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   pagoda | Oct 25, 2005 04:56am | #1

   would depend on the exterior of the house .

   mine is circa 1875  former 2 room stone  school house  which i have converted into a 15 room incl 4 baths  2 floors

   As for the fire place I built a cut limestone  arched top fireplace  , all visible surfaces are cut stone including the chimney where it projects from the roof  in total about 35' high

   brick ones look goog on a brick house especially if you use antique brick to blend in with old brick on house

   ps . stone fireplace is in family room  which has barn beams supporting  ceiling and 2nd floor

   also i used a piece of  barn beam for a mantle above which i hung a pair of 6' wide  set of bullhorns from Fla.

   the wwhole idea was to have the room look rustic

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   Nick25 | Oct 27, 2005 01:12am | #2

   That sounds awesome dude. My house is a Dark red brick house. Storey and a half, gales on both ends I would definintely not call a fancy house I imagine there was no particular style attempted rather a somewhat simple house designed to stand a long time. I've got flagstone accents on the front porch, and am considering doing a stone surround around the front door. I like the brick fireplace. I had a friend suggest river rock which I don't mind the look of either.

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   pagoda | Oct 30, 2005 02:21am | #3

   i would go with brick as it would of likely have been what would have been used at the time of the origional construction

   i tend to view a clients  home in a overall  point of view  so that if i am building a addition i dont want it to look like a addition  but just a larger house  that all runs together as if it was all built at the  same time ps. merely a view point not a law.

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   SallyVA | Nov 09, 2005 03:17am | #4

   Sounds like you might have a craftsman style house--if so, go sturdy & natural--the river rocks or bricks would be perfect.  Make it hefty!