Brick Painting & Siding Installation in Allen – Cottonwood Bend

A Cottonwood Bend homeowner came to Phillips Home Improvements ready for a fresh exterior look that involved siding and brick painting. While the brick itself was structurally sound, the surrounding trim and siding had been showing real wear: peeling paint and moisture-damaged wood from years of North Texas weather. Phillips Home Improvements treated the brick and the siding as one unified canvas rather than two separate jobs, replacing failing wood with fiber-cement, addressing drainage issues that were contributing to the siding’s decline, and finishing the entire exterior in a striking, high-contrast palette. The result is a home that looks like a different property entirely — a full color reversal from rust-toned brick and cream trim to a crisp white-and-black exterior, backed by materials built to keep it that way.

Before and After Images – Brick Painting Project

Location: Allen, TX

Neighborhood: Cottonwood Bend

Property Type: Single-Family Residential

Project Scope: Brick Exterior Painting, Siding Replacement, and New Gutters

The Challenge: Finding and Addressing Failing Components Before Painting

Two different problems were happening on this home at once, and they needed two different kinds of attention. The first was simple: the homeowner was ready for a new look. The brick and trim no longer matched their vision for the house, and they wanted a transformation dramatic enough to actually feel like a new home — not a slightly refreshed version of the old one. The second problem was less visible but more urgent. Years of North Texas sun and rain had taken a real toll on the siding and trim, with peeling paint and softening wood signaling that moisture was already getting where it shouldn’t. A color change painted directly over that kind of damage wouldn’t last. The team also identified drainage issues that were contributing to the siding’s ongoing decline — another factor that needed attention before a fresh finish could hold up long-term.

The Discovery: Evaluating Needs for Brick and Siding

Inspecting the brick and siding side by side during prep turned up more than expected: rotting trim beneath the old paint, and siding seams that had already let water in. What looked like one straightforward repaint was actually two jobs that needed to happen together — a full masonry cleaning and coating on one side, fiber-cement replacement and re-sealing on the other. Painting over any of this — the dirty brick, the failing siding, the drainage issue — would have delivered a great-looking house for a year or two before the same problems resurfaced.

The Solution: A Unified Exterior Transformation

The brick and the siding were treated as one coordinated restoration, with each addressed at the level it actually needed. The brick was deep-cleaned with a Trisodium Phosphate solution to strip away years of buildup, creating a fully neutralized surface that would let specialized masonry primers bond directly to it. Compromised siding panels were removed and replaced with HardiePlank Select Cedarmill fiber-cement — a rot-resistant upgrade from the original wood — while every seam and transition across both materials was resealed with a 50-year-rated caulk. To keep clean lines between brick and trim, the team used precision masking — 36mm tape and specialized masking paper — including individually masking each window set into the brick. For the finish, both surfaces were coated with Benjamin Moore Element Guard, a moisture-resistant paint formulated for high-humidity, high-temperature-swing conditions — equally effective on masonry and fiber-cement, which mattered since both materials needed to read as one cohesive look rather than two different systems. To round out the restoration, a new Spectra gutter system was installed, engineered to the home’s specific architecture, helping direct water away from the siding going forward.

The Results: Visually Dramatic Color Change & Structural Improvements

As you can see in the before and after images – the house went from rust colored brick with a cream trim to a white house with dark trim using Benjamin More Element Guard in Black Pepper (Color Number: 2130-40) and White Diamond (Color Number: 2121-60). This gives the home a completely different presence on the street. Less visible but just as important: the new fiber-cement siding won’t rot the way the old material did, every seam is sealed against future moisture, and the new gutter system keeps water moving away from the house instead of sitting against it.

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