View Full Version : stucco vs brick
subfonix
Dec 6th, 2005, 05:59 PM
Was just wondering what was more expensive for building homes:
stucco
or
brick
lmk thanks.
dakota2001
Dec 6th, 2005, 06:00 PM
Brick is more expensive.
wiggy
Dec 6th, 2005, 08:45 PM
... and stucco makes your place look like a Taco Bell.
vilator
Dec 6th, 2005, 08:47 PM
wow. have you ever heard of google?
I think stucco is more expensive.
demha88
Dec 6th, 2005, 08:52 PM
Is brick that much more expensive than other siding materials?
Brick costs more than some other commonly used siding materials because brick is a premium product, but it's not nearly as expensive as you might think. In many parts of the country, a new brick home will cost you only 3-5% more than a comparable vinyl-sided home. Other products, such as artificial stucco, cost about the same as brick, but are far less durable and require much greater maintenance and upkeep.
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UrbanPoet
Dec 6th, 2005, 09:21 PM
alot of people are pushing towards the very clean/plain lines for houses these days.
fakishan
Dec 6th, 2005, 09:31 PM
brick or concrete (like Patrick Roy's house) are the only way to go in the canadian climate.
sleepyguy
Dec 7th, 2005, 12:51 PM
we just purchase a new house... brick all the way. saw the stucco/siding homes and I can't stand them! ugh! I actually prefer siding (cheaper) over stucco... can't stand stucco! :)
canadiantofu
Dec 7th, 2005, 12:59 PM
Brick > Stucco > siding.
Bordello
Dec 7th, 2005, 02:43 PM
wow. have you ever heard of google?
I think stucco is more expensive.
Google failed you. Brick is actually much more expensive than stucco. For most new homes, brick is an upgrade from stucco.
mlc2000
Dec 7th, 2005, 04:43 PM
My wife loves stucco, thats why we have a house with stucco.
We'll see if she feels the same way next summer, on a ladder, 20' up, cleaning and repainting it. :cheesygri
temporalillusion
Dec 7th, 2005, 05:55 PM
Man, I wish I had stucco.. they said over $12,000 to upgrade the house I'm building to stucco! :(
I guess that's why everyone on the street has siding...
stunaz
Dec 7th, 2005, 05:58 PM
stone > brick > stucco
stone looks best.. but is really expensive
brick is crap, looks like crap... is expensive
stucco looks great and isnt as expensive as stone
when we do houses.. we usually do all stucco cause it looks great if you do it right... or stone up front and stucco on sides back... thats how people want it now anyways
you'd have to be braindead to go with brick these days
Bordello
Dec 7th, 2005, 07:53 PM
Man, I wish I had stucco.. they said over $12,000 to upgrade the house I'm building to stucco! :(
I guess that's why everyone on the street has siding...
Wow, that's pretty expensive to upgrade to stucco. Here, stucco is basic for new construction. If you want to move up to brick, it'll cost about $5000 for an average home. Want stone? Be prepared to bend over.
I personally love the look of light-coloured bricks. For houses without much architectural features, stucco could be really boring. Stone is way too expensive. Vinyl or aluminum siding should be avoided at all costs. I haven't seen a nice looking house with siding. The only exception is if it's wood siding, which is perfect if you're going for the cottage look.
temporalillusion
Dec 7th, 2005, 11:36 PM
Yeah.. I guess they changed the code in Alberta so now they have to have a scratch coat and two top coats so that increases the cost.
Plus they're so busy, the guys that do it can basically name their price. It cost me an arm and a leg to have a garage stuccoed earlier this year. I called every place in the phone book and they basically wouldn't talk to me unless it was a big job with lots of $$ for them. I ended up find a guy who knew a guy who knew how to do it kinda thing.
So I went with the (gak) vinyl for my new house, and the stucco and/or stone tile will have to wait a few years.
Audiogenic
Dec 8th, 2005, 04:30 PM
it's more expensive to stucco an existing house than rebrick it.
Kenneth
Dec 8th, 2005, 10:26 PM
Google failed you. Brick is actually much more expensive than stucco. For most new homes, brick is an upgrade from stucco.
Ottawa and the suburbs have the oddest new home subdivisions (well outside of the Atlantic).
Brick is an upgrade, having gutters is an upgrade, having copper pipes is an upgrade, there is no underpad in carpetted areas; another upgrade; casement windows is an upgrade.
The subdivisions don't have concrete curbs plus they're poorly lit. If a developer tried any of these things in Toronto or Calgary they'd be out of business within days.
deep
Dec 8th, 2005, 10:35 PM
Ottawa and the suburbs have the oddest new home subdivisions (well outside of the Atlantic).
Brick is an upgrade, having gutters is an upgrade, having copper pipes is an upgrade, there is no underpad in carpetted areas; another upgrade; casement windows is an upgrade.
The subdivisions don't have concrete curbs plus they're poorly lit. If a developer tried any of these things in Toronto or Calgary they'd be out of business within days.
Wow. I'm amazed they can get away with that anywhere.
Bordello
Dec 8th, 2005, 11:53 PM
Yeah, the developers here in Ottawa like to take alot of shortcuts. I'd like to see Mike Holmes get his hands on one of their homes. One house is probably enough to last an entire season. The biggest developer here is Minto. They're a pretty shady company. I think they have operations in Toronto too.
All those things you listed are upgrades, but I'm pretty sure that gutters are standard though.
Ottawa and the suburbs have the oddest new home subdivisions (well outside of the Atlantic).
Brick is an upgrade, having gutters is an upgrade, having copper pipes is an upgrade, there is no underpad in carpetted areas; another upgrade; casement windows is an upgrade.
The subdivisions don't have concrete curbs plus they're poorly lit. If a developer tried any of these things in Toronto or Calgary they'd be out of business within days.
Kenneth
Dec 9th, 2005, 02:23 AM
I think they have operations in Toronto too.
All those things you listed are upgrades, but I'm pretty sure that gutters are standard though.
I know someone with a detached Minto home in Kanata (3 years old); no gutters. The only upgrade is for multi-section gutters and not the single rolled which is common place. I know they try to push as many detached homes at a lower price point (you don't see as much semis/towns as you see in Toronto; but there are way too many shortcuts.
Minto is mainly a Condo developer in the GTA; yet here there quite upscale. Marble entry ways, granite countertops, hardwood floors, all standard.
kgeorge78
Dec 10th, 2005, 06:52 PM
Where are u people getting your info from????
A High Quality Stucco job is much more expensive then brick.
I am currently building a house and I'm going with stucco.
Beige Stucco ext with a nice dark brown trim and band. Also added 3 feet of stone on the bottom all the way around and up the front entrance (Arch)
The Exterior (Stone / Stucco) combo is costing me $42,000
(26 stucco, 18 for the stone (9g to buy and 9g to install)
Brick Exterior would have costed $20,000 installed.
Stucco looks amazing and is actually great in our climate - The 1 1/2" Styro. around the house acts as extra insulation.
CheapScotsman
Dec 11th, 2005, 01:30 AM
I wonder how the cost of brick (which there isn't much of here on the westcoast) or stucco compares to either
a) hardiplank (a fiber cement siding with 50 year warrantee ... http://www.jameshardie.com/homeowner/prodhome/hardiplank.php) or
b) SmartSide (engineered siding with a 30 year warrantee ... http://www.lpcorp.com/lpsidingproducts/lpsmartside/products/lapsiding.aspx)