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What do you think about this combo?

10 years ago

I ordered what I thought was a light gray brick and a dark Rundle stone. The brick was shipped & is more brown than gray! I'm having a hard time picturing these together & wanting to get input on whether you think these will look ok together! To order different brick will put everything on hold for 6 weeks!

Comments (31)

  • 10 years ago
    This is not a happy combination.
  • 10 years ago

    Post a picture to show how the two materials are to be used, and in what proportion. Both on the house? Or patio/walkways? Right next to each other?

  • 10 years ago

    HI -- It all depends on how it is going to be used together .

  • 10 years ago

    I don't like them.

  • 10 years ago
    So this is the house. It's mainly brick except for the 2 front walls that stick forward the farthest & the bottom of the porch poles are rock.
  • 10 years ago

    I'd get what you want, trust your instincts. If it puts everything on hold, it's painful but will be worth it to get the right colors.

  • 10 years ago
    This is the color I ordered & the brick I received
  • 10 years ago
    This is the color scheme I had wanted to mimic except I wanted the rock a little darker so there would be a little more contrast.
  • 10 years ago

    That's a big difference. Tiffany, did you choose the brick from a website photo, a brochure photo, or from an actual sample?

  • PRO
    10 years ago

    IMO too much stone

  • 10 years ago
    Website photo & went & looked at a sample in person. They sales rep said the color has changed since we ordered it. I have not chosen a color for the siding either.
  • 10 years ago

    It's far different than the color you chose. I don't think you'll be happy with it if you don't change it. It's worth the delay for the lifetime of the house.

  • 10 years ago
    This is the actual sample from when I went
  • 10 years ago

    It clashes... I am so sorry. I know it must be frustrating. It looks nothing like your sample.

  • 10 years ago

    The color you received has far more red. Hope it works out for you.

  • PRO
    10 years ago

    After the mortar is added it will tone down the brick....

  • 10 years ago

    I find this same situation with tile. Tile suppliers tweak their colors every year but don't necessarily change the sample that they send to the tile stores. And sometimes their "tweaking" is a big color change so this does not surprise me. I went nuts with a remodel with this situation. The tile stores don't always know, either. Even the wholesale places that are supposedly "on top" of it and have interior designers. As others have stated, I wouldn't put up with this, either.

  • 10 years ago
    The actual stone came in & stacked it to see how they would look.
  • 10 years ago

    Now see I think that looks good together.

  • PRO
    10 years ago

    Oh no I don't think it works at all.....hmmmm..the gray stone is very slate more towards a blue...it should be more of a charcoal....from your original post....I really love the light top stone very pretty....not crazy about the lower solid color stone....

  • 10 years ago
    I agree! I feel like nothing on the exterior has turned out like I had pictured! I thought the stone was going to be more charcoal gray with pops of slate color & a few pops of a red color.
  • 10 years ago
    We are currently debating on returning the brick and going with another choice. The brick on the right would be what we would replace it with.
  • 10 years ago

    It really doesn't work when you see them together. Shop around...you might not have to wait that long unless you are limited by the builder's choices.

  • 10 years ago

    Looks really blue???


    Don't like the light brick either. Do you have any other choices? Is this a builder's thing where you have limited choices?

  • 10 years ago
    This is the stone sample vs what I received
  • 10 years ago
    Stone we received vs the sample
  • 10 years ago

    I would go with the lighter brick. If you do it will also go with the darker gray stone. But this must be a personal choice as you will be living in this beautiful house. Good luck & waiting for exactly what you want is well worth it.

  • PRO
    10 years ago
    last modified: 10 years ago

    I am on such a different page, but have to jump in.

    You have many, many roof lines. That, in itself, makes the facade busy. I wouldn't do applied stone of any kind.

    Would prefer the house being all one color.

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  • 10 years ago
    Just an update, we ended up keeping the brick & finding different rock that I thought went better with the brick. Thanks everyone for all your input!!!!
  • 8 years ago

    What was the name of the rock/stone you picked instead of the rundle?