Brick Staining

Is the exterior brickwork of your home looking worn and tired? Are you considering changing the color to complement your home better, but are unsure whether painting might damage the bricks? Homeowners across Western New York, from Buffalo to Rochester, are staining bricks to update their homes. When applied by trained professionals, brick staining is a safe, quick, and easy way to change the color overnight. Whether you want to refresh the traditional red-and-white bricks or opt for charcoal grey, whitewashing, or a custom color, Felgmacher’s brick staining system ensures stunning, flawless, and long-lasting results.

Why Stain Your Bricks?

Staining is a popular way to improve your home’s curb appeal without replacing a single brick. Unlike painting, which covers the surface, staining seeps into the pores for a permanent, natural appearance. It gives you the creative flexibility to adopt a new exterior color palette while maintaining the brick’s structural integrity.

Staining Vs. Painting

Painting your exterior bricks might seem like an easy and appealing option. However, many homeowners are unaware of the severe structural damage that paint can cause.

Brick and mortar are porous materials, so when paint is applied, it traps the moisture within the brickwork. This trapped moisture leads to several issues, including mold growth, peeling paint, and even structural damage to the bricks. Staining, on the other hand, recolors the brickwork while preserving its structural integrity.

Popular Types of Stain Colors

Our translucent proprietary staining process uses your brick’s natural color to create rich, layered tones:

• Whitewashing: This popular stain gives your home a bright, clean, coastal, or farmhouse aesthetic. It softens the brick while letting the natural undertones peek through.
• Charcoal Gray: A modern, dramatic, and sophisticated choice for many suburban homes. We use advanced color-wheel principles to neutralize warmth and shift bright reds into deep, contemporary grays or blacks.
• Traditional Brick: When you want to enhance your original brickwork, we can bring out the natural red, orange, or brown undertones to make it look brand new again.
• Custom Color: Using micro-calibrated recipe formulas, we can shift existing brick tones to match your custom color perfectly. Whether you want to add subtle hints of blue to deepen a burgundy or completely neutralize an unwanted undertone, our trained technicians can create any custom color you desire.

Benefits

In addition to updating your home’s color palette, there are many benefits to staining your exterior bricks:

• Preserves Structural Integrity: Our primary philosophy is to use only safe, effective methods that protect your masonry. Since our stain molecules are smaller than the pores in the brickwork, the brickwork continues to “breathe” naturally, maintaining its structural integrity.
• Flawless Brick Matching: If you’ve had a chimney repair or a home addition, we can perfectly blend new donor bricks with your original structure or completely change the color for a seamless solution.
• Custom Colors: The key to effective brick staining is in the mixing process. We mix our mineral oxide pigments to exacting consistency, ensuring a color that perfectly matches your desired color.
• Weather Resistant: Designed to withstand the Western New York climate, our Ceramic Color Enhancement Process won’t wash away or fade.

Applications:

• Exterior Walls
• Brick Driveways & Walkways
• Porches & Patios
• Seating Walls & Fire Pits
• Chimneys & Fireplaces

Brick Staining Near Me

We’re in your neighborhood. Serving Buffalo and Rochester, NY, our trained and certified brick and stone masonry professionals serve a wide area of Northwest New York, including Webster Corners, Indian Falls, North Greece, and Pittsford.

For all your brick staining and masonry repair needs, call Felgemacher or fill out our convenient online contact form today, and a knowledgeable team member will promptly reach out to you!