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Type of wall cladding?

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[#1] Posted: 04/26/2012 - 7:19:36 PM
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Home built in 1926. What would you label this type of exterior cladding? Not stucco. Is it a painted block?

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[#2] Posted: 04/26/2012 - 8:31:57 PM
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Brick?
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[#3] Posted: 04/26/2012 - 8:34:09 PM
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They look what I would call a monarch or double monarch brick I think they are about 15" in length. I'm not 100% sure as I have only seen them a couple of times.
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[#4] Posted: 04/26/2012 - 8:48:28 PM
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Brick, of course. I think it's that coating that threw me for a minute. That and it's not the typical brick application I am used to seeing. Did you like the "cracks" in that first pic?
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[#5] Posted: 04/28/2012 - 08:58:53 AM
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Definitely brick. I would assume the mortar was poorly patched based on the overlay on the brick.
   
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