The use of a tumbled red brick with a lighter buff or cream colored flamingo-BRIXMENT cement will give your home a colonial appearance reminiscent of 18th century colonial America. This design combination is very popular in historic areas with a particular appreciation for traditional home exterior appearance and community continuity. This combination is very popular throughout Virginia, Maryland, and in the Washington DC area.

The use of a lighter colored brick in conjunction with a pastel colored flamingo-BRIXMENT cement is a bold break from the traditional mold of the red brick and gray mortar combination you see so often. Home designers who are not afraid to take a chance and want a definitive break from the traditional mold favor this look. Your home will definitely be noticed. These color combinations are becoming more popular, particularly in urban areas around New York, New Jersey, and Pennsylvania where homebuilders are looking for new ways to make their homes stand out.

Home designers looking to create a strong, rich exterior appearance to their brick home favor the use of dark red brick in conjunction with chocolate colored flamingo-BRIXMENT cement. The chocolate mortar accentuates the brick and brings a sense of completeness to the homes exterior. You won't pay much extra for this improvement, but it will look like you did. This color combination is very popular in North Carolina, Kentucky, and Tennessee.

If you want the look of old European style masonry then you may be interested in a smear coat. With a smear coat you brick selection is laid with color mortar and a unfinished joint. After wall construction is complete the mason goes back over the wall and smears the color mortar on the wall in various thicknesses. This gives the house an aged stucco look and at the same time give you that custom color exterior found in some of the most extravagant homes in the country.

Use the ColorBuilder program to see the difference color cement can make to your home and to narrow down the color selection process for the exterior of your brick home.