Picasso Painting and Remodeling: Choosing the correct stone for your exterior home

Picasso Painting and Remodeling

If you want to give your home an elegant, formal look then you’ll want neatly stacked or patterned stone with a finished look. If country or rustic is more your style, then a rougher stone may be more appealing. Your home’s exterior should, to some degree, match the aesthetic of the interior. Limestone can help achieve the look of old European castles and country mansions, while unfinished fieldstones are reminiscent of cottage or Prairie-style homes.

It’s not recommended to try and match a stone color with the exact color of your other siding. Generally, you won’t be able to find an exact match. And even if you can, the stone will then blend in with the rest of your siding. At that point, why go through the trouble of adding stone at all?

One of the best uses for exterior stone siding is to add an accent piece to your home. This works much the same way your shutters accent your siding or the color of the trim accents the base color. Using contrasting colors is a great way to create this accent. For example, if the color of your vinyl siding is dark, then you’ll want a lighter stone, and vice versa. With all the different types and colors of stone available, you can pick one that has the same warm or cool feel as the rest of your house, but in a complementary shade.

You also don’t want to mix a patterned stone with patterned brick. Too many different patterns create chaos to the eye. Try and pick a solid colored stone for a better accent and smoother contrast.

Mixing up the textures of your house with exterior stone siding can work well if you do it properly. If you’re only using stone as an accent, then you should consider the rest of your siding. For example, installing stone siding when the rest of your home is stucco is fine, but you may want to try and match the rough texture of the stucco with whatever stone you choose.

At the same time, a rough, patterned stone can also lend nice texture when the rest of your house is smooth vinyl siding. A neater stacked stone might look better if the rest of your siding is wooden shingles. Too much texture can overwhelm, and not enough just blends into the background. There’s a happy medium that exterior stone siding can easily help you achieve. A stone wall can be a beautiful asset to your landscape, but building one requires research, planning, and patience. The first decision you need to make is whether you want a dry-stone or a mortared wall — meaning whether your wall will be built only of stacked stone, or whether you will use mortar in its construction. This decision will influence the shapes and sizes of the rocks used in your wall.

Whichever type of wall you choose to build, the stone selection is crucial to the beauty and functionality of your wall. Selecting the right stone for your project will be impacted by availability, the location of your wall, and your own preferences, To make sure you choose the correct stone for your home we — Picasso Painting & Remodeling are here to help.

Picasso Painting and Remodeling

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Picasso Co. Is a family owned and ran Remodeling Business. Established in Dallas, Tx on September 5th, 1991 by Carlos Penagos. https://www.picasso.co.com

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