This Cleveland home went from a dated beige exterior to a completely different presence — full siding and trim repaint in a deep charcoal, painted brick at the entry columns and rear foundation, a matching detached shed, and a refinished deck. A new stamped-concrete patio was poured beneath the deck to replace bare gravel and grass, finishing the backyard to match the home's new look. All exterior work — paint, patio, and carpentry touch-ups — was handled by one crew in an estimated 2–4 week window.
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A full exterior repaint paired with a new hardscape feature — the kind of project that changes how a house reads from the street without touching a single interior wall.
The house had good bones — solid siding, brick, and a usable deck — but every surface was a different dated tone, and the backyard had no real patio to speak of. The goal was to unify the whole exterior under one color story and give the homeowners an actual outdoor living surface, without the cost or disruption of a full remodel.
A house that reads as a completely different property from the street, plus a backyard patio the homeowners can actually use under the deck. Keeping the driveway and walkway out of scope kept the project focused and the cost predictable. See our siding repair services and landscaping & cleanup services for related exterior work, or browse the Brecksville whole-home renovation for another project with a full exterior repaint as part of the scope.
Cost depends mainly on total siding and trim square footage, how much brick needs painting, and the condition of the existing surfaces (prep and pressure washing add time on older homes). A project that also includes outbuildings like a shed, as this one did, adds to the total.
Masonry paint on brick, properly prepped and applied, typically holds up for many years with normal weathering — it's a durable way to update a red-brick exterior without the cost of new siding or a full masonry replacement.
For a patio this size, plan for roughly a week from excavation and forming through pouring, stamping, and staining, with additional curing time before it's ready for regular use. Combined with a full exterior repaint, as in this project, plan for 2–4 weeks total.
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The homeowners wanted the whole property to feel updated, but a full driveway replacement wasn't in the budget for this phase. Rather than leaving the old cracked driveway looking out of place next to a freshly painted house, we kept the color and material choices for the siding and patio warm and grounded — tones that read as intentional next to the existing concrete rather than highlighting the contrast. The driveway remains a clear next-phase project rather than an eyesore in the meantime.
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