Calling all brownstone owners! If you happen to own a brownstone in Brooklyn, it is important to understand how to maintain and restore your brownstone to keep its historic charm through this helpful guide. This guide, offered by Dream Construction NYC, covers everything from facade restoration to ironwork, to cleaning, to ensure that your brownstone is preserved and is in the best possible condition it can be.
Brownstone Restoration Needs
With time, as with everything, your brownstone home will require upkeep to maintain and preserve its features. It may need exterior work to restore to the mint condition and this works varies from brownstone facade restoration or facade repair, stoop restoration or stoop repair, cornice work, masonry work, ironwork, or even some cleaning from time to time. Regular maintenance of your home is very important for the preservation of the historical charm of the brownstone and to stay up to code for your home.
Brownstone Facade Restoration
Chipping Away Old Layer: When starting the brownstone restoration project, for the first step we carefully chip away the old, damaged layer of the brownstone.
Applying Scratch Coat: Next, we add a fresh scratch coat to have a good solid foundation and for the new brownstone layers to bind to it.
Rebuilding the Facade: Then we add new brownstone layers, which ultimately gives a fresh new look to your brownstone facade.
Note: If you don’t want to go through the entire brownstone restoration of the facade, a repair option is also available. We will target the specific affected area to do patchwork and make sure the colors and textures match perfectly. Brownstone repair cost is much more affordable and suggested for minor repairs.
Stoop Restoration and Ironworks
Stoop Restoration: Brownstone stoop restoration has a very similar work process to brownstone facade restoration work but is typically less time-consuming overall. There is also a brownstone stoop repair option available. Brownstone stoop restoration cost is on the pricier side in comparison to the brownstone stoop repair cost.
Ironwork: For your intricate brownstone ironworks that usually accompanies brownstone homes, specifically in the stoop railings, fences, and windows, can be repolished by carefully removing loose paint, sanding the surface, and applying a primer and two coats of fresh paint.
Cleaning Your Brownstone
Brownstones should be regularly cleaned to instantly boost the appearance of the building without some of the extensive works done. To clean your brownstone, power washing is available and for soft, fragile areas, soft hand washing is also aviliable. To clean strong stains in your brownstone, we use chemical solutions like a diluated muriatic solutions.
Repair vs. Restoration: What Should I Choose?
Repair: Brownstone repair is more of a spot-targeted treatment and is appropriate for smaller sections in your brownstone that are damaged and require repair.
Restoration: Brownstone restoration is a much more comprehensive approach to restore the look of your home. It is appropriate if you have a large section of your brownstone that is damaged or if the brownstone has not been restored in a very long time. Brownstone restoration cost is typically pricier when compared to brownstone repair cost.
Choose Correct Professionals
If you are trusting someone with your valuable brownstone home, please only trust qualified professionals who will give you excellent quality work, and who will share your vision of fully restoring your home to revive its historical charms. Dream Construction NYC is a trusted expert with decades of experience in brownstone restoration in Brooklyn, and has worked with many satisfied Brooklyn homeowners who are 110% satisfied with the work.
