Educational Complaint Platinum

Lightening Dark Brick on a Grand Rapids School Addition

Case 025 · 2002 to 2019 · 17 years

A new elevator shaft went up against an older school with a percentage of dark brick that did not belong. The brick manufacturer paid to have every dark unit lightened in 2002, and the shaft was photographed again seventeen years later.

A brick column on the university campus in 2019, a 2002 date stone set in the salmon red brick above a cast stone base with three benches in front
Educational Complaint Platinum

Restoring Salmon Color to Stripped Sandmold Columns

Case 032 · 2002 to 2019 · 17 years

A cleaning contractor took some of the surface color off the sandmold brick on the columns of a university building. The mason had the exposed brick stained back to salmon in 2002, and it was photographed again seventeen years later.

A fire department sprinkler connection on a cream plate set into dark brown brick in 2019, the mortar joints reading grey inside the brick range
Commercial Makeover Platinum

Darkening the Mortar on a Michigan Commercial Building

Case 081 · 2000 to 2019 · 19 years

The mortar on the back of this commercial building came out too light for its dark brown brick. The mason who laid it had the joints darkened in 2000, and the file was signed off at Platinum in 2020.

The front entrance of the house in 2019, a brick bay window with tan trim beside an arched front door, grasses and hostas in the bed
Residential Complaint Platinum

Adding Color to Bland Brick on a Baltimore Home

Case 138 · 1998 to 2019 · 21 years

The brick on this single-story house went up off color from one end to the other. The brick manufacturer paid to have it corrected in 1998, and it was photographed again twenty-one years later.

The outside corner of the three-story office in 2019, red brick running past three rows of ribbon windows above a clipped hedge, with an overcast sky behind
Commercial Complaint Platinum

Blending Header Zippers on a Northville Office Wall

Case 141 · 1999 to 2019 · 20 years

The header brick beside the expansion joints on this three-story office went up off color and read as light zippers running up the wall. The brick manufacturer hired the correction in 1999, and the building was photographed again twenty years later and certified Platinum.

The office from across the street in 2019, tan brick with two curved corners flanking a glass door under a blue standing seam mansard roof
Commercial Makeover Platinum

Color Correcting Radial Shapes on a Grand Rapids Office

Case 080 · 1994 to 2019 · 25 years

The curved corners of this office are laid in radial shape brick that came out redder than the face brick, and every shape was color corrected in 1994. Photographed again in 2019 and certified Platinum at twenty-five years.

The garage-side corner of the New Baltimore house in 2019 under a mature tree, the brick one even tan and buff blend from the garage door to the gable
Residential Complaint Gold

Blending a New Baltimore Home to the Brick Sample

Case 139 · 2003 to 2019 · 16 years

The brick on this new two-story house went up off color and blotchy, and it did not match the sample. The brick manufacturer paid to have the whole house blended rather than rebuilt, and it was certified Gold sixteen years later.

The front entry of the Highland house in 2019, a gabled porch of split-face stone with an arched opening, red brick walls and a three-part window to the right
Residential Complaint Platinum

Correcting Power Washer Damage on a Highland Home

Case 140 · 2000 to 2019 · 19 years

A power washer took the coating off part of the brick on this house and left those areas noticeably off color. The damaged units were color corrected in 2000 and the house was photographed again nineteen years later.

The gable end of the Michigan house in 2019, salmon brick one range from the arched window head to the shrubs under cream siding
Residential Makeover Silver

Staining a White Brick Michigan Home to Salmon

Case 151 · 2011 to 2019 · 8 years

The homeowners called their white brick home outdated and wanted a new look. Every brick on the house was stained to a salmon color in 2011 and photographed again eight years later.

The front corner of the Michigan restaurant in 2019, red brick with buff bands under yellow awnings and green gooseneck lamps
Restaurant Complaint Platinum

Staining Brick and Mortar on a Michigan Restaurant

Case 145 · 2001 to 2019 · 18 years

The brick on this restaurant went up off color across the whole exterior. The company that made the brick paid to have the off color units and the mortar stained rather than replaced.

The front of the house in 2019 from across the drive, salmon brick between cream trim and columns, beds of pink and white flowers along the porch
Residential Makeover Silver

Taking a Yellow Brick Michigan Home to Salmon

Case 166 · 2003 to 2019 · 16 years

This two-story house went up in yellow brick, and the homeowners wanted a different color without coating it. Every brick was stained to a salmon color in 2003 and photographed again sixteen years later.

The front gable of the house in 2019, an arched window in cream and tan brick under a siding peak, a spruce on the left and a shade tree over the lawn
Residential Complaint Platinum

Balancing a Blotchy Brick Blend on a Canton Home

Case 180 · 1997 to 2019 · 22 years

The brick on this two-story house came out blotchy, light patches against dark ones across every wall. The brick manufacturer paid to have the blend balanced in 1997, and it was photographed again twenty-two years later.

The long side of the church in 2019, two stories of red brick with pointed arch windows along the upper floor and a steeple behind
Worship Addition Gold

Matching a Second Story Addition on a Pennsylvania Church

Case 156 · 2004 to 2019 · 15 years

This church added a second story, and even the closest brick available did not match the building below it. The addition was stained in 2004, along with some of the entrances, and certified Gold fifteen years later.

The side wall of the Northville house in 2019, tan brick under vinyl siding reading as one range from the window down to the lawn
Residential Complaint Silver

Evening Out a Patchy Brick Blend on a Northville Home

Case 172 · 2007 to 2019 · 12 years

The brick on this new house went up patchy, with areas that read too dark or too light against the rest. The brick manufacturer paid to have the off-color units lightened and darkened into the field, and it was photographed again twelve years later.

The front of the house in 2019, red brick reading as one range across the entrance gable, the columned portico and the bay window
Residential Complaint Silver

Balancing the Brick Blend on a Washington, Michigan Home

Case 176 · 2007 to 2019 · 12 years

The owners of this new house disliked the color of its brick so much that they wanted it torn down and relaid. Instead the blend was balanced across most of the house in 2007, photographed again twelve years later and certified Silver.

The front entry of the Michigan home in 2019, cream columns on stone piers under a gabled porch, the manufactured stone reading as one tan and grey blend
Residential Complaint Silver

Staining Manufactured Stone to Sample on a Michigan Home

Case 177 · 2012 to 2019 · 7 years

The manufactured stone on this Michigan home went up in stronger colors than the sample the homeowners had approved. The manufacturer paid to have most of it stained to a subtler blend, and it was photographed again seven years later.

An outside corner of the Ohio university building in 2019, red brick with scattered darker units running evenly around the corner past a tall glazed bay
Educational Complaint Platinum

Blending Corner Shapes and Radial Brick on an Ohio Campus

Case 194 · 1998 to 2019 · 21 years

The corner shapes and the radial brick on this university building came in outside the range of the field brick, so the wall read as zippered. The brick manufacturer hired the correction in 1998, and the building was photographed again twenty-one years later.

The older wing of the campus inn seen from the courtyard in 2019, three storeys of tan and brown brick over a glazed ground floor.
Commercial Restoration Silver

Matching the Morris Inn Original Brick to a New Wing

Case 202 · 2012 to 2019 · 7 years

A large renovation added a new area to this campus inn, and the file records that the original suffered by comparison. The mortar was stained first to match, then each brick to its own recipe.

The corner of the Michigan home in 2019, one range of red brick running from the plain side wall round onto the front bays under a slate mansard roof
Residential Complaint Platinum

Color Correcting Mismatched Brick on a Michigan Restoration

Case 205 · 2002 to 2019 · 17 years

Brick on this restored Michigan home did not match, pink, tan and grey units scattered through the red and a side wall reading a different range again. The mason who carried out the restoration hired the correction in 2002, and the house was photographed again seventeen years later and certified Platinum.

The front of the Arcanum house in 2019, buff brick running from the two-car garage past a covered porch
Residential Complaint Platinum

Blending Blotchy Brick Areas on an Arcanum, Ohio Home

Case 184 · 2000 to 2019 · 19 years

Several areas of brick on this Arcanum house came out blotchy, some panels pale and some several shades redder. The brick manufacturer hired the correction.

The windowless end of the store in 2019, dark red brown brick reading as one range across both elevations under a metal parapet, a clipped hedge and a spruce at its base
Commercial Addition Gold

Lightening a Dark Brick Run on a Beavercreek Store Addition

Case 198 · 2002 to 2019 · 17 years

The store added on to its building and the brick for the addition came from a different run, too dark for the wall it joined. The brick distributor paid to have it corrected.

The front of the Michigan house in 2019, red brick through the gable and the arched entry with cast stone arches, clipped evergreens and a paver walk
Residential Complaint Platinum

Evening Out an Off Color Range on a Michigan Home

Case 227 · 2002 to 2019 · 17 years

The brick on this house arrived with off-colored units inside the delivered range, and they read as pale patches across the walkout wall. The brick manufacturer hired the correction in 2002.

The front of the Canton house in 2020, cream and tan brick reading as one blend across the gable, the bay window and the entrance
Residential Complaint Silver

Lightening Orange Headers on a Canton Michigan House

Case 179 · 2010 to 2020 · 10 years

The headers on this brick went up a different color from the face, so every corner and every window return read orange. The brick manufacturer paid to have the headers lightened in 2010, and the house was photographed again ten years later.

The street elevation in 2019, buff brick running past a gabled bay and a run of arched entries under a red tile roof
Commercial Complaint Platinum

Blending Old Dirty Brick With New on a Michigan Apartment Block

Case 206 · 2002 to 2019 · 17 years

Older brick on this block was too dirty to clean without damage, and the new brick beside it did not match. The mason who ran the restoration hired the correction in 2002, and the building was photographed again seventeen years later.

An outside corner of the Michigan building in 2019, red brick running through the shaped corner units and on across both walls under a standing seam metal roof, with mown lawn and shrubs along the foot
Commercial Complaint Platinum

Darkening Light Corner Shapes on a Michigan Building

Case 212 · 2002 to 2019 · 17 years

The shaped units at the corners of this Michigan building went up lighter than the brick on either side of them. The company that made the brick hired the correction in 2002.

An outside corner of a Michigan school in 2019, red brick with brown and buff units carried through the corner under a grey masonry band
Educational Platinum

Blending Off Color Brick on a Michigan School

Case 216 · 2002 to 2019 · 17 years

The color and the texture were off on some of the brick at this Michigan school. A business hired the correction in 2002 and the areas in question were color enhanced.

The courtyard in 2019, the two-storey addition on the right and the taller main building on the left, both walls holding the same buff brick range where they meet
Educational Addition Gold

Matching an Old Addition to an Indiana University Building

Case 266 · 2006 to 2019 · 13 years

An old addition stood against the main building in a different brick, and it showed. The university hired the color change in 2006, and the addition was photographed again thirteen years later and certified Gold.

The brick gable end of an Ohio house in 2019, one red and brown range through every course around the arched window.
Residential Complaint Platinum

Staining the Gable Peak and Headers on an Ohio Home

Case 252 · 2002 to 2019 · 17 years

The brick in the gable peak of this house went up with units outside the range around them. The company that made the brick hired the correction, and it was photographed again seventeen years later and certified then.

The gable end of the house in 2019, the whole wall holding one range of brick from the planted beds to the ridge, with a tall window either side of centre
Residential Repair Platinum

Restaining Brick Damaged by a Power Washer in Ohio

Case 256 · 1999 to 2019 · 20 years

A power washer took the face off the brick on this Ohio house. The homeowners hired the correction in 1999, and the same gable end was photographed again twenty years later and certified Platinum.

The gable end of the Ohio building in 2019, red brown brick running below a sloping wall of dark glazing with benches against it
Commercial Complaint Platinum

Staining Rejected Light Brick Into Range on an Ohio Building

Case 282 · 2002 to 2019 · 17 years

Light colored brick went up all over this building and did not match the rest of the wall, and the owners rejected it. The brick manufacturer paid for the light brick to be stained into range in 2002 rather than see the wall torn down.

The house from the garden in 2019, a single-story brick wing running back from a two-story gable in siding, a large tree in the foreground and planted beds along the wall
Residential Addition Gold

Matching New Brick to Old on an Ohio Home Addition

Case 310 · 2008 to 2019 · 11 years

The homeowners built an addition and wanted the new brick to match the house. The file records several custom recipes developed for the wall and one hundred percent of the brick stained.

The outside corner of the bank in 2019, red brick running past a quoined corner to a white cornice, with a weeping tree and planted beds along the lawn
Commercial Complaint Silver

Blending Off Color Runs of Brick on an Ohio Bank

Case 325 · 2003 to 2019 · 16 years

Runs of off-colored brick were installed on this bank. The brick manufacturer paid to have them blended rather than torn out.

The front of the Kentucky house in 2019, dark brick and dark mortar running from the stone entry column past the front door to a side elevation
Residential Makeover Silver

Darkening the Mortar Joints Alone on a Kentucky Home

Case 334 · 2010 to 2019 · 9 years

The brick on this house was never the problem. The mortar was too light for the homeowners liking, so the joints alone were stained darker and the brick was left as it was laid.

The gable end of a single-story brick home in 2019, its walls one even salmon range above a mown lawn
Residential Complaint Gold

Taking Blotchy Dark Red Brick to Salmon in Mooresville

Case 301 · 2007 to 2019 · 12 years

The brick on this house was blotchy and too dark in places, and the owners wanted salmon rather than dark red. The company that made the brick paid to level the walls in 2007, and the house was photographed again twelve years later.

The front of the Ohio house in 2019, brown brick from the dormered roof across the gable to two arched garage heads
Residential Makeover Platinum

Taking Red Brick to Brown on an Ohio Dormered Home

Case 289 · 1997 to 2019 · 22 years

Red brick, white brick and pale stucco all met on the same elevation of this new house. The homeowners wanted a quieter blend than the one it was built with, and all of the brick was stained in 1997.

The whole front of the house in 2019, the brick gable, the bay window and the arched entry holding one range of brick under a clear sky
Residential Platinum

Correcting Power Wash Damage on an Ohio Brick Home

Case 290 · 2002 to 2019 · 17 years

A power washer took the color out of part of the brick on this house. The mason who had laid the wall hired the correction in 2002, and it was photographed again seventeen years later and certified Platinum.

The outside corner of the school in 2021, split face block holding one pale range across both elevations above a red brick base and grass
Educational Complaint Silver

Lightening Split Face Block on a Zanesville High School

Case 357 · 2011 to 2021 · 10 years

Split face block went up off color across the walls of a brand new high school. The block manufacturer hired the correction rather than have the units torn out.

The wall of the youth center in 2019, brick reading as one range behind the building sign with a red bench on the walk below and a pine at the corner.
Commercial Repair Platinum

Blending Fill-In Brick Into an Ohio Youth Center Wall

Case 354 · 2002 to 2019 · 17 years

A panel of fill-in brick on the front wall did not match the wall around it. The mason hired the color correction rather than rebuild, and the wall was photographed again seventeen years later.

The corner bay of The Row in 2021, red brick carrying from a rusticated stone base past two levels of windows to dormers set in a slate roof.
Commercial Complaint Gold

Blending Discolored Brick at The Row Apartments

Case 340 · 2004 to 2021 · 17 years

Areas of discolored brick ran through this Tennessee apartment block. The company that made the brick paid for the correction rather than a tear out.

The front of the single-story Barboursville house in 2020, pale pink brick running from a bay window past the entry to a white garage door
Residential Complaint Silver

Lightening Brick With Red Body Showing in Barboursville

Case 349 · 2008 to 2020 · 12 years

The white coating on this brick sat heavier on some walls than others, and the dark red body read straight through where it was thin. The brick manufacturer hired the correction, not the homeowner.

The whole storefront in 2021, dark red brown brick above a long band of shop window, a rounded brick corner at the right and marked accessible bays across the parking lot in front
Commercial Complaint Silver

Darkening Off Color Radial Shapes on a Retail Building

Case 350 · 2008 to 2021 · 13 years

The rounded corner shapes on this West Virginia retail building went up off color against the field brick. The brick manufacturer paid to have them corrected rather than replaced.

The house in 2019, buff brick running from the arched louver in the gable peak down past two tall windows to the lawn
Residential Makeover Platinum

Staining Cut Brick on an Ohio Home Where Red Showed

Case 355 · 2002 to 2019 · 17 years

A few brick on this house were cut before they went into the wall, and the red body under the light coated face was reading through. The mason who laid the wall hired the correction, and the same window was photographed again seventeen years later.

The addition's stone corner in 2021, running to the original stone wall on the right with snow on the slate roof above
Residential Addition Gold

Staining Stone to Match a Peoria Home Addition

Case 351 · 2006 to 2021 · 15 years

Homeowners were expanding this house and the stone it was built from was no longer available. A pattern close in size went up on the addition and was stained a range of colors to match the existing walls.

The whole front of the house in 2019, the original brick and the single-story addition on the right reading as one cream range under white siding and dark shutters
Residential Addition Gold

Staining a Brown Ohio Home Addition to Match White Brick

Case 361 · 2003 to 2019 · 16 years

The homeowners built an addition and the brick the house was built from was no longer available. The file records the brown addition stained to the white of the rest of the home.

The lake elevation of the Michigan house in 2021, a stone chimney over a full height stone column in a brown, grey and tan blend, green siding either side and open water beyond
Residential Makeover Gold

Manufactured Stone on a Michigan Lake House Colored to the Fireplace

Case 393 · 2007 to 2021 · 14 years

The manufactured stone on this Michigan lake house was laid in a flat pale grey that did not match the fireplace inside. The mason who built it hired the color change, and the stone was photographed again fourteen years later.

The bank in 2021, two stories of red brick with scattered dark headers carrying the length of the elevation to a canopied entrance at the far corner.
Commercial Addition Silver

Staining the Original Brick of an Indiana Bank to a New Story

Case 395 · 2003 to 2021 · 18 years

A second story went onto this bank in a brick that did not match the wall under it. The mason who built the addition hired the correction, and the original brick was stained to the new work in 2003.

The front of the house in 2019, brick running from the garage gable past the covered entrance to a gabled wing with an arched window
Residential Complaint Silver

Darkening Light Brick Into Range on a Lynchburg Home

Case 311 · 2007 to 2019 · 12 years

A few light units went up scattered through the brick on this Lynchburg home. The brick manufacturer paid to bring them into range rather than pull them out of the wall.

The brick block above the hospital entrance in 2021, one red range from the canopy to the parapet under the Dodd Rehabilitation Hospital letters, with the certification stamp in the corner
Healthcare Addition Bronze

Matching the Brick Above the Entrance at Dodd Rehabilitation Hospital

Case 413 · 2014 to 2021 · 7 years

The large brick area above the main entrance did not match the rest of the elevation. The university that owns the hospital hired the correction rather than rebuild the wall, and it was photographed again seven years later and certified then.

The house from the street in 2021, one even red range of brick across the front gable and the wing beyond, dark green shutters at every window and mature planting along the foundation
Residential Complaint Platinum

Blending Off Color Sand Molded Brick on an Erie Ranch

Case 363 · 1999 to 2021 · 22 years

A few of the sand molded brick delivered to this new house came off the correct range of color. The brick manufacturer hired the correction, and the house was photographed again twenty-two years later.

The gable end and the wing beside it in 2021 under snow, red brick reading as one range past the arched windows, with the certification stamp in the corner
Residential Complaint Gold

Bringing Color Back to Power Washed Brick in Youngstown

Case 410 · 2002 to 2021 · 19 years

A power washer had taken the color out of areas of the brick on this house. The mason who laid the wall hired the correction, and it was photographed again nineteen years later and certified then.

The front of the Sterling Heights house in 2021 under snow, tan brick running in one range across the bay, the arched entry and the attached garage
Residential Complaint Silver

Blending Miscolored Brick on a Sterling Heights House

Case 384 · 2007 to 2021 · 14 years

Miscolored brick ran through this house while it was still being built. The company that made the brick paid to have it corrected rather than have the wall torn out.

The front of the Tennessee house in 2022, the brick stair and the planter wall seen past grown shrubs from the public walk
Residential Addition Bronze

Toning a New Brick Stair to Match a Tennessee House

Case 418 · 2015 to 2022 · 7 years

A new brick stair went on the front of this Tennessee house and did not match the brick already there. The company that made the brick paid to bring the new work into range.

The apartment building from the parking lot in 2021, three storeys of balconies and board siding over a continuous stone base course, a white car in the nearest bay
Commercial Complaint Silver

Darkening Light Manufactured Stone on Ohio Apartments

Case 366 · 2009 to 2021 · 12 years

The manufactured stone on this apartment building went up with too many light units in the range, and the building owner rejected the work. The stone manufacturer hired the correction in 2009, and the walls were photographed again twelve years later and certified Silver.

The front of the Northville house in 2021 under snow, brown brick reading as one range across the two-storey arched entry
Residential Complaint Silver

Staining a Rejected Run of Brick on a Northville Home

Case 376 · 2007 to 2021 · 14 years

Two runs of brick went up on this new house and the brickwork was rejected. The company that made the brick paid to bring the off colored run into the field, not the family who had just bought the house.

The house in 2021 seen from the front corner, red brown brick running the length of the side elevation to a chimney on the ridge and a white portico at the far end
Residential Complaint Platinum

Color Enhancing Power Wash Damage on a Hudson House

Case 412 · 1997 to 2021 · 24 years

Powerwash damage ran through the brick on this house, and the mason or contractor hired the correction rather than the homeowner. The damaged areas were color enhanced in 1997, and the house was photographed again and certified twenty four years later.

The outside corner of the Ohio home in 2021, two elevations of brick holding one even red range up to the gable
Residential Repair Platinum

Staining a Power Washed Wall Back to the Brick Beside It

Case 414 · 1997 to 2021 · 24 years

A power washer took the face off one long wall of this Ohio home and left the brick beside it untouched. The file records a repair: stain the damaged brick back to the brick that was never hit.

The front of the two-story house in Saline in 2020, red brick reading as one range across the arched entry and the gabled wing, above a grown lawn.
Residential Complaint Gold

Darkening Light Areas on a Saline, Michigan Home

Case 341 · 2003 to 2020 · 17 years

A few light areas on this two-story house in Saline stood out against the rest of the brick. The brick manufacturer paid to have them darkened in 2003, photographed again seventeen years later and certified Gold.

Two garage bays of the apartment row in 2019, brick running across both openings under a second storey of tan siding, snow banked along the drive
Commercial Complaint Platinum

Blending a Garage Door Repair on Illinois Apartments

Case 392 · 2002 to 2021 · 19 years

A repair over the garage doors of this apartment row went in off color. The file records brick and mortar both stained in 2002 to close the match, and the same wall photographed again in 2019 and in 2021.

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