Make mismatchedmasonry belong.

MCC custom-mixes and applies color to installed brick, mortar, repairs, additions, and select compatible materials so new work belongs with what is already there.

Cincinnati tri-state area Residential & commercial

Before color correction, a large brick addition appears cooler and grayer than the adjacent red brick home.Before
After color correction, the large brick addition relates to the warmer red brick on the rest of the home.After
Before and after views of a large brick addition color integration project.
A brick wall covered in one opaque warm red-brown paint layer across both brick and mortar.
Painted brick

One opaque surface across brick and mortar

A color-corrected brick wall retaining natural red and brown variation, porous texture, and distinct mortar joints.
Color-corrected brick

Texture and brick-to-brick variation stay visible

Matched masonry photographs comparing an opaque painted surface with selectively adjusted brick tones that retain their visible texture and variation.

Change the color without hiding the masonry.

Paint covers a surface with one continuous layer. Color correction works more selectively, preserving the texture and variation that give masonry its character.

Paint covers

A continuous surface layer can flatten brick-by-brick variation.

Color correction

Targeted shifts work with the visible character of the masonry.

Understand masonry staining

See the match come together.

Drag across this repaired entry wall to compare the masonry before and after color matching, then explore more exterior, post-repair, and specialty material work.

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BeforeAfter
Interactive before-and-after comparison for Two-batch brick and mortar matching. Before final color matching, two areas of brick and mortar around an entry show noticeable batch differences while the work area is protected. After brick and mortar color matching, the red entry wall reads as a more continuous facade around the dark door.

Drag to compare before and after

After color matching, the ceramic fireplace mantel has a deeper brown finish that coordinates with the existing wood beams while the stone remains unchanged.Multi-material matchCeramic mantel color matching

Start with a few clear photos.

Tell us where the project is and what you’d like to blend or change. One wide view and a few close-ups give us the context to understand the surface.

Greater Cincinnati Northern Kentucky Southeast Indiana

What helps us get started

  1. 01

    Describe the project

    Share the location and a short note about the mismatch or color change.

  2. 02

    Include context and detail

    Send one photo from normal viewing distance and a few close-ups of the material.

  3. 03

    We’ll review the fit

    MCC will look over the surface and follow up with questions and next steps.