The documents you need to evaluate, specify, or file away our mineral stain system. The core specification set is downloadable below: Masonry Cosmetics' CSI-format specification, product data, safety data, the sample warranty certificate, and the Brick Industry Association's technical references on brick staining. The submittal package bundles the five manufacturer documents into one file, and the project reference list covers every numbered project in our portfolio.
All five manufacturer documents below in one file, behind a cover sheet with project fields and a page-numbered contents list: specification, product information sheet, both safety data sheets, and the sample warranty certificate.
PDF, 17 pages, 1.3 MB
Download the package (opens in a new tab)The manufacturer's CSI-format specification for masonry staining: basis of design, materials, application conditions, mockups, submittals, and applicator qualifications. Ready to adapt into your project manual.
PDF, 3 pages, 0.2 MB
Download the specification (opens in a new tab)The manufacturer's data sheet for the pigment concentrate: composition, substrate list, surface preparation, application steps, drying times, and warranty scope.
PDF, 1 page, 0.6 MB
Download the product sheet (opens in a new tab)SDS for the system's bonding solution component: a non-flammable, odorless aqueous solution, more than half water. For jobsite files, facilities records, and school and municipal compliance requirements.
PDF, 4 pages, 0.2 MB
Download the SDS (opens in a new tab)SDS for the mineral oxide pigment concentrates. The sheet classifies the material as neither a physical, health, nor environmental hazard under OSHA's hazard communication standard, and it is not regulated as dangerous goods for transport.
PDF, 7 pages, 0.2 MB
Download the SDS (opens in a new tab)Masonry Cosmetics' transferable lifetime warranty certificate as issued per building, showing the exact coverage, remedy, transfer, and exclusion language. Summarized on our warranty page.
PDF, 1 page, 1.1 MB
Download the sample certificate (opens in a new tab)The Brick Industry Association recommends that a staining contractor validate its experience with references of successful projects. Ours: all 393 numbered projects in our portfolio, grouped by building type, with state, year stained, and year revisited. Each entry links to its case study photographs.
PDF, 12 pages, 0.5 MB
Download the reference list (opens in a new tab)The Brick Industry Association's technical note on brick staining, June 2021: accepted applications, how stain permeates brickwork, and its guidance on validating a staining contractor's documented experience.
PDF, 4 pages, 7.7 MB
Download the Brick Brief (opens in a new tab)The Brick Industry Association's current technical note on changing the color of brickwork, March 2025 revision: stain types compared, water vapor permeability, and why mineral-based stains are generally preferred.
PDF, 13 pages, 1.4 MB, hosted by the BIA
Open on gobrick.com (opens in a new tab)Cost, lifespan, maintenance, and what each one does to your brick. The full math, laid out honestly.
Read the comparisonWorkmanship and materials, for the life of the masonry, in writing. What it covers and how claims work.
Read the warrantyDarker and richer is easy, almost any tone is possible. You approve the exact color on your own wall first.
Explore colorsA new, permanent color for the whole house in about 7 to 10 days. Done once, forever.
See how it worksA permanent new color for the fireplace, done in about a day, any season of the year.
Read the fireplace guideStraight answers on process, timing, mess, and everything else homeowners ask us.
Read the FAQsSpecification resources, on-substrate mockups, and submittal documentation for masonry projects.
See the documentationColor corrections and addition matching, delivered on construction timelines.
See how we workFull-building color changes for campuses, scheduled around the academic year.
Read the campus guideYear stained, year revisited, and photographs of both. Documented durability, not adjectives.
See the case studiesSend the project details. We answer specification, mockup, and warranty questions directly and schedule the site visit.
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