One of the pillars on the inside of the shop (they added two on the back wall)
The other pillar. When the parge dries it will look like concrete. The mason was also kind enough to finish the hole in the wall for our corn stove pipe :-)
The other pillar. When the parge dries it will look like concrete. The mason was also kind enough to finish the hole in the wall for our corn stove pipe :-)
Back wall of shop with a coat of parge. See that stump beside the chimney? That thing's roots were the culprit of the leaning wall!
Chimney reattached to building
Overall we are really happy with how it turned out. The parging was done as an added layer of strength but we liked the look so much that we are getting a price to do the entire outside.
On the inside you can notice the color difference between the block and the parging. This will be covered up when we paint the inside white. The only noticeable difference will be in texture. Speaking of colors, here is the color scheme for the garage:
Tan: Outside | White: Trim & Inside | Charcoal: Roof | Copper Penny: Portico roof
The copper penny color is hard to show, but it is very beautiful in person with a hint of shimmer. We decided to dress up the front of the shop a little with a portico above the man door (example below) and are going to use standing seam metal in the copper penny color for that.
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