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Old 06-13-2013, 06:53 PM
 
Location: Houston, TX
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I like the partial stone fronts on houses, but how will that hold up for future resale? Is this here to stay or solely a trendy thing? I've been looking at homes (standard tract builders) and they are all stone, stone, stone. People come up with some weird combos so it does make every house look different, even if they are the same floor plan - but house after house, it just seems overkill. Is it better to just go standard brick and forego the stone?
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Old 06-13-2013, 07:13 PM
 
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I'm sure I'll be in the minority on this one, but I don't like the stone elevations. Brick looks better to me.
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Old 06-13-2013, 08:10 PM
 
Location: Houston, TX
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I did like the Stone and I like brick but when I drive into a neighborhood that is nothing but homes with brick and stone fronts - it seems a bit overkill or overwhelming and makes me think it will be a trendy thing and start to look dated.
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Old 06-13-2013, 08:19 PM
 
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I like combo BUT it depends on how the brick and stone look together, a lot of ugly combos can be had. I also hate it when there's too much mortar between the stone
If the rest of the neighbors have it, and you like it, you may as well as blend in...it's usually the 'odd' house out that doesn't sell.
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Old 06-13-2013, 08:25 PM
 
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I like stone and think value of the home will increase with having them on. Heck, if i can afford it, i would do stone on all four sides of my house.
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Old 06-13-2013, 08:50 PM
 
Location: Breckenridge
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It makes no difference really. It is just a matter of taste. Location is what brings the money.
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Old 06-13-2013, 08:57 PM
 
Location: Sugar land, Tx
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It makes no difference really. It is just a matter of taste. Location is what brings the money.
^^^^This.its the location that matters for resale.
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Old 06-13-2013, 09:35 PM
 
Location: Houston, TX
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Okay - good to know most think it won't matter. When I go through some of these brand new neighborhoods and they are all brick and stone I was wondering if 10-15 years down the road, the subdivision won't look dated because of that. Real estate is so fickle - one day something is hot in the house or the design and then just as quickly, its yesterday's news.
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Old 06-13-2013, 10:39 PM
 
Location: The Greater Houston Metro Area
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Resale - stone doesn't help, doesn't hurt. Neighborhood and location matters more. It's a personal preference when new only.
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Old 06-14-2013, 12:14 PM
 
Location: Charleston Sc and Western NC
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The current stone house style does date a house to the 2000s, Tuscan or Hill Country wanna be style. Or as my neighbor calls it, the "Cat Springs Special." Tract home builders are consistantly a decade behind trend changes. Also, almost all of the sub-million dollar "stone" houses aren't even real stone. Lick and stick.

Best and most enduring style to avoid dating? All brick Georgian, Imho. Of course the brick shouldn't be that awful 80s purple-red color. Shudder.
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