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Working with a client in Troy, NY, to find an appropriate replacement for front steps/stoop. Original brownstone materials long gone ... replaced 15 years ago with a butchered set of concrete steps. You folks in Brooklyn must encounter this issue regul

10:35 PM 10/06/2011

 

calvin_trudo

Troy, NY

Photo of existing conditions

 

 

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    daveinbedstuy

    Bedford Stuyvesant, NY

    Is that granite or concrete?  Most of the stoops in Philly (even for brownstones) are King of Prussia marble and structurally, look like that stoop.

    7:58 AM 10/07/2011 | 0 Votes

     

     

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    calvin_trudo

    Troy, NY

    its pre-cast concrete, jazzed up with an exposed aggregate ... neighboring properties still have their original. brownstone steps/stoops, albeit in varying stages of decay

    9:46 AM 10/07/2011 | 0 Votes

     

     

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    daveinbedstuy

    Bedford Stuyvesant, NY

    Philly houses....
    google Philadelphia marble steps
     

    10:02 AM 10/07/2011 | 0 Votes

     

     

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    rh

    Bedford Stuyvesant, NY

    Maybe someone here can lead you in the right direction.... http://www.tapinc.org/

    11:02 AM 10/07/2011 | 0 Votes

     

     

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    vinca

    Brooklyn, None

    Most "brownstone" stoops in Brooklyn today have only remnants of underlying original stone, rebuilt with mixtures of Portland cement, sand, lime, crushed aggregate and mica, and added pigment. For someone knowledgeable about conservation and brownstone repair try contacting Ivan Myjer (his website is not informative, but this is among his specialties): http://bit.ly/mYQAJ1

    11:03 AM 10/07/2011 | 0 Votes

     

     

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    cyrka66

    Does it have to be stone? If not I think this might be a nice alternative -

    http://www.steptoewife.com/sta...

    Cast iron stoops like this seem to be much more common in places like Georgetown and Charleston.

    1:45 PM 10/07/2011 | 0 Votes

     

     

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    snowman2

    You have examples of the original stoop on neighboring houses right in your picture.  In Brooklyn we would just rebuild the stoop with cinderblock and the cement mixture noted above with one major exception.  It's been decades since I heard of anyone using pigment.   The color is attained by the use of brownstone sand.

    6:45 PM 10/07/2011 | 0 Votes

     

     

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    • vinca

      Brooklyn, None

      Pigments and tints still commonly used by conservationists seeking to match existing stone (whether brownstone, limestone, marble, etc.).

      3:47 PM 10/09/2011

          

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    restoration

    Hi Not sure where this project stands, but I do this in NYC and Im in Albany for a few weeks. I own a restoration and do brownstone projects like this all the time.

    1:48 PM 03/20/2013 | 0 Votes

     

     

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