As NYC Landmarks Commission, and many others, call it "Rebrownstoning". Like Hair Club For Men would call "Rehairing" - spray paint your bald head black.
Thanks,
Eric Hammarberg
Vice President
Thornton Tomasetti
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Sent: Saturday, December 22, 2007 12:58 PM Eastern Standard Time
To: [log in to unmask]
Subject: [BP] brownstoned
This weekend I let loose with another savage attack on "brownstone
restoration" a la stucco.
Here's a letter of comment:
In a message dated 12/22/2007 2:42:46 A.M. Eastern Standard Time,
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Dear Mr Gray,
I have a minor comment on your interesting article. It's not universally
true that "Brown stucco is opaque and uniform, like imitation-wood paneling."
Only modern stucco techniques make it appear that way. Most stucco today is
applied with a top layer of what is essentially latex paint, so of course it
looks like a fake, artificial surface. But authentic stucco, as originally
applied, has a decidedly nonuniform appearance, which includes cracks and
color variations and other "imperfections" (beauty marks?). I'm building a
(contemporary) house in Princeton with what I hope will be a more authentic form
of stucco.
Sincerely,
David desJardins
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